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Directions for the clerk of the Court of Oyer and Terminer at the holding of the court [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04957 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1585-1763 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 20.9 cm Order a Copy

The document gives instructions for how the cryer and clerk are to conduct the proceedings.

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