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The chancery practice regulated in the case of perpetuating testimony

—1779, ch. 8, sec. 8, ........

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Continuance of causes when the adverse party will not admit the facts,

(where the attendance of a witness residing in the state cannot be

procured,) or consent to the taking the deposition of such witness

—Nov. 1787, ch. 9, sec. 8, ........

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No person convict or attaint of subornation of perjury, or convict or

attaint of perjury, shall be received as a witness till such judgment

be reversed— 1692, ch. 16, sec. 3, 4, .

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No bill, bond, judgment, recognizance, &c. or other specialty, (except

for the state,) shall be admitted in evidence after the principal

debtor and creditor have been both dead twelve years, or the debt,

gtc. above twelve years standing — 1716, ch. 23, sec. 6, .

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A saving to infants, &c of five years after the impediment is removed

—1715, ch. 23, sec. 6, ........

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Directions respecting the admission of negro or mulatto slaves, free ne-

groes, &c. as evidence — 1717, ch. 13, sec. 2, 3, .

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Respecting the depositions of sea-faring men — 1721, ch. 14,

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Slaves may be convicted of the felonies therein mentioned on the testi-

mony of one or more credible witnesses, or even of other slaves,

corroborated with such pregnant circumstances as shall convince

and satisfy the jury of their guilt — 1751, ch. 14, sec. 4,

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Punishment of such slaves for giving false testimony — 1751, ch. 14,

sec. 5, ...........

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The court to admonish them to declare the truth, &c. — 1751, ch. 14,

sec. 6, ...........

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Evidence, how to be taken by commission from courts of law — Nov.

1773, ch. 7, sec. 7, .........

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A mode established to perpetuate testimony — July, 1779, ch. 8, .

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Same in the chancery court — 1779, ch. 8, sec. 8,

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In case any original deed, and the record thereof at length, be lost or

destroyed, then the record entries, as prescribed by this act, (of

transcripts from the county courts,) or attested copies of them, shall

be admitted in evidence — 1785, ch. 9, sec. 7,

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Although such original deed, &c. may not be lost or destroyed, the

general court may, in their discretion, admit such record entries, or

attested copies of them, to be given in evidence in all cases where

they shall be of opinion, from the circumstances, &c. that the deed

at length is not necessary — 1785, ch. 9, sec. 7,

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But no such record entry, or attested copy, shall be admitted in evi-

dence, if the party against whom it is intended shall give the other

parly notice, a term before trial, to produce the original deed, or a

full copy from the record — 1785, ch. 9, sec. 7, .

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An exemplification of the record, under the hand of the keeper, and

the seal of the court or office where made, shall be evidence to

prove any debt of record in any other of the United States, or any

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A copy of the record or register of any deed, will, &c. (required by the

laws of the state or country to be recorded or registered,) under