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A11934	The lyfe of the most godly, valeant and noble capteine and maintener of the trew Christian religion in Fraunce, Iasper Colignie Shatilion, sometyme greate admirall of Fraunce. Translated out of Latin by Arthur Golding; Gasparis Colinii Castilloni, magni quondam Franciae amerallii, vita. English.	Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.; Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598, attributed name.; Hotman, Jean, seigneur de Villers-Saint-Paul, 1552-1636, attributed name.; Hotman, François, 1524-1590, attributed name.	1576 (1576)	STC 22248; ESTC S117200	64,379	124

THE LYFE OF THE MOST GODLY VALEANT AND NOBLE CAPteine and maintener of the trew Christian Religion in Fraunce IASPER COLIGNIE SHATIlion sometyme greate Admirall of Fraunce Translated out of Latin by Arthur Golding Imprinted at London by Thomas Vautrollier 1576. THE LIFE OF Iasper Colignie Shatilion sometime great Admirall of FRAVNCE IN THE borders of Bresse not farre from Burgundie there is a Towne of greate antiquitie called Colonie with a castle adioyning thereto sometime of verie greate strengthe in respect whereof in the time of our forefathers it was called in the vulgar tongue the fortresse that is to say the bulwarke or defence of all the countrey about it The Lordes of that towne and castle were after the accustomed maner of their auncetors called the Lords of Colonie but afterward the name was corrupted among the Frenchmen they were called the Lordes of Colignie It is an old opinion among the inhabiters there and it disagreeth not with Caesars writings that it is the same place wherein Caesar at his arriuall with his armie in Fraunce heard the Ambassadors of the Burgonions Niuernoys complayning of the Svvitzers for comming into Fraunce with an armie and for wastinge their countrey For the next hill retayneth the name of Iulius and is called Iules mount vnto this day and the towne hard by it is named Cesaree This is certeine that the Lordes of Colignie had verie greate lands and possessions in old time in that countrie that the Townes of Naūtua and Mouluet and all the territories of those Cities were vnder their iurisdiction Whereof manie other things are a record specially the standard of measures which beare the name of Colignie measures euen vnto this day in the Townes villages and manors thereabouts and are receaued from that Colignie by the inhabitants of those partes The armes or cognisance of the howse of Colignie which they giue after the auncient maner of noble and worshipfull families is a crowned Eagle and it is certeine that that howse had the right of souereintie which after the custome of antiquitie is called Royalties so as they had power of life and death ouer the folke of their seniorie with authority to pardon such as were condemned to die and to coyne money stamped with the marke of the crowned Eagle and to rayze taxes and subsidies vpon their tenaunts and fermors when neede required Therfore according to their so great abilitie they fownded a greate nomber of Religious howses whome they indewed with verie greate reuenewes among which was the Abbey of Marent situate in the Earldome of Avvssone the Abbeys of Momerline and Shelliom in the Countrie of Bresse and Colignie in Burgundie all which they indewed with like priuiledges and fraunchizes as the house of Colignie it self had so did they also to diuers townes as Treffort Iasseron S. German Damberie Amburney Pounsignie whose inhabiters hold still the right giuen to them by the Lordes of Colignie euen vnto this day In the Abbey of Marent are certeine auncient Registers that make mencion of Hubberd of Colignie who in the yeere of our Lord a thousand a hundred and sixandfortie accompanying the Emperour Conrade the thirde then going with a greate armie into the East to recouer Ierusalem came home again for certaine causes and preparing himselfe soone after to returne thither caried with him fiue Sonnes Gvvirik VVilliam Hubberd Gvvy Dalmace and Bernard By the same Registers and by the wrytings and Registers of other Abbeyes it appeareth that Gvvirik had a Sonne called Hubberd which was Lord of Colignie and Andelot who had issue Amedey the father of Steuen who had issue Iohn and he another Steuen and he another Iohn of whome came Iames and of him VVilliam which obteyned the Baronie comonly called Mount S. Iohnes in Burgundie and was Lord of the towne and castle of Shatilion in Fraunce which towne standeth vppon the riuer of Loyng Of this VVilliam descended Iohn and of Iohn Iasper the father of this our Iasper For this pedegre of that noble and renowmed howse conteyninge welneare fiue hundred yeeres is kept safe in Registers and in the wrytings of the same familie Iasper the father of this our Iasper florished vnder Kinge Frauncis the first and had to wife Loys Memorancie the sister of Annas Memorancie high Cunstable of Fraunce and because he had a howse in the Castle that standeth by the Towne of Shatilion he was called the Lord Shatilion by meanes whereof the same syrname is conueyed to his children and posteritie Of this mans prowesse Martine Bellay a valiant gentlemā which wrate the french stories of his time giueth a notable testimonie For in the second booke of his cōmentaries he writeth in maner to this effect In the yeere of our Lorde 1522 the Admirall Bonniuet had taken Fontarabbie in the Marches of Spayne But assoone as he was returned into Fraūce had brought home his power with him the Spanyardes fell too beseeging of the Towne with a great armie By which seege when the Townsmen were brought too extreme penurie of all things for it had continewed about twelue moonethes and it is certein that a great nomber perished through famin for want of foode so that the matter stoode in greate extremitie the King hauing intelligence therof commaunded the Marshall Shatilion too leuye an armie in all haste and too go too the reskew of them that were beseeged The Shatilion hauing mustered his armye sped him thitherward in all haste Howbeeit when he came neere Bayon he was taken with a sore siknesse wherof he dyed too the greate losse of the Realme of Fraunce For he was a mā of great experience in Martiall affaires and caryed greate countenance of authoritie with him Thus much sayeth Bellay This Iasper died in a towne commonly called Ax the sixth of August in the yeere 1522. leauing behynd him three sonnes Odet Iasper and Frauncis As touching Loyse his wyfe this is woorthie of rememberance that hauing led a holie lyfe insomuch as shee was counted an example of womanhod and was Ladie of Honour as they terme it too Queene Helenor wyfe of King Frauncis the first at her death shee gaue this record of the trew and pure religion which shee had imbraced For wheras shee had this saying of Dauids Psalme alwayes in her mouth And his mercie indureth from generation too generation towards them that feare him shee warned hir eldest sonne Odet Shatilion which was then alredye made a Cardinall and vtterly forbade him too suffer anie sacrifyzer or massepreest too come in her presence telling him that it was reueled vntoo hir by Gods singular benefyte bothe how shee should woorship him after a godly maner and also how shee should depart out of the prizon of this bodie vntoo the heauenly countrie Shee deceassed at Paris the yeere of our Lord .1547 in the house which is now called Memorancie house Odet the eldest of hir sonnes was in the .xvj. yeere of his age created Cardinall as is sayd

such periuries had alwayes bred mischief in the end and that God had in all ages bene a most seuere reuenger of such forswearings To the furtherance whereof he was compelled by the Kings commaundement to fall to practises of warre in his prouince against the peace against his owne promise Hereoutof sprong first priuie hartburning afterwarde an enterance to the open hatred that was betwixt them Also this was a furtherance thereof that wheras the King had graūted a combate betweene two Gentlemen in the borders of Picardie although the Duke of Guyse was then present yet the Shatilion thought it stoode him on hand so to deale as he himself might be chiefe vmper in the matter bycause the chalendge was to be performed in his prouince Moreouer another cause of the Guyses hatred is reported to be this that wheras in their youth they had ben linked together with singular familiaritie insomuch that to testifie their frendship with all they went appareled in like rayment the Duke of Guyse asked the Admiralls aduice how he liked of his brother the Duke of Aumalls intent in purpozing to marrie the Seneschall of Valentinoes dawghter who was highly in King Henries fauour and as highly diffamed among good men To whome the Admirall answered that he made more account of an ynch of good name then of neuer so greate riches which saying of the Admirals the Duke of Guyse and the Duke of Aumall tooke in greate displeazure as though it had bene spoken to barre the howse of Gvvyse from greater power preferment and preheminence Howbeit when the Kinge was aduertized that the Spaniards leuied men of warre in the frontiers of the Lovve countreis and that their forces assembled into one place he thought it moste for the safetie of Picardie to send the Admirall thither out of hand with an armye whome we haue shewed alreadye to haue btn the Lieuetēnant of that Countrie He had scarsly marched two dayes iourney but he was certified by his espialls that the Spanyards were minded to beseege S. Quintines a towne of Picardie not vnrenowmed and to batter it out of hand with greate store of dubble Canons Therwithall he had worde sent him by Brullio the Captaine of the Castle of Ham that as soone as the townesmen had tydings therof ther rose such a feare throughout all the Citie that many housholders left their wiues children and all other things behind them and tooke them to flight When the Admirall hearde that yet he thought it meete to conceale it among his men of warre and pretending greate lustinesse of corage marched on in great iourneys towards S. Quintines When Iernacke and Lusarche whome the Admirall had made Lieuetennāt of the men at armes disswaded him from it with many wordes declaringe vnto him that the towne was nether well fortified nor well vitteled and moreouer that the townesmen were striken in feare a greate power of the enemies would be come thither before any thinge coulde be prouided for the defence of the towne therfore it was more for their commoditie praise to maintaine the warres in the open field than to studye howe to saue them selues cooped vp within walls the Admirall beinge no whit moued with those words of theirs continued in his purpozed exployt declaring to them of how great importance that towne was both to the puttinge backe of the Spanish force from the destruction of his countrey to the safetie of his prouince how greate occasion of speache he should giue to spiteful and malicious persones if he shoulde alter his purpoze The next daye worde was brought him that the most part of the sowldiers which were appoynted to him by the Kinges commaundement for the defence of the towne and whome he had sent one night afore him to cheere vp the harts of the townesmen had hid them selues in the next woods for feare and were slipt euery man home too his owne howse by bywayes That day therefore there folowed him no mo but a hūdred twentie whom six score mo followed the next day Wherof the enemyes hauing intelligēce by their skowts came too the towne in haste diuiding their woorks began too make a trenche abowt it When they had taken certein little cotages in the suburbes and drew neere too the dyches with their wynding trenches the Admirall making a salye owt vppon them commaunded faggots and fyrebronds too bee thrust intoo those howses and set them on fyre wherby he draue the enemie further of The next day when he had vewed all partes of the towne and found no bulwarkes no rampyres no towers of defence he begā too distrust the towne and too bee afrayd of long seege Neuerthelesse forasmuch as the cace stoode so with him that he was driuen either too defend the towne and too stoppe the rage of the enemies from the destroying of his countrie or else too dye manfully in the quarell looke what was possible for him too deuyze and bring too passe by care trauel and watching he did it not ouerslipping anie thing in making of fortifications in cutting of trenches and in rayzing vp rampyres euerywhere And too the intent too giue example of peynfulnesse and trauell too the townesmen and too his sowldyers and too the Gentlemen that came with him he was the first man that did set hand too the woorks and neuer departed from them til they were ended Whyle he was in this perplexitie soodeinly vnlooked for newes was brought him that Mounsyre d'Andelot his brother of whom mētion is made afore was comme intoo the towne and had browght about .500 sowldyers with him Besydes this the King being aduertized from him intoo how greate perill the Towne seemed too bee browght commaunded the Constable too hye him thither with certein Gwidons of horsmen too carry in vittells with him and too fortifye the towne with a greater garrison But the Spanyards cōpassing him with a greater companie of Launceknyghts with a great power of footemen ouercame him in battel and tooke him prizoner and hauing made a greate spoyle of his men draue the rest backe agein further intoo Fraunce Uppon the report of which newes in the towne such a feare strake into the harts of al mē that the Admirall could scarce doo any good with his incoragements Being moued with sorrowe herat greeued with so greate perill of his countrie he called his people toogither and told them that more regard was too bee had of their countrie then of life and thervppon he tooke an othe of them all as well the townesmen as his souldyers that it should bee death for any of them too make mention of yeelding and that it should bee lawfull for euery man too kill such a one vnpunished He himself tooke the othe first of all The Spanyards being puffed vp with so greate a victorie returned too the seege of the towne neuer left beating of it with greate ordinance by the space of .20 dayes toogither and moreouer made wynding trenches

Queene moothers sisters sonne who had the charge of them The Admirall hoping that vppon the matching of so great forces togither the King considering the state of things would incline his mind to sum indifferency sent bookes of supplication vnto him for the Duke of Aniow would giue him no leaue to send any messēger wherin he praied and besought him in the name of the whole army that he would not harden his hart any longer but haue compassion of his afflicted and miserable subiects and consider with how great hinderance to the Realme the twentie thowsand forreiners or thereabowts which were come to the succor of both parts should raūge vp down through the realm of Fraunce if the warre were prolonged any longe tyme For the matter was nowe proceeded so farre forth as the ciuill warres were not likely to come to end by reconcylement of mennes mynds or throwgh the loue and compassion of their countrie but by the wasting of the Realme therfore it was expedient for him too spare his subiects that had indured so many discommodities so long continewing already not too trust ouermuch too the Cardinalls and Italians which bare to much sway in his court for straungers would neuer rew the miseries of frenchmen as frenchmen would The tyme was now most conuenient too treate of peace while eyther part stood vppon the trust of their owne strength And the condicion of peace was very eazie inasmuchas the whole number that were in armes with him desired nothing but fre liberty to exercize their religiō which had bin graūted them so often both by authoritie of publike counsell and also by the Kings Edicts Extreme was the madnes of the Italians and of a few others that were neerest abowt the King to warrant him that two hundred thowsand men of the reformed religion might be dispatched and rid out of the way with so small a do as they made of it wherof the successe of the former tymes might be a sufficient proof When the Duke of Aniow had taken the foresayd foyle then by the aduyce of his freends he dismissed a greate part of his armie and specially of his horsmen for the space of a mooneth or two commaunding them to returne home to refresh themselues And then VVoolrade Erle of Mansfeeld late leeuetennant to VVoolfgang was set vp in his place with the full consent of all men When things were thus set at a stay the Admirall called a counsell wherin all men thowght it good that forasmuch as all the Cities and Countries from the Hauen of Rochell and on all the Sea-coast were in possession of the Protestantes those quarters should be fortified and the winning of the Towne of Poytiers bee attempted that it myght bee as bulwarke too defend and mainteine that whole Countrie This deuyce seemed too bee greatly furthered by the yeelding vp of the Castle of Lusignian which is the strongest hold in all Fraunce and yit notwithstanding was yeelded vppe within a feawe dayes beseeging and so was newes browght abowt the same tyme that the towne of Chastelleraut had done the lyke Anon after that the seege was planted before Poytiers and all things put in redinesse for the assaulting of the towne the Admirall being ouertyred with watching and trauell was taken with the bluddy Flix wherwith he was so pulled downe for thirtie dayes todgither that he could not bee present at their dooings nor giue them counsell howe too deale By meanes wherof the Townesmen being refreshed bothe with vittelles and with newe and fresh succours that were dayly sent in and hartened with daily salyes and moreouer incoraged by letters and messages from the king bare owt the seege stowtly But all men are certeinly perswaded that had not the Admirals siknesse hindered the matter Poytiers had comme vnder his subiection Abowt the same season one Dominik Albio a Gascon borne and one of the Admirals howsehold seruaunts which being taken by the Kings side had taried certeine monethes in their Camp and custodie returned now home too his Master and resorting boldly agein too his house began too bee had in suspicion at manie mennes hands for his fond talk for the vnconstancie of certeine speeches that he cast forth bicause he commonly agreed not with himself By occasion wherof being apprehended examined he brought forth a box of poyson which he confessed too haue bin deliuered him by one Riuers the Captein of the Duke of Aniowes gard and by a certein other person which was the same Dukes secretarie that he was promized .2000 French crownes to kill his master the Admirall therwith Upon the knowledge wherof he was condemned too death wheras most men deemed him woorthie of greeuouser punishment yit was he but hanged with a rope notwithstanding that his maister sewed for his pardon Before the Admirall was throughly rid of his disease when word was brought him that the towne of Chastelleraut which was a .7 miles of from the Camp was beseeged of his enemyes he led his power thither beeing caryed himself in a horselitter and easely entering the Towne with his sowldyers did putte his enemyes too flyght sleaing a greate number of them and specially of the Italians and he ceassed not too pursew his enemyes as they fled till they were past the Riuer which for the deepenesse therof is in the vulgar tung called the Crewse In the meane whyle the yoong Duke of Gwyse which had bin Capteine of Poytiers issewing owt of the towne with a greate companie by nyght did send in other new and fresh fellowes in their sted And ere long after the Duke of Aniow hauing repayred a greate armye not only of Frenchmen but also of Almanes and Swissers came too Chinon The armie of the Protestantes began too bee weerye of the long seege of Poytiers for want of vittelles and wyne and throwgh fowle and stormie wether matched with siknesse which had greatly anoyed the footemen specially of the Germanes By reason wherof manie of the Santones had conueyed themselues home too refresh their bodies diuers had slunk away intoo the innermore part of Fraunce to Sharitie and Sancerre which were in possession of the Protestants Which whē the Admirall vnderstood he thought it good not to be ouerhastie and therfore restreined the whote corage of his sowldyers from battell Whervppon bothe the sowldyers the petie capteines did cast forth threatning speeches saying that they woold returne home and shift for thēselues for it woold be more for their ease to make warre at home in their owne coūtryes where they might help themselues with their owne houshold store than in straūge places specially seing they had the possessiō of certein townes in Aquitane Delphynoys by the riuer of Loyre wherinto they myght resort and wherowt of they myght make inuasions and easly waste the feelds of their enemyes Not vnlike theis were the speeches of the Almane sowldyers who hauing forborne their wages now certein moonethes kryed owt that the