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 let him lose the suit. He who shall object to a witness, let him object before the witness shall withdraw from the relic after that the testimony is sworn ; and unless he objects then, the witness stands. A witness as to (ar) a witness has no allotted time. Evidences and witnesses have the same force and are equally effective in every suit, and especially (agwell ) in a suit of land and soil. The time allowed for witnesses or guarantor from beyond the sea is one day and a year. The time allowed for witnesses or a guarantor from a border gwlad is a fortnight. The time allowed for witnesses or a guarantor of the same gwlad is nine days. The time allowed for witnesses or a guarantor of the same cymwd is three days. Whoever shall will to object to defunct testimony, let him proceed against him who shall testify it. Whoever shall will to object to living testimony, let him first proceed against the witness[es] on their words ; and then, after they shall have sworn their oath, let him swear that [each] has sworn falsely, and let him say that he is no lawful witness against him, and let him specify the cause ; and let him testify to two men that the witness did not proceed against the cause objected ; and those two men are called counter-witnesses, and they are