The south porch contained the altar of St Gregory, and, as Eadmer tells us, was used as a court of justice to which litigants, in process of time, resorted from every part of England.
"The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church"
A. Hamilton Thompson
Of late his temper was such that litigants kept out of his way; he nevertheless retained his former habits, and might be seen, long before daybreak, sitting solitary on a stone, in deep meditation or in silent prayer.
"A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People"
Henry Blanc
He could clearly discern the right and wrong between litigants-then kindly enforce the one and correct the other by sound reasoning and a lucid exposition of the principles of law and equity applicable to the case.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson