Lecture Ix.--Page 82

Primitive institutions of the Franks.

Sketch of the history of the Frankish monarchy.

The Franks in Germany.

Their settlement in Belgium and in Gaul.

Character and authority of their chiefs after their establishment in the Roman Empire.

Early Frankish chieftains.

Clovis: his expeditions, wars, and conquests.

Decisive preponderance of the Franks in Gaul.