The French Revolution 427 the permission both of their bishop and of the directory of their district, and the curates that of the parish priest. VI. Bishops, parish priests, and curates may, as active citizens, be present at the primary and electoral assemblies ; they may be chosen electors, or as deputies to the legisla- tive body, or as members of the general council of the com- munes or of the administrative councils of their districts or departments. BIBLIOGRAPHY The Cahiers : Lowell, Eve of the French Revolution, Chapters XXI- A. Refer XXII, pp. 342-376 ; Cambridge Modern History, Vol. VIII, pp. 134-144. ences. The Pamphlets: Lowell, Chapter XX, pp. 322-341. Convocation of the Estates General : Mathews, The French Revo- lution, Chapter VIII, pp. 102-110; Stephens, H. Morse, History of the French Revolution, Vol. I, Prologue, and Chapter I, pp. 1-54 ; Cam- bridge Modern History, Vol. VIII, pp. 96-118. Opening of the National Assembly: Mathews, Chapter IX, pp. 111-124; Stephens, Chapter II, pp. 55-74; Ca?n bridge Modern History, Vol. Ill, pp. 145-158. Fall of the Bastile: Mathews, Chapter X, pp. 125-137; Stephens, pp. 128-145 ; Cambridge Modern History, Vol. VIII, pp. 159-169. The Country at Large in Summer of 1789: Stephens, Chapter VI, pp. 169-197. Abolition of the Ancien Regime: Mathews, Chapters XI-XII, pp. 138-165. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy: Stephens, Chapter X, pp. 291-309. [For the full bibliography of the French Revolution, see close of the following chapter.]
