That thesis is interesting on its own account.
On page 214 in a helpful appendix is
The whole procedure of both the Commissary and Consistory courts were
conducted by ajudge in an open court, where the verdict and sentence was
orally delivered. An account of the proceedings was entered into an Act Book, where each entry recorded the name of the judge, his authority, the place of the
session,the date and the name of the recording notary, before giving details of the accused, the name of the parish, the grounds of the accusation and the
proceedings against him or her. All accounts by this period were written in
English, and are generally clearly legible and easy to read. All evidence of the
proceedingswererecordedinchronological order,andonthewholewere alphabetically indexed at the beginning or end of each register.
The process began with a `citation' (a subpoena) being served for the accused to
appear in court. The citation named the judge, the day and place of the court, the
person cited and the accusation. The defendant rejected the libel by making an `allegation' to the judge. If the judge accepted the allegation, the defendant was
called to prove it by production and examination of witnesses. The `interrogatories' were records of the examinations and the replies given, which
asverbatim copies of the evidence were called `depositions'. Causeswere
reliant on a written testament from each party. "" The defendant was then given
the opportunity to respond with a `counter allegation' and would support this by producing witnesses. The judge would then assign a date for the sentence to be
After the sentence was given, an order (the `taxation of costs') was made
for thepaymentsof costsandtheperformanceof apenancewhereappropriate.
So, the document I have is the bit I have in bold.
So I am looking, as I understand it, for an Allegation, and then Interrogatories
