Walker Lake Bulletin

(A Famous Duel.)
One of the most remarkable was
one fought in the Park of St. Germain
en Laye, between Francis de Vivonne,
Lord of Chasteigneraye, and Guy de
Chabot, Lord of Jarnac, in the presence
of King Henry II and his court. The
former being dangerously wounded in
the thigh was disabled and his life,
became forfeited to the victor who
generously waived his right and de-
sired the King to accept at his hands
the life of the foe he had vanquished,
to which request his Majesty was
graciously pleased to assent. Chas-
teigneraye, however, took his defeat so
much to heart that he died three days
afterward. He was confident of vic-
tory; so much so that he had prepared
a magnificent entertainment for his
friends on the day of the combat. As
the event proved, however, he set too
much store by his own dexterity, and
strangely undervalued the skill of his
adversary. So strikingly was this
made manifest that the coup de Jarnac
thenceforward became a household
word—used to denote an unexpected
manoeuvre reserved by an enemy? The
King greatly regretted the loss of
Chasteigneraye, to whom he was much
attached, and he prohibited future
encounters of that kind under severe
penalties.