[094-347v]

20 Nov 1805

Evidence

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'. 4. Securities internal[?] and external[?]

'. 4. Internal Securities for trustworthiness

Securities derived[?] /afforded/ from the nature of testimony considered in itself may be named /distinguished by the name of/ internal securities. To this head belong

1. The degree of particularity to which it has descended in manner above described

2. The permanance of the signs by which it stands[?] expressed[?] in the case where, as above ready written form is that in which it makes its appearance in the first instance.

3. [...?] in one point of view even the even the circumstance of its having been drawn forth by interrogation may be reformed[?] /ought be [...?]/ to the heads. For though the [...?] is a person exterior to and distant from and exterior to the witness, yet the testimony extracted by the interrogation is the very testimony in question, as much the testimony of the witness as if it were spontaneous,

Whether other securities are applicable to the purpose may be referred to the head f external securities. To this head belong

1. The operation /act //[...?]/ of interrogation as above, when considered as /in respect of its/ requiring a person exterior to the witness for the performance /exercise/ of it.