But law talk in all its plenitude, followed; and for two hours I heard of nothing but writs, detainers, declarations, traverses in prox, and alibis, with sundry hints for qui tam processes, interspersed, occasionally, with sly jokes about packing juries and confusing witnesses, among which figured the usual number of good things attributed to the Chief Baron O'Grady and the other sayers of smart sayings at the bar.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
"prox" might be added to the list, and "In reply to same."
"The Book of Business Etiquette"
Nella Henney
This will necessarily form one of the topics for discussion at the proposed conference of the 15th prox.
"The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3"
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu