And then among them stood up Clement, with his old echevin by his side.

An ugly two-pound chub, Chevin, 'Echevin,' or Alderman, as the French call him.

The Duke of Orleans had summoned the Prevot des Marchands and two of the echevins to the Luxembourg, to consult about supplies.

The civil magistracy of Boulogne consists of a mayor and echevins; and this is the case in almost all the towns of France.