Droict d'aide. Looke Aide.
Droict d'aisnesse. The right, and prerogatiue of an eldest heire; or, the portion due, by prime birth, vnto him; which is, in most places, the principall house, and garden with th' inclosure thereof; and if it haue no garden, the furlong of ground which lies next vnto it; or as much as a Capon can flie ouer from it: In the rest of the land he hath but an equall share with the younger: (But this is not generall.)
Droict d'Aisneté, ou d'Aisneage; The same.
Droict d'Amende. Power to fine a new purchaser for not acquainting the Lord of the Mannor, or soyle, with his bargaine, so soone, as by the custome of the place he was bound to doe.
Droict d'Annate. A yeares reuenew of a vacant rest Benefice; challenged heretofore in most Countries by the Pope; but taken from him by the Pragmatique Sanction, and some other Edicts, before Luthers time.
Droict d'arrest de meubles. Libertie, or power to argoods for a debt not acknowledged; a Priuiledge of diuers townes; and either giuen them by the Prince, or taken, and approued by custome.
Droict d'Assize de six deniers. 6. d. Tour. due vnto the Towneship of Tournay for euerie pottle of wine thats retailed within it.
Droict d'Aubaine. Escheatage by strangers; the right of succession in the estates of all strangers, who die (in any part of France) without Naturalization, and French-borne issue; Looke Aubaine.
Droict d'Aubenage. The same.
Droict d'Aurillage. The profit of Bee-hiues; or a fee due, to a Lord, or to the King (as in Provence) vpon the profit thats made of euerie hiue, by the owner.
Droict de bac. The fare due vnto the Lord, or owner, of a Ferrie-boat.
Droict de Bailliage. Looke Bailliage.
Droict de ban à vin. An vnalienable Priuiledge, enioyed by many Gentlemen in Touraine; who for fortie daies together after vintage may forbid any other wine then their owne, to be sold within their Precincts.
Droict de bannerie. The Royaltie of hauing a common Mill, Ouen, Presse, &c, whereto the tenants of, and dwellers within, a Libertie, or Mannor are to resort.
Droict de bannie. The same; and the reuenew therof; or the power to take fees for the vse of such a Mill, Ouen, Presse, &c.
Droict de banniere. as Droict de Bannerie.
Droict de blairie. The power a Lord hath to fine any forreiners, who without his permission turne their cattel into the wastes, or Vaines pastures, belonging to his Mannors; as in Blayrie.
Droict de bordage. The drudgerie, or base seruices reserued by some Lords vpon the letting of their cottages, or small tenements; which cannot be sold, giuen, nor ingaged by the poore slaues that haue taken them.
Droict de bornage. Power to place meeres on, appoint limits vnto, lay out the bounds of, other mens lands.
Droict de boucherie. The Priuiledge of keeping a common slaughter house, whereat all the inhabitants of that Quarter are to haue their beasts killed; also, the fees belonging thereto; enioyed by such Lords as haue Moyenne Iustice.
Droict de bourgeoisie. Freedome; Looke Bourgeoisie.
Droict de boutage. A certaine dutie, or fee, exacted by the Lord of Breci (a member of Bourges) for the wine thats retailed within his iurisdiction.
Droict de branche de Cypres. A duetie paied, in old time, by English men arriuing at Bourdeaux; In signe, and as a token, that they had beene there.
Droict de brassage. The fee due, to the particular Maisters of the Mint, out of euerie sort of money thats coined; also, the fees of the workman, cutter, stamper, &c, (whom the Maisters are to pay;) Looke Brassage.
Droict de brefs, ou briefs. Looke Bref.
Droict de bris. The Admiraltie of a Sea-coast, which giues a man all wreckes, and shipwracks.
Droict de buche; ou de busche. The Officers of the wood-yards fees; or, the proportion of wood allowed, vnto euerie Office at Court; and vnto diuers Officers of th' Exchequer, ouer and besides their ordinarie wages.
Droict de Carnalage. A Priuiledge enioyed by the inhabitants of some places, to kill, and eat, or make profit of, such beasts as breake into their grounds; but this onely in some cases, and for a certaine number; which if they exceed they are answerable for all, as other men.
Droict de meilleur Cattel. Heriotage; the best chatell a tenant hath when he dies, due vnto his Landlord.
Droict de Cauciage. The power of imposing taxes on tenants, or of taking toll of passengers, towards the reparation, or maintenance of a common causey; (In some Lords of Haynault.)
Droict de Cellerage. Sellerage; a duetie, or fee paied vnto some Lords, at the laying of wines into sellers.
Droict de Centiesme. Looke Centiesme.
Droict de Chambellage. An Income; or the fine due by euerie new tenant (that comes in as heire by a direct succession) vnto the Lord of the Mannor whereof his land is held: the rate of it is, by the customes of Mante, a Crowne of the Sunne; by those of Senlis, 20. s. Parisis; as also, by those of Vallois; and those of Noyon, (wherby tis due at euerie change of tenant:) by those of S. Quintins, a peece of gold worth (at least) halfe a Crowne; by those of S. Paul, 30. s. Paris. by those of Laon, a peece of gold of what value the tenant will: In other places he paies more, or lesse, according to their customes: Also, a fee due vnto the chiefe Vsher of the Chamber of Accompts, by euerie one of the Kings tenants, when he does his homage.
Droict de Chambellenage. Is, by the customes of Britaine, a dutie of 5. s. Tour. paid by euerie vassall at the doing of his fealtie, vnto his Liege Lord.
Droict de Chambrelage. as Droict de Chambellage; Stiled so, in the customes of Cambray; and of Haynault; in which countrey the rate of it is, 60. s.
Droict de Champagne. The fees due vnto the Officers of th' Exchequer vpon the letting of the farmswhich belong to Champagne: viz. 2. s. 6. d. sterl. for such as are worth 100. l. or lesse; and 4. s. for those which exceed that rate.
Droict de Champart. Looke Champart.
Droict de Chantellage. Gauntellage; or, a certaine fee due vnto some Lords for the Gauntries whereon wine, thats any way to be sold, doth stand.
Droict de Charrüage. as Droict de suitte de disme.
Droict de Chastellenie. The Royalties belonging to a Castleship, or Castleward; Looke Chastellenie.
Droict de chauffage. Looke Chauffage.
