[Footnote 1407: "La France ecclésiastique," 1788.] [Footnote 1408: Grannier de Cassagnac, "Des causes de la Rèvolution Française," III. 58.] [Footnote 1409: Marmontel, "Mémoires," . II. book XIII. p. 221.] [Footnote 1410: Boiteau, "Etat de la France en 1789," pp. 55, 248.--D'Argenson, "Considérations sur le gouvermement de la France," p. 177. De Luynes, "Journal," XIII. 226, XIV. 287, XIII. 33, 158, 162, 118, 233, 237, XV. 268, XVI. 304.--The government of Ham is worth 11,250 livres, that of Auxerre 12,000, that of Briançon 12,000, that of the islands of Ste. Marguerite 16,000, that of Schelestadt 15,000, that of Brisach from 15 to 16,000, that of Gravelines 18,000.--The ordinance of 1776 had reduced these various places as follows: (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 6,000 a month for residence, and commands of a secondary grade.] [Footnote 1411: 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.)] [Footnote 1412: Archives nationales, H, 944, April 25, and September 20, 1780. Letters and Memoirs of Furgole, advocate at Toulouse.] [Footnote 1413: 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.] [Footnote 1414: "Marie Antoinette," by D'Arneth and Geffroy, II. 377.] [Footnote 1415: 1 crown (écu) equals 6 livres under Louis XV. (SR.)] [Footnote 1416: 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.] [Footnote 1417: 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."] [Footnote 1418: 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.]