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  Droicts de Souveraineté. Looke Souveraineté.
  Droict de Stellage. Toll-corne, and Toll-salt; a dish-*full vpon euerie Septier of either sold within Buillon, due vnto the Duke thereof.
  Droict de Stippes, & nobis. is, in some parts of Normandie, a pennie Tour. in other places iij d, vpon euerie pound made of the farmes of the Kings Domaine muable, due to the Officers of the Court of Accompts.
  Droict de suitte de bestes. The power one hath, who lets a beast out to halues, or hire, to challenge and seize it, being sold, or passed away, without his knowledge, by him he let in vnto.
  Droict de suitte de disme. A right, whereby a Lord of tythe-grounds which haue kept, and wintered cattell, whose owners worke with them in the tythe grounds of another Lord, may lawfully take halfe of those tythes, when they are to be gathered; (The maintaining of this vnreasonable Right breedes many suites and quarrels; and therefore it might, without wrong to the Publicke, be spared; sayes Ragueau.)
  Droict de suitte de gens; as;
  Droict de suitte de personnes serves. The power some Lords haue to compell their villaines, or others that hold land of them by villenage, to reside, and keepe a continuall fire, on their tenements; from this Right (which extends vnto their goods, or persons) all the Inhabitants of the Kings Townes within Berry, are exempted.
  Droict de suriect. Power to adde vnto the last price thats offered in a Portsale, or Outrope.
  Droict de Tabellionnage. The Priuiledge of a Lord Chattelain, or high Iusticier to make, and keepe vnder him a Notarie for the ingrossing of all deedes, and contracts passed within his Iurisdiction; Looke Tabellionnage.
  Droict de Taille. The right of Subsidie, Tax, or Tallage; belongs as well vnto diuers Lords, by the customes of their Manors, as vnto the King; also, the Prerogatiue, or power to raise new taxes (onely in the King.)
  Droict de Terceau. A certaine dutie taken by a Lord at the Fatt, or other vessell of his vassals wine; and to be payed vnto himselfe, or his Officer, before the wine be drawne, or else the vassall forfeits sixtie sols Tour.
  Droict de Terrage. Field-Rent; Countrey-toll; Seeke Terrage.
  Droict de Thonnieu. as Droict de Tonlieu.
  Droict de Tiers & danger. A third, and a tenth part, of the price for which wood is sold in the woods, and forrests belonging to the Kings Demaine (especially within Normandie) due vnto him; Looke Danger.
  Droict de Tiers denier. The third pennie of the price giuen for the purchase of an Inheritance Roturie, or Bourdelier, due, in some places, vnto the Landlord.
  Droict de Tirage. Draggage; or a toll, or fee for draggage (of salt, or wine) due vnto some Lords.
  Droict de Tonlieu. Toll due to the Lord of a Faire, or Market, for all kind of Marchandise, and Cattell, bought and sold: (By the customes of Boulenois it is iiij d. from the Buyer, and as much from the Seller, of a Horse, Ox, or Cow; a pennie for a Sheepe, or Goat; and ij d. for a Hog, equally payable, as the former, betweene the Buyer and Seller, before Sunne set.)
  Droict de Tonnelieu; &, de Toulieu; the same.
  Droict de Traicte, is ij d. Tour. leuied for the King of euerie cartload of Marchandise transported out of the Territorie of Mehun; Looke Traicte.

  Droict de Traicte de bleds. An Imposition of vij s. sterl. vpon euerie Tunne of wheat (and rateably of all other kinds of graine) transported out of the Realme.
  Droict de Traicte foraine; Looke Forain.
  Droict de Trainage, as Droict de suitte de disme.
  Droict de Travers. Crosse-toll; passage-toll; or, through-toll.
  Droict de Treu. The Toll, or Custome due vnto Lords for Salt, or Marchandise, carried through their dominions; and generally, any Toll.
  Droict de Treu accoustumé. A Priuiledge of the Lords high Iusticers in the Countie of Burgundie; where if a beast be taken, or killed in any one of their dominions, it must be brought, and giuen vnto him, or to some one of his Officers for him, whosoeuer the hunter be, or from whence soeuer the game was chased.
  Droict de treziesme. The thirteenth pennie, or part, of the money for which land is sold, payable vnto the Lord, of whom tis held fee by the Seller (vnlesse there be a couenant to the contrarie;) also, the thirteenth sheafe of a crop, due vnto a Lord that hath field-Rent, or countrey-toll.
  Droict du treziesme denier; the same (in the first part.)
  Droict de treziesme de Vin. The thirteenth pot, or pennie of the price of wine retayled; due, in some places, vnto the Lord of the Soyle, or of the Iurisdiction.
  Droict de Trousse. A certaine number of Geese, or dutie payed in Geese, within the Iurisdiction of Crosses neere vnto Bourges.
  Droict de Truage. as, Droict de Treu.
  Droict de Venditions. The Toll which Lords of Markets, and Faires take for the sale of wares, and marchandise therein.
  Droict des Veneurs. The Huntsmens, or Hunters, part of the Deere, or other game.
  Droict de venterolles. A certaine fine due to a Landlord by the Purchaser that vndertakes to discharge the seller of all fines: By the Customes of Lagni (within the Iurisdiction of Meaux) it is xx d. in euerie pound which he giues; by those of Senlis, the sixteenth part of the Droict de ventes; by those of Amiens, the thirteenth pennie of the Treziesme; and by those of Doulens, the sixt of the Sixiesme: By those of Clermont it is called Reventes; and by those of Arthois it is as Droict de Requint.
  Droict de ventes. is (most commonly) the twelfth part of the price of land Censuel, due to the Lord of whom it is held; and payable, in some places, by the Purchaser, in others by the Seller, and in others betweene them both: (The French Lawes and Customes often ioyne, with this, another dutie called Lods, or Lots; which is euer as much as this; both together swallowing vp a sixt part of that which is giuen for the purchase.)
  Droict de ventes, & Gants. A twelfth part (as before) and xv d. (by the customes of Tours) or x d. (by the customes of Lodunois) for a paire of gloues.
  Droict de ventes, & honneurs. The sixt, or other part (as the custome is) due onely by the Purchaser.
  Droict de ventes & issuës. is also a sixt part, or iij s. iiij d. in the pound; (whereof, as if it were Lods and Ventes, there is but halfe meant for Ventes.)
  Droict de Verre. A certaine number of drinking glasses, diuided, in old time, among the Officers of the chamber of Accompts, but at this day allowed them in money.
  Droict de Vertemoulte. A certaine dutie, or fine payable vnto Lords in Normandie, by their tenants that