36. This important digression of Procopius (de Bell. Gothic.
l. i. c. 12, in tom. ii. p. 29-36 [tom. ii. p. 62, sqq., ed.
Bonn]) illustrates the origin of the French monarchy. Yet I
must observe, 1. That the Greek historian betrays an
inexcusable ignorance of the geography of the West; 2. That
these treaties and privileges, which should leave some
lasting traces, are totallv invisible in Gregory of Tours,
the Salic laws, etc.