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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

afore by Pope Clement the seuenth who thought the noblenesse of that howse fit for the stablishment of his owne estate in Fraunce and rewarded with very great and riche benefices by the king By meanes wherof the second sonne whose name was Iasper as I said afore obteined the prerogatiue that was dew too the eldest sonne This Iasper was borne the yeere of our Lord 1517. the .xvj. day of Februarie whom for the woonderfull towardnesse of vertew and witte which he shewed being yet a chyld his moother after the decease of his father cawsed too bee brought vp in lerning from his tender yeeres putting him too schoole to Master Nicolas Berald who bare the cheef fame for lerning in those dayes through all Fraunce cawsing him moreouer too bee trayned vp in feates of armes by the skllfullest teachers and maysters of Chiualrie that shee could get Iasper being trayned vp in such instructions when he came to the .xxiiii. yeere of his age shewed woonderfull forewardnesse in the seege of Bains beseeged by King Frauncissis eldest sonne comonly called the Dolphin Bellay in the tenth booke of his Historie reporteth that about the yeere of our Lord 1543 he was striken in the throte by his enemies with a pellet of lead as he aduentured too neere the diche The same yeere when woord was browght too the King that the state of his affaires in Piemoūt was such as it was lyke that they should come too a pitched feeld with their enemies he craued leaue of him and ryding thither in poste gaue greate proofe of his prowesse in that battell which is comonly called the battell of Cerisoles as the same Bellay recordeth in the sayd tenth booke of his commentaries By reason wherof within feawe yeeres after Henrye the sonne of King Frauncis did put him in cheef authoritie For whē Annas Memorancie the Uncle of Iasper was General of the men of armes he gaue this man the charge of the Frenche footemen which office is in the comon language called the Colonell of the footemen He behaued himself in such wyze in that roome as he purchaced himself great commendacion for his Iustice Ualeantnesse and wisdome within feawe moonethes after and got the good willes of all the people of Fraunce For wheras erst it was growen intoo a moste wicked custome that the souldyers myght ronne gadding euery where vnder their antsignes and make hauocke and spoyle of all things Iasper tyed them too streyter orders of warlyke disciplyne therby too restreyne their ouer-licentiowse dealings and specially too represse the libertie of their cursed swearing and blasphemie wherthrough the seede of trew godlinesse and religion appeered alreedie in his hart And forasmuch as those lawes or orders were verye wel lyked of all good men shortly after they were proclaymed by the Kings commaundement and in his name and inrolled in the booke of the Kings lawes About the same time the same King aduaunced him too the honour which is now vtterly imbaced but at that tyme was counted a roome of greate estimation namely too bee one of the Knyghtes of the order At the same season there fell a grudge betweene Henrye King of Fraunce and Henrye King of England for the Towne of Bullen Therfore when the King of Fraunce distrusted the Inglishmen he betoke the ordering of that Countrie and almoste of the whole matter to the Shatilion Uppon the receyt of which commission he went immediatly intoo Picardie whither King Henrye had sent his hoste too beseege the Towne and by singular pollicie bwilded a forte neere the Towne which myght bee bothe a defence too the Frenchmen and a greate let too keepe the townesmen from issewing owt That forte is yet still called the Shatilion of the bwilders name and it was a greate furtherance too the winning of the Towne Therfore it was not long after ere the Inglishmen began too treate of composition the commission of the making wherof was committed wholly to the Shatilion and too his vncle Mounsyre de Rochepote When he had dispatched these matters he returned too the Court and within feawe yeeres after was made Lord Admirall of Fraunce which is counted the cheefest dignitie within the Realme bycause he hathe the cheef rule of the Sea that beateth vppon Fraunce and the charge of the Kings Nauie and of all his seamen and seamatters Also the King made him his Lieuetennant of two shyres that is too wit of Picardie and of the I le of Fraunce inhonoring him furthermore with the Capteinship of the men of armes and making him one of the Lordes of his priuie counsell The next yeere following which was the .1554 the Emperor of Germanie Charles the fifth Marie Queene of England ioyning their forces togither made sore and sharp warre vppon Henrye King of Fraunce The Shatilion was chozen by the consent of all good men as the onely man that was able to resiste so greate enemyes by his prowesse and pollicie Therefore the ordering of that moste sharp and terrible warre which concerned Picardie moste of all was committed by the Kinge to the Admirall that he shoulde rayze a power and gouerne the marches of the Lovvecountrie Through the līking together of the forces of so mightie enemies and the opinion that was had of the Emperour Charles who was renowmed ouer all the world the whole realme of Fraunce was striken in greate feare bycause the King was vtterly vnprouided both of money and of other things needeful for the mayntenāce of warre and no man dowted but that Fraunce was likely to goe presently to wrecke consideringe the greate distresse of all thinges Whereof when the Admirall had both aduertised the King and communicated it to his freendes he thought it best to salue the matter with somme truce The King and his Counsell lyking well of this his deuyse committed the handling of the matter to him and he within fewe dayes brought it to passe to the incredible ioye and gladnesse of all the Realme and to his owne singular prayse for preseruing of his countrey bicause the condicions of the truce were both honorable and very profitable to the Realme About the same time the Guyses of the howse of Lorrein which made their vaunt that the kingedome of Sicilie and Naples belonged to them of right and that it was wrongefully wrested from them by the Spaniardes made the King beleue that nowe of late yeares they had wonne the heartes of the moste part of the nobilitie of Naples partly by liberalitie partly by fayre promises and that by their meanes the King should haue easy enterance into the Realme so that if he would graunt them a part of his power it would come to passe that those kingdomes shoulde in short time be brought vnder his Dominion without any greate truble Thus through counsell of the Guyses the truce that was sworne a fewe monethes before was broken to the greate dishonour of the frenche nacion which falsehod the Admirall tooke greeuously and sore to harte oftentimes protestinge that

this was the Quene of Inglands Ambassadours answer Who when the Queene moother told him that the Admiral had coūseled the king too bee alwayes gelows of the power of Ingland answered surely that mind of his was euill towardes Inglande but singularly good towardes Fraunce When tidings of the slaughter at Paris was caried into Ingland Scotland and Germanie too such as hild the same Religion of the Gospell which the Admirall had doone it is incredible too tell how greate hatred it procured too the king and the Queene moteer specially forasmuch as in those feawe dayes almost ten thowsand Protestāts being striken in feare and amazed with that storme fled intoo those countries who making report that the Admirall was a noble gentleman a great and wise capteine and the glorie of their countrie blazed the authors of that wickednesse for ranke murtherers Too the increace wherof made also the speeches and complaintes of diuers yoong Gentlemen of Germanie who being sent into Fraunce too studie there and being striken in feare with the sayd storme returned home for the moste part spoyled and stripped owt of all that euer they had and therfore cursed not only the owtrageous heinousnesse of the fact but also the whole realme of Fraunce among their parentes and kinsfolke Othersomme which had serued the Admiral in the former warres commended his vertue euerywhere among the princes of Germanie For which is thowght too bee the hardest thing in Martiall affayres he excelled not only in counsell but also in prowesse wheras comonly wisdome breedeth fearfulnesse and corage breedeth rashnesse Furthermore not a fewe which were familiarly acquainted wyth the Admirals life and cōuersation at home in hys owne house going abrode among princes commended him with singular praises for his innocēcie stayednesse mildnesse and woonderfull zelowsenesse in following the religion which thing might bee cheefly perceiued by the inward conuersation of his life at home wherof I wil adde sumwhat heere which I know for certeintie partly by the record of other men and partly by mine owne sight and beholding At his first rizing in the mornings which was meetly early adayes he woold cast his nightgowne abowt him and kneeling downe vppon his knees take vppon him too be as the mouth of his whole companie in praying and calling vppon god And so the residew kneeled all downe after his example and Prayer was made in the same maner that is vsed comonly in the Frenche Churches After the end of prayer looke what time was betweene that and the Sermon time he bestowed it euerywhit either in hearing of the delegates of the Churches that were sent vntoo him or in the dispatching of other publik affaires For afterward eche other day there was a sermon at warning giuē and some certeine Psalme of Dauid was sung Whē the Sermon was done he returned too his businesse vntill dinner time Which being redie all his household sauing a feawe that were occupied abowt dressing of the meate came togither into the hall where the table was couered and there if there had bin no sermon a Psalme of Dauids was sung in his presence standing at the table with his wife standing by his side and the Table was blissed with ordinarie grace Which kind of order he was woont too keepe euery day without faile not only at home in time of peace but also euen in the Camp. Wherof not only innumerable Frenchmen but also a greate nomber of Almaine Knightes Capteines and officers which were oftentimes bidden too his table can bee witnesses As sone as the table was taken away byandby the Admiral rose vp and standing on his feete with his wife likewise by him and the rest of the cōpanie that sate with him at his table did either himself pronounce the praier of thanksgiuing vnto God or cawse it too bee doone by the preacher And at Supper times not only the same thing was doone bothe in prayer in singing of the Psalmes but also forasmuch as he sawe it woold be harder for him too get all his folk togither too nightprayer at bedtime bicause that that time was vncerteine by reason of sundrie businesses which they had too doo he commaunded them too be all with him immediatly after supper and caused the nightprayers to bee sayd as soone as the Psalme was ended Through the which example it cannot bee sayde howe manie of the French Nobilitie tooke vp the same order in theyr howses the rather for that the Admirall warned them that if the maister of a howse intended to mainteine godlinesse aright it was not ynowgh for him too frequent sermons and too leade a godly and holie life to himself vnlesse he did also bring his household and acquaintance too the same trade of life by his example Certein it is that his godly and holye conuersation was had in so greate admiration euen among them that were of the Catholik side that if it had not bin for feare of the horrible persecution butcherie that followed afterward the greatest part of Fraunce had turned too the same religion and reformation of manners When the time of the Lords supper was at hand he vsed too call his houshold seruauntes and reteiners abowt him and too tell them that he was too yeeld account vntoo God not only of his owne life but also of their ordinarie dealings If any iarre were falne among them he appeazed it by setting them at one If any man seemed not altoogether so foreward in vnderstanding and reuerencing that greate misterie as he owght too bee him did he cause to be instructed more diligently in religion If any seemed ouer stubborne he wold tell them openly that he had leuer to dwel at home alone than to kepe a rowt of leud lozels Agein he thought the institution of schooles and the well training vp of yong children to be the singular benefite of god This he termed the seedleape of the Churche and the Nurcerie of godlinesse Affirming that the want of learning had cast a mist not only vppon the Common weale but also vppon Religion and that the tyranny of the bishop of Rome had bin bred and borne in that dungeon who had reigned ouer the blind and ignorant wretches as father Dis is reported among the Poetes too haue reigned ouer night and darknesse And therfore he founded a schoole in a pleasant wholesome place hard by the Shattilion howse and when he had finished the building of it at his great cost he mainteined many children and yoongmen there and manie lerned Hebricians Grecians and Latinistes too reade those languages too them Moreouer of his singular stayednesse this was one proof that wheras he was indowed with greate offices of honour and could haue sowght his owne commoditie and gleaned riches too himself after the example of other Courtyers yit did he not purchace one Acre of grownd nor increace his fathers inheritance wyth one cotage And although he played the good husband in vsing and spending of his owne goodes yit notwithstanding when any Princes noblemen gentlemen or men of any degree came vntoo him as they came vntoo him from all partes of Fraunce abowt the publik affaires of the Realme loke whatsoeuer monny he had gotten before by his sparing he spent it liberally vppon them in hospitalitie By meanes wherof it is certein that he left his heires or successors charged with the dette of not so little as fortie thowsand powndes besides the yeerly loan of six thowsand powndes which he payd too his creditors for interest And I must not heere let passe in silence the incredible vnitie of minde loue and concord that was betwene the three brethren Shattilions which was so greate that there seemed too bee but one mynd made of all the three The Admirall liued three and fiftie yeeres six monethes and eight dayes He was of stature meetly tall of colour ruddie of all his members well proportioned and agreeable of countenance stable and cheerfull of voyce gentle and sweete howbeeit of speeche sommewhat slowe and soft of helth meetly good of gesture and gate comly specially when he was at home in his gowne walking with his wife or his freendes a small drinker of wine euen by nature measurable in meate and sleepe for comonly he rested not aboue seuen howres And since the tyme of the last pacification he suffered no day to passe wherin he entered not intoo his daybooke with his owne hand before he laid him downe too sleepe the things that seemed woorth the noting in the former ciuill warres Which being fownd after his death and browght too the kings coūsell purchaced him great commendacion for his quiet and vncombered mind euen among such as hated him moste Besides this when the warre was once ended and he had withdrawen himself too Rochell as is sayd afore he let no day passe without reading one of Caluins Sermons vppon the storie of Iob bothe morning and euening which storie he termed oftentimes the comfort of his sowle and his necessarie medicine at all assayes in all his aduersities By his first wife he had fiue children of whom he left aliue his eldest daughter Loys maryed as is sayd heertoofore vntoo Mounsyre Telignie who was murthered in the same furiows slawghter the selfsame night that his father in lawe was and also Frauncis Odette and Charles of whom the twoo eldest were conueyed speedily from the butcherly slawghter and the third which was but seuen yeere old and eyght moonethes whom his father loued moste intierly for his pleasant conceytednesse being takē by the aduersaries was tawght too beare Christes crosse euen from the pryme of his chyldhod The Admirall left his later wife with childe of a dawghter wherof shee was deliuered a fower moonethes after and then returning home intoo the borders of Sauoy was committed too warde within feawe moonethes after by the commaundment of Philibert the Prince of that Countrie FINIS Laus Honorsoli Deo filio eius Iesu Christo.