Whether a provost marshal did me the ill service of hanging him, or whether he was shot by the peasants, I never knew; but I missed him sorely, and often went fasting to bed, when I should have had a good supper had he been with me.
"It is lucky for you both that you haven't to depend upon that grim-visaged varlet of Francois'.

I have no doubt that the countess thought she was doing well by my cousin, when she appointed him to go with him, and I can believe that he would give his life for him; but for all that, if you had to depend upon him for your meals, you would fare badly, indeed." De la Noue was much disappointed, on joining the Prince, at finding that the latter's force had not swollen to larger dimensions.

He had with him, after the arrival of the force the Count had brought from the west, but two thousand horse.

Of these a large proportion were gentlemen, attended only by a few personal retainers.

A fifth only were provided with lances, and a large number had no defensive armour.