The examples given by Houard-Dictionnaire de la Coutume de Normandie— (Tome I, p. 170), as proving the existence of the States under the Dukes, are not sufficient. Such assemblies as the Convocation of the Prelates and Nobles at Lislebonne, are needed under the most absolute governments. Dom I. L. Le Noir, a successor of Montfaucon, and also working under the direction of the congregation of St. Maur, made very large collections of pièces justificatives illustrating Norman history. But the Revolution prevented the prosecution of the work, and his collections have been probably dispersed. At least the Abbé de la Rue thought so. The Abbé de la Rue kindly gave me Le Noir's curious book, La Normandie ancienne Pays d'Etat (Paris, 1790). In this work Dom Le Noir has fully established the position that all the examples quoted from historians by Houard, are insufficient; and that the earliest document, and that very obscure, which affords any approximation to the existence of the States, is the treaty, 1338-1339, between Philip of Valois on the one part, and fifty Nobles, “des plus distingués de Normandie," on the other part, whereby the said Nobles "revêtus des pouvoirs et procurations des prélats et gens d'église, des nobles, des citoyens habitans des villes, et de tout le commun peuple du pays et duché de Normandie, s'engagent à fournir, à leurs frais et dépens, dans l'espace de dix semaines, quatre mille hommes d'armes et vingt mille hommes de pied pour lui aider à faire, au nom et profit de Jean son fils, duc de Normandie, la conqueste du royaume d'Angleterre." It does not appear that the usage of keeping any record in writing of any public proceedings, save and except of ecclesiastical synods, subsisted during the reigns of the three first Dukes. Nor is there any example, as far as I am aware, of any charter previous to the one granted by Richard-sans-Peur. This Charter, by which Richard confirmed Bretteville to the Abbey of Saint Denis, is the earliest and most remarkable document of its kind, affording more insight into the political position of Richard than can be obtained from any history; and it is a singular circumstance that this one document brings before us some of the most important individuals of the age as living witnesses This Charter is contained in the Recueil des Historiens, (Vol. 1x, p. 731), but, as far as I know, has never been quoted, probably in consequence of its not being noticed in the table of contents. The following is the testing clause :- -Actum Britnevallis jussu domni Ricardi incliti Comitis, xv Cal. 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