They sent for Trudaine, Prevot des Marchand, Councillor of State, to give an account to them of the state of the Hotel de Ville funds.
He ordered the grand prevot to look to this, and report all cases of disobedience.
So much trouble had not been taken for no purpose: and Chalais had not prostituted himself to play the part of prevot to a miserable monk without expecting good winnings from the game.
He thanked the Prevot des Marchand for the fireworks upon the river, and said that Monseigneur and Madame had found them very beautiful.
This name had belonged to a grand old mansion on the north bank of Ile de la Cite, presented by the City of Paris to Jean Juvenal des Ursins, Prevot des Marchands under Charles VI.
With an acuteness perfectly wonderful at his age, and with an intellect that retained much of its former subtlety--for the Prevot had been the first lawyer at the Lyons bar--he questioned Gerald as to what had led to the accusation.
He was not suffered to indulge this contemplation long, for as the sleepers awoke and beheld him, a general cry was raised to pass him on to the Prevot to be classed.
So are we all,' said the Prevot devoutly--'spotless as the snowdrift.
This was soon accomplished, and the open door exposed, as the Prevot had expected, several large bunches of keys, and a leathern bag, which bore all the marks of being swelled out with coined pieces of some kind.
Thus muttering as he went, the Prevotnow trod his way homeward.
To confirm this statement two of the troopers were accordingly called in, and swore to the Prevot having shown them the papers found upon the prisoner's person, which were full of treason in every line.
With this intimation to the boy, and one or two loud oaths, which the Prevot would not hear, the servants were removed, and the two accomplices stood together in the dead man's chamber alone.
While thePrevot of Burgundy had remained within ear-shot, Imbercourt had maintained a profound silence, or, speaking in a low familiar tone to his daughter, had appeared perfectly inattentive to what was going on beside him.
Methinks," replied the Prevot boldly, "that my own word and testimony should be enough.
On the contrary, Charles VI issued orders to the prevot of Paris and his provincial governors, instructing them to see that no harm come to the Jews, either in their persons or their chattels, and that they cross the frontier safely.
What the Prevot has stated to you is the will of the King, and he must be obeyed.
The crafts of Paris were organized in metiers, whose masters were appointed, some by the prevot de Paris, and some by certain great officers of the court.
At their head stood a prevot des marchands and four eschevins de la marchandise.
A Burgundian by birth, Aubriot's energy and ability had won for him the confidence of the wise King Charles, who had made him Prevot of Paris.
There being a report that the King was to be removed by the Court from Paris, the Queen assured the 'prevot des marchands' that it was false, and yet the very next day carried him to Ruel.
I was ordered by a 'lettre de cachet' to prepare the said Church of Notre Dame for the Bishop of Warmia, which order ran in the same style as that given to the 'prevot des marchands' when he is to prepare the Hotel de Ville for a public ball.
Beaufort and me, to whom they sent a solemn deputation, and they made choice of twelve syndics to be a check upon the 'prevot des marchands'.
Quarrelling with him because he demands that which has been recognised as a right of every generalissimo in the kingdom; namely, the right of having his own prevot and guards.
The Place de Greve was next occupied by a considerable force of mixed Swiss and French guards, favoured in their entrance by the Prevot des Marchands, and led by the notorious Marquis d'O.
The Prevot of Paris had no Baillis or Seneschal over him.
In Paris thePrevot des Marchands took the place of the Mayor.
The Prevot des Marchands ought to be chang'd every three Years; but when he is acceptable to the Court, he is commonly continued.
Flesselles, Prevot des Marchands, they seized him in the Hotel de Ville, where he was in the execution of his office, and cut off his head.
The King confirmed Bailly as Prevotdes Marchands, wrote to M.
Then follows a confirmation which Prevot gives from his own experience.
One may easily see that Prevot mistook this Elizabeth for St. Elizabeth, the daughter of king Andrew II.
The Duke of Orleans had summoned the Prevot des Marchands and two of the echevins to the Luxembourg, to consult about supplies.
Prevot hastened to reassure him: "I am following you with the friendliest intentions, believe me!
Just as Prevot was about to touch the match for the second charge, he clapped his hand to his side, gave a low groan, and sank in a heap by the gun.
He knew Prevot to be an almost constant attendant of his enemy, La Souris, and he could not imagine whether to expect an attack from this giant or a friendly advance.
But Prevot understood and grasped his hand: "Don't try to thank me, lad!
Unable longer to contain his curiosity, he left Prevot and rushed across the park to see what was going on.
The prevot has 20 solidi of the fines which are levied, and 60 solidi of the escheats.
Besides these the prevot has no share in these fines, but they go to the count.
Each farm also pays 12 denarii and a measure of oats, half to the count (the prevot does not take this) and half to the said canons.
The prevot takes half, and the other half goes to the canons of the church of Provins.
Escheat and confiscation of goods come under the high justice, and the prevothas the same rights in fines and escheats as in the case of Troyes [see above].
In the course of years, there came to its head, as Prevot des Marchands, that demigod of democracy, the notable Etienne Marcel.
The plot was betrayed, just as Dumas details, by one Nicolas Poulain, a lieutenant of the Prevot of the Ile de France, in the service of the League.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prevot" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
