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The old name for Alsace, formerly part of
Germany. In 17th-century London this name was
given to the district of Whitefriars between
Fleet Street and the Thames. It afforded
sanctuary to debtors and outlaws, a privilege
derived from the convent of the Carmelite
Order, established there 1241. In 1697 this
privilege was withdrawn.