atkins case gill versus watson June though at law you can examine only to the  general credit yet otherwise in equity for as the witness there can be prepare  to defend every particular action of his life not know to what they intend to  examine he yet on a examination here he may be able to answer any particular  charge as he have time enough to recollect it Qure if there be any such  distinction between the examination here and at law with regard to examination  to the credit of witness be tell by a experience practiser that they be  general here as well as at law interrogatory be exhibit by the defendant for  examine to the credit of one of the plaintiff witness notwithstanding  publication have be pass some time and the cause be to be in the pauper paper  at the roll on Saturday next Mr clark for the defendant move for liberty to  exhibit interrogatory and for a commission for examination of this witness  into Yorkshire but produce no affidavit to support the article Lord chancellor  think a affidavit necessary and say though at law you can examine only to the  general credit yet it be otherwise in equity for at law the witness can be v  prepare to defend every particular action of his life as he do not at all know  to what they intend to examine he but upon a examination in this court he may  be able to answer any particular charge as he have time enough to recollect it  Qere if there be any such distinction between the examination here and at law  with regard to the credit of witness because Mr capper a very eminent and  experience practiser tell I that examination to the credit be genera here as  well as at law and the form of the interrogate article be so in this case  first that the witness be a person of ill fame and not to be credit second  that he pay no regard to the nature of a oath and in the same manner through  the several item Lord chancellor deny the motion because the plaintiff come  too late after publication and the cause be already set down in the paper