scrivenery

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William Wylder was sitting at his desk, and a large sheet of law scrivenery, on thick paper, with a stamp in the corner, was before him.

From Wylder's Hand by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

It was a letter from Paris, and vulgar and unbusiness-like as it looked, there was yet, in its peculiar scrivenery that which, a little more attentively scanned, thrilled him with a terrible misgiving.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

But what was this little tip from fortune, compared with the splendid pieces of scrivenery in his despatch box.

From Wylder's Hand by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan