So we may take it that she is an heiress of noble family.

Some say that her father had chosen, as her husband, a man she disliked exceedingly, and that she has probably taken refuge in a convent.

Some think that she has been carried off bodily, by someone smitten both by her charms and her fortune.

It is certain that the king has interested himself much in the matter, and expresses the greatest indignation.

Though, as it would not seem that she is a royal ward, it is not clear why he should concern himself over it.