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CHAP. XCIV.
Of the Calling of Publike Notaries.
AMong these, Publike Notaries are to be reckon'd, whose Injuries, Falsities and Mischiefs continu∣ally by them wrought, all are bound to endure, while they pretend to have their credit, license and authority from the Apostolike and Imperial power. Among whom they are to be accounted the chiefest, who know best how to trouble the Court, perplex Causes, coun∣terfeit Wills and Deeds, to abuse and deceive their Cly∣ents, and, if need be, to forswear themselves; ventu∣ring at any Roguery, rather than be outdone in plot∣ting and contriving Cheats, Scandals, Quirks, Tricks, Quillets, Treacheries, Scylla's and Charybdis's, by any other person whatsoever. There is no Notary can frame an Instrument, from whence there may not be some cause of Quarrel pickt out, if any person have a minde to contest: for there will be some way or other found out, either to finde out a defect in the Writing, or to invalidate the faith of the publike Notary. These they call the Helps of the Law, which they teach the Contentious how to flie to, and lay hold of. These are the effects of their Watching and Labour, where∣with
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with they soften the rigour of the Law, when they finde their Clyents willing to contend: for he shall have so much Law, as he can by his power maintain; the Law averring, that we cannot be equal to those that are more potent than we are.
Of the Calling of Publike Notaries.
AMong these, Publike Notaries are to be reckon'd, whose Injuries, Falsities and Mischiefs continu∣ally by them wrought, all are bound to endure, while they pretend to have their credit, license and authority from the Apostolike and Imperial power. Among whom they are to be accounted the chiefest, who know best how to trouble the Court, perplex Causes, coun∣terfeit Wills and Deeds, to abuse and deceive their Cly∣ents, and, if need be, to forswear themselves; ventu∣ring at any Roguery, rather than be outdone in plot∣ting and contriving Cheats, Scandals, Quirks, Tricks, Quillets, Treacheries, Scylla's and Charybdis's, by any other person whatsoever. There is no Notary can frame an Instrument, from whence there may not be some cause of Quarrel pickt out, if any person have a minde to contest: for there will be some way or other found out, either to finde out a defect in the Writing, or to invalidate the faith of the publike Notary. These they call the Helps of the Law, which they teach the Contentious how to flie to, and lay hold of. These are the effects of their Watching and Labour, where∣with
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with they soften the rigour of the Law, when they finde their Clyents willing to contend: for he shall have so much Law, as he can by his power maintain; the Law averring, that we cannot be equal to those that are more potent than we are.