05.)]

[Footnote 3285:"Archives Nationales," F7, 3276. Letters of the
administrators of the Yonne, Aug. 20 and 21.-Ibid., F7, 3255. Letter
of the commissary, Bonnemant, Sept. 22.--Mortimer-Ternaux, III.
338.--Lavalette, "Memoires," I.100.]

[Footnote 3286: "Archives Nationales," F7, 3,255. Letter of the district
administrator of Roanne, Aug. 18. Fourteen volunteers of the canton
of Neronde betake themselves to Chenevoux, a mansion belonging to M.
Dulieu, a supposed emigre. They exact 200 francs from the keeper of' the
funds of the house under penalty of death, which he gives them.--Letter
of the same. Sept. 1. "Every day repressive means are non-existent.
Juges-de-paix before whom complaints are made dare not report them, nor
try citizens who cause themselves to be feared. Witnesses dare not
give testimony for fear of being maltreated or pillaged by the
criminals."--Letter of the same, Aug. 22.--Official report of the
municipality of Charlieu, Sept. 9, on the destruction of the land
registry books. "We replied that not having the force with which
to oppose them, since they themselves were the force, we would
abstain."--Letter of an officer of the gendarmerie, Sept.9, etc.]

[Footnote 3287: "Lettres autographes de Madame Roland," published by
Madame Bancal des Issarts, p. 5 (June 2, 1790)]

[Footnote 3288: "Archives Nationales," F7, 3245.--Letter of the mayor
and municipal officers of Lyons, Aug. 2.--Letter of the deputy procureur
of the commune, Aug. 29.--Copy of a letter by Dodieu, Aug. 27.
(Roland replies with consternation and says that there must be a
prosecution.)--Official report of the 9th of September, and letter
of the municipality, Sept. 11.--Memorandum of the officers of the
Royal-Pologne regiment, Sept. 7.--Letter of M. Perigny, father-in-law
of one of the officers slain, Sept. 19.--Mortimer-Ternaux, III.
342.--Guillon de Montleon, I. 124.--Balleyder, "Histoire du peuple de
Lyon," 91.]

[Footnote 3289: "Archives Nationales," Letter of Danton, Oct. 3.]

[Footnote 3290: Decius, Roman emperor from 248 to 251 famous for having
persecuted the Christians. He was unable to tolerate their refusal to
join in communal corporate pagan observances. He insisted that they do
so and once they had done it, a Certificate of Sacrifice (libellus), was
issued. (SR).]

[Footnote 3291: "Etude sur Madame Roland," by Dauban, 82. Letter of
Madame Roland to Bosc, July 26, 1798. "You busy yourselves with a
municipality and al