[320] By the Notables was understood a body of the most eminent individuals among the nobles, the clergy, and the law-officers; and as these were chosen by the ministers themselves, such an assembly could excite no apprehension among the Court party.

[321] Mezeray, vol. xi. pp. 144, 145.

[322] Sismondi, vol. xxii. p. 331.

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