Charges at Staffordshire sessions, ca. 1675-1725.

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Charges at Staffordshire sessions, ca. 1675-1725.

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Contains charges at Staffordshire county and Stafford borough sessions, temp. Will. III and Anne; also a charge to the 'Musicians Court' at Tutbury Castle; charges to Needwood forest court, a court leet and court baron; and some notes on criminal jurisdiction.

1 v. ; 19 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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