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... prisoner's claims of indemnity be- ing laid before them , will exercise their dis- cretion in deferring the trial accordingly . Cowper's Rep . 336 . ACCOMPI , ( computus ) is taken for a writ or action which lies against a bailiff or re ...
... prisoner's claims of indemnity be- ing laid before them , will exercise their dis- cretion in deferring the trial accordingly . Cowper's Rep . 336 . ACCOMPI , ( computus ) is taken for a writ or action which lies against a bailiff or re ...
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... prisoner ; or putting him in the stocks , or not giving sufficient sus- tenance to him , being committed for debt . F. N. B. 83. Also masters may have action against servants , stewards or bailiffs , for any special abuse or negligence ...
... prisoner ; or putting him in the stocks , or not giving sufficient sus- tenance to him , being committed for debt . F. N. B. 83. Also masters may have action against servants , stewards or bailiffs , for any special abuse or negligence ...
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... prisoner was put upon his trial , and the child was produced as wit- ness ; and being found by the court upon examination , to have a proper sense of the nature of an oath , was sworn : and upon her testimony , the prisoner was ...
... prisoner was put upon his trial , and the child was produced as wit- ness ; and being found by the court upon examination , to have a proper sense of the nature of an oath , was sworn : and upon her testimony , the prisoner was ...
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... prisoner is no- thing else but to call the prisoner to the bar of the court to answer the matter charged upon him in the indictment ; the mode of doing which is as follows : The prisoner is to be called to the bar by his name , and ...
... prisoner is no- thing else but to call the prisoner to the bar of the court to answer the matter charged upon him in the indictment ; the mode of doing which is as follows : The prisoner is to be called to the bar by his name , and ...
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... prisoner has pleaded , and the jury are charged to try him . 4 Black . 322. Leach . 34 . When he is brought to the bar he is called upon by name to hold up his hand , which , though it may seem a trifling circumstance , yet it is of ...
... prisoner has pleaded , and the jury are charged to try him . 4 Black . 322. Leach . 34 . When he is brought to the bar he is called upon by name to hold up his hand , which , though it may seem a trifling circumstance , yet it is of ...
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abatement act of parliament action ancient appear assise assumpsit attorney bail bankrupt benefit of clergy bill or note bishop Black Blount Bract called cause chancery church clerk commissioners committed common law convicted copyhold costs court of chancery court of equity Cowel creditors custom damages death debt deed defendant demurrer discharge Eliz exchequer execution executor felony without clergy feme covert feoffment forfeit forfeiture freehold grant hath Hawk heir husband Ibid indictment Inst issue judge judgment jurisdiction jury justice justices of peace king king's bench lands liable lord manor matter ment oath offence officer paid parliament party payment peace penalty person plaintiff plea plead prisoner punishment recover rent Salk seisin sheriff ship signifies stat statute suit tenant therein thereof thing tion trespass unless vessels warrant word writ
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Page 2 - The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage...
Page 14 - Evidence, therefore, of the agreement cannot be received without the writing or secondary evidence of its contents : 1. An agreement that by its terms is not to be performed within a year from the making thereof ; 2.
Page 11 - The indictment is then said to be found, and the party stands indicted. But, to find a bill, there must at least twelve of the jury agree ; for so tender is the law of England of the lives of the subjects, that no man can be convicted at the suit of the king of any capital...
Page 5 - A female also at seven years of age may be betrothed or given in marriage; at nine is entitled to dower ; at twelve is at years of maturity, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, and, if proved to have sufficient discretion, may bequeath her personal estate ; at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian ; at seventeen may be executrix ; and at twenty-one may dispose of herself and her lands.
Page 7 - That no inhabitant of England (except persons contracting, or convicts praying to be transported, or having committed some capital offence in the place to which they are sent), shall be sent prisoner to Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, or any places beyond the seas, within or without the king's dominions, on pain that the party committing, his advisers, aiders, and assistants, shall forfeit to the party...
Page 14 - ... in which points all persons must appear alike, when their depositions are reduced to writing, and read to the judge, in the absence of those who made them ; and yet as much may be frequently collected from the manner in which the evidence is delivered, as from [*374] the matter of *it.