case the king against davis and carter the affidavit of person attaint of  forgery either at commonlaw or on Elizabeth c can be read in evidence SC holt  SC salk Davis and carter be convict for forge a bill under the seal of the  bank of England and have stand in the pillory for it but this be now make a  capital offence by will c S by Geo c and Geo c S and see the Geo c a be now  bring up to the king bench and pray that they may be turn over to the  Marshalsea because the sheriff of London oppress they in Newgate where they be  detain till they pay the fine c and their own affidavit be offer to prove the  oppression modern er p holt chief justice if a man have have a infamous  judgement and have stand on the pillory for a offence which be contrary to the  modern faith credit and trust of mankind as forgery be he can be a witness in  any cause   light b see salk b hale say if he have stand on the pillory he can  be a witness hale p c hale p c c but that be to be understand for ail infamous  judgmentSee the case of Pendock v Mackender will d but if a man be convict for  a libel and have stand in the pillory for it yet perhaps be may be a witness  pale yellow law eved e shower Canning who be convict for a libel and stand on  the pillory be allow to be a witness before the delegate Treby chief justice  and other judge be there and so Aaron smith be a evidence in Crosbys case ante  f holt chief justice Aaron smith be pardon and we give no opinion to this  point but for my part I do not understand the nature of his offence it be only  for give Stephen college note how to defend himself on his trial in the  principal case the affidavit be not read a affidavit to obtain a rule for a  attachment make by one convict of forgery have be refuse to be read walker v  Kearney but it be there say that the affidavit of one Charleworth who have be  convict of forgery be read to defend himself against a complaint stram and  therefore the affidavit of one convict of perjury have be allow on a rule to  set aside a judgement against he for irregularity carter case salk it be clear  however that the testimony of a person attaint of any of those offence which  come under the denomination of the sin falsehood can be receive to support a  charge against another   light salk hale roll Gilbert l e hawk p c c S case in  crown law d edit term Rep for it be now settle that it be the infamy of the  crime and not the nature or the mode of punishment which destroy the testimony  of the offender Pendock v Mackender will therefore a person convict of petty  larceny and whip be hold a incompetent witness to a will will but as the  transportation inflict on this offence by Geo c and Geo c do not as it grand  larceny operate as a statute pardon it be enact by Geo c that no person shall  be a incompetent witness by reason of a conviction of petty larceny g but the  last day of the term the court order the sheriff to return the money which  they have take from they and remand they to Newgate