374 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 5
Acts

Land Affairs the Sum of Three hundred pounds of Tobacco To his
Lordships Attorney Generall for any Action in the provincial Court
at the Suit of his Lordship by Indictment presentment or Information
the Sum of four hundred pounds of Tobacco And be it further
Enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent aforesaid that it shall
not nor may be lawful for any Attorney practitioner Councellor or
Adviser in the Law whatsoever from and after the end of this present
General Assembly to advise Sue for prosecute defend or implead any
person or persons whatsoever in any Action or Actions in any of the
Courts or Jurisdictions of this province unless he or they do first

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apply him or themselves to such Court or Courts Jurisdiction or
Jurisdictions where such Action or Actions are to be prosecuted
defended or impleaded and then & there take the following Oath
which Oath the Justice or Justices or any other Judge or Judges
of the Several Courts or Jurisdictions are hereby Impowered and
required to administer before they admit such Attorney or Attorneys
or other person practicing the Law to plead before them Saving the
several Rights and priviledges of the Inhabit^nts of the City of An-
napolis by vertue of her late Royal Majestys Charter Granted
them. Oath of an Attorney " You A. B. shall Swear you will do no
falsehood nor deceit nor Consent to any to be done in this Court
and if you know of any to be done you shall give knowledge thereof
to the Chief Justice of this Court that it may be informed you shall
delay no man for Lucre or Malice you shall increase no fees nor
receive any fee by your Selfe or any other either in Money Sterling
Bills of Exchange Current money Tobacco or by any other means
whatsoever either as an Attorney Chamber Councellor Councellor at
Law Barrister or under any other Denomination of the Law whatso-
ever for Adviseing Titling drawing Declaration pleading General or
Special Retainer or any other Service whatsoever in the Law done had
or advised to be done or had for the Services af^d or thereto in any wise
Relating in any of the Courts of Record Court of Chancery or other
Court or Courts Jurisdiction or Jurisdictions established in this
province any Greater or other ffee Gift Gratuity or Reward than
such fee or fees as are established and Enumerated by an Act of
Assembly entituled an Act to restrain the Evill practices of At-
torneys and to prevent their taking money fees and to Ascertain
what fees shall be allowed to practitioners in the Law who shall attend
the Circuit Courts but be Contented with the fees limitted by Law
you shall plead no foreign plea nor Sue any foreign Suits unlawfully
to hurt any man but such as shall stand with the order of the Law and
your Conscience you shall not wittingly nor willingly sue nor pro-
cure to be sued any false suit nor give Aid or Consent to the same

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on pain of being Expulsed from the Court for ever and further you
shall use and demean yourself in the office of an Attorney within