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Monthly Archives: November 2011
The 1697 ‘Escape of Debtors’ act
I have previously – and only briefly – discussed the 1697 act against the sanctuaries, looking at those places named in it, and their geographical distribution. Below, I present the full text of the statute. The abolition of ‘pretended privileged … Continue reading
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