revint sur, rescinded

5. Manuel was at this time District Attorney of Paris. He was at first an extrême revolutionist, but later took. the part of the king and was guillotined in 1793.

6. The Temple was originally the résidence of the Knights Templar and was built about the year 1200. In the rear of the palace were two towers {la grande et la petite tour) which were of ten used as prisons. It was hère that the royal family was confined.