LANGUAGES. 349 



from attempting to destroy them, they generally left undisturbed the political 

 and administrative organization of the Gauls. This is why the Latin tongue 

 continued to be under Prankish dominion the general language of the people 



<tpforalittr aortamur aamtumaa 

 rranniMfuntroootmu nttrortfonl' 

 Jf.<rpluralitrt norranwr norrmmo* 



r to f tpli'IatpTfrrto tmnam menus r fr 

 fuiflV t.tpUiralttrr utinam t ortt t Ifr 



firfuturlfuttrcntyfrturotrtinamttifr 

 ar&ommswlaocrarf tomrf. tpfr 

 wnnam ootramur o o tramtut rorranf 

 Comunmuo IIIODU ttmpoif pjfftnt* 



1'ig. 296. Specimen of a page of the " Grammairc Liitine," by JElius Donatus, a grammarian of 

 the Fourth Century. Fac-simile of a Wood Engraving for the Xylographical Edition, 

 published at Mayence, by Gutenberg. This Wood Engraving was preserved in the Library 

 of the l)uc de la Valliere. 



(Fig. 296), and it was a more refined and learned language as spoken by the 

 public officials, the clergy, and the magistracy. The Franks used the Teutonic 

 language amongst themselves until they were converted to Christianity after 

 the example of their king (Clovis). Thenceforward their regular intercourse 



