coke oldfield and gerlings case Trin James one Oldfield stab a justice of  peace but before he come into Westminster hall hold he shall not have his  right hand cut off the strike to cause the loss of the hand or fight to be in  Westminster hall to sit senate Inst black command Mod side cro car relee Plac  par pryn on that Inst Inst in this very term Thomas Oldfield come out of the  court of the duchy and before be come into westminsterhall with a knife stab  one ferrar a justice of peace of which he die and if Oldfield shall have his  right hand cut off be the question before the two chief justice chief baron  Walmsley Warburton foster and diverse other justice and it be resolve no for  it ought to be in the ball of Westminster to sit senate as it appear in  Elizabeth dyer Edward title Coron and a precedent be show year Elizabeth n  banc king where one Robert gerling smite one in Whitehall sit in the court of  request and be but fine and ransom the same law if one smite one in the court  of the duchy but if one smite another before the justice of assize there his  right hand shall be cut of as it appear Edward fol and Edward title judgement  and one Bellingham year James n the ball of Westminster to sit senate with his  elbow and shoulder out of malice justle Anthony dyer of the Inner temple so  that he overthrow he and with his foot spurn he upon the leg but do not smite  he neither with his hand nor with any weapon and yet it be hold that his right  hand shall be cut off c upon which Bellingham be indict in banc reais but  after obtain his pardon a Vid note a countess of Rutland case   a upon the  authority of this and other passage to the same effect in the report it have  be contend on the one side that not only the summons to sit but the actual sit  must be prove by the record on the other it have be argue that the summons  only and not the sit deed be prove by the record for the sit itself be not a  matter of record and upon a baron take his seat pursuant to his summons no  record of that fact be in practice make the point be now before the house of  lord in the case of sir John Shelley Sidney Bart claim the dignity of baron de  lisle coke report er p