case the earl OF Lincoln case in the star Chamber peer of the realm in all  criminal case must in court of equity put in their answer upon oath and where  they be witness between party and party they ought to be swear Hutton Jones Bl  Com salk peer will Ord Chan Eq can ab pl Mitfords plead memorandum that upon  the that February in the court of star Chamber all the justice of both bench  be there except justice Doderidge and all the baron of the exchequer a d a  very great assembly of the lord videlicet the Lord keeper Lord treasurer Lord  precedent of the Council the duke of Buckingham the earl of Pembroke Lord  steward the earl of Suffolk earl of Carlisle earl of holland the Lord  chancellor of Scotland the Lord conwey principal secretary the Lord Carlton  and diverse other of the privycouncil it be move whereas sir Henry fine knight  have exhibit his bill in the star Chamber against the earl of Lincoln for  diverse riot and other misdemeanour and the earl of Lincoln have take a  commission forth to put in his answer upon oath in the country and he offer  before they his answer upon his honour but will not put it in upon oath  because he be a peer of the realm which matter be now report by the  commissioner it be now move by the king solicitor to have the resolution of  the court and it be hold by all the justice who deliver their opinion seriatim  that the lord in case criminal especial where the king be party ought to put  in their answer upon oath and in all case where they be to be witness between  party and party they ought to be swear and the Lord keeper say quod in  judgment non to give as a loan nisi to swear falsely and that he have cause  precedent to be search and have find diverse since the first of queen  Elizabeth wherein peer of the realm be implead in chancery or star Chamber or  court of ware have be always swear and he say when a peer affirm any thing  which be not true upon his honour there be not any remedy but if he affirm  that which be false upon his oath there be remedy by the Elizabeth c against  perjury wherefore they all resolve that the earl of Lincoln ought to be swear  all the lord and counsellor be of the same opinion which they deliver seriatim  nullo to speak against because it be juramentum purification and not promise  and prince be swear to all their league and confederacy which be call  juramentum confirmation neither be it any diminution to the say earl honour to  be swear about that which he will not shall be put upon his honour