placets, 'pétitions

96. leur, dative. See line 57 and Une 15, and Appendix II. II.

158 NOTES. [Ch. IV.

100. faucheur, * reaper ; * from * faucher,' * to reap * (with a Scythe), from * faux,* fem. Old French * faulx ' = * a scythe ' Lat. falcem^ fem.

103. de deuil, *full of woe' : lit. *of mourning.* 'Papier de deuil '= * mourning note-paper.*

104. parciuet, * floor,' * polished floor ' ; the use of carpets is much rarer in France than in England.