Danell and Richard Croade. Allowed 29 9 mo., '78.

An Inventory of the above estate taken 22 of November 1678 by Samuel Gardner Sen'r and John Massey Amount £110 00s Od.

Ann Condy, 9th mo., 1678.

The will of Ann Condy widow dated 9th of October 1678 mentions her sister Millett, Christian Hooper to her daughter Elizabeth Hooper, Elizabeth Tainner her daughter Elizabeth Tainner; to Elias tainner, to Josias Tainner, to Ann Tainner, to Joanna Tainner, to Thomas Tainner, to John Hooper his son John Hooper, to Sarah pick. I appoint Mathew Salter my executor, witnesses Elizabeth Briers and Sarah Pick. Allowed 29 9, '78. An Inventory of the above estate taken by John Legg and Thaddeus Raddin, Amount

Wm. Hathorne, 12 mo., 1678. Administration on the estate of Capt William Hathorne granted unto Sarah Hathorne the relict of the deceased in court at Salem 4th of Feb'ry 1678 before Daniel Gookin Sen'r & William Hathorne Assistants.

Wm. Symonds, 4th mo., 1679. Administration on the estate of William Symonds granted unto Mrs. Mary Symonds the relict of the deceased and Mr. Jonathan Wade Mr. Wade bound in £1000 in court at Ipswich 17th of June, 1679, the petition of Daniell Epps and the rest of the fraternitie about the estate of our Honoured Father Samuell Symonds mentions that the estate is worth about £2500 and that no inventory of the estate has yet been returned, and that it is now, about 8 months since our father died, and our Brother William Symonds dyed intestate about one month since, dated this 27th of June 1679.

Henry Ball, 4th mo., 1679.

A List of debts due from the estate of Mr.

Henry Ball who deceased the 15th of May 1678. Amount £15 and administration grant

ed unto Samuel Eborne one of the creditors 26 4, '79.

Benj. Chadwell, 4th mo., 1679. An Inventory of the estate of Benjamin Chadwell taken 17 of June 1679 by John Newhall and Samuel Cobbett. Amount £141, 68 00d and administration granted unto Eliza: Chadwell the relict of the deceased 24 4, 1679 mentions bringing up the children until of

age.

John Pearson, 4th mo., 1679.

The Will of John Pearson dated 19th, of April 1679, mentions Wife Maddlin Son John Pearson and his children, daughter Sarah Tounsend and her children, daughter Mary Burnap and her children thirty acres of upland lying between the lands of Jonathan Poole and Robert Burnap," my daughter Berthia Carter and her children, servant John Lilly witnesses William Cowdry and Jeremiah Sweyen administration granted unto Maudlin the relict and John Pearson the son of the deceased 25 4, 79.

An Inventory of the above estate taken the 14th of May 1679 by William Cowdry Thomas Bancroft and Hanamah Parker. Amount £897 198 00d mentions marsh in Towne marsh in Lynn and Meadow near the Reddin line.

Sam'l Mansfield, 4th mo., 1679. An Inventory of the estate of Samuel Mansfield of Lynn who departed this life the 10th of April 1679 taken by John Newhall & Robert Rand. Amount £154 8s 6d.

A Petition concerning the above estate of Samuel Mansfield who died of Small Pox, mentions he left three children the eldest a son named Andrew and two daughters all under age whereupon the said widow and her father and the father of the deceased make appointment of Mr. Thomas Laughton Senr and Andrew Mansfield & Nathaniel Bershaw to devide

the estate, mentions that Samuell Mansfield gave his son Andrew Mansfield unto his father Andrew Mansfield to keep until he arrive to the age of 21 years, dated at Lynn 20th of 4 mo '79, and signed by Nathaniel Bershaw Surah Mansfield Thomas Laughton and Andrew Mansfield, and administration granted to Sarah the relict of ye deceased 25 4, '79.

A GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF FRANCE.

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BY E. S. W.

About the year A. D. 476, when order began to be established in some degree among the contending tribes, who then occupied the territory which we now call France, viz the Vandals, Burgundians, Visigoths, Saxons, (who passed into Spain,) and Franks, the latter, under the rule of Pharamond and Merove, conquered a large territory, extending from Belgic Gaul, to the river Somme, whose capital was the city of Treves. Although we can place but little reliance upon the chronicles of this time, still it is certain that the Franks, although little civilized, became a powerful race, and extended their power as far as the river Loire, and about the year 485 were ruled by a Christian King named Clovis, a grandson of Merove, and principal founder of the French monarchy. During his reign the Court removed to Paris. He died in 511. His saccessors, called the Merovingian Kings, ruled the Franks for about two centuries and a half, a line of weak princes, taking but little part, in the government of the realm. "After this the substance of authority wasted in the hands of the Mayors of the Palace, officers who held the rank of chief judge and steward of the household, and were second only to the king. This mayoralty at last became hereditary in the family of Pephin d'Heristal, who stood in much the same relation to the latter Merovingians, as did the Earl of Warwick to Hen

ry VI., and Edward, Earl of March. He placed six princes upon the throne successively, reserving to himself every power and privilege of royalty. These kings are called in history the rois faineants, and sometimes, from the flowing hair which the descendants of Clovis were alone permitted to wear, the rois cheve lures."

Pepin d'Heristhal, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, Duke and Prince of the Franks, died 714, and left two sons, Griswald, mayor of the palace of Neustria, murdered 714, and Charles Martel, duke of Austrasia, and mayor of the palace, who died 741. He left the kingdom, at his death, to his two sons, Carloman, duke and prince of the Franks, who ob tains Austrasia 741, and dies 755, and Pepin, the Short, duke and prince of the Franks, who re-unites the monarchy 746, and dies 768. He left two sons: Charlemagne, king of Neustria, 768, who re-united the monarchy 771, king of the Franks and Lombards 774, was crowned emperor at Rome 800, and died 814, and Carloman, king of Austrasia, who died 771, leaving a son Pepin.

II. CARLOVINGIANS.

Charlemagne was succeeded by his son, Louis Debonnaire, who died 840, leaving three sons, Lothaire, king of Italy, Charles I, the bald, king of France by the peace of Verdan, 843, (who succeeded his father) and Louis, the German.

Charles I died 877, and was succeeded by his son, Louis II, the stammerer, who died 879, leaving three sons: Louis III, by whom he was succeeded, who died 882; Carloman, who succeeded Louis III, and d 884, and Charles III, the simple, deposed 923. Carloman was succeeded by his uncle, Charles II, the fat, who d 887, and was son of Louis the German.

Charles the II was succeeded by Charles the simple, who being deposed 923, was succceded by his son, Louis IV, who d 954, and was sueceeded by his son Lothaire, who d 986, and left the crown to his son Louis V, who d 987.

It was by this time evident that the race of

Charlemagne was drawing to a close. Lo thaire, and then Louis le Faineant succeeding Louis d'Outremer (the 1Vth) by their weakness, indolence and cowardice, tarnished the lustre of that imperial name which had been the terror of the nations two hundred and thirty-six years before. One brave and sagacious man there was, however, to whom the Franks instinctively turned for protection. This man was Hugh Capet, son to Hugh the Great. In the year 987, when the Faineant died at Compregne, the nobles assembled at Noyon, formally excluded the Duke of Lorraine from the succession, and placed the crown upon the head of the first of the Ca

pets.

his son,

HOUSE OF CAPET, 987-1328. Hugh Capet d 996, and was succeeded by Robert II, who d 1031, and left two sons, Henry I, his successor who d 1060, and Robert 1st Duke of Burgundy, 1031, founder of the old House of Burgundy, extinct 1361. Henry, grandson of Robert of Burgundy, 1195, was founder of the House of Burgundy in Portugal, extinct 1580, from which came 1422 Alphonso, (natural son of John I, king of Portugal,) duke of Braganza, founder of the present reigning House of Braganza.

Next to Henry I, came his son Philip I, who died 1108, leaving the throne to his son, Louis VI, the fat, who d 1137, and was succeeded by his son Louis VII, the young, who d 1180. Louis VII married Eleanor of Aquitaine, and had a son, Philip II Augustus, who succeeded him, and married Isabella of Hainault. At his death, in 1223, he was succeeded by his son, Louis VIII, mockingly surnamed The Lion, who died 1226, leaving two sons: Louis IX St. Louis, who succeeded his father, married Marguerite of Provence, and d 1270, and Charles of Anjou, king of Naples, 1265, founder of the first line of Anjou, from whom came the house of Anjou-Hungary, through Charles Robert his nephew, king of Hungary 1308, who died 1342, and whose son, Louis the Great, king of Hungary, and 1370 king of the Poles, d 1382. The mother of Louis IX

and Charles of Anjou was Blanche of Castile. St. Louis left two sons: Philip III, the hardy, who succeeded his father, married Isabella of Arragon, and d 1285, and Robert, count of Clermont, father of Louis 1st, duke of Bourbʊn, 1327.

Philip the Hardy had three sons, Philip IV the fair, who, by marriage with Jane, Queen of Navarre, obtained that kingdom, Charles, Count de Valois, and Louis, Count D'Evreux whose son Philip was king of Navarre 1328, by marriage with Joan, daughter of king Philip the fair-extinct 1441.

Philip the fair d 1314, and was succeeded by his son, Louis X, who d 1316, leaving the throne to his son John, b and d 1316, who was succeeded by Philip V, who dying 1322, was succeeded by Charles IV, who d 1328. The three sons of Philip IV, (Louis X, Philip V, and Charles IV) being now dead, without issue, their sister Isabel's (who married Edw. II of England) son Edw. III of England, claimed the throne, but after his victory at Cressy, and his capture of Calais, he made a satisfactory treaty with France.

HOUSE OF VALOIS, 1328-1589. Philip VI, son of Charles of Valois 2d, son of Philip the III, now ascended the throne ; he d 1350, and was succeeded by his son John the good, who d 1364, and was succeeded by his son Charles V, the wise. Besides Charles father he had two other sons: Louis of Anjou, of the 2d line of Anjou, and the mod. titular king of Naples,-extinct 1481, and Philip the bold, founder of the mod. House of Burgundy, extinct 1477.

Charles V died 1380, leaving Charles VI, who d 1422, and Louis, duke d'Orleans, who had Charles, duke of Orleans, and Johanna, countess of Angouleme. Charles VI was succeeded by his son Charles VII, who d 1461, leaving the throne to his son Louis XI, who d 1483, after which his son Charles VIII reigned, who d 1498, without issue, when the crown came into the possession of Louis XII, son of Charles, duke of Orleans. Louis dying

1515 without issue, Francis I ascended the throne, son of Charles, count of Angouleme, the son of Johanna. Francis d 1547, leaving the crown to his son, Henry II, who married Catherine de Medici, and d 1559. His sons were Francis II, who married Mary Stuart, and died 1560, Charles IX, who died 1574, and Henry III, king of Poland 1573, who died 1589.

HOUSE OF BOURBON,

1589-1830.

Henry III leaving no children, was succeeded by Henry IV, son of Antony, of Bourbon, king of Navarre by marriage with its heiress, Jeanne d'Albret, and descended from St. Louis through Louis first duke of Bourbon; Henry IV, also king of Navarre, was assassinated by Ravaillac 1610, and was succeeded by his son Louis XIII, who d 1643, and left Louis XIV, who married Maria Theresa, and d 1715, and Philip, duke d'Orleans, who d 1701, from whom descended Louis Philip, Egalite, who d 1793. Louis XIV had a son, Louis, the dauphin who d 1711, and had two sons, Louis the dauphin, 1712, and Philip V of Spain, d of Anjou, who d 1746, one of whose sons was Charles I, king of Two Sicilies, and also of Spain, and from whom came the house of Bourbon-Anjou, which includes the present royal family of Spain, and the princes of some

of the Italian States.

Louis the dauphin, 1712, left a son, Louis XV, who d 1774; his son, Louis the dauphin, d 1765, and left three sons, Louis XVI, guillotined 1793, who m Maria Antoinette of Austria, and had 2 sons: Louis the dauphin, d 1789, and Louis XVII, who d 1795 in the Temple; Louis XVIII, who d 1824, and Charles X, deposed 1830. Charles had two sons, Louis, duke d'Angouleme, and Charles, duke de Berri, murd. 1820, who m Caroline of

Sicily, and had Henry (V) duc de Bordeaux,

b 1820.

During the time which elapsed between 1804-1815, Napoleon was Emperor of the French. He mar'd 1st, Josephine Beauharnois. 2d, Maria Louisa, of Austria, by whom

he had Napoleon II, King of Rome, who d 1832, as Duke de Reichstadt. Napoleon dat St. Helena, May 5, 1821. Josephine's children before she mar'd Napoleon, were: Eugene, vice-king of Italy, d 1824, as duke of Leuchtenburg, and Hortense, whom Louis Napoleon, king of Holland, afterward Count de St. Leu. Charles X, 1830, was succeeded by Louis Philippe, duke d'Orleans, son of Philippe Egalite, who reigned until 1848, when a revolution broke out, which forced him to abdicate. He died at Claremont, in England, the seat of his son-in-law, the king of the Belgians, in 1850. During the greater part of the year 1848, Paris was in a state of revolution, and on the 11th of December, Prince Louis Napoleon was elected President of the Republic, having carried the day against Gen. Cavaignac, M. de Lamartine, and M. Ledru Rollin. The tenure of the presidentship was fixed for a period of four years, but before one of these had quite elapsed, it was proposed to extend the term to ten. other year, however, went by before this point was carried, and on the 1st of January, 1852, the prince-president was formally installed at the Cathedral de Notre Dame, and in his residence at the Tuileries. On the 4th of Novem

An

her, 1852, the prince-president addressed a message to the Senate, desiring that the nation should be consulted upon the expediency of restoring the empire of France. The question was then put to the vote throughout the country. The ayes amounted to 7,864,189; and on the 2d of December, the prince president was proclaimed Emperor by the title of Napoleon III. On the 30th of January, 1853, he was married to Eugenie de Montijo, Countess of Teba, a Spanish lady of Scottish extraction and ancient family. The ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Paris, and took place, with great splendor, at the Cathedral de Notre Dame.

At 8 o'clock Sunday morning, March 16, 1856, the Senate and Legislature met and received the official announcement of the birth