“And always better a scrivener than an attorney. I know more and more people are resorting to those appalling advocates who twist and trick, but many of the magistrates still view them with justifiable disdain.”
The Puritans weren’t wild about lawyers, (even though many of the Puritan leaders had some legal training). They expected people to speak for themselves in court. But they were comfortable with scriveners who rounded up the depositions. I found it fascinating that a theocracy with that many laws and such a legal foundation demeaned attorneys. Life is nothing if not ironic.
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