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XXXVIII

Nullus ballivus ponat de cetero aliquem ad legem simplici loquela sua, sine testibus fidelibus ad hoc inductis.

38

No bailiff is in future to put anyone to law by his accusation alone, without trustworthy witnesses being brought in for this.

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