fl. late 15th century. France. Medieval French translator of Martin of Opava. Originally from Soissons, he pursued an ecclesiastical career as the chanter at the college of Saint-Etienne de Troyes. In 1466, he translated the fabulous history of Romuléon, dedicated to his patron, the governor of Champagne and Dauphiné, Louis de Laval, of whom he says he is the chaplain and domestic servant. He also composed Compendieuse Description de la Terre de Promision after a voyage to Syria in ad 1488 [Fig. 45].
At Louis' behest, Mamerot produced a French translation of the Chronicle of M…