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1782 1 Term [Saturday] Jan 26th
But in general the Confession of the Defendant, is looked on as suspicious testimony.
Sir Robert Chambers remarked that in this Country the usual XXXords of the testimony of attestation of subscribing Witnesses, even when they did see that Party sign or put his Chop on a Persian Bond, were signed “Witnessed on the acknowledgment of the Party,” and that the Witness now proposed to be called knew as much of the Signature as such Witnesses usually do know or attest.
The Witness was Sworn and swore most expressly to
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