THE STORY OF

CHEVALIER BAYARD,

ROM THE FRENCH OF THE LOYAL

SAMPSON LOW, SON, AND MARSTON,

MILTON HOUSE, LUDGATE HILL.

1868.

210. g. 221.

CONTENTS.

NTRODUCTORY ESSAY

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ix-xx

CHAPTER I.

Parentage and birth of Bayard. Death of Aymond

Terrail. The Bishop of Grenoble. Bayard's first

tournament. Bellabre and the Abbot. Generosity of Bayard.

CHAPTER II.

Bayard follows Charles VIII. into Italy. Bayard distinguishes

himself. Death of the king

CHAPTER III.

Louis XII. succeeds to the throne. Bayard gives a tournament.

Italian towns submit to Ludovic Sforza. Bayard is taken prisoner.

Generosity of Sforza

CHAPTER IV.

Ludovic is attacked and defeated in Novarra. Ludovic is taken

prisoner. His death. Other Italian towns are conquered. Gene-

rosity of Bayard. Naples is conquered. Treaty with Ferdinand of

Arragon. Adventures of Bayard. Don Alonzo prisoner. His escape

and re-capture.
Bayard challenges Don Alonzo. Death of the

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CHAPTER VI.

Engagement at the Garilliano. Bayard is taken prisoner and

recaptured. Julius II. hostile to France. Illness of Bayard. Bay-

ard takes a mountain fort. Paul de Novi beheaded. Further

victories in Italy. Padua surprised, and retaken by the Venetians.

Count of Pétigliano occupies Padua. The emperor with Chabannes

and Bayard take Montselles and encamp before Padua. Hot fighting

at the barriers of Vicenza. Enormous booty. Treason in the camp.

Skirmishes. Malvezze is attacked and routed. He escapes.

Bayard is congratulated.

CHAPTER VII.

Skirmish with Scanderbeg. Guignes Geoffrey takes a prisoner.

Bravery of the young soldier. Bayard takes the Castle of Bassano.

Valuable booty. Dispute between victor and vanquished. Cha-

bannes is perplexed. Bayard solves the difficulty. Germans refuse

to go to the breach

CHAPTER VIII.

Departure of the Emperor. Return of the armies to Vicenza.

Separation. Bayard at Verona. His exploits. Bayard meets

Manfroni. Foraging party surprised. Bayard's horse is killed.

Bayard victorious

CHAPTER IX.

Treachery of a spy. Captain Sucker does good service. Bayard

defeats Manfroni. Bayard well received in Italy. French re-

inforcement. Lignago is taken. Death of Cardinal d'Amboise.

Shocking cruelty. Return to Montselles. Meeting with Croates.

Lord Mercure and his cousin. Re-taking of Montselles

Julius II. declares war against Ferrara. Another treacherous

spy. Total defeat of the French.

stratagem fails

CHAPTER X.

Death of Malherbe.

CHAPTER XI.

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Julius II. and La Mirandola. Bayard and others prepare to aid

the Countess. Bayard lays a plan

CHAPTER XII.

The Pope saved by a snowstorm. Severe frost. The Countess

capitulates. La Mirandola taken. Julius contemplates the reduction

of Ferrara. He determines to take La Bastia

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CHAPTER XIII.

Bayard the Counsellor.

His advice is taken. La Bastia ap-

proached. Defeat of the Pope

CHAPTER XIV.

Anne Sforza. Death of the Lord of Montoison. Duke of Urbino

opposes the siege of Ferrara. Julius plans to take the town by sur-

prise. Horrible treachery of the Pope. Surprise of Bayard. Dis-

agreement of the Duke and Bayard

CHAPTER XV.

Julius returns to Rome. Marshal Trivulce retakes La Mirandola.

Glory of Bayard. Bayard accompanies Chabannes. A duel.

Venetians besiege Verona. Bayard avenges the Baron of Conti's

death. Army stops at Carpi. A marvellous astrologer. Fortune-

telling. Strange predictions. Duke of Nemours goes to Ferrara.

The siege of Bologna is raised

out.

CHAPTER XVI.

Brescia. Juvenile quarrel. Brescia taken. The castle holds

After much fighting Brescia is retaken. Bayard wounded.

Conveyed to a neighbouring house. Generous and friendly conduct to

its inmates. The Duke de Nemours visits Bayard daily

CHAPTER XVII.

Bayard is convalescent. The surgeon takes leave of him. Affecting

interviews between Bayard and his host's family. Bayard's gene-

rosity. Bayard receives presents, and takes his leave

Bayard goes to Bologna.

Ravenna is cannonaded.

CHAPTER XVIII.

Captain Jacob. Opinions are divided.

The Baron of Bearn and Bayard go out

to skirmish. They retreat in good order. Battle is ordered for

Easter Sunday

CHAPTER XIX.

A bridge is built. Conversation between Bayard and Don Pedro

de Paes. The battle of Ravenna commences. Captain Jacob dies.

The Duke of Nemours dies. Total defeat of the Spaniards

CHAPTER XX.

Letter of the Knight Bayard to Laurent Alleman, his uncle, on

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the battle of Ravenna

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