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A67914 The decisions of the Lords of council & session in the most important cases debate before them with the acts of sederunt as also, an alphabetical compend of the decisions : with an index of the acts of sederunt, and the pursuers and defenders names, from June 1661 to July 1681 / Sir James Dalrymple ... Scotland. Court of Session.; Stair, James Dalrymple, Viscount of, 1619-1695. 1683 (1683) Wing S5175; ESTC R1208 952,036 833

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party_n compear_v and_o allege_v they_o
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