Then he ascended into the room and came to the bedside
of his lady, who was just falling asleep.
Forthwith, having no regard for the duty that he owed his mistress or
for the house to which she belonged, he got into bed with her, without
entreating her permission or making any kind of ceremony. She felt him
in her arms before she knew that he had entered the room; but being
strong, she freed herself from his grasp, and fell to striking, biting,
and scratching him, demanding the while to know who he was, so that
for fear lest she should call out he sought to stop her mouth with the
bedclothes. But this he found it impossible to do, for when she saw
that he was using all his strength to work her shame she did as much
to baffle him. She further called as loudly as she could to her lady of
honour,(7) who slept in her room; and this old and virtuous woman ran to
her mistress in her nightdress.
7 The lady in question was Blanche de Tournon, daughter of
James de Tournon, by Jane de Polignac, and sister of
Cardinal de Tournon, Minister of Francis I.
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