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PART II. THE FOREST ORDINANCE OF 1669. 



CHAP. I. Introductory Details, 48 



Legal right to Legislation (p. 48) ; enumeration of previous 

 Ordinances (p. 52) ; explanation of terms used in the 

 ordinance (p. 53). 



CHAP. II. Translation of the Text of the Ordinance, 61 

 ORDINANCE BY THE KING, Louis XIV., ^r 61 



Chap. I. Of the Jurisdiction of the Waters and 



Forests, 62 



Chap. II. Officers of the Maitrise, or Division of 



the Forests under charge of a Forest-Master, ... 66 



Chap. III. Of Grand-Masters, ..,; 69 



Chap. IV. Of Des Maitres Particuliers, or Forest- 

 Masters, 76 



Chap. V. Of the Lieutenant, 79 



Chap. VI. Of the Procureur du Roi, or King's 



Attorney, 80 



Chap. VII. Of the Garde-Marteau, or Keeper of 



the Stamping-Hammer, 84 



Chap. VIII. Of the Greffier, the Recorder or 



Registrar, ... 86 



Chap. IX. Of Gruyers, 88 



Chap. X. Of the Huissiers Audienders, or Ushers 

 of the Audience-Hall; Gardes Generaux, cr 

 Mounted Police ; Sergeants ; and Police of the 

 Forests and Woods held in Grurie, Grairie, 

 Segrarie, Tiers et Danger, and Par Indivis, or 

 Co-Proprietorship, 90 



Chap. XL Of Surveyors, ^94 



