The History of Duelling. Vol. 1 (of 2)Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Philosophy
The History of Duelling. Vol. 1 (of 2)
Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Dueling
Schomberg, the other second, beholding this episode, addressed Livaret
very politely, saying, “These gentlemen are fighting; what shall we
do?” To which the other replied, “We cannot do better than fight,
to maintain our honour.” Schomberg, who was a German, forthwith cut
open the cheek of his adversary; a compliment which Livaret politely
returned by a thrust in the breast, which stretched him a corpse,
to keep company with the body of Maugerin. Riberac was borne from
the field, and died of his wounds the next day. D’Entragues, though
severely wounded, effected his escape; while Caylus was carried to his
death-bed, where he bitterly complained that his adversary had a dagger
in addition to his sword. In consequence of being obliged to parry the
thrusts of the former with his hand, he had been stabbed in several
places. He further stated, that he had said to D’Entragues, “You have
a dagger, and I have none!” To which the other replied, “So much the
worse for you; you ought not to have been such a fool as to have left
it at home.” Brantôme observes, that he does not exactly know whether,
from a sense of _gentillesse chivalaresque_, he ought not to have laid
aside his dagger. Livaret, two years after, was killed in a duel; when
his servant, on seeing him fall, picked up his sword, and killed his
adversary, the son of the Marquis de Pienne. The King was so afflicted
at the death of Caylus, that he gave orders to have him buried by the
side of another of his _mignons_, Sainct Megrin, who was assassinated
by the Duke de Guise at the Louvre gate.
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