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- aggregation abstract "The ancient regime bishop of Tournai was not only a spiritual leader, but held also temporal powers in 'le Tournaisis'. One of the parishes in this region was Bossuit, today situated in West-Vlaanderen. This article gives an overview of the several temporal authorities in Bossuit: the local seigniories, the bishop, the abbey of Ename... For more than a century, the local viscount and the bishop had a quarrel on who had the right to plant trees along the 'royal' road from Tournai to Oudenaarde. To prove their rights of 'low, middle and high justice' , both parties refer to precedents, usages, testimonies etc.".