de manvakie bumeur, 'outof temper

356. UliertéB gaUlcaues, *the liberties. of the Gallican Church,* t.e, the dependence of the French clergy upon the head of the State, instead of depending upon the Papacy alone. Thèse liberties are founded upon what is called the * Pragmatic Sanction ' of Saint-Louis (1269) and of Bourges (1438), restraining the impositions of the Popes in France, but securing to them the right of electing biskops, Francis I. annulled the * Pragmatic Sanction' in the Concordat of 1516, but in 1682 the Gallican clergy, headed by Bossuet, made out a déclaration, which was signed by the king, Louis xiv., in accordance with the Pragmatic Sanction, stating, however, that a gênerai council is superior to the Pope, and forbidding appeals. In his old âge, when under the influence of the bigoted Mme. de Maintenon, he wrote privately to the Pope a disapproval of thèse liberties.

356-7. on ne me pipe pas ainsi, 'I am not thus to be gulled ' or * tricked. ' * Piper des oiseaux ' = * to catch birds by whistling to them.* * Piper des cartes '=*to prépare cards.' * Dés pipés ' = * cogged cice.*