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in Abatement, Bar, or other Avoidance of the ſaid Plaint, or otherwife, as he or they ſhall be adviſed; and after ſuch Appearance, the Supreme Coart of Judicature, at Fort-William in Bengal, ſhall proceed, from Time to Time, giving reaſonable Days to the Parties, to hear their reſpective Allegations, as Juſtice may require,The Examination of Witneſſes on Oath;and examine the Truth thereof, upon the Oath or Oaths of ſuch competent and credible Witneſſes as they ſhall produce reſpectively; to which End, We hereby authorize and empower the faid Supreme Court of Judicature, at Fort-William in Bengal, at the Requeſt of either of the ſaid Parties, to award and fummon iſſue a Summons to summon Witneſſes;, or Precept in the Nature of a Summons, to be prepared in Manner before-mentioned, directed to every one of ſuch Wireles, commanding him or her to appear, at a Time and Place to be ſpecified in ſuch Summons, to depoſe his or her Knowledge, touching the Suit ſo depending between the Parties, naming them, and ſpecifying at whoſe Requeft ſuch Summons ſhall have iſſued; and upon the Appearance of the ſaid Witneſſes, or any of them, the ſaid Supreme Court of Judicature, at Fort-William in Bengal, may and is hereby required to order and award to them, and each ofreaſonable Expences to be allowed them;them, ſuch reaſonable Sum of Money, for his, her, or their Expences, as the ſaid Supreme Court of Judicature, at Fort-William in Bengal, ſhall think fit, whether ſuch Witneſſes ſhall be examined or not, the ſame to be paid forthwith by the Party, at whoſe Requeſt the ſaid Summons ſhall have iſſued, and if the ſaid Sum of Money, ſo ordered and awarded, ſhall not be forthwith paid or ſecured to ſuch Witneſs, to the Satisfaction of the Supreme Court of Judicature, at Fort-William in Bengal, the Party, to whom it ſhall belong to pay the ſame, ſhall not only loſe the Benefit of ſuch Witneſs's Teſtimony, butPayment thereof compelled;ſhall be compelled to pay him or her the Money, ſo ordered and awarded, by ſuch Ways and Proceſs as are hereinafter provided, for levying and enforcing the Payment and Satisfaction of Money, recovered by Judgments of the ſaid Courts and the ſaid Supreme Court of Judicature, at Fort William in Bengal, is herebyWitneſſes to be ſworn;authorized and empowered to adminiſter, to ſuch Witneffes and others, whom they may ſee Occaſion to examine, proper Oaths and Affirmations, that is to ſay,to
