horses shod at the Kings charge; also, a certein fee due to the Cutters of the mint.
Droict de festage. An yerelie dutie payable vnto certein lords for euery ridge, roofe, or housetop within their dominion; also, the feasts that are due by some Prelats vnto their Chapters.
Droict de festin. The same (in the later part.)
Droict de feurmariage; as, Droict de formariage.
Droict de foire, & marchez: The royaltie, or priuiledge, of houlding a faire, or keeping markets, within a mans owne territorie (originally of the Kings grant.)
Droicts de fondalité. The rights, or royalties which are annexed vnto the soile, & belong euer vtno the lord thereof.
Droict de forage. A certein fee, or part, out of wines that are sould, belonging to the lords of the Iurisdiction, or place wherein they are sould: by the custome of Amiens, and of Beauquesne, it is two pots on euery single vessell, or bottome thats retayled; and belongs to the lord high, meane, or low Iusticer: by the customes of Teroanne, it is also two pots vpon euery vessel thats sould in grosse, and belongs to the Bishop: In Beauvois, there in xx. d. for euery vessell sould in grosse, and xvj. d. for euery one retailed in the town, paied vnto the Bishop of that Sea: And by the customes of Ponthieu a Lord of a soile, that hath but low Iurisdiction, may take two pots of euery barred vessell thats broched vpon his soyle, or within the limits of his authoritie; In other places, otherwise.
Droict de forban. The royaltie, or power, of banishing an offendor out of his territories.
Droict de formariage. The halfe, or third, or (as the custome is) other part of a villens substance, due vnto his landlord, or the lord of the Iurisdiction wherin he liues, if he marrie a woman thats free, or a forreiner; & this, although he haue leaue to do it, for otherwise he looses sixtie shillings more: In old time bastards, and strangers, who maried out of their owne condition, were subiect vnto this penalty; Now those in most places, and these in some, are priuiledged.
Droict de foüage. Chimney-pence; or, an yearelie tax leuied in old time by some supreame Lords vpon euery chimney, or fire, kept within their territories: In Charles the fifts time it was foure pound Tour. and some tooke foure bushels of Oats; others bread; and others other things: the Blacke Prince would haue exacted a franc of euery fire kept in Aquitaine; which bred him great mischiefe (sayes a Frenchman:) Since those times the Tailles haue succeeded this taxation inmost places.
Droict de francs-fiefs. Looke, Francs-fiefs.
Droict de fournage. The fee thats due for baking in a common Ouen; also, the fine paied by vassals or tenants, bound to resort vnto their lords, for a licence to vse their owne.
Droict de fresange. One hog, or more, due vnto the master of the waters and forrests of Aubigny (and elsewhere) by the farmer of the mastage, and browsage thereof.
Droict de Gabelle de sel; Th' impost, or gabell of salt; See, Gabelle.
Droict de Gabelle de vins. Th' impost of wines, due to the duke of Buillon.
Droict de gambage. Foure bottles of beere vpon euerie brewing, due vnto diuers Lords within the county of Boullenois.
Droict de Gants. A paire of gloues, or in lieu thereof, money (more or lesse according to the custome) due by a purchaser, as a conclusion of all his first seruices, vnto
the Lord Censuel, or of the soyle; Seek, Droict de ventes & gants.
Droict de garde. Soueraigne patronage, or protection.
Droict de garde noble. The wardship of gentlemens lands held in Capite, or by knights seruice, due by the customes of Normandie, vnto the king, or lords, of whom they are held.
Droict de giste. Power to lie at the house of a tenant, vassall, or subiect in passing along by it; due to the king onely, not to the Queene; (though some dukes, and earles haue had it at the abbayes, & monasteries within their territories;) now the great Bispops, and Abbots, by an yearelie allowance in money, haue got themselues dispensed withall.
Droict de garene. Free warren; or, a liberty to hunt all ouer the grounds of his subiects, or vassals.
Droict de Grarie. The Kings fee out of euerie sale of wood made in his subiects forrests; due vnto him for the Iustice done, and good order kept, within them, by his officers; thereby also, he challenges a part, or property in part, of the demaine, and reuenues thereof.
Droict de greffe: Sixtie three shillings nine pence Tour. due to the king vpon a sale of wood, in Normandie, and elsewhere.
Droict de gruerie: The browsage, or pawnage of some woods; belongs to the lords that haue high Iurisdiction ouer their owners; or, as Droict de grurie.
Droict de grurie. Consists in the fines and amerciaments leuied, & in the confiscation of trespassing beasts, within forests; and belongs vnto the King. See Grurie.
Droict de guerre: Feud; or the libertie which one subiect had, in old time, to make warre vpon another whom he had first defied.
Droict de guet. Castle-gard, or Castle-ward; whereunto the vassals of diuers lords, that haue Castles, are bound (in time, or expectation, of war) by their tenures; yet are they not bound to doe this seruice at any other place then the Castle whereof they hould; nor to doe it there at, if it be very ruinous, vntill it be repaired: also, the watch which a vassall, inhabiting a frontire, or sea coast, is tied to keepe, ordinarily, once a moneth; in lieu, or default, whereof he paies his lord v. s. Tour. a time; or an yearelie quantitie of corne, or number of hens, &c, as the custome of the place is, or as they can agree.
Droict d'hallage. Hallage; the toll due to a lord by those, that sell wares in the common halls of townes, wherein the king hath licensed him to keep faires, or markets.
Droict d'harenc. A certein number of herrings, heretofore due euery lent vnto th' officers of the Chamber of accompts; who at this day haue, in lieu thereof, an yerelie allowance in money.
Droict d'Haubert. A certeine priuiledge whereof there are many parts, the most of high Iurisdiction, enioyed by diuers lords of Normandie.
Droict d'Haultban. An yearelie tax of vj. s. Parisis, leuied, for the king of euery baker, and some other Artificers, within Paris.
Droict d'Herbage. Herbage; or the liberty some haue to graze their cattell in other mens woods.
Droict d'herbage mort. A penny, or halfe-penny (as the custome is) payed by a poore Cottager, or copie-*houlder vnto the Lord that hath high, or meane Iurisdiction ouer him, for euery sheep he hath, if he haue not aboue tenne, or (as in some places) twentie.
