Archæologiæ Græcæ, or, The antiquities of Greece by John Potter ...

Laws treating of Witnesses.

THEIR Evidence shall not be taken, who are 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

No Slaves shall appear as Evidences.

No one shall be Evidence for himself, either in Judicial Actions, or in rendring up Accounts.

Both Plaintiff and Defendant are oblig'd to answer each other's Questions, but their Answers shall not pass for Evidence.

There shall be no constraint for Friends and Acquaintance, if con∣trary to their Wills, to bear Witness one against another.

Let the Penalty of the Action call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 be in force against those, who bear, or suborn false Witness.

Evidence shall be declar'd in writing.

Witnesses, being once sworn, shall by no means draw back from what they are to attest.

Eye-witnesses shall write down what they know, and read it.

His Evidence shall suffice, that can give his 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or what he heard from a Person deceas'd; or 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or an attestation receiv'd from one gone to Travel, supposing the Traveller hath no possibility of returning.

That Witness, who declines his Evidence, shall be Fin'd a Drachm.

One cited for a Witness shall either give in his Evidence, swear he knows nothing of it, or incurr a mulct of a thousand Drachms to be paid to the publick Exchequer.

Let contesting Parties, if they will, make use of the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

False Witnesses shall be prosecuted with the Action call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, He that suborn'd them with 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.