OF BUILDING TIMBER, &c. 127 



' 10. We furthermore revoke, extinguish, and suppress 

 all usages of grant of wood for buildings and repairs for 

 whatever account, and under whatever pretext, the con- 

 cession may have been made, notwithstanding all confir- 

 mations, letters, titles, and possessions, saving if they be 

 found to have been acquired or conceded under title of 

 foundation or dotation, or by possession previous to 1560, 

 or otherwise established as a burden-right, with provision 

 to indemnify or discharge the parties interested, as 

 be seen to be reasonable, 



'11. There shall not in future be made any gift or 

 allowance of chau/age for any cause whatever ; and if by 

 importunity or otherwise any letters or warrants have 

 been granted and issued, we forbid to our Courts of Parlia- 

 ment, Chambres des Comptes, Grand-Masters, and Officers to 

 regard them. 



CHAPTER XXI. Of Building Timber for Royal Mansions 

 and for the Navy. 



1 Art. 1. There shall not be made any extraordinary sale 

 by arpent of trees for construction and repairs of our royal 

 dwellings or navy; but the Grand-Master can charge the 

 auction-purchaser of ordinary sales, &c,, to supply the 

 wood necessary for these works on payment to him of the 

 price according to estimate of this by advice of people 

 conversant with the mattter, on the estimates of the 

 undertakers or architects, and conformably to a statement 

 by the Superintendent of our buildings, or by the Con- 

 troller-General of our Finances, passed in good and due 

 form, which shall be inserted in the schedule of the 

 charges, and deposited in the Registry of the Maitrise. 



' 2. If at times there be required pieces of such size and 

 length as cannot be found in the ordinary sales, in that 

 case the Grand-Master, on statements made in our Council, 

 and letters patent duly verified, may cause such to be 

 marked and felled in our forests in places in which this 

 can be done with least damage ; and if none can be found 



