but run through the Province, pillage it both by frequent Marches, and by Change of Quarters.

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Not to fuffer the Officers to make particular Agreements for not committing Disorders, or to live better With the Inhabitants; and if the Officers have taken any thing on that account, he ought to make them reftore it.

But as it is likewife juft that the faid Troops should have a reasonable Competency to fubfift on, if the Governour fees that what is allow'd by the King's Order is not fufficient for that, he ought to write to have them better treated.

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XVIII.

If the Orders for regulating the Winter Quarters, come from the Court, he muft execute them as they are, without refpect to Recommendations for exchanging Places. But if any of the Places are unable, he must endeavour to get an Exchange for them from Court, or even an entire Exemption if it be necessary. XIX.

XIX.

To oblige the Troops to pay exactly what they are provided with by the King's Order; and if the Corporations are oblig'd to advance them the Winter Quarters, Care ought to be taken to deduct it from their Taxes.

XX.

To hinder Quarrels between the Soldiers and the Inhabitants, and to punish those who are guilty of fuch Disorders, -or of debauching young Women to carry them away with their Regiments; and in fine, to fee that the Reviews be very exactly made.

XXI.

To take care that the Money which the King gives in the Province, to recompence the Oppreffions that have been fuffer'd during the Year, be equally difpos'd of; that it be not given by way of Gratification for fuppos'd Oppreffions, either to fome topping Man of a Parish, or to fome particular Gen

tlemen,

tlemen, in prejudice of the Poor who have fuffer'd moft by the Soldiers Quartering: And for this End, he must procure, that the Sums on which the Commiffaries Refident for the King to the States have agreed, be put into the Hands of Perfons of Probity appointed by the Governour's Orders, to be afterwards diftributed according to the most urgent Neceffities of that Community which is to be reimbursed.

XXII.

To oblige as many Perfons as he can in his Province, that he may be the more able to do Good, and to ferve the King the better in it. For this it is neceffary that the Favours which the Court fhall beftow in his Province, pass as much as can be through his Hands.

XXIII

To live in good Terms with the Parliament and the other Courts of the Province; in fuch fort that enterprizing nothing on their Functions, he neither füffers them to enterprize on his.

XXIV.

He fhou'd chufe in each City and each Diocefe, fome Perfons of Probity and Understanding, who may advertise him of all the things which he ought to be informed of, for the Service of the King and of the Publick; and should endeavour to have feveral in each Diftrict, that he may not fubject himself to the Intelligence of one alone, who by that wou'd take too much Authority, and who might be deceiv'd in many Affairs, or judge by Paffion or Prejudice in fome

Inftructions for the Gentlemen Commiffion'd by Meffieurs the Maref chals of France, in the Extent of each Government,

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To look to the Execution of his Majefties Edicts and Declarations; and of the Regulations of Meffieurs the Marefchals of France.

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HE Gentlemen commiffion'd, to prevent Duels, and to terminate Differences, ought to inform themselves of all that is contain'd in his Majefties Edicts and Declarations on the point of Duelling, and in the Regulations of the Marefchals of France, to acquaint themselves exactly with all the Rules in point of Honour, which are obferv'd among the Nobility, whether as to Rank, Precedency, Rights of Vaffalage, Hunting, Fifhing, and of all Maxims established among Gentlemen, for.all that touches or concerns the Point of Honour.

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