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 Droict de Chemage. The passage-toll, or, through-toll, thats taken at Sens. Droict de Cheminage. The same. Droict de Chevage. An yearely duetie, fine, or fee, of 12. d. Parisis, paied, to the Kings vse, within Vermandois (and some other places) by euerie bastard, stranger, forreiner, and affranchised person, that is, or hath beene, married. Droict de Chevalerie. The Priuiledge of Knighthood, or to bee made a Knight; Looke Chevalerie. Droict de Chevauchée. Composition money, due (vpon agreement) by some towneships; thereby exempted, in the Kings iourneyes, and progresses, from prouiding of horses, and carts for his traine. Droict de chevelure. The wearing of a locke, which in old time, none but a Prince of the bloud might weare. Droict des chiens. That part of the game which belongs to the hounds for their reward. Droict de Cire. Is 18. d. Tour. in euerie pound aboue twentie giuen, or agreed, for a wood-sale; due vnto the King, in regard of the lights, which are (imagined to be) spent, while the bargaine is in making. Droict de Collerage. Collerage; a fee due for the collers worne by the horses, or men, which draw wine vp and downe. Droict de commande. Is 2. d. Parisis, taken yearely, by some Lords, of euerie one of their widowes (that hold by Villenage) in acknowledgement, and preseruation of the right of their authoritie ouer them. Droict de commis. The right, or power some Landlords haue, to confiscate, seise, or enter on the inheritances of such their tenants, or vassalls, as disaduow them, giue them the lye, or commit felonie. Droict de commise. The same. Droict de confirmation. The fine due by all Officers of the kingdome of France vnto the King, at his first comming to the Crowne, for establishing them by his letters Patents, in their places. Droict de contentor. See Contentor. Droict de Cornage. Hornage; or a quantitie of corne, taken yearely by the Lord Chastellain of Berri (a member of Bourges) for euerie Oxe, or horned beast that workes at the plough in the Winter-corne grounds which be within his iurisdiction. Droict de Couletage. See Couletage. Droict de Coustome. Is (in Normandie) the custome, or toll, due vpon the sale of wares in Markets; In Grand Perche; it is a penie Tour. payable vnto Lords that haue base Iurisdiction, for euerie beast that giues no milke, and was bred, bought, and deliuered within their territories; This vnder a penaltie of 2. s. 6. d. for euerie one thats not so paid for. Droct de grosse coustome. A toll, or impost of 48. s. 10. d. Tour. vpon euerie eighteene Muids of Salt passing along by Chartres; due vnto, and equally diuided betweene, the King, and the Bishop of that citie. Droict de petite coustome. See La petite coustome, in, Coustome. Droict de desherance. Escheatage; power to seise, and conuert vnto his owne vse, an inheritance whose owner dies intestate, and without heire; belongs to the King, Lord high Iusticer, or Land-lord. Droict de directe, ou fondalité. The Seigneuriall rights, or dueties annexed vnto the soile, or belonging to the Lord thereof. Droict du dixiesme denier. The tenth penie, or pen-* *niworth, of all mines, mettalls, mineralls, and other (extraordinarie) substances got within ground, throughout all France, due vnto the King; also, th' Admiralls tenth part, or share in all shipwracks, prizes, conquests, &c, made at sea. Droict de tiers denier. The third pennie, or part of the price giuen for an inheritance Roturier, or Bourdelier, due, in some places, vnto the Land-lord. Droict de dixiesme. Looke Dixiesme. Droict domainer. The Priuiledge a Lord Iusticer hath, to right himselfe by execution, without any former proceeding, in cases that concerne his auncient demaine, or the customarie duties thereto belonging. Droict de doublage. Looke Doublage. Droict de douziesme. An yearely rent of 12. d. due by euerie affranchised inhabitant of Henault vnto the Earle thereof, in acknowledgement of his former thraldome, and in thankefulnesse for his new-got freedome. Droict de folle enchere. The right of confiscating money paied beforehand for an Office, which after the bargaine made the chapman would refuse, as too deere. Droict d'Entrage. Entrage; a fee due for th' entrance of marchandise into the Hauens, and walled townes of the kingdome; also, an Income payable to a Lessor at th' entrie of the Lessee. Droict d'Entrée. Looke Entrée; Also, halfe a crown due to euerie Treasurer, and Generall of the Finances (besides their ordinarie wages) for residence, euery day they meet, and sit in their Courts, about the Kings businesse. Droict d'escas. The tenth pennie of the value of moueables which are left by a freeman vnto a forreiner within Seclin, and Bassée sous Lisle; due vnto the common Treasurie of those townes. Droict d'eschats, & Tavernes. A certaine Imposition vpon wines that are sold by retaile, & in Tauernes; (from which all Priests beneficed within Bourdeaux are exempted, for as much as grew in their owne grounds, glebe, or Prebendaries.) Droict d'Escheance. Escheatage. Droict d'Eschevinage. Power to incorporate a towne. Droict d'Essongne. A duetie, or fine, paiable (in Britaine) by the heire, or successor of a deceased tenant vnto the Lord, vnder whose Censiue he held, and enioyed land at the time of his death: And this is, a pennie Parisis, or two, or twelue; or more or lesse, according to the annuall value of the land, and according to the custome, seuerall, in seuerall places. Droict d'Establage. That which in our law is called Stallage; or a fee taken by Lords, of Marchants, for permitting them to open, & sell their wares in their Faires, and Markets; also, Stablage, or, that which is paied for the standing of a horse in a stable. Droict d'Estallage. Stallage. Droict d'Estallonnage. The Royaltie, or Priuiledge of assigning, and assizing of publicke weights, and measures. Droict d'Estellage. Stallage. Droict de faultrage; ou fautrage. A certaine vnalienable fee, due vpon each head of cattell that runnes in the common medowes, or pastures of a Mannor; In lieu whereof a heardsman is maintained, to keepe the ground in good order, & to looke that the beasts at first put in be not after changed. Droict de ferrage. A priuiledge whereby some speciall officers, and followers of Court claime to haue their