...calling him a traitor or a felon, after the time of the pardon, but may alfo be a good witnefs : becaufe the pardon makes him as it were a new man, and gives him a new capacity and credit. 2 HawL PI. Cr. ca. 37. and ca. 46. HALE, to the fame point fays, if the king pardon thefe offenders,...

...or attainder, doth so far clear the party from the infamy and all other consequences of his crime, that he may not only have an action for a scandal,...notwithstanding the attainder or conviction, because th« pardon, as it were, makes him a new man, and gives him a new capacity and credit. 2 Ham. 395....

...F. Corone, 154. of his crime, that he may not only have an action (d) for a scandal j A',S¡ZC) 3. in calling him traitor or felon after the time of the pardon, but C. Car. S3. may also be a good witness notwithstanding the (e) attainder or * ^"¿"l'9~~~' Conviction;...

...or attainder, doth so far clear the party from the infamy, and all other consequences of his crime, that he may not only have an action for a scandal,...witness, notwithstanding the attainder or conviction. — 2 Hawk. c. 37, s. 48. But it also seems to be a settled rule, that no pardon by the king, without...

...or attainder, doth so far clear the party from the infamy and all other consequences of bis crime, that he may not only have an action for a scandal in calling him traitor orfelon after the time of the pardon, but may also be a good witness, notwithstanding the attainder...

...recent act of 6 & 7 Viet. c. 85, « ?ood witness, notwithstanding the attainder or conviction. The rara makes him, as it were, a new man, and gives him a new capacity :re>w. (-2 Hatch, c. 37, s. 48.) But it seems to have been the *c trinionthat the pardon of a conviction...

...disabilities incident unto it;' and in Hawkins' Pleas of the Crown, it is said, on the authority of Holt, CJ, 'the pardon makes him, as it were, a new man, and gives him a new capacity and credit.'* This doctrine was to its full extent recognized and acted upon in Ex parte Barber, in the judgment...

...conviction, it removes the penalties and disabilities, and restores him to all his civil rights. It makes him, as it were, a new man, and gives him a new credit and capacity. There is only this limitation to its operation — it does not restore offices...

...conviction, it removes the penalties and disabilities and restores him to all his civil rights ; it makes him, as it were, a new man. and gives him a new credit and capacity/' Thus far the majority report quotes, but we add another passage or two equally...

...penalties and disabilities, and restores him to all his civil rights; it makes Opinion of the court. him, as it were, a new man, and gives him a new credit and capacity. There 13 only this limitation to its operation: it does not restore offices forfeited,...