ÿ ▁d ' H av ré ▁( 1 7 4 4 - 1 8 3 9 ) ▁▁ 1 8 2 5 - 1 8 3 0 ▁: ▁Em manuel ▁Marie ▁Maxim il ien ▁de ▁Cro ÿ - Sol re ▁( 1 7 6 8 - 1 8 4 8 ) ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Company ▁( 1 st ▁French ▁Company ) ▁ ▁Louis ▁XI , ▁by ▁ed ict ▁of ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 4 7 4 , ▁had ▁instit uted ▁for ▁the ▁cust ody ▁of ▁his ▁person ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁French ▁men - at - ar ms , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁H ector ▁de ▁Gal ard . ▁This ▁tro op ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁known ▁under ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁gent il sh ommes ▁au ▁bec ▁de ▁cor bin , ▁because ▁they ▁carried ▁a ▁bal anced ▁ax ▁on ▁its ▁handle ▁by ▁a ▁bent ▁tip . ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁gentlemen ▁was ▁to ▁maintain ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense ▁two ▁arch ers . ▁By ▁letters ▁pat ent ▁given ▁at ▁Rou en ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 4 7 5 , ▁the ▁King ▁ex empt ed ▁these ▁gentlemen ▁from ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁arch ers ; ▁he ▁took ▁them ▁in ▁his ▁pay ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁special ▁company , ▁which ▁he ▁entr usted ▁to ▁Jean ▁Bl os set , ▁Lord ▁of ▁Pl ess is - P ate . ▁This ▁company ▁of ▁arch ers ▁was ▁called ▁la ▁petite ▁gar de ▁du ▁roi , ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it