"The royal revenues are diminishing steadily."-- Buchez and Roux, III.

219 (session of October 24, 1789).

Discourse of a deputation from Anjou: "Sixty thousand men are armed; the barriers have been destroyed, the clerks' horses have been sold by auction; the employees have been told to withdraw from the province within eight days.

The inhabitants have declared that they will not pay taxes so long as the salt-tax exists.] [Footnote 1328: "Archives Nationales," F7 3253 (Letter of September 8, 1789).] [Footnote 1329: Arthur Young, September 30th.

"It is being said that every rusty gun in Provence is at work, killing all sorts of birds; the shot has fallen five or six times in my chaise and about my ears."-- Beugnot, I.142.--"Archives Nationales," D.XXIX.