Notes

NC)TES. INTRODUCTION. (l'. t J, I. 5.) .Iur<lmles. mallriscs. The }urmtde was an office given by election to a member of a guild or corpora~ tion, \\-·hose business it was to act as chairman at the meetings, dcf(md the interests of the guild, receive the apprentices, etC'.-Ifl at/risu .. when a wl'lrkm:m had served his time as apprentice, and produced a specimen of his talent or skill (clJ~1 tf'a:II1Jre), he W:lS admitted to the 'J/I1ttriS~, which implied great authority and extensive privileges. (Page J I, 1. 18.) Talons rouges, name given to the courtiers in .....rance, during the seventeenth and eightee nth (~fmturies, on account of the shoes with red heels, whkh the noblemen alone had a right to wear at Versailles. "La sc~ne de Paris, qui est plus rempJic de petits-maitrt~s Fran ~ais tt tt:/mlsr()l~f{cs {-lue de heros antiqu(~s."~· Voll.a.irl. (Po I I, 1. 19.) Bowuls canol's. Lawyers used to be thus desigmlted in Francetrin consequence of the square caps the>' wore.

CHAPTER I. (P. 17, 1. 8.) ~G"tlnd cOllseil,established under the reign of Philip the Fair, discharged political, administrative, and judkial functions ; was reorganised in 1497. (P. 1i, 1. 16.) Pla!ls cwvaliers. Plans giving the view of the houses bordering the streets, and of the monuments which the streets contain. (1'. J9, 1. 9.) P,.lsidt.llt (} mortier. These magistrtltes pre sided over the chief court (g-rand dzambre) of the parlia ments, and were thus called from the caps they wore, CHAPTER V. (Po 97, 1. 13.) Corllth. The con.tles (sen/tce de forps) were due by the serf or retainer, first to the king, secondly to his feudal lord. The. making and keeping of the roads and highways, the conveyance and carriage of goods, etl~.t con~ stituted the chief corllles. As they had to be dischar~ed without any remuneration, they entailed serious loss of time upon the persons ordered for the purpose.

(P. 116,1. 24-) J'fbulge, hallal{~, millage. .1finOKe was a duty recoverable by the lord of the manor on the com which 208 Tttrgot. was measured out in his estates; the mtne equalled half a selier, or 78 litres, 73.-}fallage, duty levied on the goods exhibited for sale in the fairs and markets (hal/es).-···Auna.ge, duty payable for the right of affixing a stamp or trademark on goods and other articles of merchandise. (P. 119, 1. 17.) C011ljJag1liede Noaillts. The king's body. guard consisted of four companies, each of which did duty for a quarter; they were known by the names of their respective commanding officers. (P. J 19, I. 22.) Afolts9ttelaires. In the French household troops there were two companies of mounted musketeers, called respectively blai:k and grey, from the colour of their horses. The black musketeers were first created in 1660; the grey, in 1622. (P. 120, I. 2.) C%ne/·glnera/, regiment of cavalry coroN manded by the colonel·general ; bore that name since the reign of Louis XIII.

(P. 123, 1. 12.) Prt"lJots de la marlchaztsle. The marl dtausle was a body of mounted soldiers doing in the provinces the duty now devolving upon the gendar11lerit~ dlpar/fmcntale. The prh.!(Uswere their officers, and formed what was called the commissionprevo/a/e. CHAPTER VI. (P. 136, I. 3.) Bed of justice. The name li/ dt jlls/icewas given to certain extraordinary meetings of the Paris parlia ment, held for the discussion of important cases, and pre sided over by the king in person. All the great officers of the State were bound to attend, as also the chiefmembers of the court. The king's throne was covered with a canopy, hence the designation lit de jllstiee, and the whole form of the sitting was most strictly adhered to, in accordance with a minute programme settled beforehand. (P. 136, l. 14.) The POi.fSy "caisse.n This was a kind of bank established at Poissy, near Paris, for the purpose of settling the obligations, compensations, sales, purchases, and other money matters between the Paris butchers and the cattle-breeders of Normandy.

(P. 138, 1. 35.) Pays d'llection, name given to certain provinces in France, where a tribunal existed whose business it was to assist the officers of the crown in the fixing and collecting of the taxes. The pays d'/Ials, enjoying the privi lege of having provincial assemblies, voted their own taxes, and settled the assessment of the amount required.