mayor of the staple

mayor of the staple
The chief officer of the staple or great market at Westminster who acted as one of the substitutes for the chief justices, out of term, in taking acknowledgments of recognizances similar in their nature to statutes staple as security for debts acknowledged to be due. See 2 Bl Comm 160.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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