Narrationes modernæ, or, Modern reports begun in the now upper bench court at VVestminster in the beginning of Hillary term 21 Caroli, and continued to the end of Michaelmas term 1655 as well on the criminall, as on the pleas side : most of which time the late Lord Chief Justice Roll gave the rule there : with necessary tables for the ready finding out and making use of the matters contained in the whole book : and an addition of the number rolls to most of the remarkable cases / by William Style ...
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Narrationes modernæ, or, Modern reports begun in the now upper bench court at VVestminster in the beginning of Hillary term 21 Caroli, and continued to the end of Michaelmas term 1655 as well on the criminall, as on the pleas side : most of which time the late Lord Chief Justice Roll gave the rule there : with necessary tables for the ready finding out and making use of the matters contained in the whole book : and an addition of the number rolls to most of the remarkable cases / by William Style ...
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England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.
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London :: Printed by F.L. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, G. Bedel, and C. Adams,
1658.
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Custodes and Howell Gwin.
Hill. 1652. Banc. sup.
HOwell Gwin was brought to the Bar being convicted for forgeing of a deed,* 1.1 and was demanded what he could say why Iudgement should not be given against him. Boynton of Councel with the Prisoner moved the Court, that in regard there was an information of perjury de∣pending here against the witnesses, upon whose Testimony the Prisoner was convicted of the perjury, and that the Prisoner doth endeavour to proceed with all the speed that is possible against them in this information, that the
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Iudgement may be stayed in the mean time against him. Roll chief Iustice answered, if they be found guilty of the perjury, they shall be punished; but we will give Iudgement against your Clyent in the mean time, which was done accordingly in these words following,* 1.2viz. you are convicted of forge∣ing a deed, by putting a dead mans hand unto it, therefore the Court gives this Iudgement against you, that you are fined at a hundred pound, and shall stand on the pillory two hours before the Hall dore, with a paper on your head shewing the nature of your offence. Memorandum the party cut off a dead mans hand, and put a pen, and a seal in it, and so signed, and sealed, and delivered the deed with the dead hand, and swore that he saw the deed sealed and delivered.