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 no tenant in Common with any other of his owne condition. Droict de Mortuage. A mortuarie; due to a Parson at the death of one of his parishioners; Looke, Droict de Neufme. Droict de Moulage. Multure; the fee, or toll, for grinding, due vnto the Miller, or Lord of the Mill; is (by the customes of Britaine) the sixteenth part of the Corne that is to be ground. Droict de Moulture; ou de Moulure; the same. Droict de Moutonnage: as, Droict de Montenage. Droict de Neufiesme. A ninth part of th' yearelie profits of some benefices in Britaine, demanded by the Pope. Droict de Neufme. A ninth of a third part of a deceased persons moueables, due to the Parson for his Mortuarie. Droict de Nommer aux Eueschez, & Abbayes du Royaulme: Belongs to the king. Droict de nopsages. The fee due to a Parson for a mariage. Droict d'obliages. The fine due vnto a Lord by his tenant who hath omitted, or forgotten to pay his rent, or yearelie duties at his day. Droict d'obole. A halfepennie in the pound due to the King vpon all Obligations of money lent, and contracts of sale, exceeding v. li. Tourn. Droict d'ostizes. A certein number of hennes due euerie yeare vnto Lords from their tenants, in lieu of their Chimney-pence, or as a rent for their houses. Droict de oublie. A Douzain, or Sol in the mouth of a Capon, payed, in some places, as a rent. Droict de padventage. The right of common of pasture in one, or more parishes. Droict du paillé. The priuiledge of the Pall, or of wearing a Pall, due onely to some Bishops. Droict de pain de paniere. A great white-loafe due yerelie by the tenants of Saint Gondon sur Loire (besides their Cens) vnto their Lord. Droict de parée. A correspondencie held betweene some neighbouring Lords, for the pursuing of one anothers villeins into their seuerall territories; thereby to take from them the pretence, they would otherwise haue, of being affranchised by being got out of their lords dominions. Droict de pariage. A perpetual association, or correspondencie of Iurisdiction, agreed vpon betweene a spirituall, and a temporall Lord; also, the right of common of pasture in one anothers grounds. Droict de parnage. Pawnage; or, (more generally,) the profit made, or mony receiued by the lord of a forrest for th' agistment, laying, or feeding of swine with the maste, or of Cattell with the herbage, thereof. Droict de patronnage. The patronage, or aduowson of a benefice either when a man, that giues land to the Church, reserues the seigneurie thereof; or when the founder of a Church conditions, that he and his heires shall haue power to nominate, and present vnto the Bishop a person capable of the benefice, whensoeuer tis vacant. Droict de peage. A through-toll or passage-toll. Droict de pescherie. A right of fishing, or libertie to fish, in waters from which all others be restrayned. Droict de plassage: A fee due, in some places, by Marchants and ware-sellers, for the shewing, and selling of their commodities in the market place, or publike streetes, and for the roomes wherein they shew, and sell them; therein like our stallage. Droict de poisage. Poisage; or, a fee due in some places, vnto the king, for the weighing of wares in the Market-hall, or Towne-house. Droict de police. Looke, Police. Droict de pontenage. Pontage; passage-toll at a bridge, or, toll due for Marchandize passed ouer a bridge. Droict de porte. A certein dutie paied by the Scholers of Paris, at their admission into colledges. Droict de preage. A priuiledge enioyed by some lords, to put, at certein times, and with sufficient gard, their horses, and kine into their vassals meadowes; for which they are, at all times bound to find one that shall keepe, and looke vnto them. Droict de prelation. The priuiledge of being preferred before others in a purchase. Droict de premice. A sheafe of corne, or ij. s. Tour. and a lamb, if there be ten or more; if fewer a pennie for euery lamb, due vnto Parsons. Droict de premices. The first fruits of Ecclesiasticall liuings. Droict de presence. Halfe a Crowne due vnto euerie Treasurer, & generall of the Finances (besides their ordinarie wages) for residence; or, euery day they meet and sit about the kings businesse. Droict de Preuosté: The priuiledge of hauing a Prouost vnder him to keepe his Courts, and leuie his tolles, rights, fines, &c; (belongs vnto a Lord Baron, or Chattelain that haue Iurisdiction;) also, a passage toll. Droict de quart denier du prix, ou de l'estimation. The fourth pennie, or part, of the worth of an Inheritance Cottier, due vnto Landlords vpon any alienation thereof. Droict de quatrieme. The fourth pot of, or pennie taken for, Wine, Cyder, and other ordinarie drinke retailed; due in some places vnto the king; & first graunted, for wine, vnto Charles the fift at a parliament helde in Paris. Droict de quenaise. The right of Escheatage, whereby an Inheritance Roturier falles into the Lords hands, if his tenant leaue no lawfull issue of his bodie behind him: ¶Bretton. Droict de quint. The fift part of the price of land sould; belongs to the Lord of the soile vpon the sale therof, and is paied sometimes by the seller, in some places by the buyer, and in some equally by both. Droict de Regale: Seeke, Regale. Droict de Registration. est deu pour insinuer en Iustice vn transport d'heritage, de cens, ou rente: ou pour l'approbation d'une saisine. ¶Ragueau. Droict de Registre. A foure-pennie dutie paied by a tenant Cottier vnto his Landlord, when he puts him in possession of his tenement. Droict de Registre, ou Contentor. A certein fee due vnto th' audienciers of Chanceries; (viz. iiij. s. sterling v- euery Charter.) Droict de Relevoison. A yeares rent in some cases, in others vj. d. for each pennie of yearelie Cens, payed by tenants Censiers vnto their Lord when they first enter into their tenements: Looke, Relevoison. Droict de Relief. Reliefe; a fine due to the Lord of a Mannor, vpon the change of a tenant which houlds of him in fee: by the customes of Amiens it is 60. s.Parisis  for euerie Noble fee held by a full homage, and x. li. Paris. for euerie one held in Peeredome: by the customes of Peronne, the yeres reuenue after the change,