Jean de Beaugué, was a French soldier who served in Scotland in the 1540s during the war of the
Rough Wooing
The Rough Wooing (; December 1543 – March 1551), also known as the Eight Years' War, was part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars of the 16th century. Following the English Reformation, the break with the Catholic Church, England attacked Scotland ...
. He wrote a memoir of the fighting, which first published in 1556 is still an important source for historians. Much of the book concerns the activities of the French commander in Scotland,
André de Montalembert, who is often called d'Esse in British histories.
Beaugué describes the
siege of Haddington, fighting at
Ferniehirst Castle
Ferniehirst Castle (sometimes spelled Ferniehurst) is an L-plan castle, L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Ro ...
, and the capture of
James Wilford, an English officer,
[Book 1, Chapter 55.] amongst many incidents. However, the text does not much refer to Beaugué, and little or nothing is known of him from other sources. Jean de Beaugué dedicated his book to
François de Montmorency.
Editions
The full French title of the memoir translates as: "''The Story of the War of Scotland: Showing how the Kingdom was assailed and for the most part Occupied by the English and since rendered peacable to the Queen and brought to its Ancient Estate and Dignity''." Three 1556 Paris editions from different publisher book-sellers are known; all identical except for the title matter.
* ''L'Histoire de la Guerre d'Ecosse'',
Gilles Corrozet, Paris (1556); and Estienne Groulleau, Paris (1556)
digitized Vincent Sertenas (1556) editionfrom the
Bibliotheque Nationale de France
Charles Forbes de le Montalembert, ed., ''Histoire de la Guerre d'Ecosse'', Bordeaux (1862)''Histoire de la Guerre d'Écosse pendant les campagnes 1548 et 1549'', Maitland Club, Edinburgh (1830)*
Patrick Abercromby's English translation
''History of the Campaigns of 1548 and 1549'', (1707)
References
External links
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16th-century French writers
16th-century French male writers
French soldiers
French people of the Rough Wooing
16th-century soldiers