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1, G. Gardes-françaises, an infantry regiment formed by Charles IX., 1563; grenadiers were added to it by Louis XIV, and Louis XV. This regiment si ed with the people in 1789, and contributed to the fall of the Bastille. It was cashiered by Louis XVI,
2, 4. Surnumérariat, supernumerary service.
14. Du maniement de l'arme à l'exercice des manœuvres, from manual to field exercise.
21. Grenadiers, a name given in 1667 to the old company of the ‘‘ Enfants Perdus ” (picked men who led in every attack). They were originally employed in throwing hand-grenades, hence their name. The ‘grenade ” is so called from its likeness to the pomegranate, ‘‘ grane.tum malum.”?
40. Et répand de charmes, the de is explained by the presence of combien higher up. The complete sentence would be ‘Combien ja culture de l'intelligence répand de charmes.”
8, 27. Ouvrages de polémique courante, current polemics.
4, 29, Lelevait, set off,
5, 36. La taille, or les tailles (there were a great many kinds), a very heavy tax levied on all those who were not of noble birth, or did not belong to the clergy. ‘Its name (says Littré) comes from the fact that the collectors used a ‘tally,’ or stick, on which they kept their accounts by notches.”” This mode of ‘‘notching ” accounts is still used by bakers in sorne country places in France.
36. Corvée, statute labour, a certain amount of work which the vassal kad te do gratuitously for his lord.
37. Æoturicrs, commoners, those who are not cf noble birth. They were said to be “taillables et corvéables à merci,” subject to taxes and statute labour at the will of their lord.
G, 12. L'Assemblée Nationale et Constituante, the name taken by the ‘‘States-General,” June 17, 1780.
The following are the names of the principal Assemblies, Committees, &c., of the French Revolution from 1789 tn 1799 :—
‘6 Ftats-Généraux,”” the, representatives of the Nobility Clergy, and ‘“Tiers-États,” assembled at Versailles May 5, 1789 ; 1118 members,
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the above assembly, June 17, 1789.
“ Assemblée Lézislative,” 745 members, October 1, 1791.
4 Convention Nationale,” 749 members, n'oclaimed the Republic, September 21, 1792.
“ Comité de Salut Public,” created by the Convention originally for a month, April 6, 1793. Tt lasted till the ‘‘ Directoire,” and established the Keig a of Terror ; 9 members.
4 Conseil des Anciens,” 250 members,
‘ Conseil des Cinq-Cents,”? 500 members, ? Oct. 27, 1795.
“ Directoire,” 5 Directors, \
‘ Consulat,” 3 Consuls, November 10, 1799.
6, 2c. Louis XVI, see ‘* Biographical and Geographical Index,”
17: Hulire (l'hôtel des) was built by Louis XIV., 1671- 1674 ; it contains now about 3000 invalided soldiers and officers ; it is situated in the ‘‘ faubourg St, Germain,” S.W. extremity of Paris.
