Note 35 — Chapter III · LIFE IN THE BASTILLE.
George Maidment translation
An official of the royal council, whose function originally was to examine and report on petitions to the king. He became a sort of superior magistrate’s clerk.—T.
George Maidment translation
An official of the royal council, whose function originally was to examine and report on petitions to the king. He became a sort of superior magistrate’s clerk.—T.