132 THE FORESTS OF FRANCE. 



Ordinance without any farmer or merchant being able to 

 intermeddle with the subjects, excepting in virtue of the 

 allocations, martellages, and delivery so made to them by 

 oar Officers, under pain of fine of three thousand livres for 

 each contravention, and confiscation of the purchase made. 

 ' 8. Our Grand-Masters, and the Officers of the several 

 Maitrises, shall have the same cognisance and jurisdiction 

 over the waters and forests of ecclesiastics, Commanders of 

 St. John of Jerusalem, administrators, communities, and 

 holders of mortmain situated within the extent of our 

 domains purchased, conceded, or held by whatsoever title 

 it may be which they have and ought to have in the 

 domains which we own, without the contractors, holders in 

 possession, or usufructiers or their officers having power to 

 intermeddle with the subjects under any pretext, any more 

 than in woods held in Grurie, Grairie, Tiers et Danger , if 

 they be not parties specified in the grant or contract. 



CHAPTER XXIII. Of the Woods in Grurie, Grairie, 

 Tiers et Danger. 



' Art. 1. In all the woods subject to the rights of Grurie, 

 Grairie, Tiers et Danger, the execution of law and all profits 

 thence resulting pertain to us, exclusive of all others, 

 together with the rights of chase, pasturage, and pannage, 

 if it do not be the case that in regard to the pasturage and 

 pannage there be any title to the contrary. 



' 2. The parts and portions which we take out of the 

 fellings and usances of the woods subject to the rights of 

 Grurie and Grairie shall be taken up and collected for our 

 profit, in money or in kind, according to the ancient usage 

 of each Matirise in which they may be situated, without 

 any change or innovation in this respect ; and no wood of 

 whatsoever quality can be sold but through the agency of 

 our Officers, and with the same formalities as in our other 

 woods and forests. 



' 3. The Tiers et Danger shall be levied according to 

 the ancient custom, which is to destrain for our profit on 



