Lawyers used sheepskin to deter fraudsters out to fleece them
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Historic legal deeds are one of the most abundant resources in British archives, yet we know a surprisingly little amount about…
Historic legal deeds are one of the most abundant resources in British archives, yet we know a surprisingly little amount about…
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Over five centuries, the most common parchment for legal deeds in Great Britain was sheepskin – most likely because the fat…