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CHAPTER III.
ADDITIONAL PROOFS OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF JURORS.
\chapter{Additional Proofs of the Rights and Duties of Jurors.}
If any evidence, extraneous to the history and language of Magna Carta,
were needed to prove that, by that chapter which guaranties the trial by
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require too much space and labor.
SECTION I.
_Weakness of the Regal Authority._
\section{Weakness of the Regal Authority.}
Hughes, in his preface to his translation of Horne's "_Mirror of
Justices_," (a book written in the time of Edward I., 1272 to 1307,)
@ -415,10 +410,7 @@ will that the laws of England be not changed,) was a determined
principle with the Anglo-Saxons, from which they seldom departed, up to
the time of Magna Carta, and indeed until long after.[43]
SECTION II.
_The Ancient Common Law Juries were mere Courts of Conscience._
\section[Ancient Common Law Juries Courts of Conscience.]{The Ancient Common Law Juries Were Mere Courts of Conscience.}
But it is in the administration of justice, or of law, that the freedom
or subjection of a people is tested. If this administration be in
@ -1129,9 +1121,7 @@ pretext, by the way, almost universally used for overturning, instead of
establishing, the principles of justice.
SECTION III.
_The Oaths of Jurors._
\section[Oaths of Jurors]{The Oaths of Jurors.}
The oaths that have been administered to jurors, in England, and which
are their _legal_ guide to their duty, _all_ (so far as I have
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are their legal guides to their duties.[57]
SECTION IV.
_The Right of Juries to fix the Sentence._
\section[Right of Juries to Fix Sentence]{The Right of Juries to Fix the Sentence.}
The nature of the common law courts existing prior to Magna Carta, such
as the county courts, the hundred courts, the court-leet, and the
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corruption of the government and the courts.
SECTION V.
_The Oaths of Judges._
\section[Oaths of Judges.]{The Oaths of Judges.}
As further proof that the legislation of the king, whether enacted with
or without the assent and advice of his parliaments, was of no authority
@ -1749,9 +1735,7 @@ years past, they actually have been sworn to treat as invalid all
statutes that were contrary to the common law.
SECTION VI.
_The Coronation Oath._
\section{The Coronation Oath.}
That the legislation of the king was of no authority over a jury, is
further proved by the oath taken by the kings at their coronation. This