27 April 1804

Evidence

Forthcomingness

Ch.2. Means Courts

§.4. Investigational

III. Third and last of the leading features /powers and obligations/ of competency in the organisation of a Court of Justice considered as applied /employed/ in the collection of evidence investigational powers: - powers adapted to the following up a chain of evidence: tracing out evidence fit to be received in the character of ultimate evidence, by means either of evidence of the same kind, or of evidence not fit to be received in any other character than that of indicative evidence: not if it to be employed for any other purpose. But this subject by the extent and importance of it claims a chapter to itself. +

+ Ch.