# Taxation (No. 6) Act 1696, Section V: Forging Licence; Penalty £50 and Punishment.


And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person and Persons whatsoever shall forge or counterfeit any Licence or Licences or travel with such forged or counterfeited Licences for the Purposes aforesaid such Person shall forfeit the Su[m]m of Fifty pounds one Moiety thereof to the King the other to him that shall prosecute or sue for the same to be recovered by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in any of his Majesties Courts of Record att Westminster in which no Essoigne Protection Wager of Law or more then one Imparlance shall be allowed and shall be subject to such other Pains and Penalties as may be inflicted on Persons for Forgery.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/8-9/25/section/V (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-no-6-act-1696/section-V
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