15 Louise of Savoy.
16 John de la Barre, a favourite of Francis I. See note to
Tale lxiii. (vol. v.), in which he plays a conspicuous
part.--Ed.
Certain persons, wishing to save their lives, told him that they had
only sought his good graces by their enchantments; but the King, holding
his sister's life as dear as his own, commanded that the same sentence
should be passed on them as if they had made an attempt on his own
person.
However, his sister, the Duchess of Alencon, entreated that the
Proctor's life might be spared, and the sentence of death be commuted to
some heavy punishment. This request was granted her, and St. Aignan
and Gallery were sent to the galleys of St. Blancart at Marseilles,(17)
where they ended their days in close captivity, and had leisure to
ponder on the grievousness of their crimes. The wicked wife, in the
absence of her husband, continued in her sinful ways even more than
before, and at last died in wretchedness.
17 This passage is explained by Henri Bouche, who states in
his _Histoire Chronologique de Provence_ (vol.
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