États provinciaux, local political assemblies

Page 26.. — i. immunités, see page 10, lines $ff.

2. donnant, donnant, give and take, a proverbial expression, hinting at an interested motive in a concession ; cf. the Latin do ut des.

3. édit de Nantes, an edict passed by Henry IV, in 1598. It assured religious liberty and political rights to the Protestants. After progressive violation of its provisions, it was finally revoked in toto by Louis XIV in 1685.

Pagre 27. — i. Languedoc, a province of S. France touching on the Mediterranean.

2. chevaux de race, blooded /torses ; cheval de course, " racehorse ; " cheval de trait, " draft-horse."