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Improvement in the method of writing history late in the sixteenth century 266–267 Still further progress early in the seventeenth century 268–270 Which became more marked in Mezeray's history in 1643 271–272 Retrograde movement under Louis XIV. 273–279 Illustration of this from the work of Audigier 279–282 And from that of Bossuet 282–291 Immense improvements introduced by Voltaire 292–313 His History of Charles XII. 292–295 His Age of Louis XIV. 296–297 His Morals, Manners, and Character of Nations 297–298 His views adopted by Mallet, Mably, Velly, Villaret, Duclos, and Hénault 299–300 His habit of looking at epochs 301 A remark of his adopted by Constant 302 He advocated free trade 304 His anticipation of Malthus 304–305 His attack on the Middle Ages 305–306 And on the pedantic admirers of antiquity 306–308 He weakened the authority of mere scholars and theologians 308–309 Who had repeated the most childish absurdities respecting the early history of Rome 309–310 In attacking which Voltaire anticipated Niebuhr 310–313 Ignorant prejudice against him in England 313 His vast labours were aided by Montesquieu 314 The works of Montesquieu, and value of his method 314–319 The discourses of Turgot, and their influence 320–321 All this hastened the advance of the French Revolution 321–322 CHAPTER VII. PROXIMATE CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AFTER THE MIDDLE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Recapitulation of preceding views 323 Difference between certainty and precision 324–326 The intellect of France began to attack the state about 1750 public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@44494@[email protected]#Page_326" class="pginternal"