FOOTNOTES:

[123] Fronsac,—on the Dordogne, six leagues from Bordeaux.

[124] Libourne,—a city of Guienne on the Dordogne, 10 leagues from Bordeaux.

[125] Chambre royalle,—Cotgrave says, is a court for the examination and inquiry into the conduct of financiers and exchequer-men.

[126] Rions,—a town in Guienne, three leagues from Bordeaux.

[127] Aleth,—a small city in upper Languedoc.

[128] Langres,—a large city of Champagne, and one of the six ecclesiastical peerages of France.