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- ↑ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Heritable Jurisdictions". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 364.
- ↑ "Abolition of Heritable Jurisdictions Act | Great Britain [1747] | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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