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1. Smugglers of salt, armed and assembled to the number of 

 five, in Provence, Sifine of 500 livres and nine years galleys ; — in 

 all the rest of the kingdom, death. 



2. Smugglers armed, assembled, but in number under five, a 

 fine of 300 livres and three years galleys. Second offence, death. 



3. Smugglers, without arms, but with horses, carts, or boats; 

 afi}ie of 300 livres, if not paid three years galleys. Second offence, 

 400 livres and nine years galleys.- — In Dauphine, second offence 

 galleys for life. In Provence, five years galleys. 



4. Smugglers, who carry the salt on their backs and without 

 arms, a fine of 200 livres, and if not paid are flogged and branded. 

 Second offence, a fine 0/300 livres and six years galleys. 



5. Women, married and single, smugglers, first offence, a fine 

 of 100 livres. Second, 300 livres. Third, flogged and banished 

 the kingdom for life. Husbands responsible both in fine and body. 



6. Children smugglers, the same as women. — Fathers and 

 mothers responsible ; and for defect of payment fiogged. 



7. Nobles, if smugglers, deprived of their nobility ; and their 

 houses rased to the ground. 



8. Any persons in employments (I suppose emploj^ed in the 

 salt-works or the revenue), if smugglers, death. And such as 

 assist in the theft of salt in the transport, hanged. 



9. Soldiers smuggling, with arms, are hanged ; without arms, 

 galleys for life. 



10. Buying smuggled salt to resell it, the same punishments 

 as for smuggling. 



11. Persons in the salt employments, empowered if two, or one 

 with two witnesses, to enter and examine houses even of the privi- 

 leged orders. 



12. All families and persons liable to the taille, in the provinces 

 of the Grandes Gabelles enrolled, and their consumption of salt 

 for the pot and saliere (that is the daily consumption, exclusive 

 of salting meat, etc., etc.) estimated at 7 lb. a head per annum, 

 which quantity they are forced to buy whether they want it or 

 not under the pain of various fines according to the case. 



of these to the galleys (torn. i. p. 112). The salt confiscated from these 

 miserables amounted to 12,633 quintals, which at the mean price of 8 livres 

 are 



323,287 — Author's note. 



