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Date
19 Jan 1748
Type
Memorial
Length
24 pages
Repository
Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh
Abstract
Memorial of James Earl of Morton, arguing that his heritable Office of Justiciary over Orkney and Zetland conveys supreme Criminal Jurisdiction, and that its value exceeds that of comparable Sheriffships.

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