, father to the above, a gentleman of family in Anjou, was educated under
, father to the above, a gentleman
of family in Anjou, was educated under Budoeus, and
brought up to the profession of the bar. Happening, however, to go to Rome, he studied Greek under Musurus, a,
learned Candiot, and pursued it with such pleasure and
success, that on his return he determined to devote himself
entirely to the study of classical and polite literature.
From this design, however, he was partly diverted by
Francis I. who being made acquainted with his merit, sent
him, in 1531, as ambassador to Venice, where he remained
near three years, and formed an intrigue with a lady of family in that place, by whom he had the subject of the preceding article. After his return to Paris he was made
counsellor of parliament. In 1539 he was sent as ambassador to Germany, and about 1541 was appointed master of
the requests. The abbeys also of Grenetiere and Charroux
were bestowed upon him. Moreri says, that in 1547 he
assisted at the funeral of Francis I. as one of the eight
masters of the requests; but Saxius says that he died in
1545. In order to make his countrymen acquainted with
the Greek drama, he published translations into French
poetry, of the “Electra
” of Sophocles, Hecuba
” of Euripides, De re vestiaria liber,
” Basil,