Editing Michel de l'Hôpital (section)

===Chambre des comptes===
He took up the position of president of the ''chambres des comptes'' in 1554, this granted him experience with the kingdoms financial administration, and also a place in the ''conseil privé''.{{sfn|Thompson|1909|p=43}} In 1558 in his capacity at the ''chambres des comptes'' he offered a panegyric at the wedding of the dauphin [[François II of France|François II]] to [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] in which he boasted that the marriage would subdue England without the need for a war or violence.{{sfn|Carroll|2011|p=83}}

While much of the French military aristocracy was disgusted by the [[Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis]], which brought the [[Italian Wars]] to a close, L'Hôpital praised the treaty, writing a 'carmen de pax' in support of it.{{sfn|Baumgartner|1988|p=228}} While an opponent of the war he had found it necessary to balance this with support for his patrons the Guise, as demonstrated in the poem he composed celebrating the duke of Guise's expedition into Italy in 1557.{{sfn|Durot|2012|p=386}} He wrote further poems in celebration of Guise's capture of Calais in 1558.{{sfn|Durot|2012|p=405}}