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It being sustained as a relevant objection against a witness, That, after citation, he had said he would swear best for the party that would pay him what was due to him; the Lords found this could only be proved by the witness's own oath; but allowed witnesses to be adduced to confront him; for not only was this a nuda emissio verborum, but if witnesses were to be admitted in such a case, there might be a progressus in infinitum.
