The Plaintiff in the writ of certi-orari, is entitled to file affidavits, after those of the Defendant have been filed, either to confirm those upon which the writ was obtained, or to disprove those filed by the Defendant; ami he is entitled to a continuance of the cause, to procure such affidavits, if he make it appear to the satisfaction of the Court that he cannot procure them at the term at which the Defendant’s affidavits are filed.