eût.—See note on 1. 18 p

L'21. de lui même. —‘*Of his own accord.”

L 22 aux pieds. —*By the feet,”

1 23. The bourreau is the hangman ; here it signifies a mean wretch who willingly assumes the ugly duty of manacling his master,

1. 29. subit, ete. —* Underwent during several months the proceedings preliminary to his trial.”

1. 32. lé chargerènt à l'envi de. —*: Vied with one another in charging him with.”

1 33. publiques. See Gram., $ 425.

Page 69, line 1. serait. —Verbs expressing a command are generally followed by the subjunctive in the dependent clause, (see Gram., $ 569) but if the main subject be the name of a king, judye, parliament, or the like, the dependent verb may be in the indicative or conditional, for

in such cases it is assumed that there is à greater probability of the command being executed.

L 2 à la justice ou à la merci du roi.—“To be delivered over to justice, or to be pardoned by the King,”

108 Nores.

1. 4. obéissant, ete.—Freely : “ Obeying from a sense of his duty as a soldier, indignant (at the bardships of Columbus) and merciful even while discharging his duty.”