[77] P. 128:
◆Plutarch, Sylla, cap. XXX.
[78] P. 129:
◆Queen Maria of Hungary, ruler of the Netherlands, and sister of Charles V.
◆Plutarch, Cato of Utica, cap. XXXV.
[79] P. 132:
◆The personages in question are Henri III., Renée de Rieux-Châteauneuf, then Mme. de Castellane, and Marie de Clèves, wife of the Prince de Condé.
◆Louis de Condé, who deserted Isabeau de La Tour de Limeuil to marry Françoise d’Orléans. The beauty of which Brantôme speaks can scarcely be seen in the portrait in crayon of Isabeau de Limeuil who became Mme. de Sardini.
[80] P. 135:
◆Mottoes were constantly used at that time.