A complete collection of all the lavvs of Virginia now in force Carefully copied from the assembly records. To which is annexed an alphabetical table.
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A complete collection of all the lavvs of Virginia now in force Carefully copied from the assembly records. To which is annexed an alphabetical table.
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Virginia.
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London :: printed by T.J. for J.P. and are to be sold by Tho. Mercer at the sign of the Half Moon the corner shop of the Royal-Exchange in Cornhil,
[1684]
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"A complete collection of all the lavvs of Virginia now in force Carefully copied from the assembly records. To which is annexed an alphabetical table." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A65124.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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XXXVII. Trials by Juries.
WHereas the Seventieth Act made in 1642, and con∣tinued, by the Ninety first Act 1657, seems to restrain both Plantiff and Defendant from trial by Juries, unless the Plantiff in his Declaration, or the De∣fendant upon entry of his Appearance, do desire the same; which restriction is quite contrary to the Law of England; by which, the trial of all matters of Fact is as appropriate and inherent in the Jury as matter of Law is in the Judges; for which causes, and that we may in all our Trials come as near as may be to the Laws of England, by which we are to be governed, as our present Capacities will admit, Be it Enacted, That every morning the Court sits, whether the General or County Courts, the Sheriff of the Coun∣ty in which it sits, shall impannel a Jury to attend the Court that day, to try such Causes as the Court shall find pro∣per to be referred to them; and that when ever a Jury is sent out, an Officer sworn to that purpose shall keep them from Meat and Drink, until they have agreed on their Verdict.
Notes
Juries ap∣pointed as well in County Courts as in the General Courts.