290 ORDINANCES IN CHANCERY. 



tempts against the orders or decrees of the court, an 

 attachment goes forth, first, upon an affidavit made, 

 and then the party is to be examined upon interro 

 gatories, and his examination referred ; and if upon 

 his examination he confess matter of contempt, he is 

 to be committed ; if not, the adverse party may ex 

 amine witnesses to prove the contempt : and there 

 fore if the contempt appear, the party is to be com 

 mitted ; but if not, or if the party that pursues the 

 contempt do fail in putting in interrogatories, or 

 other prosecution, or fail in the proof of the contempt, 

 then the party charged with the contempt is to be 

 discharged with good costs. 



78. They that are in contempt, specially so far 

 as proclamation of rebellion, are not to be heard, 

 neither in that suit, nor any other, except the court 

 of special grace suspend the contempt. 



79. Imprisonment upon contempt for matters 

 past may be discharged of grace, after sufficient pu 

 nishment, or otherwise dispensed with: but if the 

 imprisonment be for not performance of any order of 

 the court in force, they ought not to be discharged 

 except they first obey, but the contempt may be 

 suspended for a time. 



80. INJUNCTIONS, sequestration, dismissions, re 

 tainers upon dismissions, or final orders, are not to 

 be granted upon petitions. 



81. No former order made in court is to be alter 

 ed, crossed, or explained upon any petition ; but 

 such orders may be stayed upon petition for a small 

 stay, until the matter may be moved in court. 



