XL. Beating or Abusing the Persons serving the Process.
WHere any Oath shall be made of Misdemeanor of Beating or Abusing the Party
The rules and orders of the Court of Exchequer
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- The rules and orders of the Court of Exchequer
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- England and Wales. Court of Exchequer.
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- London :: printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins esquires, for John Walthoe, and are to be sold at his shop, in the Middle-Temple Cloysters,
- 1698.
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upon serving the Process, or Order of the Court, the Party offending shall stand Committed upon Motion, * 1.1 and no Examination is in that Case to be admitted; and when an Affidavit shall be made by two Persons of Scanda∣lous and Contemptuous Words against the Court, * 1.2 or the Process thereof, the Party offending shall likewise stand Committed upon Motion, without any fur∣ther Examination; * 1.3 and a single Affidavit in such Case shall be sufficient to ground an Attach∣ment, whereupon such Person shall be brought to be examin∣ed; and if the Misdemeanor shall be confessed, or proved against him, * 1.4 he shall stand Com∣mitted until he satisfie the Court touching his said Misdemeanor, and pay the Prosecutor his Costs: But if he shall not there∣of be found guity, save by the Oath of the Party that made
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the Affidavit, he shall be there∣of discharged, yet without any Costs, in respect of the Oath made against him, as afore∣said.
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* 1.1
No Examinati∣on.
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* 1.2
Two Persons, Contemptuous Words.
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* 1.3
Single Affidavit.
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* 1.4
Stand Commit∣ted.