Living at Le Plan, 1625. This may indicate that the later Antoine Dutoit living at Le Plan in the 1650's is his son or close relative. The settlement at Le Plan today consists of only a few buildings, and it has probably never been much larger. It is likely that he had several more children whose baptisms are not clearly identified.
Not Jean Dutoit the conseiller who married Marie Fudri, because that man survived at least until 1677. He is also the Jean Dutoit who, with his brother Philippe, made a settlement with Claudine Mauron, widow of their brother Daniel, 07 may 1642 (Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon).
The realization that he lived at Le Plan helps make sense of another set of records, although not without realizing that we are missing some baptisms. The present Jean Dutoit is known mainly from transactions among his children regarding their inheritance. However, not all of the children that seem to be his are mentioned in the later records.
Records concerning the children of Jean follow:
Pierre Gavin, notary at Moudon, 16 sep 1660.
Acquis pour honnorable Phillippe Dutoict Contre le Sieur Abraham Dutoict son frere.
Evidemment apparoise � tous par la teneur des presentes que l'an de nostre Sauveur & Redempteur Jesus Christ courrant mille six cent soixante & le seiziesme jour du mois de septembre, par devant moy Notaire Jur� soubsign� et presents les tesmoings cy bas nomm�s, S'est personnellement constitu� & establi, Spectable Abraham fils de feu honnorable Jehan Dutoict, Estudiant en Philosophie � Lausanne & bourgeois de Mouldon, lequel s�achant & bien advis� estant de ses drois titres & actions suffisamment certior� & inform� pour luy, ses hoirs & successeurs universels, A vendu, quitt�, ced�, remis, transport� & habandonn� purement & perpetuellement par ces presents, A honnorable Phillipe Dutoict son frere bourgeois aussi dudit Mouldon resent & acceptant pour luy, ses hoirs & posterit� quelconque, Assavoir un mas de terre � Clos situ� au territoire du Plan, lieudit en trois sols, � luy en partage advenu avec ses freres, Jouxte le chemin public d'orient, la terre & les Isles d'honnorable Isaac Frossard au nom de sa femme d'occident, le clos d'honnorable Phillippe Trolliet Justicier & Conseiller dudit Mouldon de vent, le Clos appell� La Seythorraz, apparentant � Spectable Guillaume DeMont & le pr� dudit Isaac Frossard au nom de sadite femme devers bize. Item, un autre mas tant terre que buissons siz audit terroir lieudit es Isles Bryand, Jouxte la terre dudit Sieur Trollier & d'honnorable Daniel Nicod au nom de sa femme d'orient, l'eau de La Broye d'occident, la terre et buissons encor dudit Sieur Trollier de vent & la terre & buissons dudit Nicod au nom de Saraz femme de Bize, Ainsi que du long & du large lesdites pieces ..... (?) continuer et extendre, Avec leurs fondz, fruictz, droit, despendances & appartenances universelles & singulieres. Et a est� faicte la presente perpetuelle vendition, pour & moyennant le prix principal de Mille sept cent florins ...(?). Outre les vins beuz en faisant la presente vente, le tout par ledict Empteur pay� & sattisfaict, partant & est acquitt� & les siens � perpetuit�. Se divestissant � cest effect, le susdict Sieur vendeur pour luy et sesdits hoirs des suslimitt�es pieces & d'icelles avec leursdits fondz & appartenances, lesdits Acquisiteur et les siens perpetuellement en investissant & mettant en reelle possession par cestes, promettant pourtant le prenomm�e Sieur vendeur pour luy & sesdits successeurs par sa bonne foy & soubs l'expresse obligation de tous ses biens quelconques, les pieces (comme sus est dict) vendus perpetuellement audict son frere & � sesdits heritiers, maintenir, deffendre, desbriguer, & legitimement guarantir envers & contre tous tant en jugement que dehors. Sauf & reserv� les censes droicts & tous autres drois Seigneuriaux qui se trouveront estre deus pour present acquis, d'oresenavant par le susnomm� Achepteur & sesdits successeurs payables & supportables promettant en outre soubz mesme obligation que devant d'avoir, tenir & observer ponctuellement la presente vente sans jamais � icelle contrevenir, mais au contre l'havoir pour stable, ferme & aggreable, a peine de supporter toutes coustes, missions & despendz qui en pourrouent resulter. Faict & pass� audit Mouldon soubz toutes autres clausules & seau � ce necessaire, les jour & an premis, En presence d'honnorables Daniel fils d'honnorable Jaques Chastelannaz, Chappellier & bourgeois dedite Ville & Jonas Sinnet meusnier y resident, tesmoings.
Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, 29 aug 1662.
Honnorable Philippe fils de feu le Sieur Jean Dutoict bourgeois de Mouldon A vendu perpetuellement A honnorable et prudent Philippe Trolliet Sieur Justicier et Conseiller et � Daniel Nicod bourgeois dudit lieu presents, Assavoir un morcel de terre et clos ensemble contigus prochain du feu Guillaume Caney et de dit clos Canesi � le se partager entr'eux de largeur ou longueur comme leur terre � chacun d'eux contr'eux (?) en devers orient situ�e riere Le Plan et terroir dudit Mouldon Jouxte ladite terre desdits Sieurs Achepteurs d'orient, la Broye comme � present � le cours le long des Rochers du champ du Sieur Pierre Gavin d'occident, la terre dudit Sieur Trolliet de vent, et la terre dudit Sieur Nicod devers bize, Avec leurs fonds etc. Et c'est pour le prix du trois centz florins de principal, outre les vins beuz, Le tout pay� par lesdits Sieurs acquisiteurs Et par ce moyen ledit vendeur s'est devesti de ladite piece pour les Investis, Et leurs en a promis soubs obligation de tous ses biens bonne et perpetuelle maintenance sous les censes et droictz seigneuriaux s'il s'est trouvoit estre deubz, ce qu'est ignor�. A l'advenir par lesdits Sieurs achepteurs et successeurs supportables. Dat� en presence du Noble et vertueux Philippe D'Estavay� Seigneur de Bussi et Chastelain de Mouldon, Nicod Veyre, et Anthoine Ansonnet dudit lieu tesmoins.
Ladite somme le Rencontreur viens ledit Sieur Trolliet s�avoir le 200 florins que ledit Philippe Dutoict et Abraham son frere luy doivent par compte en 1661, Et en ce qu'ils du [doit?] reste lesdit Sieurs Trolliet et Nicod s'accorderont pour le payement. A est� remis auxdits Achepteurs vue vendition dudit clos.
His existence is inferred from several mentions in the 1590's of "Jean son of Claude Dutoit". A Jean son of the late Claude Dutoit in the terrier ACV Fn 347, fol. 91, who had inherited property previously in the hands of Claude and Nicod Dutoit from their wives Anthoine and Fran�oise Veyre, might be this one.
Named in testament of the minister Pierre Dutoit 29 nov 1639, B. Girardet, notary, as the son of the minister's brother Moyse.
So far, virtually all of the Dutoits in the parish records at Lucens appear to be descendants of this family, in spite of the presence in the records of Moudon of many other Dutoits with many of the same related names such as Chevaley, Frossard, Pichonnet, de Pal�zieux dit Falconnier, etc. The Lucens records start in 1639 (with a very few marriages from about 1630 preserved at Granges), and the Dutoits who first appear in the Lucens records do not seem to be recorded at Moudon.
However, one common link is the presence of a Jean Dutoit and wife Benoicte. It appears that Jean Dutoit of Chesalles married first Jeanne Maquelin, then, before 1640, Benoicte, who survived him. It is not known which children belong to which mother, due to the absence of early records.
Several records of Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, mention that Jean had a brother Pierre (e.g., 27 jun 1654, after the death of Jean).
Now, there is a certain level of confusion about Jean Dutoit "couturier". The baptism in 1617 of Jaquemaz daughter of Jean Dutoit couturier tells us that this Jean was an adult as of that date. (This baptism leads us to the conclusion that there must have been an earlier wife as well. Likewise, there is a mention in 1621 of Benoicte, daughter of Jean Dutoit couturier, implying that he must have been married as early as 1605. He would thus have to be the first child of Moyse Dutoit and Sara Becholley, if those are indeed his parents, thus a good reason why he would be named as an heir in the testament of his uncle Pierre in 1639.) But much later, in 1645, there is mention of Jean Dutoit, couturier, son of Jaques Dutoit, and the Jaques in question is definitely the couturier who lived in Vevey from about 1603. In all probability, we are dealing with two Jean Dutoits who shared the same trade. The elder Jean might have been the uncle of the younger Jean. It is therefore possible that the appearance of two marriages for the elder Jean is the result of confusion, and that the man who married Benoicte was the younger of the two.
Another dimension of the confusion is that Jean Dutoit couturier is referred to as "of Chavannes" in 1617, but his later children, if we have correctly identified him, seem to be associated with Chesalles.
There is a notation in the baptismal registers of Moudon, 23 aug 1629, that one of the sponsors was "Benoiste fille de feu M. Jean DuToict". Taking this at face value, which is perhaps not warranted, we have to conclude that the first Jean Dutoit couturier died about 1629, and that a later Jean married Benoicte (surname still unknown). However, we know that Jean son of Moyse actually survived until at least 1639, as he is named in his uncle Pierre's testament! The only possible conclusion appears to be that Jean the earlier couturier, and father of Benoicte, was not the same man as Jean son of Moyse, whose occupation is still unknown! However, in light of the fact that his uncle Pierre Dutoit the minister gave him special mention, it seems likely that he is the Johannes De Tecto, Meldunensis, who was enrolled at the Acad�mie de Lausanne in July, 1610. If so, he was probably about 14 years old at the time, and his baptism should have been recorded about 1596.
The identity of the earlier Jean Dutoit couturier is finally settled by a document of Antoine Richard, notary at Moudon, 09 apr 1610 (ACV DL 80), in which Jean Dutoit son of the late Claude, couturier, with his wife Claudine Sauvageat, sells property to Jaques Dutoit son of the late Guillaume, tisserand, and witnessed by Elie Dutoit, known also to be a son of the late Claude.
While it is clear that the sons of Moyse Dutoit are associated with Chesalles-sur-Moudon, there is also a "lettre de bourgeoisie" dated 20 oct 1560 for Claude Dutoit of Chavannes at Chesalles (Archives de Chesalles-sur-Moudon, P 7). It is not yet clear who he was, nor whether any of his descendants retained their connection with Chesalles.
The Jean Dutoit who was at Bressonaz in the 1620's was a weaver ("tisserand") and son of Antoine. The only plausible baptism seems to be the one in 1597, son of Antoine Dutoit tisserand of Moudon, of whom almost nothing is known. Baptisms for three of Jean's children can be identified, and he is mentioned 28 sep 1629, still at Bressonaz (Balthazard DeCristaz, notary at Moudon). There are several more baptisms of sons of Jean Dutoit around this time, but without additional identifying information, they cannot be attributed to the present Jean Dutoit.
Appears as an adult in records from the district of Oron as early as 1574. Until his death is noted about 1612 (records of an unknown notary identified as ACV DO 42/3, 01 apr 1612), he seems always to be referred to as "Jean Dutoit de Pal�zieux". By that time, his father was apparently already dead, but Jean had a brother Antoine "de Pal�zieux".
Baptism not yet identified, probably baptised at Moudon rather than Vevey, where all existing baptismal records have been assigned. Adult, apparently, by 1645, when he and his brother Pierre acknowledge a debt to Jaques Tacheron, minister at Syens (Faucherres, notary, ACV DL 40/7). He is identified as a couturier at that time, like his father.
Biographical details from La France Protestant (2d. Ed.) and Livre du Recteur de l'Acad�mie de Gen�ve show that he served as minister at Le Cheylard and Vallon, Ard�che, France, then in the Pays de Vaud at L'Isle 1673-1681 and Rolle 1682-1691, where he died. His final tenure in France (Le Cheylard, 1669-1670) was terminated because he was a foreigner, and he is identified as bourgeois of both Moudon and Vevey. He was enrolled at the Acad�mie de Lausanne as early as 1636. See also Arnaud's Histoire des Protestants du Vivarais et du Velay (1888). The existence of a debt for which he and his wife were creditors dated 01 jan 1692 is signaled in a document of Philippe Favre, notary at Moudon 08 jul 1704, proving that he did not die in 1691 as indicated above, but likely soon after.
It seems most likely that he should have been the son of Pierre Dutoit and Salom� Rubattel baptised in 1618, but we first thought that Jean Dutoit was the one who married Annelle Demierre. It may be that we can eventually prove that the Jean Dutoit who married Annelle Demierre was not the son of Pierre. For the moment, we note that Salom� was herself the daughter of a minister, and she had at least two brothers who were notaries. Her son Fran�ois Dutoit was a notary, and his son Pierre, also a notary, recognized the close (but unspecified) relationship to Jean Dutoit the minister. Pierre's daughter Jeanne Marie married Jean Mathieu, grandson of Jean Dutoit the minister. If our analysis is correct, the Jean Mathieu and Jeanne Marie were second cousins, a permissible degree of consanguinity under the strict rules of the Bernese authorities. One difficulty, however, is that the other person stated to be a relative of Gaspard, the relationship given in the same document of 27 jul 1719 recorded by Pierre Dutoit, was Jean Benoit Dutoit the elder (b. 1657), who appears to be a fourth cousin of Pierre (these two men were giving their consent for Gaspard's widow to sell his estate in France). If such remote relationships were recognized at that time in Vevey, the argument for the parentage of the minister Jean Dutoit rests mainly on the social class and professional relationships of his supposed parents. It is also possible that Pierre felt the need to assist Gaspard's widow, and, in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, called in the first available Dutoit in Vevey to provide legitimacy to the required document. Pierre had already recorded Jean Benoit's testament in 1708, so the two men knew each other.
The circumstances under which he had to leave his ministry in France have been repeated in several published accounts, but the original document has not previously been identified. The records of the reformed synods in "S�rie TT" of the French National Archives are available on microfilm through the Family History Library. TT 232 (FHL microfilm #1344541) contains records of a synod held in December, 1670 at Annonay. Dutoit was not present, being "indisposed", but he and the minister Detournes were the subject of an order to leave France: (19 dec 1670) "Detournes et Dutoict — Mr. le commissaire a repr�zent� � la compagnie qu'il lui a est� remise par M. de Bezons, Intentant, une lettre de cachet du 15 novembre dernier adress�e � mondit seigneur de Bezons par lequelle il est ordonn� qu'incontinent apres laditte lettre receue, il aye � empecher lesdits sieurs Detournes et Dutoict, ministres de la province, de contignuer le service de leur ministere dans les Esglises de Vivaretz dont ils sont ministres, attendu qu'ils sont estrangers..." A message containing this news was dispatched to Dutoit, and his reply was recorded by the synod 24 dec 1670. He stated that he was prepared to obey the order, even though he had a brevet of 11 jul 1667 permitting him to exercise his ministry in spite of the fact that he was a foreigner. The synod provided him with a letter of recommendation. Very soon after this synod, a royal order dissolved the consistory of Annonay and appointed a new one.
Marriage record says son of Jean Dutoit of Chesalles. Surviving children Jaques, Anthoine, Isaac, and Marguerite executed an act of partage 23 feb 1693, Isaac Dutoit, notary.
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Age estimated from baptism of first known child. Clearly, he could be much older than indicated.
The baptism of 15 apr 1620 is probably his, since there does not seem to have been another Jean Dutoit of Chavannes baptising children at this time. The identification of his father Jean Dutoit as the couturier is based on the baptism of his previous child, Jaquemaz, where he is listed as couturier of Chavannes.
This Jean has been hard to tie to the rest of the clan. He is the second husband of Marie Fudri, and noted as conseiller about 1675-1677, but shortly after his marriage to Marie he is called "hoste", or innkeeper (Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, 19 aug 1659). He had a brother Jaques, deceased by 1665 leaving children (nephews of Jean). His marriage contract also notes that he had a cousin Daniel Fran�ois Veyre. He apparently had a brother Philippe, with whom Jean Dutoit the conseiller appears in 1675 settling their joint inheritance from their father, who is not named. A mention of Jean Dutoit conseiller in 1677 is definitely him, because he is acting for his step-daughter Anne, recently married to Denis Besan�on (Denis Burnand, notary at Moudon, 21 mar 1677).
The parentage of Jean the hoste and conseiller thus depends on the identity of his relatives. Documents recorded by Abraham Faucherres, notary at Moudon, 07 oct 1675, concern Jean Dutoit and his brother Philippe Dutoit regarding their inheritance from their father. One of these documents calls Jean Dutoit conseiller. The same notary recorded a document on 09 mar 1675, in which "Spectable et S�avant Abraham Dutoit" settles his inheritance with his brother Philippe Dutoit. It seems reasonable to assume that this document concerns the same Philippe, and therefore that Abraham is also a brother of Jean the conseiller.
However, another document, recorded 16 sep 1660 by Pierre Gavin, notary at Moudon, involves and agreement between "Spectable Abraham Dutoit", son of the late Jean Dutoit and student in philosophy at Lausanne, and his brother Philippe. There is also a document of 01 jun 1661 involving Jaques Dutoit, mar�schal, and his brother Philippe, presumably the same Philippe brother of "Spectable" Abraham. It was certainly possible in those days to be a student of philosophy and to passed the examination to enter higher studies by age 14, but if he were really so young in 1660, he should have been represented by a guardian ("tuteur"). Thus, the Abraham named in this record should have been born no later than about 1640, and likewise for his brother. Whoever they are, they cannot be sons of Jean Dutoit the conseiller, as he was still alive as late as 1677. And the Philippe from 1660 cannot be the Philippe who was the son of Pierre Dutoit and Jeanne de Pal�zieux, because the latter Philippe was not born until 1659. But who was the "Spectable" Abraham, and can we be sure he is not the same man cited in 1675? And when was Abraham Andr� Dutoit, the minister who served at Cotterd, Syens, and elsewhere, ordained?
Since Abraham Andr� Dutoit, the minister at Cotterd, would have been only 13 in 1675, it does not seem possible that he would have been called "Spectable et S�avant" at that time, nor could he have entered into an agreement by himself. So, the transaction of 09 mar 1675 probably involves Abraham Dutoit the schoolmaster and his brother Philippe, rather than children of Pierre Dutoit and Jeanne de Pal�zieux, even though Pierre certainly died about that time. This leaves only the documents dated 07 oct 1675 as establishing that Jean Dutoit the conseiller had a brother Philippe.
The minister Abraham Andr� Dutoit's parentage is established by his relation to his brother Philippe, son of Pierre Dutoit and Jeanne de Pal�zieux, and we can identify a very likely baptism attended by Andr� Falconnet, evidently a relative of Jeanne de Pal�zieux (dit Falconnet -- these two surnames are always interchangeable, and Jeanne herself is sometimes called Falconnet in the church records at Moudon). That leaves the matter of Jean the conseiller still unresolved; it is necessary to know which Philippe, if any, was his brother. It is possible that the answer may yet be found by reviewing the various properties bought and sold by these parties beginning in 1660.
Now, Jean the hoste conseiller seems to be the only Jean son of a Jean Dutoit (except for one at Chesalles) active in the mid-17th Century. Therefore, he may have been the subject of the baptism of 15 apr 1620, which specifies Jean son of Jean Dutoit of Chavannes, with one of the sponsors Jeanne daughter of Daniel Dutoit. As late as 1617, Jean Dutoit the couturier, son of Claude, seems to have been living in Chavannes, but there may be other possibilities. The Daniel Dutoit in question is also uncertain, because there were two early Daniels of the same generation, and no children known for one of them, Daniel son of Fran�ois, who married Susanne Veyre.
A number of documents show that he was quite active after his marriage to Marie Fudri, perhaps because of the additional capital available to him as a result of the marriage.
Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, 19 aug 1659: Jean Dutoit, hoste, step-father of the children of the late Gabriel Dutoit, is owed by the heirs of the late Jean Jaques Cler, bourgeois de Moudon, for a debt due to the late Gabriel. (Does this concern an actual Cler/Clerc family, or is this a reference to Dutoit dit "au Clerc"?)
Pierre Gavin, notary at Moudon, 17 sep 1660: David Dutoit, couturier of Moudon, confesses he has received of Jean Dutoit, hoste of the said place, in the name of the heirs of the late Gabriel Dutoit, the sum of 188 florins from an obligation due to the late Gabriel from 1651, recorded by Eg. Giraudet.
Pierre Gavin, notary at Moudon, 11 feb 1661: Jean Dutoit, hoste, acting in the name of the children of the late Gabriel Dutoit, rents a property for 9 years to Antoine Dutoit of Chavannes.
Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, 15 mar 1661 (ACV DL 50/11): "Y ayant riere Chavannes deux morcels de terre lieudit En Riondbois qui estoyent indivis entre honnorable Pierre Duc dudit lieu, et les hoirs de feu honnorable Gabriel Dutoit son oncle maternel, pour lesquels hoirs honnorable Jean Dutoit leur beaupere et charge ayant judicialement establi est agissant..." [they make a settlement.]
Pierre Gavin, notary at Moudon, 04 jan 1662.
Acquis pour honnorable Jean Dutoict, Contre honnorable Jacob Jaquin.
A tous soit chose notoire & manifeste par le contenu des presentes que le quatriesme jour du mois de Janvier l'an de Salut courant Mille six cent soixante deux, honnorable Jacob fils de feu honnorable Peter Jaquin, Tisserand, bourgeois de Mouldon, resident presentement � Vevey, s�achant et bien advis�, estant de ses droicts et tiltres suffisamment et bien amplement inform�s, certior� pour luy, ses hoirs et successeurs universels, A vendu, ced�, quitt�, remis, transport� et habandonn� purement et perpetuellement par cestes, A honnorable Jean fils d'honnorable Jean Dutoict, hoste et bourgeois dudit Mouldon resent et acceptant pour luy, ses hoirs et posterit� quelconque, Assavoir une maison avec un curtil dernier icelle, siz dans et dehors ladite ville en la Rue de Mauborget, Jouxte le curtil de Jaques Vuagnieres, favre, et en partie celuy du charitable hospital dudit Mouldon d'orient, la place dudit Empteur et le tour du portal de Mauborget de vent, la Rue publique d'occident, la maison et curtil d'honnorable David Dutoict, Cousturier, de bize, Avecq leurs fonds, fruicts, droicts, propriet�s, entr�es, sorties, appartenances et despendences quelles qu'elles soyent, Et a est� faite la presene perpetuelle vendition pour et moyennant la somme principale de trois cent et cinquante florins ..., & vingcinq florins de vin beu en faisant la presente vente, le tout par ledit Achepteur pay� & satisfaict, dont en est acquitt� et les siens � perpetuit�, Soubs les devestitures et investitures desdits maison et curtil � ce requises et usit�es, Et promesses , par ledit vendeur en bonne foy et soubs l'expresse obligation de tous ses biens les predits maison et curtil audit acquisiteur et � sesdits hoirs, perpetuellement maintenir, deffendre, desbriguer et legitimement guerentir envers et contre tous, tant en jugement que dehors, Reserv�s les censes directes et tous autres droicts Seigneuriaux qui se trouveront estre deubs pour present acquis desormais, par le predit Acquisiteur et sesdits successeurs payables et supportables, comme aussie d'avoir & tenir tous ce que dessus est mis pour aggreable, stable, ferme & vallide, sans jamais en contrevenir, le peine de supporter tous damps, frais et despends qui en pourroyent survenir, Dat� et faict audit Mouldon soubs toutes autres Clausulles & seaux requis, les jour et an que devant, presents honnorable Pierre Dutoict, Vitrier, & honnorables Jaques Saloz et Jaques fils d'honnorable Jaques Fauchieres, tous bourgeois dudit Mouldon, tesmoings.
Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, 25 jul 1665: Jean Dutoit, hoste, is obliged to Mr. Philippe Trolliet in his own name for 166 florins and in the name of his nephews, children of his brother the late Jaques Dutoit, for 117 florins, in cancellation of debts of 13 jun 1661 and 03 jun 1657. [If the original debts can be located, we might learn the identity of Jean's brother Jaques. The names of the children of Jaques are not given in the document of 1665.]
Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, 01 jul 1669: Marriage contract between Abraham son of Spectable Guillaume DeMont, schoolmaster and bourgeois of Moudon, and Marie, daughter of the late Gabriel Dutoit, in his lifetime hoste and bourgeois de Moudon, represented by her step-father the conseiller Jean Dutoit and her mother Marie Fudri, and Marie's brother Pierre Dutoit.
There are some additional documents mentioning Jean Dutoit, conseiller, but the context has so far not permitted us to conclude with absolute certainty that this is the same man. However, nothing has surfaced so far to suggest a contrary hypothesis.
Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, 29 sep 1672.
[Marginal notation: "N'a eu lieu, s'en estants desist�s"]
Honnorables Anthoine Dutoict, Sieur Lieutenant et gouverneur moderne Baltazard Crausaz et Michel Vayre ancien gouverneur et Juesticier de Chavannes agissants au nom des autres preud'hommes et Communiers dudit lieu, S�achants et bien advis�s, Estants des droicts, ordres et usances de leur Communaut� bien Inform�s et certior�s pour eux, ses successeurs & posterit� quelconques, Suivant l'aimable et convenable requeste � eux present� par honnorable et prudent Jean Dutoict des Sieur Conseillers de Mouldon et du nombre des Communiers dudit Chavanes, et la charge � eux confi� par ladite Communaut� comme ils asseurent. Estants comparus par devant la Notaire soubsign� et en presence des tesmoins soubs nomm�z, Ont octroy�, permis, & conced� audit Sieur Jean Dutoict pour luy et ses successeurs tant seulement qui seront Communiers dudit Chavanes, de tenir, jouyr et posseder � clos et pour clos pour y receuiller tous fourrages et fruicts y croissants, sans aucun empeschement ni contredit (?) & sans que nul autre y puisse desdits fruicts ni pasquerage rien pretendre, S�avoir un Maz de terre contenant environ treize ou quatorze poses siz riere ledit Chavanes lieudit en Champ Martin et en Coste Rouiller, Jouxte le grand chemin public d'orient et en partie devers bize, le chemin tendant en bas en Brivaux d'occident et en partie devers vent, aussi la ruisseau le long devers orient, Avec ses fonds, despends, propriet�z, commodit�z & appartenances universelles, Et a est� faicte la presente & perpetuelle passation � clos audit Sieur Dutoict de ladite piece a la consideration qu'elle est particuliere, separ�e et eslongu�e dudit village de Chavanes, ne portant aucune incommodit� � autrui, pour le pris et somme de trois cents et cinquante florins pp. de principal, outre les vins beuz, Lequel principal a est� satisfaict par ledit Sieur Dutoict & partie employ� par lesdits Communiers pour le support et reffonction du gitte de guerre dont ils estoyent grandement molest�s n'ayants la facult� de satisfaire autrement � moins de faire un emprumpt d'argent, et n'eust est� ceste consideration on en luy eust octroy� ledit passage � clos qu'est sans consequence � l'advenir pour autruy, veu les ordres qu'ils ont en leur Communaut� auxquels ni � leurs droicts & usances tant anciennes que presentes. Lesdits Communiers entendent n'estre rien prejudici� ni desrogu�, Et soubs les conditions suivantes, En premier que les chemins et sentiers soyent libres comme d'usance et coustume. Item, que ledit Sieur Dutoict sera tenu de si bien fermer sa piece presentement pass� � clos afin que aucun bestail, notamment des bestes porcines, lesquelles il ne pourra gager, endommager ni ....(?) dans ladite piece. Item que au cas il y eut des plaintes dans ladite Communaut� pour ne la fermer deuement, comme aussi pour la voisiance ne la comportant pas bien avec les communiers, ladite passation � clos sera enlev�e et de nulle valleur en luy rendant son argent. Item, que si ledit Sieur Dutoict ne trouve pas � l'advenir que tel passage � clos soit � son advantage, et proffit apres avoir benefi� ladite piece de son possible, qu'il sera en libert� de se desister dudite passage � clos, et lesdits Communiers seront tenus luy restituer ladite somme de trois centz cinquante florins, � forme qu'elle aura est� receus, En outre qu'il sera tenu de s'aider � l amaiontenance des droicts et ordres de ladite Communaut�. Et par ce moyen et des reserves, considerations et conditions ce cessus narr�es, les susnomm�z Sieur Dutoict Lieutenant, Crausa & Vayre au nom de ladite Communaut� se sont devestuz du droict de pasquerage qu'ils avoyent sur ladite piece, & ont les parties reciproquement & avoir et tenir tout le contenu des presences pour stable et vallide. A peine le contrevenant de supporter tous damps et despends � ce deffaut survenants. Dat� soubz le seau � ce requis et signature du Notaire soubsign� les jour et an que devant, En presence d'honnorable & prudent Daniel Nicaty, Pierre Gauley bourgeois dudit Mouldon et Anthoni Dutoict le jeune dudit Chavanes et Mouldon tesmoins.
Nonobstant confession d'avoir receu la susdite somme, ladite Sieur Dutoict � promis en payer 150 florins � la Saint Martin prochain, Et des ceux centz florins restants s'en est oblig� � lettre de rente soubs l'hypotheque de ladite piece, dont la cense se payera sur chasque Saint Martin, des la prochain en ung an, La premiere escheante & a oblig� en outre ses autres biens. Dat� comme dessus en presence des mesmes tesmoins.
[It is apparent that the citizens of Chavannes were finally unable to come to terms with the idea of granting privileges to a non-citizen, even one who was distantly related.]
