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Bible Encyclopedias
Alsatia
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(the old French province of Alsace), long a "debatable ground" between France and Germany, and hence a name applied in the 17th century to the district of Whitefriars, between the Thames and Fleet Street, in London, which afforded sanctuary to debtors and criminals. The privileges were abolished in 1697. The term is also used generally of any refuge for criminals.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alsatia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/alsatia.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alsatia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/alsatia.html. 1910.
