"Notaire Royal"
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A royal notary is a “public officer responsible for drafting documents between two parties and certifying their authenticity” 1. He thus manages various acts of daily life such as marriage contracts, wills or purchases. The royal notary is appointed by the king by letters of provision of office in order to practice in a defined village even if the inhabitants of a more or less nearby village can appeal this appointment.
Under the old regime the royal notary was distinguished from the apostolic notary or the seigneurial notary.
The royal notary is the one who takes his provisions from the king, unlike the notaries of lords or subordinates, who take their commission from the lord of justice where they are received. The royal notary can act throughout the province, and deals with more numerous and more important cases.
