ABSTRACT

In this commendable maner of passing their time they continued certaine daies. But the sudden and sorrowfull newes of the last frantike returne of France into civill war brake up their happie assemblie, to the end that these noble youths, betaking themselves to the service due to their prince, and to the welfare and safetie of their countrie, might make triall of their first feates of armes, wherein they wanted neither readiness, nor valure of hart, which being naturally in them was also increased by the knowledge of philosophic.