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A38736
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Tryals per pais, or, The law concerning juries by nisi-prius &c. by G.D. of the Inner Temple, Esquire.
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G. D.
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1685
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Wing E3413A; ESTC R36204
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f._n g._n aliqua_fw-la affinitate_fw-la party_n juror_n muss_n not_o be_v of_o affinity_n to_o the_o party_n attingunt_fw-la the_o law_n be_v very_o cautelous_a in_o not_o lead_v man_n into_o temptation_n therefore_o lest_o kindred_n and_o affinity_n shall_v wrong_v the_o conscience_n to_o help_v a_o friend_n our_o juror_n must_v not_o be_v relate_v to_o any_o of_o the_o party_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n likewise_o the_o statute_n provide_v that_o no_o man_n of_o law_n shall_v ride_v judge_n of_o assize_n or_o gaol-delivery_n in_o his_o own_o country_n 8_o r._n 2._o 2._o 33_o h._n 8._o cap._n 24._o yet_o the_o contrary_a hereof_o be_v often_o do_v by_o a_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la but_o how_o consistent_a with_o integrity_n or_o prudence_n they_o know_v best_a who_o procure_v it_o to_o be_v do_v but_o because_o most_o thing_n concern_v the_o quality_n and_o sufficiency_n of_o juror_n will_v come_v more_o proper_o under_o the_o title_n challenge_n i_o will_v refer_v you_o thither_o 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d._n but_o de_fw-fr vicineto_fw-la de_fw-fr d._n for_o otherwise_o the_o neighbourhood_n will_v be_v exclude_v roll._n tit_n trial_n 622._o and_o if_o the_o fact_n be_v allege_v in_o quadam_fw-la plaâ—ea_fw-la vocat_fw-la kingstreet_n in_o parochia_fw-la sanctae_fw-la margaretae_n in_fw-la civitate_fw-la westm_n in_o com._n midd._n in_o this_o case_n the_o visne_n can_v come_v out_o parish_n parish_n of_o platea_n because_o it_o be_v neither_o town_n parish_n hamlet_n nor_o place_n out_o of_o the_o neighbourhood_n whereof_o a_o jury_n may_v come_v by_o law_n but_o in_o this_o case_n it_o shall_v not_o come_v out_o of_o westminst_n but_o out_o of_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n margaret_n because_o that_o be_v the_o most_o certain_a but_o therein_o also_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v allege_v in_o kingstreet_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n margaret_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n then_o shall_v it_o have_v come_v out_o of_o kingstreet_n for_o than_o 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