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wrote that he was "solemnly invited to the Lord Hayes to a supper and a masque, where the
Countess of Bedford is lady and mistress of the feast", and after his return to France, "gone after their great entertainment, which was too great for such petty companions, specially that of the Lord Hay's
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The Baron de Tour arrived in
England as an extraordinary ambassador in February 1617. His ship had nearly been wrecked in a storm and the mast had to be cut and he had to recuperate at Dover for a few days. There were mixed reports of his reception, said to be lavish because he was an old
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In 1603 the Papal nuncio in Paris reported that the Baron de Tour had told him Anne of
Denmark was a Catholic but kept her faith hidden. In January 1606 the Baron de Tour was sent to London to congratulate King James on his escape from the peril of the
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and spoke with him for three quarters of an hour, often making him laugh. The Baron stayed in
Falkland village for a few days while James went to Perth. When the king returned they went hunting together in Falkland park and he met the queen
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acquaintance of the king's and also controversial because of his low status as a mere baron. After his initial audiences with the king, he spoke to
Lionello, the Venetian secretary, praising
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In August 1618 de Tour and a man called
Chanteloup were asked to leave the court of Marie de' Medici or explain themselves to the Grand Council. They chose to retire to their houses.
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of treason, and found him to be both "a witty man and a cunning corrupted person." He advised James VI that
Mowbray should be tortured, rather than fight a duel with the Italian.
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wrote, "Baron de Toure hes takin his lieve. His besines was only so far as I can learn for this matter of the
Princess, whom he would make appear to be in a very weak estate."
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De Tour and his wife Anne de Gondi landed at
Scarborough and travelled to Edinburgh through England, and met up with the two ships carrying the horses and mules at
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who was supposed to meet him. De Tour was lodged in Leith for a time. Two weeks after his arrival, in August 1602 he met James VI in the garden of
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and playing a card game called "mawe". The ambassador's wife Anne de Gondi was entertained at
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to the Baron de Tour, at his house in London. The performance was staged by
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was advanced ÂŁ1000 to host the ambassador. During his time in London,
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in 1600, eldest daughter of JĂ©rĂ´me de Gondi, a courtier of
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on 18 May 1603, a few days after they arrived in London.
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spoke to him using Lord Sanquhar as an interpreter.
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229:Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon
116:") in April 1602 and with Lord Hamilton at
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