In old Scotch law. A poor Insolvent debtor, left bare and naked, who was obliged to swear in court that he was not worth more than five shillings and fivepence.
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In old Scotch law. A poor Insolvent debtor, left bare and naked, who was obliged to swear in court that he was not worth more than five shillings and fivepence.
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