THE ORIGIN OF THE JURY.
Tho jury was instituted by the Prankish kings, being introduced into England by the Normans at -the tinie of they Conquest in 1066. At first it wan merely a royal prerogative, men being brought, an to .give what they stood to be the- truth regarding a certain matter which was being considered by tho King. Under King Henry IT., it became a regular privilege which was given to the people- to use' in the settling of their disputes. By the 'end of tho Twelfth Century it was established, and it represented the collective knowledge of tho community. By tho end of tho Fifteenth Century, it was already similar to cftir jury of modern) times, having become an importantliberty of Englishmen.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12055, 10 July 1917, Page 4
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