Reputation had not been publicly questioned before his name appeared on the witness list for this trial.

The government's witness list clearly included many names that won't be called.

Lawyers representing parties with standing at the inquiry met yesterday afternoon to go through the witness list to see how long each would take to examine each witness.

Of the 43 people put on the witness list, 19 declared that they would not give evidence.

A charter might record the names of both a subject king and his overlord on the witness list appended to the grant.