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C.  *  tffc  Hi/lory  of  France;  *7*

At  this  time  the  marflial  it  Montmorency  wis  in  the  t*n\thTl>*chi/-
of  his  favour,  and  therefore  was  chofen  by  the  king  to  carry  drew/
the  money,  which  was  to  be  paid  to  the  emperor,  and  to  re-  ''J0**  ,
ceive  his  children  and  his  confort.  The  king  went  to  Bm^*™*"~*
itaux,  while  the  marflial  went  to  Fontarabia,  where  tit******
fettled  all  things  with  the  conftable  of  CqftiU ;  and  t^trAtf™*.
the  end  of  the  month  of  June>  the  exchange  was  made  **int0*
the  fame  place,  and  with  the  fame  ceremony  ufed  at  the  deli-  p^
verance  of  the  king  about  four  years  before  *.  Francis  went
to  meet  his  children  and  his  queen,  and,  after  the  rnarriage
ceremonies  were  performed,  made  a  public  entry  witfi  her  into
Bourdeavx.  She  was  at  this  time  about  thirty,  no  great
beauty,  but  (he  bad  good  fenfe,  and,  by  diftinguifhing  the
marihai  dc  Montmorency,  who  was  the  king's  favourite,  (he
had  an  influence  in  the  court,  which  (he  would  not  otherwife
have  had  as  queen  a.  The  return  of  peace  gave  the  king  an
opportunity  of  diftinguifhing  himfelf  in  a  way  that  did  htm
great  honour.  We  have  fpdken  of  the  care  taken  by  his
mother  of  his  education ;  and,  though  bufinefs  and  amufc-
mcnts  had  left  him  little  or  no  time  to  make  himfelf  a  fcholar,
yet  he  had  a  general  knowlege  in,  and  a  true  tafte  for,  the
fciences.  Wtlliain  Bude,  one  of  the  greateft  lawyers  of  that
age,  and  a  very  able  ftatefman,  John  du  Bellay  bifhop  of
Paris,  and  afterwards  cardinal,  and  Peter  duChaft el  who  be-
came bifliop  of  Mhcon,  had  acquired  and  maintained  them-
felves  in  the  king's  good  graces  by  affifting  him  in  his  ftudies.
