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Aernout van Overbeke was a member of the legal profession, a clearly defined and identifiable professional group.1 Barristers were invested after swearing an oath. They wore prescribed dress — the toga and beret. Although enjoying prestige, they were mistrusted rather than esteemed. A manual to prepare for confession listed the sins of several professional groups separately. For lawyers there are no fewer than 19, including the extension of trials in their own interest.
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Dekker, R.M. (2001). Polarity and Inversion. In: Humour in Dutch Culture of the Golden Age. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230509474_5
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