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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63202	The tryal of Tho. Pilkington, Esq., Samuel Shute, Esq., sheriffs, Henry Cornish, alderman, Ford Lord Grey of Werk, Sir Tho. Player, Knt. Chamberlain of London, Slingsby Bethel, Esq., Francis Jenks, John Deagle, Richard Freeman, Richard Goodenough, Robert Key, John Wickham, Samuel Swinock, John Jekyll, Sen. for the riot at Guild-Hall, on Midsommer-Day [sic], 1682 : being the day for election of sheriffs for the year ensuing.	Pilkington, Thomas, Sir, d. 1691.; Shute, Samuel, defendant.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1683 (1683)	Wing T2231; ESTC R14605	66,667	64

THE TRYAL OF Tho. Pilkington Esq Sheriffs Samuel Shute Esq Sheriffs Henry Cornish Alderman Ford Lord Grey of Werk Sir Tho. Player K nt Chamberlain of London Slingsby Bethel Esq Francis Jenks John Deagle Richard Freeman Richard Goodenough Robert Key John Wickham Samuel Swinock John Jekyll Sen. FOR THE RIOT AT GUILD-HALL On MIDSOMMER-DAY 1682. BEING THE Day for Election of SHERIFFS for the Year ensuing LONDON Printed for Thomas Dring at the Harrow at the Corner of Chancery-Lane end in Fleetstreet 1683. May the 11. 1683. I do Appoint Thomas Dring to Print this Tryal and that no other Person presume to Print the same Edm. Saunders On Tuesday the Eighth Day of May at the Sessions of Nisi Prius at the Guild-Hall of the City of London held there for the County of the said City before the Honourable Sir Edmond Saunders Knight Chief Justice of his Majestie 's Court of King's-Bench an Information was brought at the King's Suit against Thomas Pilkington Sheriff Samuel Shute Sheriff Henry Cornish Alderm Ford Lord Grey of Werk Sir Thomas Player Kt. Slingsby Bethel Esq Francis Jenks John Deagle Richard Freeman Richard Goodenough Robert Key John Wickham Samuel Swinock John Jekyll Senior c. The Court being sate the Tryal proceeded CRYER YOU Good Men of Nisi Prius summoned 〈◊〉 appear here this Day between our Soveraign Lord the King and Thomas Pilkington and others Defendants Answer to your Names and save your Issues The Jury appeared Mr. Sommers MY Lord I am to Challenge the Array Mr. Thomson My Lord I desire this Challenge may be read The Challenge read in French L. C. J. Gentlemen I am sorry you should have so bad an Opinion of me as to be so little a Lawyer not to know this is but a Trifle and nothing in 't Pray Gentlemen don't put these things upon me Mr. Thomson I desire it may be read my Lord. L. C. J. You would not have done this before another Judge You would not have done it if Sir Matthew Hale had been here Mr. Thomson My Lord I believe if there had been nothing in it it would not have been sign'd Mr. Att. Gen. Very few but Mr. Thomson would urge it Mr. Thomson I don't know whether you think so or not Mr. Attorney but I have a great deal to offer if you please to Answer it We offer our Challenge in Point of Law L. C. J. There is no Law in it Mr. Thomson We desire it may be read in English L. C. J. Why Do you think I don't understand it this is only to tickle the People The Challenge read by the Clark accordingly Mr. Serj. Jefferies Here 's a Tale of a Tub indeed L. C. J. Ay it is nothing else and I wonder Lawyers would put such a thing upon me Mr. Thomson My Lord we desire this Challenge may be allowed L. C. J. No indeed won't I there is no colour for it and I am apt to think there are not many Lawyers in England would have put such a thing upon me Because I am willing to hear any thing and where there is any colour of Law I am not willing to do amiss Therefore you think I am so very weak without you think I was always so and therefore may be so at this time For pray now consider if so be the King's Counsel should come and plead this Challenge what is the Consequence of it I thought you would have said that the Sheriffs had been a kin to the King but you have made it worse You do come with a long Tale here of the whole Merits of the Cause and more than yet doth appear and by this you would have the Challenge to be allowed In such a Case a man may come and tell a Tale of the Merits of the Cause and then it must be tryed by the Challenge If the Sheriffs do return an Inquest for the King and the Sheriffs do hold of the King a Fee-farm or have a Pension or an Annuity from the King the Book doth say that in some Cases it is a Challenge for though they cannot be challenged as being favourable for the Kin●●et for those reasons they may be challenged But what is here Here you tell a long Process concerning a Difference between the Mayor and the Sheriffs and all this matter is wrapt up altogether and if all this were true it is no Challenge at all Mr. Thomson We shall speak with all submission to your Judgment my Lord. Good Mr. Attorney give me leave Mr. Att. Gen. I move for you Mr. Thomson If you please you may move for your self I don't need you to move for me My Lord with submission the Information is not good My Lord it is an Information that doth set forth that my Lord Mayor had right of Adjourning the Poll when an Election is to be for Sheriffs My Lord if he had not that Right it can be no Riot according to this Information My Lord upon his Adjourning Mr. Sheriff North was Chosen My Lord if that Adjournment was not according to Law Mr. Sheriff North never was Sheriff of London Then my Lord here is the Case in this Question of Title for Mr. North doth come in question whether he be a legal Sheriff of London L. C. J. Prove to me now that of Sheriff North Pray what Annuity Pension or Fee-Farm hath he as Sheriff of London whereby he is concerned Mr. Thomson My Lord there are other Reasons which I shall shew to you and the first Reason my Lord in this Case is this it will appear the Election of Mr. North is interessed in this matter and if Sir John Moor had not an Authority to Adjourn the Poll Mr. North was not chosen duly Sheriff now if there is a Sheriff chosen in Point of Right it is a good Challenge L. C. J. In point of Profit and not all neither for he that holds Land in Capite of the King cannot be challenged for all that Mr. Thomson I think my Lord this is a common Case in our Books That if in case a Sheriff be concerned in point of Title this is a principal Challenge because that he is interested in that Title he is no person by Law to return a Jury I don't doubt but your Lordship will do that which is right and according to Law My Lord I say where a Sheriff is interested in point of Title he is no person by Law to return a Jury and this Question will appear plainly upon this Information for if in case this was not a lawful Adjournment by Sir John Moor this is not a lawful Return Gentlemen my Lord I know will hear me if you have but patience I always speak and stand up for my Clients as I ought to do If you please to let me have your liberty I have my Lords If a Sheriff be concerned in point of Title it is a principal Challenge and the Sheriff ought not to return the Jury but the Coroner And my Lord much more