The History of the Grain Trade in France 1400 1710
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1645. Lyon, 9 Oct. , 7 Sept. 1708. Ravat, PreV. Des Marchands. 6 G 7 . 1641. Dijon, i Dec. 1708. Bouchu. Prem. Pres. Du Parlement de Bourgogne. 1 88 THE GRAIN TRADE IN FRANCE " The fury of the people burst all bounds when they learned of the ordinance providing for the passage of the grain of Trem- ville, destined for the Abondance of Macon, and of some belong- ing to private merchants. It is said quite openly at Pontaillier and Auxonne that all grain will be stopped without distinction. The or...ders of the Intendant are disregarded. At Auxonne, the town guard and other troops were called out to stop the grain boats coming down the river. At Pontaillier, the grain of the Abondance de Lyon was seized and distributed to the people at a set price. " 1 Similar violence was directed against the grain boats at Maxilly, Mantouche, and Gray. 2 Around Dijon, the dearth had become actual famine. Com- missioners of the Parlement of Dijon report, April, 1709, that " the peasants in the greater part of the province are already reduced to living on the bushes and herbs growing wild in the fields.
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