1 ▁May ▁ 1 4 7 8 ▁at ▁his ▁château ▁de ▁V au jours , ▁the ▁document ▁by ▁which ▁he ▁confirmed ▁certain ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁prior ▁of ▁Ch arn es , ▁a ▁pri ory ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁San cer re . ▁ ▁Le ▁J ou ven cel ▁ ▁Jean ▁de ▁B ueil ▁wrote ▁Le ▁J ou ven cel ▁about ▁ 1 4 6 6 . ▁ ▁De ▁B ueil ▁intended ▁that ▁the ▁work ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁did actic ▁purpose ▁for ▁young ▁no blem en . ▁ ▁He ▁therefore ▁uses ▁an ▁Arist ot elian ▁structure ▁to ▁his ▁work , ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁hero ' s ▁career ▁in ▁three ▁parts , ▁which ▁reflect ▁three ▁elements ▁of ▁govern ance ▁or ▁discipline ; ▁the ▁young ▁soldier ▁lear ns ▁about ▁eth ics ▁and ▁self - dis cipl ine , ▁the ▁military ▁commander ▁lear ns ▁leadership ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁the ▁reg ent ▁lear ns ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁a ▁country . ▁Le ▁J ou ven cel ▁joins ▁several ▁medieval ▁military ▁literature ▁trad itions ; ▁ch ival ric ▁rom ance , ▁treat ises ▁on ▁ch ival ry ▁and ▁manual s ▁on ▁war fare . ▁ ▁De ▁B ueil ▁draw s ▁upon ▁earlier ▁writers ▁such ▁as ▁Honor é ▁Bon et ▁and ▁Christ ine ▁de ▁P iz an ▁but ▁also ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁military ▁experience . ▁In ▁so ▁doing , ▁he ▁gives ▁a ▁rounded ▁image ▁of ▁how ▁a ▁professional ▁soldier ▁thought ▁about ▁and ▁pract iced ▁war ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁ ▁Le ▁J ou ven