The arraignment of slander periury blasphemy, and other malicious sinnes shewing sundry examples of Gods iudgements against the ofenders. As well by the testimony of the Scriptures, and of the fathers of the primatiue church as likewise out of the reportes of Sir Edward Dier, Sir Edward Cooke, and other famous lawiers of this kingdome. Published by Sir William Vaughan knight.

LINEAMENT. XI.

The Spirit of Detraction and Periurie conuicted by sentence of our owne lawes executed on corrupted Jurours.

DIuers of the county of Middlesex tooke money to be fauorable vnto Lodowicke Greuell then prisoner in the Tower v∣pon suspicion of being accessary to murther, if it fortuned that they should be returned in the Iury against him, and for this vpon sufficient proofes they were conuicted, and fined in the Starre Chamber. Likewise three of them did weare papers from the Fleete vnto Westminster hall, and there also backe againe to the Fleete. 31. Eliza. Crompton.

Another tooke fiue Markes to be of the Iury for the deliuery of a theefe that was indited of felony, and was fined to the King. Vide sines pur contempt. Fitzherbert. 33. 43. Lib. Assis. 43.

A Iury of London who acquitted Sir Nicholas Throg∣morton Knight about the first yeare of Queene Marie for high treason were called into the Starre Cham∣ber. Anno. 15 44. because that the matter was held to be sufficiently proued against him, whereof eight of them were fined to fiue hundred pounds a peece, and al∣so awarded backe againe to prison there to continue, vn∣till

further order would be taken for their punishment. Hollinshed. fol. 1759.

Eleuen of the Iury which acquited on Hodis of felony before Sir Roger Manwood chiefe Baron in his circuite of the Countie of Somerset against apparant euidence, were fined in the Starre Chamber, and did weare papers in Westminster hall. circa. 22. Eliz. Report Crompton.

One G. wrote his letter to a Iurer to appeare betwixt Lane and one G. D. and to doe his conscience accor∣ding to his euidence, and was fined in the Sarre Cham∣ber to twentie pound, because he had nothing to doe with the matter. Circa. 27. Eliz. Note this, that none ought to meddle in any matter depending in suit, where∣with he hath nothing to doe.

One G. of the countie of Lancaster for the false and malicious procuring of one to be endited for the death of another, was fined in the Starre Chamber to a great summe. Circa. 31. Eliz.

If periury be committed by a Iury in a Court Ba∣ron, he shall be punished in the Starre chamber vpon a bill there exhibited, for no attaint lieth in the base Court. But if any error be committed in that Court, the party shall haue a writ of false iudgement. And it seemes that he may sue in the Starre Chamber for a false verdict.

A man takes money to giue his verdict, he shall be pu∣nished, though he keepes not the said promise. Dier. 95. Fitzherb. na. bre. 171. 21. H. 6. 2.

Iurors tooke money after they had giuen their verdict without any couenant before hand, whereof they were conuicted, and euery one of them fined. And this case is out of the statute of Decies Tantum. 39. L. Assis. 19. It seemes that Embrasers shall be punished for taking money, and for labouring a Iury to passe one way or o∣ther, although they doe not giue their verdict as they should.