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the Chief Justice :-

Heathen witnesses "desiring to be sworn according to their own conscience, may be so sworn accordingly, if the Court shall think fit, but if they shall not make application in that behalf, or making such, shall not obtain the consent of the Court thereto, then and in every such case the Court after warning them shall proceed to take the evidence of such witnesses being unsworn: and if any such witness shall be guilty of any falsehood therein, he shall be liable to the same pains and penalties for such his offence as if he had been sworn to the truth of such false statement."

Causing them "to be warned of the pains and penalties of perjury or false affirmation or declaration."

The word "Court" shall extend and include every Person Authorized or hereafter Authorized to examine any witness upon oath.

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the Chief Justice :-

Heathen witnesses "desiring to be sworn according to their own conscience, may be so sworn accordingly, if the Court shall think fit, but if they shall not make application in that behalf, or making such, shall not obtain the consent of the Court thereto, then and in every such case the Court after warning them shall proceed to take the evidence of such witnesses being unsworn: and if any such witness shall be guilty of any falsehood therein, he shall be liable to the same pains and penalties for such his offence as if he had been sworn to the truth of such false statement."

Causing them "to be warned of the pains and penalties of perjury or false affirmation or declaration."

The word "Court" shall extend and include every Person Authorized or hereafter Authorized to examine any witness upon oath.

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the Chief Justice :- Heathen witnesses "desiring to be sworn according to their own conscience, may be so sworn accordingly, if the Court shall think fit, but if they shall not make application in that behalf, or making such, shall not obtain the consent of the Court thereto, then and in every such case the Court after warning them shall proceed to take the evidence of such witnesses being unsworn: and if any such witness shall be guilty of any falsehood therein, he shall be liable to the same pains and penalties for such his offence as if he had been sworn to the truth of such false statement." Causing them "to be warned of the pains and penalties of perjury or false affirmation or declaration." The word "Court" shall extend and include every Person Authorized or hereafter Authorized to examine any witness upon oath. 157 It appears that "Page 157" is indicated by the number "157" alone on a line. To follow the instruction for page numbering, we should format it as follows: Page 157 Page 157 Page 157 However, since the original text does not have these lines, we will directly correct and format the given text. The correct output with proper page numbering is not directly feasible here as the original scan's page numbering lines are not fully provided. Thus, the output remains as is, focusing on the corrections and formatting as per the instructions. Here is the corrected version in HTML as requested: the Chief Justice :- Heathen witnesses "desiring to be sworn according to their own conscience, may be so sworn accordingly, if the Court shall think fit, but if they shall not make application in that behalf, or making such, shall not obtain the consent of the Court thereto, then and in every such case the Court after warning them shall proceed to take the evidence of such witnesses being unsworn: and if any such witness shall be guilty of any falsehood therein, he shall be liable to the same pains and penalties for such his offence as if he had been sworn to the truth of such false statement." Causing them "to be warned of the pains and penalties of perjury or false affirmation or declaration." The word "Court" shall extend and include every Person Authorized or hereafter Authorized to examine any witness upon oath.
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