The Battle of St. Dennis, 1567.
ANd as for the battle of Saint Dennis there were divers slain as well on one side, as on the o∣ther: ours being hurt, went back to Paris to be dressed together with the prisoners who were taken, whereof I dressed a great part. The King commanded me, by the request of the La∣dy high-Constable, to go to her house to dress my Lord, who had received a Pistol-shot in the middle of the spon••yls of his back, whereby he presently lost all sence and motion of thighs & legs, with retention of excrements, not being able to cast out his Urine, nor any thing by the fundament, because that the spinal marrow, (from whence proceed the sinews to give sence and motion to the inferiour parts) was bruised, broken, & torn by the vehemence of the bullet. He likewise lost his reason, and understanding, and in a few dayes he dyed. The Surgeons of Paris were a long time troubled to dress the said wounded people. I beleive (my little Master) that you saw some of them. I beseech the great God of victories, that we may never be employed in such evil encounters and disasters.