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Extracts, late 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1532-1575

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Extracts, late 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1532-1575
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Description	Extracts from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, from 15 January 1532 to 9 July 1575, found on folios 45r-63v in the first volume of 17th-century compilation of extracts in two volumes. The scribe states that the book for 1555-1560 was missing, creating a gap in his text, and that the original volume for 1567-1575 was also gone but that he was copying from an earlier, abridged copy.
Shelfmark	Adv.MS.25.2.5(i)
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Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Manuscripts Written and printed matter > Extracts (legal documents) Written and printed matter > Notes (documents) Written and printed matter > Books of Sederunt
Dates / events:	1532-1575 [Date created]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland (country) [Place created]
Person / organisation:	Court of Session (supreme civil court of Scotland), 1532- [Creator]
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