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. [1]Evidences and witnesses have the same force and are equally effective in every suit, and especially (agwell[2]) in a suit of land and soil. [3]The time allowed for witnesses or guarantor from beyond the sea is one day and a year. [4]The time allowed for witnesses or a guarantor from a border gwlad is a fortnight. [5]The time allowed for witnesses or a guarantor of the same gwlad is nine days. [6]The time allowed for witnesses or a guarantor of the same cymwd is three days. [7]Whoever shall will to object to defunct testimony, let him proceed against him who shall testify it. [8]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
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