III. 1776-81. Necker

N.B. (1). System of National loans for conduct of war in support of United States against England.

(2). Improved system of incidence of tuille.

(3). Serfs on royal domain liberated. 1779.

(4). One or two Provincial assemblies (e.g., Berry) instituted as an experiment ; the members nominated by the king.

(5). ‘ Le compte-rendu * the first national balance-sheet published in France, to a great extent inaccurate, but clearly demonstrating to the people the extravagance of the Court. This led to dismissal of the minister, who was said ‘d’en appeler au peuple contre le monarque.”