 | John H. Colby - Criminal law - 1868 - 480 pages
...the justices last above mentioned, of free and lawful men of the said county, each of whom hath and by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are not of kin to the said Stephen Costar, to recognize upon their oath whether the said Stephen Costar... | |
 | Robert Alexander Fisher - Criminal law - 1871 - 722 pages
...before impauneled, the sheriff is commanded so that he cause a jury anew thereupon to come, <fec., by whom the truth of the matter may be better known." And then, after regularly carrying down the further proceedings to the finding of a second verdict of guilty,... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1873 - 440 pages
...place of trial) twelve liberos and legales homines, free and lawful men of the body of his country, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are neither of kin " to the parties, " to recognise the truth of the issue between the parties." Sir Matthew Hale breaks out into... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1875 - 778 pages
...on such a day, twelve free and lawful men, libéras et legales homines, of the body of his county, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are neither of kin to the aforesaid A. nor the aforesaid В., to recognise the truth of the. issue between the said parties."(i)... | |
 | John David Davies - Gower (Wales) - 1877 - 142 pages
...without reasonable challenge of the same, as of the other honest and lawful men of the same parts, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are not related to William de Brewose, an inquisition which before us in our Council was adjudged between... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1878 - 430 pages
...place of trial) twelve liberos and legal es homines, free and lawful men of the body of his country, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are neither of kin " to the parties, "to recognise the truth of the issue between the parties." Sir Matthew Hale breaks out into... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1878 - 446 pages
...and even of Charles I. ; but about the time of Charles II. this had ceased. the body of his country, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are neither of kin " to the parties, " to recognise the truth of the issue between the parties." Sir Matthew Hale breaks out into... | |
 | National cyclopaedia - 1879 - 668 pages
...present day, by which the theriff is commanded to return ' good and lawful men of the neighbourhood, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are not akin to either party, to recognize npon their oaths, &c.' On the other hand (as Madox remarks,... | |
 | Milk - 1881 - 332 pages
...last above mentioned, of free and lawful men of the said city and county, each of whom hath, etc., by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are not of kin to the said Daniel Schrumpf, to recognize upon their oath whether the said Daniel Schrumpf... | |
 | John Hill Martin - Judges - 1883 - 350 pages
...any two of them, at the day and place aforesaid, TWENTY-FOUR honest and lawful men of your Bailiwick, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known and inquired of, and who have no affinity, alliance, or kindred to the said prisoners, together with a... | |
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... that he cause to come here, on such a day, twelve free and lawful men, liberos et legales homines, of the body of his county, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are neither of kin to the aforesaid A nor the aforesaid B, to... 
