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A61250 Modus litigandi, or, Form of process, observed before the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland by Sir James Dalrymple of Stair, President of the Session. Stair, James Dalrymple, Viscount of, 1619-1695. 1681 (1681) Wing S5179; ESTC R13544 50,051 44

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