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(Warroquier， II， 467). 18 general governments to 60，000 livres， 21 to 30，000； 114 special governments； 25 to 12，000 livres， 25 to 10，000 and 64 to 8，000； 176 lieutenants and commandants of towns， places， etc.， of which 35 were reduced to 16，600 and 141 from 2，000 to 6，000. - The ordinance of 1788 established， besides these， 17 commands in chief with from 20，000 to 30，000 livres fixed salary and from 4，000 to 6，000a month for residence， and commands of a secondary grade.

[11]. Somewhat like a minister of culture in one of our western Welfare Social democracies， and which secures the support for the ruling class of a horde of "artists" of all sorts. (SR.)[12]. Archives nationales， H， 944， April 25， and September 20， 1780. Letters and Memoirs of Furgole， advocate at Toulouse.

[13]. Archives nationales， O1， 738 (Reports made to the bureau-general of the king's household， March， 1780， by M. Mesnard de Chousy). Augeard， "Mémoires，" 97. - Mme. Campan， "Mémoires，" I. 291. -D'Argenson， "Mémoires，" February 10， December 9， 1751， - "Essai sur les capitaineries royales et autres" (1789)， p. 80. - Warroquier， "Etat de la France en 1789，" I. 266.

[14]. "Marie Antoinette，" by D'Arneth and Geffroy， II. 377.

[15]. 1 crown (écu) equals 6 livres under Louis XV. (SR.)[16]. Mme. Campan， "Mémoires，" I. 296， 298， 300， 301； III. 78. -Hippeau， "Le Gouvernement de Normandie，" IV. 171 (Letter from Paris， December 13， 1780). - D'Argenson， "Mémoires，" September 5， 1755. -Bachaumont， January 19， 1758. - "Mémoire sur l'imposition territoriale，" by M. de Calonne (1787)， p. 54.

[17]. D'Argenson， "Mémoires，" December 9， 1751. "The expense to courtiers of two new and magnificent coats， each for two fête days， ordered by the king， completely ruins them."[18]. De Luynes， "Journal，" XIV. pp. 147-295， XV. 36， 119. -D'Argenson， "Mémoires，" April 8， 1752， March 30 and July 28， 1753， July 2， 1735， June 23， 1756. - Hippeau， ibid.. IV. p. 153 (Letter of May 15， 1780). - Necker， "De l'Administration des Finances，" II. pp.

265， 269， 270， 271， 228. - Augeard， "Mémoires，" p 249.

[19]. Nicolardot， "Journal de Louis XVI.，" p. 228. Appropriations in the Red Book of 1774 to 1789： 227，985，716 livres， of which 80，000，000 are in acquisitions and gifts to the royal family. - Among others there are 14，600，000 to the Comte d'Artois and 14，450，000 to Monsieur. - 7，726，253 are given to the Queen for Saint-Cloud. -8，70，000 for the acquisition of Ile-Adam.

[20]. Cf . "Compte général des revenus et dépenses fixes au 1er Mai， 1789" (Imprimerie royale， 1789， in 4to). Estate of Ile-Dieu， acquired in 1783 of the Duc de Mortemart， 1，000，000； estate of Viviers， acquired of the Prince de Soubise in 1784， 1，500，000. -Estates of St. Priest and of St. Etienne， acquired in 1787 of M.

Gilbert des Voisins， 1，335，935. - The forests of Camors and of Floranges， acquired of the Duc de Liancourt in 1785， 1，200，000. - The county of Montgommery， acquired of M. Clement de Basville in 1785， 3，306，604.

[21]. "Le President des Brosses，" by Foisset. (Remonstrances to the king by the Parliament of Dijon， Jan. 19， 1764).

[22]. Lucas de Montigny， "Mémoires de Mirabeau." Letter of the bailiff， May 26， 1781. - D'Argenson， "Mémoires，" VI. 156， 157， 160， 76； VI. p. 320. - Marshal Marmont， "Mémoires，" I. 9. - De Ferrières， "Mémoires，" preface. See， on the difficulty in succeeding， the Memoirs of Dumourier. Chateaubriand's father is likewise one of the discontented， "a political frondeur， and very inimical to the court."(I. 206). - Records of the States-General of 1789， a general summary by Prud'homme， II. passim.

[23]. "Ephémérides du citoyen，" II. 202， 203. - Voltaire， "Dictionnaire philosophique，" article "Curé de Campagne." - AbbéGuettée， "Histoire de l'Eglise de France，" XII. 130.

[24]. Those entitled to tithes in cereals.- TR.

[25]. A curate's salary at the present day (1875) is， at the minimum， 900 francs with a house and perquisites.

[26]. Théron de Montaugé， "L'Agriculture les classes rurale， dans le pays Toulousain，" p. 86.