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THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
of the Kingdom, under the Regency of Louise, while he
himself was with the troops in Italy. Growing uneasier,
he resolved to interview him and try what he should have
tried at first—generosity and forgiveness. He saw him at
Moulins and told him that all should be forgotten, although
he was fully aware of his deeds of disloyalty. Bourbon
denied them; he said that Charles V had made him offers
which he had refused; that he had only waited to inform
the King until he should see him in person. He agreed to
accompany Francis to Lyons, en route for Italy; but when
the hour of departure came, he feigned illness and said that
he would join him later. When at last he pretended to
start, he branched off on the road and took refuge in his
Castle of Chantelles, on the confines of the Bourbonnais.
The King had, in the interim, learned all the details of the
conspiracy and the names of the numerous nobles implicated
in it. The discovery was made through a priest, to whom
it had been confided under seal of confession by two of
those who were involved. An ord : went out for the arrest
of the Constable, who fled, disguised as a valet, to the
mountains of Auvergne. The plans for the Allies’ invasion
were, for the moment, at an end.
We have now to glance at the events which led up to
the battle of Pavia. Francis had no easy position, with
England, Germany and Spain all arrayed against him. In
1523, Bonnivet conducted the war in Italy, where the
fortunes of France were waning; and, early in the next
year, the Constable appeared there with the Imperial forces.
Not long after, the veteran Bayard first saved the French
army at Gattinara, and then—mortally wounded—kissing
THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
of the Kingdom, under the Regency of Louise, while he
himself was with the troops in Italy. Growing uneasier,
he resolved to interview him and try what he should have
tried at first—generosity and forgiveness. He saw him at
Moulins and told him that all should be forgotten, although
he was fully aware of his deeds of disloyalty. Bourbon
denied them; he said that Charles V had made him offers
which he had refused; that he had only waited to inform
the King until he should see him in person. He agreed to
accompany Francis to Lyons, en route for Italy; but when
the hour of departure came, he feigned illness and said that
he would join him later. When at last he pretended to
start, he branched off on the road and took refuge in his
Castle of Chantelles, on the confines of the Bourbonnais.
The King had, in the interim, learned all the details of the
conspiracy and the names of the numerous nobles implicated
in it. The discovery was made through a priest, to whom
it had been confided under seal of confession by two of
those who were involved. An ord : went out for the arrest
of the Constable, who fled, disguised as a valet, to the
mountains of Auvergne. The plans for the Allies’ invasion
were, for the moment, at an end.
We have now to glance at the events which led up to
the battle of Pavia. Francis had no easy position, with
England, Germany and Spain all arrayed against him. In
1523, Bonnivet conducted the war in Italy, where the
fortunes of France were waning; and, early in the next
year, the Constable appeared there with the Imperial forces.
Not long after, the veteran Bayard first saved the French
army at Gattinara, and then—mortally wounded—kissing