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A.D. 1542-3]
THE STATUTES OF WALES
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endue them with such Liberties and Franchises, as to his most excellent Wisdom shall be thought necessary for the Wealth of the said Country.

28. Item, the King's Majesty is pleased and contented of his most gracious Goodness, that such as have Patents of any Office of Stewardships, Chamberlainships, Chancellorships or Justiceships within the said Dominion of Wales, for Term of their Lives, shall have and enjoy their certain, ordinary and annual Fees of Money, used and accustomed to be paid and borne by the King's Highness, by Virtue of any their Letters Patents, during their Interest therein, but in no wise to take or claim any casual Fees claimed by colour of their Offices, contrary to this present Ordinance; any Custom in Wales, or any Thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

29. Item, Over and besides the said original Seals, there shall be four judicial Seals devised by the King's Majesty, whereof one shall remain with the Justice of Chester, which is appointed by this Act to be Justice of the Shires of Flint, Denbigh and Montgomery, to be used within the said Shires, to seal all judicial Process and Bills that shall be sued before the said Justice, in the Sessions to be holden within the same Shires: And that one other of the said judicial Seals shall likewise remain and be in the Charge and Custody of the said Justice of North Wales: And that the third of the said Seals shall be and remain in the Custody and Charge of the Justice of the three Shires of Glamorgan, Brecknock and Radnor: And the fourth of the said Seals shall remain in the Charge and Custody of the Justice of the said three Shires of Pembroke, Caermarthen and Cardigan: And the said Justices shall seal with the said judicial Seals, that is to say, every of them with the Seal committed to his Charge and Custody, as well all Bills, as all other judicial Process, that shall be sued before them in the said Sessions, upon any original Bills or Writs; and all other Process that shall be awarded from any of the said Justices shall be sealed with the said judicial Seal.

30. Item, That every of the said Justices shall account and answer to the King's Majesty for the Profits of the said Seal being in his Charge and Custody, in Manner and Form as hereafter shall be declared.

31. Item, That the Teste of every Bill and judicial Process that shall pass under the said judicial Seal, shall be under the Name