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The unite monetaire is a piece of silver of the weight of five grammes, containing a tenth of alloy and nine tenths of pure silver. It is called Franc, and is subdivided into Decimes, and Centimes: its value is to that of the old livre tournois in the proportion of 81 to 80. Value in livres tournois. liv. sous. deniers. Franc 1 0 3 Decime 2 0.3 Centime 2.43 Paris, December 7, 1801.
So, in fact, did the canons; who, on account of the similarity of their mode of life, have been treated with the regulars. In the French hierarchy the cure comes above the vicaire. They had therefore very little chance of promotion. Decimes, in the plural, was the tax paid annually by benefices. It seems a question whether the proportion of the decimes paid by the parish priests was too large.
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