Brocas versus the mayor and alderman OF the city OF London the court never  order a poll to be produce without a particular reason the plaintiff move that  he may have a copy of the poll and that sir John ware who as mayor preside at  the election may produce the original at the trial and sergeant cheshire pro  quer cite two case and produce the rule where a copy of the poll be order to  be give and the original to be produce Ann sir Peter Delmes case Mod but not S  p a and Trin Geo Parminters case strange contra as to a copy they have have it  already and as to produce the original we take that to be a extraordinary  attempt because no use can be make of the original which they will not have  the same advantage of from a copy mich Geo king v smith in consideration the  court declare that where thing be evidence of themselves as corporation book c  they never will make a rule to produce the original unless it appear to be  necessary to be inspect upon account of rasure or a new entry and so it be  hold likewise mich Geo the company of gunsmiths versus Turville in smith case  indeed there be a rule on a justice of peace to produce a examination but that  be upon account of the necessity of prove the hand of the party before it can  be read against he and in that case the court be so tender that they will not  oblige the justice himself to attend but pronounce the rule not quod to lead  forth but to lead forth to make the examination at the trial as to Delmes case  I observe upon the rule that it be make without any affidavit from whence we  may apprehend there be somewhat of a consent to it but as to Parminters case I  remember there be a juggle about the poll and some suspicion of alteration so  great that the mayor attend here a whole year upon a attachment for not  produce it and that be the particular ground upon which that rule be make per  Pratt c I we never order the original to be produce where the copy be evidence  without such a particular foundation as have be mention vide Edward v vesey b  r tempt Hardwicke king v king term Rep in what case copy of original whether  of a public or a private nature shall be admit in evidence vide king v Gwyn  mayor of Christ church post it be deny in sir Gilbert Heathcoles case strange  and I remember there be a consent in the case of Delme Eyre I in the case of  Marlborough the original be order to be produce but then it be upon a  affidavit of a rasure et per fortescue I this poll be either a public thing  like corporation book or else it be only in the nature of the officer own  private memorandum if the first then a copy be as much as you can ask without  some particular foundation if it be only of a private nature then you can have  so much as a copy the plaintiff take nothing by his motion