3 July 1812

Evidence Introd

Introd

Ch. 23. Technically appropriate

A question properly belonging to the subject of evidence is a /that sort of/ question of the number of those questions which are equally liable to have place under the law of one political state, as under the law of any other political state: under one body of substantive law as under any other body of substantive law.

The questions which under English law as it is /in its present barbarous state/ belong to the head of technically appropriate evidence are questions that could not in the first place be found to have place under the law of any political state but England.