Volume IY.

LEGAL JARGON.
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In an excellent article Larv Pdadngs in late West-
minister lfeUaeD there is detailed exposure of the false
hoods, absurdes, cnsty and mystfyng circumocution
&c. regularly introduced into all pleadnrs 10 an exent
that would almost appear incredible those who have had
the singular good fortune to cape through life contact
with such fraudulent proceedings In the Declaration in
an action for debt it is the varable custom to enrerat
all the various modes in which the defendant might have
got INTO the plaintiff s debt besides The actual one the
real amount OF the debt stated, but fictitious one
and indeed so complete is the exclusion from the Decara
ton OF the real facts of the cas that the lawyers them
serves have been driven to devise supplementary paper
called BH Of Par,ctars containing the statements upor.
which alone the action can be founded aud all Of which
should be in the Declaration ITSELF in action ct troye9
that H an action to property which defendant
mas wroDSfnly seized converted to his use, the
declaration not only states what is in SO OF I00
enamey that the plaintiff accidentally lost and the de-
endant accidentally found the property in qucsiio-but
muplies tenoid the number value Of the articles de-
scrbed as for nstance the action were brought for the
value OF wagons, 10 horses, and 100 head OF cattle, the
Declaration would sate "For that whereas the said plain
f being possessed of certain cattle, goods and chate
to wit 20 wagons 90 carts 90 carriages, 100 horses 100
mares, 100 geldngs 900 bulls 1000 cows, 1000 oxen.
0U0 heers, casually lost the said cattle, goods and chat
tes and the said into the possession of the said de-
fendant casually by finding" In eccment, matters are
still worse, the plaintiff aud defendant named in the Deca-
ration being both fictitious PERSONS and every allegation in
it being wholly false Ofthe kind of declaration
ton tor assault and battery, correct ays the able
Reviewer) may be obtained from the following lines by
pleader:--


The pleatpgs state, that John.a Gull,


With envy, wrath, and malice full,


With swords knives, sticks, staves fist and budgecn,
Beat, bruised, aud wounded, John-aGudgcon,


First count: For that, with divers jugs,


TO wit, 10 pos, IL cups, 12 mugs,


OF certain vulgar drink called toddy,


Said Gull did sluice said Gudgeon's body


To witt his gold laced hat and hair on,


And clothes which he had then and there on,


To witt IL jackets, 12 surtouts,


Twelve panaloons 10 pairs Of boots,


Which did thereby much Gscompose


Said Gudgeon's mouth, ears, eyes, and nose,


Back, belly, neck, thighs, feet, and toes;


by which and other wrongs unheard of,


His clothes were spoiled, and life despaired Of.


Iyansteys Pleader's Gaide.