de concert, together, simultaneously

1. 30. des peuples, better, des habitants or de la population ; des peuples generally means of the nations, which of course is not intended hère.

1. 40. élection, "certaine étendue de pays sur laquelle les élus exerçaient leur juridiction." (Littré.) The "élus" were judges locallv chosen for exercising jurisdiction over a certain district in the matter of taxes and administration.

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1. 3. chrgê régulier et sccniicr. The "regular" clergy were those who belonged to a monastic order or rule (régula): the "secular" clergy were the parish-priests and others who did not belong to such orders, but had the care of soûls.

1. 20. el il ienfatit âr'c., and he did much les? than he might hâve donc.

1. 2 1. La guerre, the so-called Gernian War, in which France had to cope with the Grand Alliance, and which ended with the Peace of Ryswick in 1697.

I. 23. la succession, the succession to the crown of Spain : this war ended wâth the Peace of Utrecht in 1714.