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A50514 The institutions of the law of Scotland by Sir George Mackenzie ... Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691. 1684 (1684) Wing M158; ESTC R17260 97,367 403

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chap._n 18_o k._n ja._n 6_o par._n 1._o act_n 1._o 1._o king_n charles_n 2._o parl_n 1._o sess._n 1_o act_n 34._o 34._o king_n james_z 4_o par_fw-fr 6._o act_n 77._o k_o char_n par._n 2._o act_n 9_o sess._n 3._o 3._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 3._o act_n 10._o 10._o reg._n ma._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 58._o leg._n burg._n cap._n 44._o 44._o k._n ja._n 6._o par._n 4_o act_n 55_o 55_o k._n ja._n 3_o par._n 7._o act_n 32._o 32._o q._n m._n par._n 6._o act_n 35._o 35._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 2._o sess._n ●_o act_n 2._o 2._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 3._o act_n 19_o 19_o statu●_n a_o will_n cap._n 39_o 39_o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 10._o cap._n 18._o 18._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 1._o act_n 32._o 32._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 3._o act_n 5._o 5._o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 14._o act_n 214._o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 22._o act_n 16._o 16._o q._n ma_fw-fr par._n 3._o act_n 5._o k._n ja._n 6._o par_fw-fr 2._o act_n ●2_n ●2_n k._n j._n 6._o par._n 18._o act_n 14._o 14._o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 1._o act_n 27._o 27._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 3._o act._n 11._o 11._o k._n j._n 4._o par._n 3._o act_n 25._o k._n ja._n 5._o par._n 4._o act_n 15._o 15._o stat_n rob._n 3._o cap._n 19_o 19_o stat_n rob._n 3._o cap._n 18._o reg_n majest_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 63._o par._n 6._o &_o 9_o 9_o leg._n mal._n cap._n 1_o 1_o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 15._o act_n 226._o 226._o k._n j._n 5._o par._n 4._o act_n 32._o 32._o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 22._o act_n 15._o 15._o k._n j._n ●_o par._n 1._o act_n 12._o ‡_o k._n j._n 2._o par._n 6._o act_n 17_o 17_o k._n j._n 4._o par._n 3._o act_n 26._o 26._o q._n ma_fw-fr par._n 6._o act_n 39_o 39_o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 5._o act_n 66._o 66._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 2._o sess._n 1._o act_n 3._o 3._o k._n j._n 3._o par._n 5._o act_n 28._o 28._o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 22._o act_n 16._o 16._o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 14._o act_n 222._o par._n 15._o act_n 247._o 247._o king_n char._n 2._o par_fw-fr 1._o act_n 62._o 62._o k._n j._n 3_o par._n 5._o act_n 37._o 37._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 1._o act_n 62._o 62._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 3._o act_n 10._o 10._o k._n j._n 4._o par._n 6._o act_n 77._o 77._o k._n j._n 4_o par_fw-fr 3._o act_n 25._o 25._o tyth_n or_o ten_o ten_o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 11._o act_n 29._o 29._o k._n c._n 1_o par._n 1._o act_n 17._o and_o 19_o k._n ch._n ●_o par._n 1._o sess._n 1._o act_n 61._o 61._o act_n of_o sed._n 19_o feb_n 16._o 1680._o 1680._o k._n j._n 6._o par_n 1●_n act_n 264_o &_o 265._o par_fw-fr 1●_n act_n 1●_n 1●_n k._n c._n 2_o par._n 3_o act_n 26._o 26._o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 7._o act_n 119_o 119_o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 5._o act_n 37._o 37._o k._n c._n 2._o par._n 1._o sess._n 1._o act_n 62_o 62_o k._n c._n 2_o par_fw-fr 1._o sess._n 3._o act_n 19_o 19_o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 23._o act_n 6._o 6._o k._n j._n 6_o par_fw-fr 21._o act_n 6._o 6._o k._n j._n 3._o par._n 5._o act_n 37._o k._n j._n 6._o par._n 23._o act_n 6._o *_o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 1._o act_n 62._o 62._o act_n aforesaid_a aforesaid_a k._n c._n 2_o par._n 2._o sess._n 1._o act_n 18._o 18._o k._n c._n ●_o par._n 2._o sess._n 3._o act_n 19_o 19_o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 1_o sess._n 1._o act_n 62._o 62._o k._n c._n 2_o par._n 2_o sess._n 1._o act._n 18._o obligation_n obligation_n contract_n contract_n contract_n contract_n mutuum_fw-la mutuum_fw-la commodatum_fw-la precariu●_n depositation_n pledge_n condictio_fw-la indebiti_fw-la