Caillet (Guillaume), who flourished about 1490. His likeness is given in the frontispiece of the Ship of Fools (1497).
Chicot, jester of Henri III. and Henri IV. Alexandre Dumas has a novel called Chicot the Jester (1553-1591).
Colquhoun (Jemmy), predecessor of James Geddes, jester in the court of Mary queen of Scots.
Coryat, “prince of non-official jesters and coxcombs.” Kept by Prince Henry, brother of Charles I.
Coulon, doctor and jester to Louis XVIII. He was the very prince of mimics. He sat for the portraits of Thiers, Molé, and Comte Joseph de Villèle (died 1858).
Da´gonet (Sir), jester to King Arthur. He was knighted by the king himself.
Derrie, a court jester to James I. Contemporary with Thom.
Dufresnoy, poet, playwright, actor, gardener, glass-manufacturer, spendthrift, wit, and honorary fool to Louis XIV. His jests are the “Joe Millers” of France.
Geddes (James), jester in the court of Mary, queen of Scots. He was daft, and followed Jemmy Colquhoun in the motley.
Glorieux (Le), jester of Charles le Hardi of Burgundy.