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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1567
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Decreting, vbl. n. Decretit, ppl. a. (See Decrete,v.) — 1567 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 34.
Rouping of decretit geir. — Item it is statut … the officers poynd of any debt decrettit incontinent efter the decreting
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