au pillage, *'given up to plunder

1. 16. régales, the rights of the king (i) to appoint to bénéfices depending on a bishopric during the vacancy of the see, (2) to receive the revenues of a vacant see.

1. 17. les monnaies, the right of coining money — ^which was valued by mediaeval rulers partly as a distinction, partly for the sake of the profit made by debasing the coin.

1. 27. prévôtés. A prévôt was a magistrate representing the king or a feudal lord, and the prévôté was the district over which he had jurisdiction.

1. 32. la fille ainêe^ Anne, afterwards married to the Sire de Beaujeu.

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1. 8. de Pragmatique, Louis XL had abolished the Pragmatic Sanction, made by Charles VIL, 1436, which had excluded Papal influence from the French Church in the matter of appointments. This abolition was stated as a grievance by the League of the Public Weal.

1. 12. élections, This refers to the élection of Bishops by the Chapters of the diocèses, instead of appointing them by agreement between King and Pope.

1. 17. trente-six notables, This was probably borrowed from the 36 Commissioners of Etienne Marcel. It was a mère pretence. Olivier de la Marche says he never heard who thèse 36 were ; but they were appointed, although they did nothing.

1. 23. voilà le roi bien lié, ** thus the king was fast bound."

L 26. serré, ** cooped up." 1.38. de cAar^s, ** o&cGs.^*

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