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such only as shall be either compromised in one roll, 

 subscribed with the name of the commissioners, or 

 else in divers rolls, whereof each one shall be so 

 subscribed. 



69. If both parties join in commission, and upon 

 warning given the defendant bring his commissioners, 

 but produceth nowitnesses,nor ministereth interroga 

 tories, but after seek a new commission, the same 

 shall not be granted : but nevertheless upon some 

 extraordinary excuse of the defendant s default, he 

 may have liberty granted by special order to examine 

 his witnesses in court upon the former interrogato 

 ries, giving the plaintiff or his attorney notice, that 

 he may examine also if he will. 



70. The defendant is not to be examined upon 

 interrogatories, except it be in very special cases, by 

 express order of the court, to sift out some fraud or 

 practice pregnantly appearing to the court, or other 

 wise upon offer of the plaintiff to be concluded by the 

 answer of the defendant without any liberty to dis 

 prove such answer, or to impeach him after of perjury. 



71. Decrees in other courts may be read upon 

 hearing without the warrant of any special order : 

 but no depositions taken in any other court are to be 

 read but by special order ; and regularly the court 

 granteth no order for reading of depositions, except 

 it be between the same parties, and upon the same 

 title and cause of suit. 



72. No examination is to be had of the credit of 

 any witness but by special order, which is sparingly 

 to be granted. 



