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A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A Dictionary of Law

Inold English law

A pound; ~ alw assum of money equal to a pound ster- Hass. LIZR 1 ARSA.

Inold Englishlaw

A pond burned; that is, melter, or assayed by melting, to test its purity. Libre arse et pensatr, pounds burned and weighed. A frequent expression in Domesday, to denote the purer coin in which rents were paid. Spelman; Cowell.