dans la mi-carlme, at mid- lent

Page 25 . — 1. qu’il fut loisible k, to allow of.

2. ma mie, my dear. To be traced to the old French m'amie , where we should write now mon amie.

3. dussy-je, = s'il fallait que je dusse, “should I have to.”

4. fille du roi d’Ecosse, allusion to the negotiations pending for a marriage between Louis, the son of Charles VII, and the daughter of the King of Scots who promised to send fresh aid.

Page 26 . — I. ils lui feraient, they would obtain permission for her.