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Court presentments for non-appearance before Deemsters, July 1765

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29th July 1765 and 31st July 1765

A series of court presentments documenting cases where individuals failed to appear before Deemsters (judges) in response to writs issued by Deemsters Lace and Heywood. The presentments detail charges brought by various officers including sergeants, lockmans, and coronors, with defendants standing in mercy of fines for contempt of court.

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  • md:20260218_134644.md
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  • Document has extensive obscuration/damage affecting legibility throughout. Multiple words and phrases are partially illegible, marked as [obscured]. Some text additions noted above lines (e.g., 'at the suit of Tho. Arthur Corlott'). One name is struck through and replaced with an addition above line (Thomas Cannell replaced with John Moore).

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  • English