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640 C. 7, 8. Anno xxvirHegins Elizabeths. A. D. 1585. further Challenge for the Hundred /hall be admitted, if two fufficient Hundredprs do appear at and upon tbie Trial of fuch IiTue. . __ all; Other Chal, lenges. Juries returned in a Corporate Town or Wales s flaw. P. C. cb 40, 41, 42, 43 And for farther Ceo, Z. c. 37. Town Corporate, or other Town or Place privileged to hold" Plea, or in the twelve Shires of Wales ; 'but that they fhall and may be returned as heretofore they lawfully might have been ; this A£l or any Thing therein contained to the contrary in any wife "no'twithftanding. 35 H. 8. c. 6. which is made perpetual by 2 & 3 Ed. 6. c. 32. . - - Provi/ions concerning Juries, fee 4 & 5 fV. & M. c. 24. §. 15. 7 & 3 J'/. 3. c. 32. 3 Sf 4 Ann. e. iS. 3 Geo. 2. c. 25. 4 Geo. z„ c. 7. 6 34 Geo. 2. c. iS, and 29 Co. z. c. 19. CAP. VII. An A& for Reformation of Abufes in Collection of JfTues loft by Jurors. No Juror (hall be returned without Addi- tion of his DwcHing-pIace, anj how Maes' loft flwll be le- z Haw. P. C. tk 40, 41,42,43. The Dwelling- place of every Juror inall be returned. HERE AS there are within this Realm of England, in fundry Counties of the fame, diver* Freeholders of one Name, arid often and fundry Times fome one or mo of them been returned; arid impanelled in Juries. for Trial of Matters between Party- and Party-; (2) and. if it happen any one of

  • them fo returned to. make Default, or lofe Iffues,' when -the. fame are efr,reated to be levied, the Bailiff of

' other Collectors thereof,, for Lucre and Gain, do demand and require the fame of every one within thft ' fame County that is of that Name; (-3) and do perfwade every Perfon that is dwelling in that County.,. ' and.fo named, that he is the Party that hath loft thofe Iffues, and compel him to pay the fame by tb§ ' Difhrefs of his or their Goods and Chattels, to their -great Maleftation: and Trouble ; (4) and yet n&yex- ' thalefs many Times do. detain and keep all or the more Part of the Iffues fo collected, to their own tjfe$ S in Contempt, of the Queen's Majefty's Laws,- and to the great Grievance of her loving Subjects, ani ' contrary to all Equity and good Conference :' II. For Remedy whereof, be it enacted by the Authority of this prefeRt Parliament, That frpm and afj&fi' forty Days after the End of this' Seifion of Parliament, no;Sberiff, Coroner or other Perfon to whom ifc fhall appertain to make Rotum of any Writ, fhall return any Juror dwelling out; of any Liberty, without} the. true Addition of the Place of his Dwelling or Abode at the. Time of the faid Return, or within one* Year next before the making of any fuch Return, or fome other Addition, by which, the Party returned . may he known ; ' (2) nor any Juror within any'Xib'erty, with other Addition than fuchss fhall be delivered , to him by. the Bailiff of the. faid Liberty, or his Deputy, certified under his. or their Hand; (.3) 'nor any. Bailiff of any Liherty, nor any his or their Deputy or Deputies, fhall of himfelf return any Juror, or de- liver to the Sheriff, his Under-Sheriff, Deputy or Deputies,' the Names of any Perfoas to- be f returned upon, any Panel or' Jury, without the true Addition certified under his or their Basils to the, Sheriffs of .the Plaea, of Dwelling or Abode of every Perfon fo to be. returned at .the Time of the faid: Return* or within om; Yea| In every Extraa next before the faid Return, or fome other Addition, by which the Party returned, may be known : (4) A$A of ifl'ues apinft that no Extract of Iffues againft any Juror returned as aforefaid fhall be delivered, out, received or> put; in a juror his Ad- rj r g 5 w j t hout fuch Addition as is put in the original Panel or 2V«' wherein fuch Juror fhall be fo returned;; ■dmon than be ^ And that no Under-Sheriff, Bailiff or other. Officer or Perfon whatfoev-cr, fhall collect, levy or gathes any Ifiues fo eftreated, of any other Perfon or Perfons, than of fuch Perfon and Perfoas as by Virtue of tftg faid Eftreat is of Right charged or chargeable with the Payment of the fard'I-mies-;. fo) upon Pain that every Clerk that fhall write or deliver, or caufe or procure any fuch Eftneat, to be. dclivered.out,. received or put in Ure, and every other Perfon offending contrary : to the Intent and Meaning of this Act, fhall forfeit tq the Queen's Majefty, her Heirs and Succeffors, five Marks, and; to the Party grieved, or which fhall fufhtiii any Lofs thereby, the Sum- of five Marks of lawful Englijh Money ; (7) all which. Forfeitures and Penalties fhall and may be recovered by Adion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information, in any Court of Records wherein no Effoin, Protection or Wager of Law fhall be allowed. . > What officers HI. And be. it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That Juftieesiof Oyer and ¥ermi»ev within the have Authority Limits of their Commiffion, [JBiftic.es of Affize in their. Circuits, and Jitftices of Peace, as well within Li- termTnVthe Of- berties a § wit P' out 5 vithin the Limits of their Corami/fion, -fhall hy Virtue of this prefent A6t have full fenceTaforefaiuT Power and Authority to enquire, hear and determine all and every the. Offences aforefajd, committed or «j ' be committed within the feveral Limits, Circuit or Precinct of their feveral Commiffion or Commiffions, and. to award forth Procefs of Execution for the levying of the faid Forfeitures. (2) This, A& to endure to the End of the next Parliament. fMade perpetual by 39 Eliz. c. 18. §. 32. j See the References to the foregoing Chap*. CAP. VIII. An Act for Redrefs. of erroneous Judgments iathe Court commonly called the King's Bench- FOrafmuch as erroneous Judgments given in the Court called, the King's Bench, are only to be reformed by. the 'High- Court- of Parliament; (2) which Court of Parliament is not in thefe Days fo often holden as in ancient Time it hath been, neither yet (in refpect of greater Affairs of this Realm) fuch erroneous Judgments can be well conftdered of and determined during the Time of the Parliament, whereby the Subjects of this Realm are greatly hundred and delayed of Juftice in fuch Cafes :' C. J 2. Erroneous Judg- ments given in ■' the King's