The law of shipwrecks

Before the revolution, the King or the local lords, in this case the Baron of Marensin, were the only ones entitled to claim the wrecks washed up on the coast. But the inhabitants "costumed" (or costilled) in such a way as to benefit first from the remains of the wrecks, before the arrival of the representatives of the authority. The people of Saint-Gironnais had a reputation for "diligent" costuming. An anecdote from the 15th century even reports that the parishioners of Saint Girons complained to the Bishop of Dax that their parish priest refused to organise processions to obtain shipwrecks...