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 In for It.In Gremio Legis. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
In Forma Pau’peris.
 
A person who will swear he is not worth £5 has writs, etc., gratis, and is supplied gratuitously with attorney and counsel (Henry VII., c. 12).   1
 


 In for It.In Gremio Legis. 

 
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