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and_o 19_o novemb_n 1657._o inglis_n against_o martin_n but_o 2._o if_o there_o be_v any_o doubt_n in_o the_o case_n as_o falls_z out_o when_o the_o hand_n or_o finger_n be_v wound_v and_o no_o mutilation_n commit_v but_o only_o pretend_v to_o be_v commit_v the_o truth_n in_o that_o case_n must_v be_v discover_v either_o by_o the_o oath_n of_o calumny_n of_o the_o party_n pretend_v to_o be_v mutilate_v or_o by_o witness_n who_o see_v he_o express_v sign_n of_o recovery_n as_o be_v do_v n_n 76_o supra_fw-la or_o by_o the_o trial_n of_o skilful_a chirurgeon_n who_o must_v declare_v their_o opinion_n upon_o oath_n before_o the_o judge_n and_o inquest_n and_o as_o this_o be_v our_o daily_a practice_n so_o be_v it_o the_o custom_n of_o foreign_a court_n as_o caballus_fw-la testify_v in_o diâ—â—_n cent_n resol_n 3._o case_z 236._o n._n 113._o &_o seqq_fw-la where_o he_o cite_v angelus_n instruct_v judge_n to_o advise_v with_o skilful_a physician_n and_o surgeon_n in_o ambiguous_a case_n 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be_v condemn_v to_o undergo_v the_o punishment_n impose_v by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o crime_n be_v commit_v the_o justice_n with_o we_o do_v never_o accept_v of_o the_o single_a testimony_n of_o physician_n and_o surgeon_n but_o oblige_v they_o to_o depone_v or_o declare_v upon_o oath_n notwithstanding_o they_o have_v often_o contend_v that_o the_o oath_n de_fw-fr fideli_fw-la administratione_fw-la they_o give_v at_o their_o admission_n be_v sufficient_a for_o all_o so_o it_o be_v decide_v 20._o july_n 1627._o paterson_n against_o wordie_n and_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n the_o justice_n do_v reject_v testificat_o subscribe_v by_o they_o unless_o bear_v upon_o soul_n and_o conscience_n so_o they_o do_v 7_o novem._n 1621._o williamson_n against_o paton_n and_o 15._o decemb._n 1630._o barclay_n against_o kennedy_n in_o mayboll_n in_o which_o last_o case_n the_o testificat_fw-la be_v subscribe_v by_o the_o deacon_n of_o the_o surgeon_n of_o 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the_o sâ—coâ—d_v controvert_v 40_o physician_n and_o lawyer_n for_o the_o negative_a 41_o physician_n and_o lawyer_n for_o the_o affirmative_a 42_o suares_n and_o zacchias_n agree_v to_o the_o affirmative_a hic_fw-la &_o n._n seq_fw-la 43_o if_o amputation_n of_o a_o part_n of_o the_o auricula_fw-la infer_v demembration_n affort_v by_o suâ—res_n deny_v dâ—â—y_n zacchias_n and_o so_o dâ—â—â—dâ—d_v 44_o the_o chin_n no_o proper_a member_n according_a to_o farinacius_n and_o therefore_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o the_o chin_n inser_n not_o demembration_n but_o yet_o be_v punishable_a as_o a_o delict_n or_o riot_n 45_o the_o beard_n be_v no_o member_n yet_o the_o cut_n off_o thereof_o 〈◊〉_d just_a 〈…〉_o will_v be_v severe_o punishable_a even_o paena_fw-la incidentis_fw-la membrum_fw-la accord_v to_o baldus_n 46_o the_o pap_n or_o dugg_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v member_n in_o a_o proper_a sense_n 47_o whether_o or_o not_o the_o spondyl_n or_o vertebra_n be_v member_n in_o a_o â—â—opâ—r_n sâ—â—sâ—_n 48_o castratio_fw-la virilium_fw-la be_v a_o most_o atrocious_a demembration_n and_o sâ—uâ—rely_o punishable_a hic_fw-la &_o n._n inâ—ra_fw-la 49_o the_o hand_n how_o take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n and_o how_o in_o a_o narrow_a sense_n 50_o the_o hand_n because_o it_o perform_v most_o useful_a &_o distinct_a operation_n be_v without_o all_o debate_n a_o most_o useful_a and_o proper_a member_n 51_o the_o leg_n iâ—_n also_o a_o useful_a and_o proper_a member_n 52_o whether_o the_o finger_n and_o toe_n be_v member_n per_fw-la se_fw-la or_o only_a part_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o â—eet_a iâ—_n 〈◊〉_d agree_v among_o the_o dd._n 53_o for_o the_o negative_a viz._n that_o digitus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la membrum_fw-la be_v bartolus_n baldus_n and_o many_o other_o both_o lawyer_n and_o physician_n 54_o fr._n suarez_n seem_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o negative_a 55_o cajetan_n and_o soto_n be_v for_o the_o affiâ—mâ—â—iâ—â—_n 56_o suarez_n act_n the_o part_n of_o a_o râ—câ—â—â—â—er_n betwixt_o cajetan_a and_o the_o other_o dd._n 57_o digitus_fw-la find_v to_o be_v membrum_fw-la by_o many_o decision_n in_o the_o book_n of_o adjournal_n 58_o argument_n to_o justify_v the_o decision_n 59_o whether_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o say_v the_o finger_n be_v demember_v or_o the_o hand_n be_v demember_v of_o thâ—_n finger_n according_a to_o fortunat._n fidel._n 60_o answer_n to_o some_o lawsâ—ddâ—câ—d_n â—ddâ—câ—d_z by_o the_o dd._n to_o prove_v that_o the_o finger_n be_v no_o member_n 61_o the_o toe_n or_o digiti_fw-la pedis_fw-la be_v proper_o member_n as_o the_o finger_n of_o the_o hand_n because_o of_o their_o usefulness_n 62_o wonderful_a performance_n do_v with_o the_o toe_n of_o such_o as_o have_v be_v bear_v without_o hand_n 63_o detruncation_n of_o a_o wither_a hand_n infer_v the_o crime_n and_o pain_n of_o demembration_n 64_o the_o cut_v off_o of_o a_o proper_a member_n from_o a_o dead_a body_n do_v not_o infer_v the_o crime_n or_o pam_fw-la of_o demembration_n 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