redoubla = augmenta ; cf. Memnon, p

Page 60. 1. 37. par voie de fait, ' by force ' ; voies de fait are acts of violence, blows, assault.

Page 61. 1. 1. moyennant quoi. Note the use of quoi as a relative with an indeterminato antécédent, and cf. après quoi, I. II. De quoi used absolutoly occurs often ; cf. p. 99, 1. 34, and note.

1. 4. roi deji rois, a favourile titlo of Eastorn monarchs ; cf. p. 23, I. 24.

Page 63. 1. 39. archers: nom d'anciens agents de justice et de police.

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Page 64. 1. ^. seigneurs de la louche, i.o. officiers de la l)ouche du roi, ' the officors of tho king's kitclien.' Loui-s XIV emjjloyed about four hundred.

1. 10. disgrâce = infortune, malheur ; so p. 77, 1. 8, and p. 86, 1. 1. Its original meaning, ' loss of royal favour,' appears in disgracié, p. 30, 1. 17.

1. 12. La pourpre de Tyr, * Tyrian purple,' obtained from a shell-fish, was famous in ancient times. It is thought to hâve been the colour now called scarlet ; the scarlet rol^es worn by cardinals are spoken of in Italy as ' the purple '.