Wiltshire Quarter Sessions, 



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Epiphany, 42nd Elizabeth : — Robert Stevens of Highworth, bound 

 over to appear at next sessions "for marrying a yonge boye to 

 his daughter : " save that the clerk of the peace notes in the margin 

 that he is " to remember the courte of his abuse in arresting Wilkins 

 in Sarum, at the last Sessions." 



XXI. — Practice and Procedure* 



Not the least interesting (though among the worst written) 

 passages on the pages of the minute books, are those which have to 

 do with the practice and procedure of the court. 



The following relate to the functions of and regulations- for the 

 grand and petty jury. 



Michaelmas, 18th Elizabeth : — 



" Md that by the order of Court at this general Sessions all these hereafter 

 mencoed being retornid by the Sherief in the Grande jury shall be amerced at 

 xx s a pece." Four names follow. 



Easter, 18th Elizabeth : — 



* " It is orderyd at this Court that if eny person or persons shall at eny time 

 hereafter prefer eny Bill of Indictment to the Court unles they be bills of felony 

 that the ptie that prosecuteth or pties that shall prosecute or prefer the same Bills 

 or Bill shall gyve his or their name or names to the Clerk of the Peace of this 

 Shire before the Graunde Jury be charged at eny genall Sessions of the Peace 

 hereafter to be holden within this County or else his or their bill shall not be 

 resievyd unles some good matter shall appear to the Courte to the contrary." 



Trinity, 19th Elizabeth : — Process ordered against Matthew Webb 

 of Kings Wall, " by the credible reporte of Mr. Spearer forman of 

 the Graunde Jury." 



Epiphany, 22nd Elizabeth : — 



" That the travers for Stanten shall procede at Warmyster And if the jury 

 doe not appear then Mr. Hill hath promised to crave a decern tales for the Quene 

 de circumstantibus." 



Easter, 22nd Elizabeth : — 



" It is orderyed at this Courte that if eny bill be p r feryd against eny p'son for 

 a coe (common) barrator that the said byll shall not be resevid unles there be 

 open evidence in Courte gyven to the said bill." 



* Already noticed by Mr. Ravenbill at vol. xviii., p, 155. 



