Note 68 — Chapter II
Reading edition
“To succeed to the stool,” does not mean to the seat in the council, but is the common expression for succeeding to a property even in private life. The same stool, or seat descends through many generations.
Reading edition
“To succeed to the stool,” does not mean to the seat in the council, but is the common expression for succeeding to a property even in private life. The same stool, or seat descends through many generations.