OF THE KEEPER OF THE STAMPING-HAMMER. 85 



thence arise, and for this he shall be responsible ; and he 

 shall prepare minutes for his register, which shall contain 

 notices of all the trees which have been marked as fellings 

 for sale, their size, quality, and species, this he shall cause 

 the Sergeants of the Guard to sign, and deliver to the 

 Registrar of the Maitrise three days after, on the same pains. 



' 4. There shall be kept by the Master or his Lieu- 

 tenant, a register of the markings of corner trees, reserved 

 standards, and other trees which they mark, of which 

 there shall be prepared minutes, containing their number, 

 quality, size, and species, which shall be signed by them, 

 and by our Attorney, Garde-Marteau, Sergeant of the 

 Guard, and the Registrar, and also other minutes of the 

 recognaisances which shall be made of the trees marked 

 at the time of the verification of the sales. 



5. Besides the assistance they shall be bound to render 

 at the visitations of the Grand-Master, of the Forest- 

 Masters, and other officers, they shall themselves make 

 a visitation every month of all the wards in our Forests 

 and Woods in Grurie, Grairie, Tiers et Danger, and by title 

 of appanage, co-proprietorship, sale contract, and usufruct 

 in the Malt?'ise, to see and know if the guards have faith- 

 fully reported all depredations which may have been com- 

 mitted, and in order to this the guards of the forest shall 

 be bound to assist them on these visitations ; and, besides 

 this, they shall visit every fortnight the open fellings, 

 together with the roads and highways made use of for 

 the transport of wood, to know of the exploitation, and 

 of any misdemeanours and contraventions, and of any 

 depredations, of which he shall prepare minutes in his 

 register, which minutes he shall cause to be signed by 

 the Sergeants of the Guard, and by the factors or guards 

 of sales, and this shall be by him, three days later, lodged 

 with the Registrar, whereby he shall be relieved ; and 

 these minutes, alter having been communicated to our 

 Attorney, shall be reported and judged on the first day 

 of Audience, on pain of loss of wages the first time, and 

 privation of office on repetition. 



