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18th Century Legal Terms
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Daniel | Report | 19 Nov 2004 19:00 |
Hello, Could anyone give me a definition on the folowing terms relating to a court session in the mid 18th century: Thanks, Dan |
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Daniel | Report | 19 Nov 2004 19:00 |
Resient Affeerers Affeerers sworn |
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Unknown | Report | 19 Nov 2004 19:05 |
Daniel Not sure this makes it clearer: AFFEERERS, English law. Those who upon oath settle and moderate fines in courts leet. The affeerers sworn are obviously those who have taken their oath. I will check resient, but my first thought was that it was a misrecording of resident. nell |
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Unknown | Report | 19 Nov 2004 19:07 |
Nearest I can find is this Res´i`ant (~ant) a. 1. Resident; present in a place. In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resiant. - Spenser. n. 1. A resident. Definitions from www*.thefreedictionary*.com/ which I found by googling. nell |
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Daniel | Report | 19 Nov 2004 19:25 |
Thanks Nell. |