194 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



An action commenced in it, may be brought to trial for 30 s. 

 but will coft more money and time in the merifFs court, out of 

 which an action may be removed into the mayor's at any time be- 

 fore a jury is fworn, but not out of the mayor's into the fheriff's. 



An action entered in it, will for ever remain in force, though 

 no procefs be thereupon^ 



The juries of this, and the ilieriff's court* are the fame. They 

 are returned every Chriflmas by the feveral wards of the corpo- 

 ration, at their ward-moot-inqueft ; where particular wards ap- 

 point perfons to ferve as jury-men for every month in the year. 

 They are entered in a book by the town-clerk, of whom the 

 officers of thofe courts receive copies. 



Upon a caufe being removed out of the meriff's court into 

 this, and it appearing to the mayor that a verdict hath been ob- 

 tained againft the plaintiff for more than his jufl debt, the mayor 

 may remit the caufe to judgment for the juft debt only. The 

 recorder for the time being is judge hereof, but the mayor and 

 aldermen may fit as judges with him, if they pleafe. 



The Sberi/'s Court is a court of record, held on Wednefdays 

 and Fridays in the fame place, for trials, and entering proceed- 

 ings, as rules, appearances, judgments, pleas, &a The attor- 

 neys who plead in it are appointed by the mayor and court of 

 aldermen. They are allowed three fees in every caufe ; viz. one 

 for the Appearance) another at ifliie, and a third upon fummons 

 for trial j or to have a fee on every fummons, if the caufe be 

 fummoned more than once. The fees for trial are, 



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