Jack—His reputation will rise, by obtaining the victory in a desperate cause.
Serjeant—Right, boy. Are you ready in the case of the cow?
Jack—Pretty well, I believe.
Serjeant—Give it, then.
Jack—First of April, anno seventeen hundred and blank, John a-Nokes was indicted by blank, before blank, in the county of blank, for stealing a cow, contra pacem, etc., and against the statute in that case provided and made, to prevent stealing of cattle.
Serjeant—Go on.
Jack—Said Nokes was convicted upon the said statute.
Serjeant—What followed upon?
Jack—Motion in arrest of judgment, made by Counselor Puzzle. First, because the field from whence the cow was conveyed is laid in the indictment as round, but turned out upon proof to be square.
Serjeant—That's well. A valid objection.