letters of fire and sword
- letters of fire and sword
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Letters which were anciently directed to the sheriff of the county requesting him to gather all the force necessary to dispossess a tenant who remained in possession of land unlawfully.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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