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• First Fragment of the Collection of Unpublished Memorials of the History of the Tiers État. (a Description of Ancient Municipal France.) *
• Second Fragment. Monography of the Communal Constitution of Amiens.
• Section I.: Introduction; Times Prior to the Twelfth Century. *
• Section II.: The Twelfth Century: Establishment of the Commune of Amiens. *
• Section III.: Original Articles and Principal Provisions of the Communal Charter of Amiens. *
• Section IV.: Grant Made By Philip of Alsace, Count of Amiens—cession of the County of Amiens to Philippe-auguste, King of France—confirmation of the Commune—additional Articles of the Communal Charter of Amiens; Its Definitive Text. *
• Appendix I.: Plan of a General Collection of Unpublished Memorials of the History of the Tiers État. *
• Appendix II.: Lists of the Deputies of the Tiers État to the States-general of 1484, 1560, 1576, 1588, 1593, and 1614.
• First List.: States-general Held At Tours In 1484. *
• Second List.: States-general Held At Orleans In 1560. *
• Third List: States-general Held At Blois In 1576. *
• Fourth List: States-general Held At Blois In 1588. *
• Fifth List.: States-general Convoked By the League, and Held At Paris In 1593. *
• Sixth List.: States-general Held At Paris In 1614. *
• Appendix III.: Cahier of the Village of Blaigny Drawn Up For the States-general of 1576. *

SIXTH LIST.

STATES-GENERAL HELD AT PARIS IN 1614.*

President of the Chamber of the Tiers Etat.—Messire Robert Miron, king’s councillor in his councils of state, and privy councillor, president of the Court of Requests in his court of parliament, prévôt des marchands of the city of Paris.

For the City of Paris.—Maître Israel Desnœux, a noble, comptroller of the king’s salt-stores in Paris, lord of Mézières, and one of the échevins of the city of Paris; M^e Pierre Clapisson, a noble, king’s councillor in his prison of the Châtelet, and the presidial court of Paris, and one of the échevins of the city, nominated and elected teller in the said assembly of the Tiers Etat; Pierre Sainctor, a noble, seigneur of Vemars, and one of the councillors of the city; M^e Jean Perrot, seigneur of Chesnard, and one of the councillors of the said city; Nicolas de Paris, bourgeois of the said city.

Prévôté and Vicomté of Paris.—Messire Henry de Mesmes, seigneur of Irval, king’s councillor in his councils of state, and privy councillor, lieutenant civil of the prevôté, and vicomté of Paris, elected president in the absence of the sieur Miron, deputy for the prévôté and vicomté of Paris.

DUCHY OF BURGUNDY.

Bailliage of Dijon.—Maître Claude Mochet, seigneur of Azu, advocate in the parliament of Dijon, and council of the three estates of the duchy; Messire Réné Gervais, king’s councillor and lieutenant-general in the bailliage of Dijon; M^e Antoine Joly, king’s councillor, registrar in the parliament and states of Burgundy.

Bailliage of Autun.—M^e Philibert Venot, advocate in the said bailliage; M^e Simon Montaigu, lieutenant-general in the chancery of Autun, and vierg of the said place.

Bailliage of Chalons-sur-Marne.—M^e Guillaume Prisque, sieur de Serville, lieutenant criminal in the bailliage of Chalons; M^e Abraham Perraut, councillor in the said bailliage, and mayor of the said city.

Bailliage of Auxois.—Claude Espiart, a noble, councillor and secretary of the king, usher in the chancery of Burgundy; Jacques de Cluny, a noble, king’s councillor, and prévôtal judge in the city of Avalon.

Bailliage of La Montagne.—Claude François, a noble, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general in the bailliage of La Montagne, judge (qy.) in the presidial court of Chastillon-sur-Seine; M^e François de Gissey, king’s councillor and lieutenant-general in the chancery of Chastillon-sur-Seine.

Bailliage of Chasrollois.—M^e Claude Maleteste, advocate to the bailliage of Chasrollois; M^e Claude de Ganay, sieur de Montéguillon, lieutenant in the bailliage of Chasrollois.

Bailliage of Mascon.—Messire Hugues Fouillard, king’s councillor and lieutenant-general of the said place.

Bailliage of Auxerre.—M^e Claude Chevalier, a noble king’s councillor and lieutenant-general of the bailliage and presidial court of the said place; Guillaume Berault, sieur du Sablon, judge consul-échevin of the said city.

Bailliage of Bar-sur-Seine.—Lazarre Coqueley, a noble, maître-particulier of the waters and forests, and mayor of the said Bar-sur-Seine.

DUCHY OF NORMANDY.

City of Rouen.—Jacques Hallé, a noble, seigneur of Canteleu, councillor and secretary of the king, the house and crown of France, formerly councillor, second échevin, and deputy of this city, nominated and elected secretary and registrar of the said Tiers État of France, in the present assembly of the states-general; Michel Maringe, a noble, sieur de Montgrimont, also king’s councillor and secretary, and comptroller in his chancery of Normandy, councillor and lately-elected échevin and deputy of the said city.

Bailliage of Rouen.—Jacques Campion of Anzouville-sur-Ry, of honourable family, deputy of the bailliage.

City and Bailliage of Caen.—Guillaume Vauquelin, esquire, seigneur of La Fresnaye, king’s councillor, president and lieutenant-general of the said bailliage, and [judge of the (qy.)] presidial court, master of requests to the queen-mother, deputy of the said city of Caen; M^e Abel Olivier, lord of La Fontaine, one of the syndics of Falaise, deputy for the bailliage.

Bailliage of Caux.—Constantin Housset, of the parish of Flamanville.

Bailliage of Coustantin.—M^e Jacques-Germain d’Arcanville, advocate at Carentin, seigneur of the county.

Bailliage of Evreux.—M^e Claude de Doux, esquire, lord of Melleville, king’s councillor, master of ordinary requests to the queen-mother, president and lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the said bailliage and presidial court.

Bailliage of Gisors.—M^e Julien le Bret, a noble, king’s councillor, vicomte of Gisors.

Bailliage of Alençon.—M^e Pierre le Rouillé, a noble, king’s councillor, and advocate in the said bailliage and presidial court.

GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY AND DUCHY OF GUIENNE.

City of Bordeaux and Sénéchaussée of Guienne..—M^e Jean de Claveau, a noble, king’s councillor, and first substitute for the attorney-general, advocate in the parliament, jurat of the city of Bordeaux; M^e Isaac de Boucaud, a noble, deputy of the said city, and sénéchaussée of Guienne, king’s councillor in the said sénéchaussée and presidial court, deputy of the said city and sénéchaussée of Guienne.

Sénéchaussée of Bazadois.—M^e Antoine de l’Auvergne, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée of Bazas.

Sénéchaussée of Périgord.—M^e Nicolas Alexandre, advocate in the presidial court of Périgueux; M^e Pierre de la Broulle, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general in the criminal court of Sarlat; M^e André Charron, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general in the presidial court of Bergerac.

Sénéchaussée of Rouergue.—M^e Jean-Gilles Fabry, doctor, first consul in the city of Rhodez, judge of Concoures; Antoine de Bandinel, seigneur of Roquette, first consul of the city and borough of Rhodez; Foulerand Coulonges, consul of Villefranche; M^e Jean Guérin, doctor, lieutenant in the royal judicature of Creisses, and consul of Milhau; Jacques de Fleires, a noble, lord and baron of Bouson, doctor, syndic-general in the said Rouergue.

Sénéchaussée of Xaintonges.—Raymond de Montaigne, seigneur of Saint-Gene, Combrac, la Vallée, and other places, king’s councillor, and lieutenant in the said sénéchaussée.

Sénéchaussée of Agénois.—M^e Jean Villemon, king’s councillor and attorney in the said sénéchaussée; Julien de Cambeford, esquire, lord of Selves, first consul in the said city of Agen; M^e Jean de Sabaros, lord of Montherouge, advocate in the parliament of Bordeaux, syndic of the said country.

States, Country, and Country of Cominges.—François de Combis, esquire, lord of the said place and of la Mothe.

County and Jugerie of Rivière, Verdun, Gauré, Barony of Lernac and Marestaing.—M^e Louis de Long, king’s councillor, and judge-general in the said country.

Dax and Sénéchaussées of Lannes and Saint-Sever.—M^e Daniel de Barry, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée of Lannes, in the court of Saint-Sever; M^e Arnaul de Coisl, syndic-general of the country and court of Saint-Sever, deputy as coadjutor to the said sieur de Barry, on account of his indisposition.

Albret.—M^e Pierre du Ray, king’s councillor, lieutenant, civil and criminal, in the sénéchaussée of Albret; M^e Jean Broca, consul of the city of Nérac, advocate in the parliament of Bordeaux and chamber of Guienne.

Sénéchaussée of Armagnac.—M^e Samuel de Long, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general, and juge-mage in the sénéchaussée of Armagnac.

City and County of Condom, and Sénéchaussée of Gascony.—Guillaume Ponchalan, a noble, first consul of Condom, lord of la Tour; Raimond de Goujon, a noble, bourgeois, and jurat of the said city.

Haut Limosin and City of Limoges.—Léonard du Chastenet, sieur and baron of Murat, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée of Limosin, and presidial court of Limoges, deputy both of the town and cité of Limoges, and of the other cities of the flat country, nominated and elected teller; Grégoire de Cordes, lord of Saint-Ligourde, bourgeois of Limoges, as well as deputy of the said city, to assist the said lieutenant-general.

Low Country of Limosin, comprising Tulles, Brives, and Uzerches.—M^e François du Mas, lord of Maison, a noble of Chapoulie, and in the dependencies of Pradel-la-Gane and Ganterie, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée of Bas-Limosin, and the presidial court of Brives-la-Gaillarde, deputy for the said Bas-Limosin; M^e Pierre de Fenis, lord of Theil, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general in the said sénéchaussée, likewise deputy for Bas-Limosin.

Sénéchaussée of Quercy.—M^e Pierre de la Fage, doctor-in-law, advocate in the presidial court of Cahors, and first consul of the said city; M^e Paul de la Croix, doctor and syndic of the said country of Quercy.

Country and County of Bigorre.— . . . . . . .

Duchy of Britanny.—Guy-Gonault, esquire, lord of Sénégrand, king’s councillor, prévôt and ordinary judge of Rennes; Julien Salmon, a noble, lord of Querbloye, king’s councillor and attorney in the presidial court of Vannes; Raoult Moirot, a noble, lord of Gorraye, king’s councillor and sénéchal of Dinan; Jean Perret, a noble, lord of Giclaye; M^e Mathurin Rouxel, a noble, lord of Beauvais, procureur-syndic of the inhabitants of Saint-Brieuc; Jean de Harouis, a noble, lord of Lespinay, procureur syndic of the States of Britanny.

COUNTY OF CHAMPAGNE AND BRIE.

Bailliage of Troyes.—M^e Pierre le Noble, king’s councillor, president and lieutenant-general in the bailliage and presidial court of Troyes; Jean Bazin, esquire, lord of Bouilly and Besènes, mayor of Troyes.

Bailliage of Chaumont in Bassigny.—M^e François de Grand, king’s councillor, and lieutenant criminal in the bailliage of Chaumont; M^e François de Juilliot, king’s councillor in the presidial court of Chaumont, and mayor of the said city.

Bailliage of Vitry-le-François.—M^e Jacques Rotet, lord of Bestans, king’s councillor, prévôt and ordinary judge of Vitry; M^e François Rouyer, advocate in the parliament of Paris, resident at Saint-Menehoud.

Bailliage of Meaux.—M^e Louis Barre, advocate in the bailliage and presidial court of Meaux; M^e Jacques Chalemot, formerly advocate and échevin of the said city.

Bailliage of Provins.—M^e Pierre Retel, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-particulier, assessor in the bailliage and presidial court of Provins.

Bailliage of Sézanes.—M^e Jacques Champion, king’s attorney in the bailliage of Sézanes, deceased during the sitting of the said estates.

Bailliage of Sens.—M^e Bernard Angenoust, esquire, lord of Trencault, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general in the bailliage and presidial court of Sens.

Bailliage of Château-Thierry.—Claude de Vertu, esquire, lord of Macongay, king’s councillor, president and lieutenant criminal in the bailliage and presidial court of Château-Thierry.

COUNTY OF TOULOUSE AND GOVERNMENT OF LANGUEDOC.

Sénéchaussée and City of Toulouse.—M^e Jean de Louppes, king’s councillor, and his criminal judge in the sénéchaussée of Toulouse; M^e Pierre Marmiesse, a noble, doctor-in-law, advocate in the parliament of Toulouse, and capitoul of the said city; M^e François de Barier, doctor and advocate in the parliament, capitoul and consistorial head of the town-hall in the said Toulouse, deputy of the said city.

Sénéchaussée of Beaucaire and Nismes.—M^e François de Rochemore, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée of Beaucaire and Nismes; Louis de Gendin, a noble, consul of the city of Uzez.

Sénéchaussée of Puy and Bailliage of Vellay.—M^e Hugues de Filère, king’s councillor and principal lieutenant in the sénéchaussée of Puy; M^e Jean Vitalis, doctor in medicine, and first consul of the said city.

Government of Montpellier.—Daniel de Gallice, king’s councillor, treasurer-general of France, first consul and judge (viguier) of the said city.

Sénéchaussée of Carcassonne and Beziers.—M^e Philippe le Roux, seigneur of Alzonne, king’s councillor, president and juge-mage, hereditary lieutenant and general in the sénéchaussée of Carcassonne and Beziers; David de l’Espinasse, esquire, first consul of the city of Castres, and deputy of the same.

Sénéchaussée of Lauraguais.—Raymond de Cup, king’s councillor, and juge-mage of Castelnaudary.

Country and County of Foix.—M^e Bernard Méric, doctor and advocate in the sénéchaussée, and king’s attorney in the city of Foix, capital of the said county.

Bailliage of Vermandois.—M^e Etienne de Lalain, lord of Espuissar, Roquinicourt, La Suze, advocate in the bailliage of Vermandois and presidial court of Laon.

Sénéchaussée and Country of Poitou, Fontenay, and Niort.—Réné Brochard, esquire, lord of Fontaines, king’s councillor in the presidial court of Poitiers; M^e François Brisson, esquire, lord of the palace, king’s councillor, and his sénéchal at Fontenay; sire Coste Arnaut, merchant of the city of Poitiers.

Sénéchaussée of Anjou.—M^e François Lanier, lord of Saint-James, king’s councillor and lieutenant-general of Anjou; M^e Etienne du Mesnis, formerly advocate in the said court; Naguères, mayor and captain of the city of Angers.

Sénéchaussée of the Maine.—M^e Michel Vasse, lieutenant-general in the criminal affairs of the sénéchaussée of the Maine, deceased during the said states; M^e Julien Gaucher, king’s late chief advocate in the said sénéchaussée.

Bailliage of Touraine and Amboise.—M^e Jacques Gauthier, king’s councillor in the parliament of Britanny, president in the presidial court of Tours; M^e Réné de Sain, king’s councillor and treasurer-general of France, and mayor of the city of Tours; M^e Jean Dodeau, a noble, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general in the bailliage of the said Amboise; Claude Rousseau, a noble, king’s attorney in the election, and former échevin of Amboise.

Bailliage of Berry.—Louis Foucault, esquire, lord of Champfort, king’s councillor, president in the presidial court of Berry, and mayor of the city of Bourges; Philippe-le-Bègue, a noble, king’s advocate and councillor in the said presidial court; François Carcat, a noble, king’s councillor and attorney in the royal court of Issoudun; Paul Ragueau, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the bailliage and royal court of Mehun-sur-Yèvre.

Bailliage of Saint-Pierre-le-Moustier.—M^e Gascoing, a noble, king’s councillor and lieutenant-general in the bailliage and presidial court of Saint-Pierre-le-Moustier; Florimond Rapine, a noble, lord of Samxi, king’s councillor and advocate in the said court.

Sénéchaussée of Bourbonnois.—Jean de Champfeu, seigneur of Garennes, king’s councillor and president in the office of finances established at Moulins, and mayor of the said city; Jean de l’Aubespin, esquire, bailli and governor of Montaigu-les-Combrailles, treasurer-general of France in the said Moulins; M^e Gilbert Balle, lord of Petit-Bois, lieutenant, civil and criminal, in the castle of Ainay; M^e Jean Berauld, lieutenant-general, advocate in the sénéchaussée of Bourbonnois.

Bailliage of Forez.—M^e Pierre Rival, assessor in the prévôté, and first échevin of the city of Montbrison; M^e Claude Greysolon, syndic of the said country of Forests.

Bailliage of Beaujolois.—Claude Charreton, a noble, seigneur of La Terrière, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the said bailliage.

The Bas Pays d’Auvergne.—The two lieutenants-general of the sénéchaussées established in the said country, and Guillaume Maritan, échevin of the city of Clermont, capital of the said country.

Note.—The said lieutenants were not named, for this reason, that when the registrar was about to read the name of Messire Antoine de Murat, king’s councillor in his councils of state, and privy councillor, lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée and presidial court established at Riom, maître Jean Savaron, lord of Villars, king’s councillor, president and lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée and presidial court established at Clermont, opposition was made; and on this followed the deputation in which they were not named, and this in consequence of the decree in council, delivered at Nantes, in August last, by which the variations in the titles and prerogatives of their courts were referred to the superior (qy.) court.

Haut Pays D Auvergne.—M^e Pierre Chabot, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the bailliage of Haut-Auvergne, established at Saint-Flour, capital of the said country; Pierre Sauret, second consul of the city of Saint-Flour; M^e Jean Montheil, advocate in the said bailliage of Saint-Flour; M^e Jean Sauret, advocate in the parliament of Paris, and residing there: in case of the absence of the said Pierre Sauret, consul, his brother to be substituted for him.

Sénéchaussée of Lyons.—M^e Pierre Austrein, a noble, seigneur of Jarnosse, president in the parliament of Dombes, lieutenant in the sénéchaussée and presidial court of Lyons, district auditor in the government of the said Lyons county of Lyonnois, Forest and Beaujollois, and prévôt des marchands of the city of Lyons; M^e Charles Grollier, esquire, seigneur of Escouvires, advocate and attorney-general of the said city: M^e Jean de Moulceau, advocate to the privy council of the king, deputy of the city of Lyons; M^e Jean Goujon, advocate in the said sénéchaussée and presidial court of Lyons; M^e Philippe Tixier, captain and châtelain of Dargoire, syndic of the flat country of Lyonnais, deputy of the said country of Lyonnais.

Bailliage of Chartres.—M^e François Chavaine, king’s councillor, president in the bailliage and presidial court of Chartres; M^e Jacques des Essarts, councillor in the said court, councillor of state, deputy for the bailliage of Chartres.

Bailliage of Orléans.—Messire François de Beauharnois. king’s councillor, president and lieutenant-general in the bailliage and presidial court of Orléans; Guillaume Rousselet, bourgeois of the city of Orléans, deputy of the Tiers État of the said city; and again the said Beauharnois, deputy of the Tiers État for the royal and non-royal châtellenies of the said bailliage; M^e Augustin de l’Isle, king’s councillor and lieutenant of the bailli of Orleans, in the court of Chasteau-Regnard, deputy for the Tiers État of the said chátellenies, in case of the absence or illness of the said Beauharnois.

Bailliage of Blois.—Guillaume Ribier, esquire, lord of Haut-Vignon, king’s councillor, president and lieutenant-general in the bailliage and presidial court of Blois; Jean Courtin, a noble, sieur of Nantheuil.

Bailliage of Dreux.—M^e Thibault Couppé, lord of la Plaine, licentiate in law, advocate in the bailliage of Dreux.

Bailliage of Mantes and Meulan.—M^e Jean le Couturier, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the bailliage and presidial court of Mantes; Anthoine de Viot, king’s councillor, lieutenant, civil and criminal, in the royal court of the said Meulan.

Bailliage of Gien.—M^e Daniel Chaseray, lord of Beaux-Noirs, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the said bailliage and county of Gien; M^e Pierre le Piat, also king’s councillor. prévôt. and juge ordinaire, lieutenant civil, assessor, and criminal judge in the city and county of Gien, the prévôté and jurisdiction thereof.

Bailliage of Montargis.—M^e Réné Ravault, a noble, lord of Monceau, formerly advocate in the bailliage of Montargis-le-Franc.

County and Bailliage of Perche.—M^e Isaye Petitgars, a noble, seigneur of la Garenne, president in the election of Perche.

Bailliage of Château-Neuf, in Thimerais.— . . . .

PICARDY.

Bailliage of Amiens.—Messire Pierre Pingré, a noble, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general in the bailliage and presidial court of Amiens.

Sénéchaussée of Ponthieu.—Philippes de la Vernot Paschal, esquire, president, lieutenant-general, and criminal judge in the sénéchaussée and presidial court of Ponthieu.

County and Sénéchaussée of Boullonois.—Messire Pierre de Vuillecot, lord of les Priez and le Faux, king’s advocate in the sénéchaussée and county of Boullonois.

Calais and Regained Countries.—Louis le Beaucler, esquire, and king’s councillor, president and judge-general of Calais and regained countries.

Perronne and Roye.—Messire Robert Choquel, king’s councillor and attorney-general in the government and prévôté of Peronne, mayor of the said city, and deputy thereof and of the said government.

Prévôté of Montdidier.—Antoine de Berthin, esquire, lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the government of Peronne, Montdidier, and Roye, deputy of the bailliage and prévôté of Montdidier.

Prévôté of Roye.—M^e Jacques de Neufville, esquire, lord of Fontaines, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the government of Roye, deputy thereof.

Bailliage of Senlis.—Philippes Loisel, esquire, king’s councillor, president, and lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the bailliage and presidial court of the said Senlis; Gabriel de Moutierre, lord of S. Martin, king’s councillor, lieutenant of the bailliage of Senlis at Pontoise.

Bailliage of Valois.—M^e Charles Therault, seigneur of Vuaremal and Sery, councillor and master of ordinary requests to the Queen Marguerite, duchess of Valois, and lieutenant-particulier of Crespy and Pierre-Fond.

Bailliage of Clermont in Beauvoisis.—M^e Pierre le Mercier, a noble, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general in the bailliage of Clermont; Simon Vigneron, a noble, lord of Monceau, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-particulier, civil and criminal, in the said bailliage.

Bailliage of Chaumont, in Vexin.—M^e Louis le Porguier, prévôt forain, and lieutenant-general in the bailliage of the said Chaumont and Magny, deputy for Chaumont and Magny, in Vexin; André Jorel, lord of Saint-Brice, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the said Magny, deputy for the said Chaumont and Magny, with the said Porguier.

Bailliage of Melun.—Pierre le Jau, esquire, lord of Giroles, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general in the bailliage and presidial court of Melun.

Bailliage of Nemours.—M^e Jean le Beau, a noble, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the said bailliage and duchy of Nemours; Guillaume le Gris, a noble, captain of the castle of the said Nemours.

Bailliage of Nivernois and Donziois.—M^e Henry Bolare, lieutenant-general in the bailliage and peerage of Nivernois; M^e Guillaume Salonnier, councillor, and master of the exchequer of Monsieur le Duc de Nivernois.

The Deputies and Delegates of Dauphiny.—M^e Louis Masson, a noble, doctor, advocate in the parliament, first consul of the city of Vienne; M^e Etienne Gilbert, a noble, advocate in parliament; Gaspard de Ceressault, a noble, first consul of Ambrun; Claude Brosse, a noble, seigneur of Sérisin, syndic of the villages of Dauphiny; M^e Antoine Basset, secretary to the states in the county of Dauphiny.

City and Government of la Rochelle.—M^e Daniel de la Goutte, king’s councillor, and advocate in the presidial court of la Rochelle, and one of the peers of the said city, and deputy of its corporation, for the Tiers État of the said city and government; M^e Gabriel de Bourdigalle, a noble, lord of la Chabossière, king’s councillor, and attorney in the presidial court and other jurisdictions of the said city and government of Aunis and la Rochelle; Jean Tharray, a merchant, bourgeois of the said city, procureur syndic of the bourgeois and inhabitants thereof, deputy for the said bourgeois and inhabitants and Tiers État thereof.

Sénéchaussée of Angoumois.—Philippe de Nemond, esquire, lord of Brie, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée and presidial court of Angoulmois, and master of requests to the queen.

Bailliage of Montfort-l’Amaulry and Houdan.—M. Noel Rafron, a noble, king’s councillor, and attorney in the bailliage and county of Montfort; Nicolas Philippes, warden of the waters and forests of Néaufle-le-Chastel, receiver for the land and seigneury of Pont-Chartrain.

Bailliage of Etampes.—M^e Jacques Petau, a noble, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the said bailliage and duchy of Etampes, and mayor of the said city.

Bailliage of Dourdan.—M^e Pierre Boudet, advocate in the said bailliage.

The Delegates and Deputies of the States of Provence.—Jean-Louis de Mathaon, a noble, lord of Salignac and Entrepierre, advocate in the court, assessor of the city of Aix, and attorney of the said county; M^e Thomas de Féraporte, advocate in the court of the parliament of Provence, syndic of the Tiers État of the said country; François de Sebolin, sieur of la Mothe, first consul of the city of Hières; M^e Antoine Achard, registrar of the states of Provence.

Marseilles.—M^e Balthazard Vias, doctor-in-law, advocate in the court of parliament of Provence, and assessor of the city of Marseilles.

Arles.—M^e Pierre d’Augières, advocate in the parliament of Provence, assessor of the consuls and communities of the city.

Sénéchaussée of la Haute-Marche.—M^e Jean Vallenet, lord of Ribière, king’s councillor, lieutenant-particulier in the court of Gueret.

Sénéchaussée and Country of la Basse-Marche.—M^e François Reymond, lord of Cluseau, king’s councillor, and lieutenant-general in the sénéchaussée of la Basse-Marche, in the city of Bellac.

Duchy and Bailliage of Vendómois.—M^e Jean Bautru, lord of Matrats, bailli of the country and duchy of Vendômois; M^e Mathurin Rateau, registrar in the said bailliage, and échevin in the said city of Vendôme.

Sénéchaussée of Lodunois.—M^e Louis Trincaut, king’s attorney in the sénéchaussée of Lodunois; M^e Barthelemy, de Burges, receiver of excise duties and taxes in the election of Lodun.

Bailliage of Beauvais in Beauvoisis.—Robert Darry, esquire, lord of la Roche and Ernemont, king’s councillor, lieutenant-general, civil and criminal, in the said bailliage and presidial court.

Bailliage of Soissons.—Pierre de Chezelles, esquire, lord of la Forest, of Grizolles, king’s councillor, president, and lieutenant-general in the said bailliage and the presidial court.

Sénéchaussée of Chastelleraudois.—M^e François Ferrand, king’s councillor, and attorney in the said sénéchaussée.

Bresse.—M^e Charles Chambart, advocate in the presidial court of Bourg, and syndic of the district.

Bailliage of Bugey and Valromay.—M^e Charles Monin, advocate in the bailliage of Bugey; M^e Pierre Passerat, châtelain of Stillon de Michailhe.

Bailliage of Gex.—M^e Jacques Tombel, bourgeois of the said Gex.

APPENDIX III.

CAHIER OF THE VILLAGE OF BLAIGNY DRAWN UP FOR THE STATES-GENERAL OF 1576.*

In this convocation of the states, the grievances and complaints of each are set forth, that since it has pleased God to inspire the king to listen to his people, he may grant them the remedy which the evil requires, since the proper office of a king is to give judgment and justice, and to reign with the good-will of his people.

And one of the most necessary means is to maintain religion in peace and unity, which are the most powerful defence in the world, and an indissoluble bond of friendship, by which everything will increase in prosperity, and for this end to appoint a public council.

From this time forward it is necessary to provide, by election, as being the means of providing spiritual nourishment worthy above everything else of praise, capable priests and ministers of the Church, beneficed clergy, and other prelates, who will reside on their cures, to preach to and instruct the people without hope of a dispensation.

In this manner, all facilities of abusing benefices, as has been the case heretofore, and that notoriously, against all the holy constitutions, will be removed.

Likewise, in order to cut short the involved proceedings of law, and to reduce justice to its original state, that the appointments in the royal courts be given to those who have practised as advocates in the localities, that they be triennially elected, and remain there according to their election, provided that those be continued who have obtained their position by purchase; and by the same means the advocates be bound to observe the ordinances for curtailing proceedings, on pain of forfeiting all expenses, damages, and interests, in their own persons, and the advocates be admitted to plead in all the courts for the protection of the right of parties, and the edict established afresh in favour of the attorneys be suppressed, as made to the detriment of the people.

That the seigneurs having administration of justice have capable judges and protectors of justice, as it has been appointed by the ordinances, and be forbidden to have judges in their pay, on pain of their jurisdiction being united to that of the Crown.

That those who shall have forcibly resisted the hand of justice shall be corporally punished, their goods seized and confiscated to the king, and proceedings instituted against them by the judges of the district where they have transgressed, without prejudice to any protest or appeal whatever, or delay of execution.

And as nothing can happen to the poor labourer worse than a death which shall not even put an end to the misfortunes, oppressions, and tyrannies which the soldiery have practised towards them, the poor people show:—

That it is very necessary, in the case of future war, that the soldiery be elected by the provinces, and that the commanders who shall have charge of them shall enrol the soldiers by their proper names, surnames, and places of abode, of which they shall give in a paper, signed by their hands, or otherwise approved, to the governors of the countries, without their being able to change their names as they pass through the country, on pain of being all liable to be condemned to death.

Likewise that they pay by common consent, in consideration for the food which they shall have; and the king shall make order for them from the revenues proceeding from the ordinary taxes established for this purpose; and in every place where they shall lodge their captains or commanders shall write their names on the registers, in order that they may be called upon in case of ill-conduct, and proceedings be taken by the judges of the localities against the delinquents, without prejudice to any protest or appeal whatever.

That the ancient ordinances on the matter of the gendarmerie be observed, and the seigneurs and nobles honoured with places which many others occupy by favour, and covet the said places to the ruin of the poor, as they come and go through the country, be not permitted, unless on occasion of necessity they have the means of rendering a service to the king, and travel in such a style as be required.

And that foreigners shall not be admitted into such appointments, nor in other states of the kingdom, but be forced to vacate them immediately, on pain of being forcibly ejected, and their goods seized for the king.

That the extraordinary charges imposed on the people, as well as the eighths, the twentieths, and imposts, dues on the import of wine, excise on salt, and other subsidies, be abolished, and the poor people be restored to the state and liberty which they enjoyed in the time of the great king, Louis XII., without any power of their being in future brought back, or of a loan being made without the consent of the people.

That those who have managed the finances of the king render account of them; and for the future those who shall be introduced into such posts shall be elected with the concurrence of the people, in order to avoid fresh extortions.

And in order that all objects of merchandise command a better price, and the quality of persons be recognised, to avoid all superfluity of luxury, the ordinances upon the subject of dress shall be kept and observed, on pain of death.

So all persons, not nobles, shall be liable to contribute to the ordinary taxes, and also all nobles who hold in villanage, in order that the poor people be relieved.

That all other ordinances be inviolably observed, as well in matters of justice as police; and for the future those which the king shall make shall pass through the supreme courts, in order to be published, in spite of all injunctions or express commands contrary thereto, according to the practice of all antiquity.

(Signed) LE FEBRE.

the end.

London: Printed by G. Barclay, Castle St. Leicester Sq.

[* ]Recueil de Pièces Originales et Authentiques, concernant la Tenue des Etats Généraux. Paris, 1789, t. v., p. 33.

[* ]General and particular form of the convocation and holding of the national assemblies or the states-general in France verified by authentic documents, 1789, Part I.; Pièces Justificatives, No. 45.—This village is probably Bleigny-le-Carreau, department of the Yonne.