Then, from house to house, with club in hand, they oblige some to hand over money, others to abandon their claims on their debtors, "one to desist from criminal proceedings, another to nullify a decree obtained, a third to reimburse the expenses of a lawsuit gained years before, a father to give his consent to the marriage of his son."-- All their grievances are brought to mind, and we all know the tenacity of a peasant's memory.

Having become the master, he redresses wrongs, and especially those of which he thinks himself the object.

There must be a general restitution; and first, of the feudal dues which have been collected.

They take of M.de Montmeyan's business agent all the money he has as compensation for that received by him during fifteen years as a notary.

A former consul of Brignolles had, in 1775, inflicted penalties to the amount of 1,500 or 1,800 francs, which had been given to the poor; this sum is taken from his strong box.
Moreover, if consuls and law officers are wrongdoers, the title deeds, rent-rolls, and other documents by which they do their business are still worse.