Note 102 — Chapter II · The First Mission to England of the Bailly of Troyes (1531) and the Calais Interview of 1532
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The following is a literal prose translation of the epitaph:
“The support of the good, Gauche de Dinteville After having in the civil wars Of France acquired the name of sage though young; After having in the renowned expedition Made by Charles to Naples and Rome, Won the name of a brave gentleman; After having, in the ancient city of Sienna, Filled the post of head of the Republic; After having been Bailly of Troyes In Champagne, and seen born to him Sons, by whom, in his lifetime, Rhodes, Spain and France were served; After having in the King’s house had the lot Of a good Maître d’hostel in Ordinary, And of First Maître d’hostel to M. le Dauphin: Seeing his end at last approaching, And knowing that happy none can be Until he has put off this terrestrial robe, He desired to give to his agèd eyes That last happiness, of being closed by his own family; The love and pity of whom have laid him here, Full of years, honours, riches, and friends.”