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III. Penalty on unlawful Maintenance of Suits; and on unlawful Retainers, Embracery, Subornation, &c. Ten Pounds.
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AND furthermore that no maner of psonne or psonnes, of what estate degree or condicion soever he or they be, doo herafter unlawfully maineteyne or cause or procure any unlaufull mayntenance in any action demaunde sure or complainte in anny of the Kinges Courtes of (2) chauncerie, the sterre chamber [the3] white Hall, or elliswhere within any the Kinges dominions of England or Wales or the marches of the same, where any psonne or psonnes have or herafter shalhave auctoritie by vertue of the Kinges Comission patent or writte to hold plee of landis, or to examyn here or determyn any title of landis or any matier or witnesses concerning the title or interest of any landis teñtis or hereditamētes; And also that no psone nor psonnes of what estate degree or condition soever he or they be doo herafter unlaufully reteigne, for mainetenance of any sute or plea, any psone or psonnes, or embrace any freholders or Jurours, or suborne any witnes by tres rewardis promises or by any ocher sinistre labour or meanes, for to maineteigne any matier or cause, or to the distourbaunce or hinderaunce of Justice, or to the procurement or occasion of any maner of pjury by false verdict, or otherwise in any maner of courtes aforesaid, uppon painc of forfaicture for every suche offence x.ii. Thone moytie therof to the King our souveraine lorde and thother moytic to him that woll sue for the same by action of dett bill playnte or information in any the Kinges Courtis in which action none essoyne protection wager of lawe nor Injunction shalbe allowed.
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