Editorial note — INTRODUCTION

[Footnote 1: François I.] [Footnote 2: Henri II.] [Footnote 3: François II., Charles IX., and Henri III.] [Footnote 4: Henri, King of Navarre, and Henri, Duc de Guise.] [Footnote 5: Alluding to her divorce from Henri IV.] [Footnote 6: The castle of Usson.] [Footnote 7: Marie de' Medici, whom Henri married after his divorce from Marguerite.] [Footnote 8: Louis XIII., the son of Henri and his queen, Marie de' Medici.] [Footnote 9: Alluding to the differences betwixt Marguerite and Henri, her husband.] [Footnote 10: This is said with allusion to the supposition that she was rather inclined to favour the suit of the Duc de Guise and reject Henri for a husband.]