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Reˊscous in Law
Reˊscous in Law is when a man, distraining cattle for
damage done in his ground, drives them in the highway towards the pound, and
they get into the owner’s house, and he refuses to deliver them upon demand; he
that detains them is said to be a
Rescous
in Law, F.
Definition taken from
The Universal Etymological English Dictionary,
edited by Nathan Bailey (1736)
Remeˊmbrancers [of the Exchequer] *
Reˊsident [ant. Customs]