Footnote 165: Renard.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 166: "Elle l'avoit toujours invoqué comme son protecteur, conducteur, et conseilleur."—Renard to Charles V., October 31: Rolls House MSS.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 167: Renard to Charles V., October 31: Rolls House MSS.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 168: "Il fauldra obtenir dispense du Pape, pour le parentage, qui ne pourra estre publique ains secrete, autrement le peuple se revolteroit, pour l'auctorité du Pape qu'il ne veult admettre et revoir."—Renard to Charles V., November 9: Rolls House MSS.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 169: Renard to Charles V., November 4: Rolls House MSS.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 170: "Visage intimidé et gestes tremblans."—Renard to Charles V.: Rolls House MSS.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 171: Renard to Charles V., November 17: Rolls House MSS.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 172: "Fort envieillie et agée."—Noailles.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 173: Renard is the only authority for this speech, which he heard from the queen. Translated by him into French, and retranslated by myself into English, it has, doubtless, suffered much in the process.[(Back to Main Text)]
Footnote 174: "Ce seroit procurer l'inconvenient de sa mort."[(Back to Main Text)]