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Mémoire sur l'origine de la pairie en France et en Angleterre

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DES INSCRIPTIONS ET BELLES-LETTRES. 579

MÉMOIRE

SUR

L'ORIGINE DE LA PAIRIE

EN FRANCE ET EN ANGLETiERRE.

Par M. Bernardi.

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preuve de ce. que l'on voit si souvent, que les choses dont on parle ie plus sont quelquefois celles qu'on connoît le moins. Il y a dans les annales de chaque nation des traditions long-temps accréditées, et dont la certitude s'évanouit à mesure qu'on les examine de plus près. Rien de plus fameux dans notre histoire que les douze pairs. Nos premiers poètes célébrèrent à i'envi leurs exploits, qui devinrent encore une mine féconde pour nos roman¬ ciers. Tous embellirent leur histoire, au gré de leur ima¬ gination : ils la remplirent de fables et des faits les plus extraordinaires. Dans des siècles peu éclairés, leurs fictions furent reçues comme des réalités ; des historiens sans cri¬ tique les adoptèrent, et leurs récits ne présentèrent qu'un amas confus de contradictions et d'absurdités: ils ne s'ac¬ cordèrent ni sur l'origine des pairs, ni sur celle de leurs prérogatives. Leur nombre même devint problématique:

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