reîtres : knights, A French form of the German Reiter

27. tout est perdu fors l'honneur. An exclamation commonly supposed to hâve been used by Francis I. on his capture ; a similar expression occurs in a letter written by him to his mother a few days after the battle.

28. Digo-li que vengué, moun bon (= Dis-lui qu'il vienne mon bon) : Tell him to come^ my boy ; a pièce of Provençal slang used as a boastful challenge.

29. il n'en fallait pas plus pour monter les têtes : nothing more was needed to arouse an excitement.