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take the appearance of the jury in the county before them, 

 and there to hear the witnesses and proofs on both sides 

 concerning the issue of fact, and to take the verdict of the 

 jury, and against the day they should have appeared above, 

 to return the verdict read in the court above, which return 

 is called a posted. Postea. 



And upon this verdict clearing the matter in fact, one 

 way or other, the judges above give judgment for the party 

 for whom the verdict is found, and for such damages and 

 costs as the jury do assess. 



By those trials called Nisi Prius, the j uries and the par 

 ties are eased much of the charge they should be put to, 

 by coming to London with their evidences and witnesses, 

 and the courts of Westminster are eased of much trouble 

 they should have, if all the juries for trials should appear 

 and try their causes in those courts ; for those courts above 

 have little leisure now ; though the juries come not up, yet 

 in matters of great weight, or where the title is intricate or 

 difficult, the judges above, upon information to them, do 

 retain those causes to be tried there, and the juries do at 

 this day in such causes cofne to the bar at Westminster. 



The fifth commission that the judges in their circuits do 5. Commission 

 sit by, is the commission of the peace in every county of ^J^&quot;^ 011 

 their circuit. And all the justices of the peace, having no 

 lawful impediment, are bound to be present at the assizes 

 to attend the judges, as occasion shall fall out ; if any make 

 default, the judges may set a fine upon him at their plea- The justices of 

 sure and discretions. Also the sheriff in every shire through t t |]g S I j 1 e e ^. and 

 the circuit is to attend in person, or by a sufficient deputy attend&quot;^ 6 

 allowed by the judges, all that time they be within the judges in their 

 county, and the judges may fine him if he fail, or for count y- 

 negligence or misbehaviour in his office before them ; and 

 the judges above may also fine the sheriff for not returning 

 or not sufficient returning of writs before them. 



Property in Lands is gotten and transferred by one to 

 another, by these four manner of ways : 

 I. By Entry. 

 2. By Descent. 



3. By Escheat. 



4. Most usually by Conveyance. 



1. Property by entry is, where a man findeth a piece of of property of 

 land that no other possesseth or hath title unto, and he lands to he 

 that so findeth it doth enter, this entry gaineth a property ; ga 

 this law seemeth to be derived from this text, terra dedit 



