200 
Dugdale’s Bar.; Edmonson’s Bar, Gen. ; 
Collin’s Bar. 2 vols. ed. 1716; Bloom- 
field’s Norf.; Burn’s Westinoreland ; Dug. 
St. Paul’s; Holins. 
If H. has any authentic documents re- 
lating to the issue of John Parr, the 
younger brother of Sir W. Parr, K. G. 
and grandfather to the queen, he will. 
much oblige me by favouring me with a 
copy of them, This John was in great fa- 
vour with Edward IV. he obtained from 
that king the sheriffwick of Westmore- 
land, on the attainder of the Cliffords, 
and also, with his brother Sir William, 
all the lands of Sir Henry Bellingham, of 
Bourneshead. Dugdale takes no notice 
of his issue; but he had at least one son, 
John, who died about 1520: this John 
had issue another John, who married 
Margaret Fielding, who had issue ano- 
ther John, who had issue William, who 
had issue Philip, who, by his first wife, 
had issue Philip, who had issue, by his 
first wife, another Philip with others, and 
by his second John, with others: this John 
had issue, John with others and Sarah, 
John was father of the late Captain Tho- 
mas Parr, of the navy, who took Dema- 
rara in 1796, and Sarah was mother of 
the clergyman who possesses one of the 
portraits of Katherine Parr. 
Youn’s, &c. 
February 8, 1808. Ney. 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
OBSERVATIONS on the MODE of ascertain- 
ing the QUALIFICATION Of JURYMEN. 
HE trial by jury prevailed long before 
the Conquest, and was in use among 
the Christian Britons—Selden says, that 
godly King Lucius of England ordained 
it, from the example of Christ, who chose 
twelve apostles, to bear witness of his re- 
surrection.* ; 
It is the foundation of the common law, 
and the existence of our liberties.| ‘The 
jury must consist of freeholders or copy- 
holders tothe amount of 101. per annum.{ 
Leaseholders of 20]. per annum above 
the reserved rent for ive hundred years, - 
ninety-nine years, or other term deter- 
minable en one or more life or lives,§ or 
to the amoant of 501. per annum of the 
improved rent.j] 
In cases of high treason, it was lately 
said, “that they must have some free~ 
ec a ret 
#*/ Dalton Off. Sh. 322. 
+ Black. Com. 3 vol. 379. 
{ 4and 5 William and Mary, ¢e 24. © 
§ 3 Geo. 2. c. 25. 
fi 4 Geo. 2. ¢. 7, ; 
° 
On ascertaming the Qualifications of Furymen. {April 1, 
hold,” but on what principle, is not clear: 
the statute* expressly declares, “* that 
persons having an estate in possession in 
land, in their own right, of the yearly va- 
lue of 201. or upwards, over and above 
the reserved rent, payable thereout for 
five hundred years, or for ninety-nine 
years, or any other term determinable 
on one or more life or lives, shall be in- 
serted in the freeholders’ book, and shall 
and may be summoned or impanelled to 
serve on juries in like manner, as free- 
helders may be summoned and impa- 
nelled by virtue of that or any other 
act.7 | 
The same statute enacts, “ that none 
shall be impanelled on any jury im a ca- 
pital case, who would not be qualified in 
a civil cause, and the same manner and 
cause alledged by way of challenge, and 
so found, shall,be allowed and taken 
as 2 principal challenge, and the person 
challenged may be examined on oath as 
to the truth.” It was also said in the 
late trials for high treason, “ that the she- 
riff was not bound by the freeholders’ 
book,” and yet by the statute,t he must 
not impanel any not named in such 
book. 
For the information of the sheriff the 
same statute directs constables to return 
lists annually, to the clerk of the peace. 
The next statute{ recites the ignorance 
of constables, “ and that sheriffs were 
bound to make their returns according to 
the lists, without which there would be a 
.failuve of trial by jury,” and therefore di- 
reats the shemfis, on the default of sach 
returns, to impanel juries according to the 
common law, and to enforce the same; 
justices in session were required to issue 
their precepts for that purpose. ; 
The next statute§ (still complaining of 
the negligence of constables) directs jus- 
tices to issue their precepts to the high 
constables, requiring them to issue their 
precepts to the petty constables to make 
out lists, and such statute to be, publicly, 
read at the sessions. - 
The next statute|] (with the like reci- 
tal) directs lists to be made from the 
poor rates and land tax books, to be af- 
nxed on the church doors, and duplicates 
left with overseers for the inspection of 
parishioners; and the petty constables 
¥ 
* 3. Geo. 2. c. 25, 
+ Zand 8 Wm. 35. ¢. 52, s. 4. 
t Sand9 Wm. 3. c..10. 4 of 
§ 5 and 4 Anne, c. 18.5. 5, 
| 3Geo, 2. 6, 25 
