Comité de salut public. See La Législative, note

9. Les membres des Douze, a commission of twelve members created by the Convention on the I2th of May, 1793, on the proposai of Barrère, with the purpose of investigating the decrees of the Commune and screening the Dantonists. The scope of the commission was enlarged by the Gironde so as to include ail machinations against public order. A fortnight later it was dissolved tumultuously, but almost immediateiy restored.

10. Hausse-col, gorget, a kind of breastplate in the shape of a half-moon, worn by infantry ofhcers. It is derived fi^om the Word hausser (Lat. altus) and col (Lat. collum), a double form of cou, the neck.

11. Apposer les scellés, to put under seal, also mettre les scellés, French magistrales seal up any objects — drawers, rooms, etc. — which are subject to a judicial investigation. Whoever breaks thèse seals is condemned to pénal servitude. Scellé is only used in the above légal phrase, and is a double form of sceau (Lat. sigillum).