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 PART II.— The Forest Obdinanoe 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., 61 



Chap. I. — Of the Jurisdiction of the Waters and 



Forests, 62 



Chap. II. — Officers of the Mattrise, or Division of 



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



Chap. Ill.—Oi Grand-Masters, 69 



Chap. IV. — Of Bes 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 Greffi,er, the Recorder or 



Registrar, ... ... ... ... ... 86 



GhMp.IX.—OiGruyers, 88 



Chap. X. — Of the Huissiers Audienders, or Ushers 

 of the Audience-Hall; Gardes Generaux, or 

 Mounted Police ; Sergeants ; and Police of the 

 Forests and Woods held in Grurie, Grairie, 

 Segrarie, Tiers et Banger, and Far Indivis, or 

 Co-Proprietorship, ... ... ... ... 90 



Chap. XI. — Of Surveyors, 94 



