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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 241407, member: 44"]Instead of twelve floors, could "douze sols" translate to 12 sols, a French coin aka a sou. I have seen "douze sols" or any number of sols used in a mid 1800s publication as a payment for something.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Histoire des communautes des arts et metiers de l'Auvergn</i>e</p><p>History of Auvergne arts and crafts communities</p><p><br /></p><p>Examples from the following link:</p><p>"Art. 94. Ceux qui manqueront a la messe le jour de la fete, paieront <span style="color: #ff0000">douze sols</span> d'amende,..."</p><p>Translates:</p><p>Those who miss the mass on the day of the feast, will pay <span style="color: #ff0000">twelve</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">sols</span> of fine, ...</p><p><br /></p><p>"Art. 97. Si un chevalier cassait son arc malicieusenent, il paiera trois livres; sa flèche, <span style="color: #ff0000">douze</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">sols</span>; et s'il la fait avec jurement, il sera exclu."</p><p>Translates:</p><p>If a knight broke his malicious bow, he would pay three pounds; His arrow, <span style="color: #ff0000">twelve</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">sols</span>; And if he does so with oath, he shall be excluded</p><p><br /></p><p>Page 399, Art 94 and 97</p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=JDIbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA399&lpg=PA399&dq=%22douze+sols%22+Auvergne&source=bl&ots=L3rstoqM9z&sig=pXKo8bohllErE6oaLwel4ce9F48&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDuIDSzvnTAhVLqlQKHVuGC7MQ6AEIHjAB#v=onepage&q=%22douze%20sols%22%20Auvergne&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=JDIbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA399&lpg=PA399&dq=%22douze+sols%22+Auvergne&source=bl&ots=L3rstoqM9z&sig=pXKo8bohllErE6oaLwel4ce9F48&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDuIDSzvnTAhVLqlQKHVuGC7MQ6AEIHjAB#v=onepage&q=%22douze%20sols%22%20Auvergne&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=JDIbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA399&lpg=PA399&dq="douze+sols"+Auvergne&source=bl&ots=L3rstoqM9z&sig=pXKo8bohllErE6oaLwel4ce9F48&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDuIDSzvnTAhVLqlQKHVuGC7MQ6AEIHjAB#v=onepage&q="douze sols" Auvergne&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 241407, member: 44"]Instead of twelve floors, could "douze sols" translate to 12 sols, a French coin aka a sou. I have seen "douze sols" or any number of sols used in a mid 1800s publication as a payment for something. [I]Histoire des communautes des arts et metiers de l'Auvergn[/I]e History of Auvergne arts and crafts communities Examples from the following link: "Art. 94. Ceux qui manqueront a la messe le jour de la fete, paieront [COLOR=#ff0000]douze sols[/COLOR] d'amende,..." Translates: Those who miss the mass on the day of the feast, will pay [COLOR=#ff0000]twelve[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]sols[/COLOR] of fine, ... "Art. 97. Si un chevalier cassait son arc malicieusenent, il paiera trois livres; sa flèche, [COLOR=#ff0000]douze[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]sols[/COLOR]; et s'il la fait avec jurement, il sera exclu." Translates: If a knight broke his malicious bow, he would pay three pounds; His arrow, [COLOR=#ff0000]twelve[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]sols[/COLOR]; And if he does so with oath, he shall be excluded Page 399, Art 94 and 97 [URL='https://books.google.com/books?id=JDIbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA399&lpg=PA399&dq=%22douze+sols%22+Auvergne&source=bl&ots=L3rstoqM9z&sig=pXKo8bohllErE6oaLwel4ce9F48&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDuIDSzvnTAhVLqlQKHVuGC7MQ6AEIHjAB#v=onepage&q=%22douze%20sols%22%20Auvergne&f=false']https://books.google.com/books?id=JDIbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA399&lpg=PA399&dq="douze+sols"+Auvergne&source=bl&ots=L3rstoqM9z&sig=pXKo8bohllErE6oaLwel4ce9F48&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDuIDSzvnTAhVLqlQKHVuGC7MQ6AEIHjAB#v=onepage&q="douze sols" Auvergne&f=false[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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