A.D. 1285. Anno decimo tertio Edwardi I, Stat. r. 99 Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. bus capiatur affifa. Set decetero dent Juftitiarii de Banco in hujufmodi affifis ad minus quatuor dies per annum coram prefatis Juftitiariis affignatis ut parcatur laboribus & expeniis. Atterminentur inquifitiones capiende de tranfgreffionibus placitatis coram Juftitiariis de utroque Banco nifi ita enor- mis fit tranfgreffio quod magna indigeat examina- tione. Atterminentur etiam coram eis inquifitiones de aliis placitis placitatis in utroque Banco in quibus facilis eft examinatio ut quando dedicitur ingreffus vel feifina alicujus vel in cafu cum de uno articulo fit inquirendum. Set inquifitiones de groffis &z pluribus articulis que magna indigent examinatione capiantur coram Juftitiariis de Bancis nifi ambe partes petant quod inquifitio capiatur coram ali- quibus de focietate cum in partes illas venerint quod decetero non fiat nifi per duos Juftitiarios vel unum cum aliquo milite de comitatu in quern par- tes confentiunt. Nee atterminentur hujufmodi in- quifitiones coram aliquibus Juftitiariis de Banco nifi ftatuantur certus dies & locus in comitatu in prefentia parti um & dies & locus inferantur in brevi de Judicio per hec verba : Precipimus tibi quod ve- nire facias coram Juftitiariis no/iris apud Weftm* in OcJabis Jancli Michaelis niji_ talis & talis tali die & loco ad partes illas venerint xii. &c. the Matter to the former Juflices before whom the Affife fhall be taken. (5) But from henceforth the
- Juflices of the Bench in fuch Affiles fhall give four
- Days at the leaft in the Year before the faid Juflices
- affigned, for to fpare Expence and Labour. (6) r n _ Inquifit'ions of
- quifitions of Trefpafs fhall be determined before th© Tre j!F afs '
- Juflices of both Benches, except the Trefpafs be fo I3 °' 4 "*
- hainous that it fhall require great Examination. (7)
- Inquifitions alfo of other Pleas pleaded in either of
- the Benches, fhall be determined before them, where-
- in fmall Examination is required, as when the En-
- try or Seifin of any is denied, or in cafe when one
' Article is to be inquired. (8) But Inquifitions of ' many and great Articles, the which require great ' Examination, fhall be taken before the Juflices of the ' Bench, except that both Parties defire that the In- ' quifition may be taken afore fome of the Affociates ' when they do come into thofe Parts; fo that from ' henceforth it fhall not be done but by two Juflices, ' or one with fome Knight of the Shire, upon whom ' the Parties can agree. (9) And fuch InquifitionsTheW.it of ' fhall not be determined by any Juflices of the Bench, Nifi.prius. ' unlefs a Day and a Place certain be appointed in the p e S ll g' nd- 7 '- E ' Shire, in Prefence of the Parties, and the Day and R ' a ' ft j '** ' " ' Place fhall be mentioned in a Writ judicial by thefe 2 Salic. 454.. ' Words:' Prsecipimus tibi quod venire facias coram 5^6 Rich. 2. Jufliciariis noftris apud Weilmonafterium in o£tabisV?<«. 1. c. 5. or- fandli Michaelis, nifi talis & talis tali die & loco ad fining '*«' partes illas venerint, duodecim, &c. i uJ !lT,f f^ ' ' fljall hold their Country ; and 1 1 Rich, 2. f. II. providing that the Chancellor and Juflices fhall have Scffions in principalTowns. SR. 2. c. 2. that none pall be Jufice in hi Power to appoint where Affixes jhall be held. See farther concerning Juflices of AJixe 20 R. 2. c. 3. 33 H. 8. c. 24. 1 Geo. I. c. 45. And 21 Geo. 2. c. 12. ' II. And when fuch Inquefts be taken, they fnall Affizes of Dar- be returned into the Bench, and there fhall Judge- rein P«'" e nt- ment be given, and there they fhall be inrolled. (2) j^f"^"' And if any Inquifitions be taken otherwife than after ended'in their this Form, they fhall be of no Effecr, except that proper Counties. an Affife of Darrein prefenttnent, and Inquifitions of 9 H - 3. fat. 1. Quare impedit fhall be determined iri their own Shire '■ *3' before one Juftice of the Bench and one Knight, at y " ,3S) 3 ' a Day and Place certain in the Bench affigned, whe- ther the Defendant confent, or not, and there the Judgement fhall be given immediately. (3) All Ju- Clerks of Affife. flices of the Benches from henceforth fhall have in DverI 75; their Circuits Clerks to inroll all Pleas pleaded be- fore them, like as they have ufed to have in Time paffed. (4) And alfo it is ordained, That the Ju- A Jury may flices affigned to take Affifes fhall not compel the Ju- give their Ver- rors to fay precifely whether it be DifTeifin, or not,^'* at ,arge ' fo that they do fhew the Truth of the Deed, and re- Plow. 9 !'. 3 "" quire Aid of the Juflices. (0 But if they of their DyeW' 17 j. own Head will fay, that it is Difleifin, their Verdicl 9 Co. n. fhall be admitted at their own Peril. (6) And from None fhall be henceforth the Juflices fhall not put in Affifes or Ju- put in j" 1 "" 5 but ries any other than thofe that were fummoned to the ' uch as w " e fame at the firft.' fummoned. SeezEd.^.c. 16. Alfo 14 Ed- 3. flat. I. c. 16. by which Nifi prius may he granted before a Jufiiceof another Court than where the Suit dependcth, and "Juflices of Ajfixe may gi-vc Judgement upon Affize, Quare impedit, and Darrein presentment. And fee 14H. 6. c. I, 357J.8.C6. lg Elix. c. 12. 12 C», I, f, 31, 24 Geo. 2. c, 18. § 5. containing farther R'-gulatieni with refpccJ toTrials by Nifi prius. CAP. XXXI. An Exception to a Plea fhall be fealed by the Juflices. HEN one that is impleaded before any of the 5 Co. rj. Juflices doth alledge an Exception, praying Kelyng 15. i Juflices will allow it, which if they will not 2 tnfi - 4 a6 « Et cum hujufmodi inquifitiones capte fuerint retornentur in Bancis & ibi fiat judicium & irro- tulentur. Et fi omiffa forma predi£ta alique in- quifitiones capiantur pro nullis habeantur excepto quod affifa Ultime prefentationis & inquifitiones fu- per Quare impedit atterminentur in proprio co- mitatu coram uno Juftitiario de Banco & uno mi- lite ad certos tamen diem & locum in Banco fla- tutos five defendens confentiat five non & ibi ftatim reddatur judicium. Habeant decetero omnes Ju- ftitiarii de Bancis in itineribus clericos irrotulantes omnia placita coram eis placitata ficut antiquitus habere confueverunt. Item ordinatum eft quod Juftitiarii ad affifas capiendas affignati non com- pellant juratores dicere precife fi fit diffeifina vel non dummodo voluerint dicere veritatem fa£ti & petere auxilium Juftitiariorum. Set fi fponte ve- lint dicere quod diffeifina eft vel non admittatur eorum veredictum fub fuo periculo. Et decetero non ponant Juftitiarii in affifis aut juratis aliquos juratores nifi eos qui ad hoc primo fuerunt fum- moniti. CUM aliquis implacitatus coram aliquibus Ju- 1 flitiariis proponat exceptionem & petat quod | Juftitiarii earn allocent quam fi allocare noluerint fi ille qui exceptionem proponet fcribat illam excep- tionem $i petat quod Juftitiarii apponant figilla in that the _ allow, if he that alledged the Exception do write the fame Exception, and require that the Juflices will O 2 'put
