A dictionary of the Norman or Old French language. Collected from such acts of Parliament, Parliament rolls, journals, acts of state, records, law books, antient historians, and manuscripts as relate to this nation... To which are added the laws of William the Conqueror. With notes and references / By Robert Kelham.

  • Robert Kelham
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[between 1800 and 1899?]
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Credit: A dictionary of the Norman or Old French language. Collected from such acts of Parliament, Parliament rolls, journals, acts of state, records, law books, antient historians, and manuscripts as relate to this nation... To which are added the laws of William the Conqueror. With notes and references / By Robert Kelham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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