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[1733] Mor 11809      
Subject_1 PRISONER.
Subject_2 SECT. III.

Act of Grace.

Joseph Home
 v.
the Keeper of Tolbooth of Edinburgh

1733. February.
Case No. No 123.

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Whether a prisoner, who offers a cessio bonorum to the jailor, can notwithstanding be detained for the prison dues, or if the jailor is comprehended under the act of grace in common with other creditors, debated, but not determined.

 Fol. Dic. v. 2. p. 175.

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