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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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4 & 5 P. & M. CAP. 7, TALESMEN. 497
II. A Justice of Peace shall examine him that is suspected of Felony,
before he be committed to Prison. Binding of the Accusers to give Evidence
against the Prisoner.
See the note to 1 & 2 P. & M. c. 13.
STATUTES 376
Made at WESTMINSTEK, Anno quarto & quinto PHILLIPPI and
MARI AE and A. D. 1557.
CAP. VII.
An Act to make up the Jury with Circumstantibus, where the King
and Queen's Majesties, or the Queen's Majesty is a Party.
Where in the Parliament holden at Westminister the four-
teenth Day of January, in the thirty-fifth Year of the Reign of
the Noble and Victorious Prince King Henry the Eighth, late
King of England, among other Things, it was enacted and estab-
lished. for the speedy Trial of Issues joined between Party and
Party, in any of the King's Courts of Record holden at Westmin-
ster, to be tried by the Verdict of twelve Men, before the Justices
of Assize or Nisi Prius; (2) that in every Writ of Habeas Cor-
pora, or Distringas with a Xisi Prius delivered of the Record to
the Sheriff, or other Minister or Ministers to whom the making
of the Return shall appertain, where a full Jury sliall not appear
before the Justices of Assize or ~Nisi Prius, or elsew here after
Appearance of a full Jury, by Challenge of any of the Parties,
the Jury is like to remain untaken for Default of the Jurors,
that then the same Justices upon Request made by the Parties
Plaintiff or Demandant, shall have Authority, by Virtue of
the said Act, to command the Sheriff, or other Minister or
Ministers to whom the making of the said Return shall apper-
tain, to name and appoint, as often as Need shall require, so
many of such other able Persons of the said County, then
present at the said Assizes or Nisi Prius. as shall make up a
full Jury; which Persons so to be named and impanelled by
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