| 单词 | assize |
| 例句 | In most account rolls a careful distinction was drawn between “rents of assize” and “farms.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The assize business is over, and there won't be much press for the next month or two. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z It is said that these three friends, dining together during a Liverpool assize some years after they had been called, agreed that their prospects were anything but cheerful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The trial came on at an early period of the assize, and the prisoner was found guilty, and condemned to be hanged. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z During the discussion a singular remark was frequently heard, to the effect that those who shouted the loudest in this court of assize were the very ones who were least informed on the subject. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Most houses possessed the right to hold the assize of bread and ale and to fine alewives who overcharged or gave short measure. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z An inquisition of 1275 shows that the bishop had then, besides the return of writs, the assize of bread and ale and waifs and strays in the soke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Mr. Brougham called himself a Whig, but Mrs. Gilson held him little better than a Radical--a kind of cattle seldom seen in those days outside the dock of an assize court. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Skill: then of the greater "action" at assize—Skill v. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z There are various old-time statutes of the assize of bread in London. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z When it pleased the lord afterwards to eject the tenant, this latter actually brought an assize of novel disseisin and recovered possession. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z He had been brought up to consider that three kinds of death were natural--first, in his bed; secondly, by hanging at assize time; thirdly, of collapse when the potato crop went wrong. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z In 1799, an assize of bread was constituted, which was intended to prevent bakers from taking undue advantage of the public. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z And where was the action commenced?—Before the county magistrates,—or at sessions,—or at assize? Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z He was of a turbulent, vicious disposition, perpetually being fined in the manor-court for drunkenness, for evading the assize of beer, and for turning more than his proper number of beasts on to Putney Common. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z On the cases when an assize could be taken as to tenements in ancient demesne, see the opinion printed in Horwood's Introduction to Y.B. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The result of the whole assize has been that out of the 2,316 stanzas 1,437 have been honorably acquitted; the rest have been italicised, bracketed, or both.... The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Three shillings Scotch, at the time when this assize is supposed to have been enacted, were equal to about nine shillings sterling of our present money. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z I said nothing, but I made a note of each, and have the complete record in a certain volume which will possibly be produced one day in a court of assize. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z The whole way ordered for this marching watch extended to 3200 taylors yards of assize. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z The villain fails in his assize and there has been no manumission, still it seems admitted that in this case the villain has acquired liberum tenementum by the lord's act. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z If one sets aside all spectacular elements in the judgment, and even denies altogether any great single final assize for all men, still he cannot avoid the thought of some judgment upon his life. Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) 2011-09-27T02:00:21.343Z There can be no truer commentary on the “Tale of Gamelyn” or the “Geste of Robin Hood” than these formal assize rolls. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z When the matter comes to an assize or cognizance of a jury, they use to pack them for their purpose, and pick out such as they listed, who they think will not be bloody enough. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z The reply of Wedderburn was pointed and brilliant, and as rabid as if he had been summing up against an ordinary criminal at an ordinary assize. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z If ignorance would look upon its own degradation, let it spend a few hours in an assize court. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z And now appeal is made from man’s assize to him acting, speaking in the place of God. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z This worthy Franklin bore a purse of silk Fix'd to his girdle, white as morning milk; Knight of the shire, first justice at th' assize, To help the poor, the doubtful to advise. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z Justices of assize, Justices of the Peace, and itinerant justices operated at the county level. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z Some ludicrous misconceptions of equivocal terms or some ridiculous phraseology have been recorded in other counties, among the judges and the bar at a county assize. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z If ignorance would see its own degradation, would feel the incalculable depth of its abjectness, let it sometimes sit for instruction in an assize court. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z Taxation and army. the judgment of them from the assize courts to the correctional tribunals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z "For the plaintiff," the foreman said, in answer to the question of the clerk of assize. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z Every three months an assize is held in each department, usually at the chief town, by a conseiller, appointed ad hoc, of the court of appeal upon which the department depends. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The movements of the provinces were judged by courts-martial or assize courts, according to the department being or not being in a state of siege. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z For centuries the King’s Bench judges have worked off their natural irrelevancy in charging the grand juries at assize towns to the great benefit of themselves and the local papers. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z The holding of the first assize court at Plainville was an event of no small importance to the people of that obscure but ambitious town. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z They reached the assize town in due course, and his lordship proceeded to robe for the court. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z "A dark horse" is a far more interesting subject of inquiry than an eclipse of the moon, and a judge of pace a much more exalted individual than a judge of assize. Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z This fact was only mentioned before the assize court, and the president confined himself to saying that it was odd. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z However, an accidental visit to an assize court in the town in which he was quartered, and an interview with Lord Mansfield, the presiding judge, confirmed his resolve to quit the army for the law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z After the great fact of the assize itself interest centred mainly in the case of King v. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z You are a man of bad character whom I got off at the assize for a crime that would have given you penal servitude. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z In 1511 he accompanied his father on the western circuit as clerk to the assize, and he held this position until 1528. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z He took good care not to interrogate Prieur; and one knows that the presidents of assize courts are not usually chary of sifting the antecedents of the accused. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The castle, with the exception of some apartments used by the judges of assize, is appropriated to the uses of Durham University. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z This house did duty as the House of Commons, Guildhall, assize hall, and I know not what besides. The Life of Roger Langdon Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen. [With a preface by H. Clifton Lambert.] 2010-12-21T22:55:56.210Z The accounts of trials in the police courts or at the courts of assize eclipse the novels of M. du Boisgobey. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z And so a week glided away, and there was only about one more before the judge would arrive, and Abel and his companion be brought up in the assize court. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z The finest building in this handsome street is the Victoria assize courts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z In civil suits it was superseded by the grand assize of Henry II., and in cases of felony by indictment at the prosecution of the crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The interval between the day of committal and the assize was but short, and I could see how anxiously Fred looked forward to a termination of the suspense. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z The grand assize was abolished in 1833; but the term assize is still applicable to the jury in criminal causes in Scotland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The Clerk of Arraigns is a subordinate officer attached to assize courts and to the Old Bailey. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria in 1887, after Birmingham had been created an assize district; the building was completed in 1891. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Clerk of Arraigns is an officer attached to assize courts and to the Old Bailey, who assists in the arraignment of prisoners, and puts formal questions to the jury. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli To this there is one exception, that appeals from a county court in Ireland may be heard on circuit by a single judge of assize. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Sometimes in city charters the right to assize such articles is specially conceded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The old assize house, an Elizabethan structure, remains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" After a magnificent banquet in the common council chamber, above the assize court, a princely masque of gods and goddesses, richly apparelled, was presented before her majesty. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations In Scotland the term assize is still applicable to the jury in criminal cases. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The country is much disturbed at this moment," said the Chief Justice; "the calendar was a very heavy one last assize. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The term assize, originally applying to an assembly or court, became transferred to actions before the court or the writs by which they were instituted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Everyone expects that if he attempts to open the next assize there will be a riot it will be difficult to quell. Under the Mendips A Tale The mayor, the only member of the corporation, whose sole duty was the holding of the assize of bread and ale, was chosen by the burgesses and presented at the court leet for confirmation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Special commissions of assize are granted for inquest into certain causes. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli For several days before that appointed for the trial of Roland Cashel, the assize town was crowded with visitors from every part of the island. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) These courts are not assize courts, but are federal as distinguished from state courts, and have a special and limited jurisdiction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Lorenzo! no; ’tis here; it is begun;— Already is begun the grand assize, In thee, in all: deputed Conscience scales The dread tribunal, and forestalls our doom; Forestalls; and, by forestalling, proves it sure. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes But, parasites of vice, there’s God’s assize; There is an awful court of law that waits. An Outline of Russian Literature Among the more important historic uses of the term assize are its application to any sitting or deliberative council, and its transference thence to their ordinances, decrees, or assessments. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The publication of Keble’s Christian Year prepared its way, and its aims were declared in his assize sermon at Oxford on “National Apostasy” in 1833. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Save on points of law, the right of appeal in criminal cases was abolished, and assize courts, whose judgments were final, established. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" For the counties of London and Middlesex and certain adjoining districts, a special court of assize known as the central criminal court sits monthly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The costs are taxed by the proper officer of the court of assize or the clerk of the peace in accordance with scales issued by the Home Office in 1903 and 1904. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The righteous justice of England must be satisfied, and Anne Whittle was hung—one of the twelve who sorrowed the sunlight in Lancaster on that bloody assize. Witch Stories Then the Court being constitute and the assize set, there fell out a great debate concerning this tyke dog. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Pray that it may come from this great assize justified through Christ.” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl The English warden named six Scottish gentlemen to act on his side, and the Scottish warden the same number of Englishmen to act as the English assize. Border Raids and Reivers The tenants, or “barons,” elected themselves a mayor and coroners, but the constable received the assize of ale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" So he did, poor fellow; for the Lord Advocate threatened to prosecute the assize if they acquitted him, which insured his effectual condemnation, and Pate the Witch was burnt with his fellows. Witch Stories For the various commissions of assize see Assize. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Clerk has almost as many connotations as our typical mambro: clerk in holy orders, church clerk, town clerk, clerk of assize, grocer's clerk. Logic, Inductive and Deductive “A dark horse” is a far more interesting subject of inquiry than an eclipse of the moon, and a judge of pace a much more exalted individual than a judge of assize. Nuts and Nutcrackers Other minor changes in the assize towns were made, which it is unnecessary to particularize. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The assize which tried her was composed of highly respectable people, and she seems to have been only encouraged to rave, not forced to lie. Witch Stories A witch chase, which during the Civil Wars would have led to a tragedy, was cut short, probably through the agency of a privy council less fearful of popular sentiment than the assize judges. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The whole way ordered for this Marching Watch extended to 3,200 taylors' yards of assize. Old and New London Volume I Edward IV., and Henry VII, who gave the mayor and citizens cognizance of all kinds of pleas of assize touching lands and hereditaments of freehold tenure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" They are held for the whole of England and Wales, but for the purpose of these assizes the work is to a large extent “grouped,” so that not every county has a separate assize. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Yet even the javelin-men were cast into the shade by the other great feature of the assize week. The Queen Against Owen Privy Council orders the Bishop of Bangor and the assize judges to look into it. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 It was understood that the boy was to be buried at Headford, on Saturday, the 3rd; but, nevertheless, the father was in the assize town on the Friday. The Landleaguers Take Aylesbury; well now, if a Judge went there once in seven years he’d find about every other assize enough work to last him till lunch. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit The assize work was not familiar and was uncongenial to the chancery judges, who had but little training or experience to fit them for it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" All the great London dailies had their representatives down at the assize town to gather every detail of the forthcoming trial. The Queen Against Owen Except in Middlesex and in the chartered towns of England, we have, excepting during this time of war, no records that witches were ever sentenced to death, save by the judges of assize. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 People would call it a bloody assize where so many are doomed. The Landleaguers It capped her beyond expression, and me too, to find that, instead of thundering home in a breakneck gallop and laying your assize laurels at her feet, you coolly took coach up to London. Shirley Hopkins travelled round the country, much like an assize judge, putting up at the principal inns, and at the expense of the local authorities. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Not for many years had there been such excitement at assize time in the city. The Queen Against Owen Possibly eleven or twelve more at another assize. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 We can see from this assize that a law sometimes effects the opposite of that which was intended, and unreasonable provisions oppress the patient instead of the physician. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 York, at assize time, and throughout the winter, harboured a large society of northern gentry. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Some early assize rolls of the fourteenth century pertaining to Derbyshire that we have consulted give abundant proof of its being a usual habit in the county at that period. Bygone Punishments It was felt that they were the principal feature of the assize. The Queen Against Owen There most pungent "queries" were put to Hopkins through the judges of assize. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 To obtain the prescription there was no alternative but to issue a royal rescript absolving the physicians beforehand from the provisions of this assize. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 And now the assize week in Carrick-on-Shannon had commenced, and all was bustle and confusion, noise, dirt, and distraction. The Macdermots of Ballycloran Even when a sessions or assize reputation was gained, it was and remained intensely local. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice The scenery of some of the other circuits is flat, and there is not much amusement going on in the assize towns. The Queen Against Owen What further action was taken in the matter of the queries "delivered to the Judges of assize" we do not know. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Whenever a question arose in court in regard to an assize, making it necessary to consult these writings, the chest was opened in the presence of nine persons. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 O we will hie to the yeoman’s house, And o’er him hold assize. Ellen of Villenskov and Other Ballads "Some say that the King will establish an assize of arms on his return from France, whereby every knight, freeholder, and burgess must arm himself for England's defense," continued the clerk, easily. Robin Hood These penalties are to be enforced by judges of assize, proceeding in the manner customary on indictment for trespass. The Acts of Uniformity Their Scope and Effect Or did the assize courts, which resumed their proceedings in the summer of 1646, frown upon him? A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The assize had no more to cognize upon, but his own confession, yet brought him in guilty. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies By this assize full force was given to a change which had for some time been growing in the judicial system. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Nearly every assize is marked by a charge of this character. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The old saying, 'Truth will out,' does not apply in an assize court. The New Tenant In the Midland counties, where superstition had flourished in the days of James I, there were now occasional tales of possession and vague charges which rarely reached the ears of the assize judges. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 "And you mean to say," inquired the judge of assize, with a voice and look of surprise, "that you saw a crowd of people come out of a chair-foot?" A Book About Lawyers One view has been that the deceased saint lies sleeping in the grave until the archangel's trump shall sound and bid all mankind awake for the great assize. The New Theology For his opposition in 1820 to a law by which any person might be arrested and detained on a warrant signed by three ministers, he was summoned before a court of assize, but acquitted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" In July 1581 his cause was reheard; he was acquitted of murder by assize, and shortly afterwards in 1581 or 1582 he was restored to his estates and received at court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" While the government was busy putting down the conjurers, the aroused popular sentiment was compelling the justices of the peace and then the assize judges to hang the witches. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The assize sermons of Charles I.'s reign were frequently seasoned with such animadversions. A Book About Lawyers At the date of the crime it is the misfortune of the victim that excites the crowd, at the date of the assize it is the misfortune of the accused. The Cult of Incompetence An Irish forgery.—At a provincial assize not long since, in Ireland, an attorney was tried upon a capital charge of forgery. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 When he concluded, however, there was a good deal of whispering in the jury-box, and at last the gentlemen of the assize requested permission to retire. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 A large percentage of the cases that went against the accused were in towns judicially independent of the assize courts. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 One view has been that the deceased saint lies sleeping in the grave until the archangel's trumpet shall sound and bid all mankind awake for the great assize. Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect He had taken the flower out of his buttonhole and laid it on a printed notice of the next assize court. The Rapids It happened that the king’s assize was being held just then in Carlisle, and the sheriff and his staunch ally the justice were sitting together in the Justice Hall. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race The following morning Mary Bolitho left the hotel and found her way to the assize courts. The Day of Judgment That policy appeared too in the lessening rigor of the assize judges. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Good thing this is a coroner's court—if a judge said as much as Seagrave's saying to an assize jury, Gad! In the Mayor's Parlour From eight to ten of these desperate characters were sent to Cork for trial at every assize of Bear Haven. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He recommended the establishment of an additional circuit and of a second assize. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 She did not think of him as being tried for his life in the assize courts at Manchester. The Day of Judgment The regular assize courts had nothing to do with the matter. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Size, in all its senses, is for assize, Fr. assise, with a general meaning of allowance or assessment, from Fr. asseoir, to put, lay. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The judges on assize were ordered to press the king's demand. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 I say society's assize advisedly, because it is only in society that the Disagreeable Girl plays a prominent part, assuming the center of the stage. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers It was still early for the assize courts, but she paid no attention to it. The Day of Judgment I have counted as many as four cases at one assize. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 We use the form assize in speaking of the "sitting" of the judges, but those most familiar with this tribunal speak of being tried at the 'sizes. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) On the other hand judges of assize and magistrates had issued orders against Sunday "wakes" and "profanation of God's Sabbath." History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 And he has done the deed by a dry-plate, quick-shutter process in a way that surely lays him liable for criminal libel in society's assize. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers He was raised to the peerage in 1684 and held the famous "bloody assize" in the following year, being made Lord Chancellor as a result. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I "Papa says that Mr. Graham is to come here for the assize week," said Lady Staveley. Orley Farm During the assize, one judge sat with the military as an assessor, under the old law of New South Wales; a second, under the law of Van Diemen's Land, which appoints a jury. The History of Tasmania , Volume II A good, sure, and strong foundation, of piles, brick, lime, and sand, both without and within, to be wrought one foot of assize at the least above the ground. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration At length they were watched, the terrible mystery discovered, and father and son summoned to take their trial at Peking, then an inconsiderable assize town. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III On the 20th January 1543-44 he set out in company of the cardinal, the Lord Justice and his deputy, with a band of armed men and artillery, to Perth, where a great assize was held. The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics But the necessities of an assize week, and of such a trial as this, level much of these distinctions, and they were both prepared to condescend and become affable. Orley Farm He was, however, tried before the assize court of Cologne, and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Immortal Memories All which stories shall contain twelve foot of lawful assize in breadth throughout. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The rents of assize or regular periodical payments in money and in kind made by free and villain tenants were less in amount, since the tenants were fewer and much land was unoccupied. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Appeal was made, therefore; but the appeal court upheld the judgment of the assize court. Deep Furrows "Have you ever seen him at a country assize town before, judge?" asked Felix. Orley Farm Her intended husband was a baronet of good family; but unfortunately she caught a cold at the assize ball, and went off in a decline. Peter Simple And shall also make all the said frame in every point for scantlings larger and bigger in assize than the scantlings of the said new-erected house called the Globe. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The assize of bread was very irregularly enforced, and that of other victuals had been given up altogether. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The grandson of this baron, Robert de Coucy, in 1213 granted the people of Pinon 'a right of assize according to the use and custom of Laon,' and the next year founded there a hospital. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 When Graham received the judge's note asking him to put up at Noningsby for the assize week, he was much astonished. Orley Farm Mr Willoughby, however, who was dauntless in a good cause, offered to attend the assize to be ready to take advantage of any opening which might occur. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow Besides a jutty forward in either of the said two upper stories of ten inches of lawful assize. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration These money payments and payments of articles of money value are called "rents of assize," or established rents. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England No such clumsy device is needed in the assize which the righteous God will hold upon the world. The Parables of Our Lord Minsterham was the assize town, and going thither was a polite form of mentioning the being before a court of justice. The Carbonels He little dreamed of the cruel way Colonel Kirk and his lambs would treat those placed in their power, or the bloody assize under Judge Jeffreys. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow And which stage shall contain in length forty and three foot of276 lawful assize, and in breadth to extend to the middle of the yard of the said house. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Sometimes the offence was of a more general nature, such as breach of assize, breach of contract, slander, assault, or injury to property. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England I’ll find a safe hand among the clerks, when the judges ride to hold the assize. The Armourer's Prentices The Confederation is divided into three Assizenbezirke, or assize districts, and from time to time one of the criminal chambers sits in each. The Governments of Europe The assize at Dorchester was opened on the 3rd of September. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow The frame of the said house to be set square, and to contain fourscore foot of lawful assize every way square without, and fifty-five foot of like assize square every way within. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration These included the rents of assize from free and villain land tenants, rent from the tenant of the mill, and frequently from other sources. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England A friend, at one of the assize towns, offered him a bed, and the next morning asked him if he had found himself comfortable and warm. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings For the trial of criminal cases there are special tribunals, in three grades: police courts, correctional courts, and courts of assize. The Governments of Europe Where are now its spiritualities in Surrey?—its temporalities in Berkshire and Hampshire?—its revenues of Stanwell, and rents of assize?—its spiritualities in Cardiganshire? The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II We are not to press you with the ordinary severity of threatening an assize of error, in case you should absolve; but wholly leave you to the conduct of God and your own conscience.... The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales An assize ball was still held, though it was falling into some neglect and disrepute. Cobwebs and Cables Mrs. Powell the actress was at a court of assize when a young barrister, who rose to make his maiden speech, suddenly stopped short and could not proceed. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings As a rule, the courts of assize make use of the jury. The Governments of Europe "His Majesty is willing to promise your Holiness that, whatever the result of a new trial in assize to follow the old one in contumacy, he will grant a complete pardon." The Eternal City These early charters were confirmed by several succeeding kings, Henry VI. granting in addition assize of bread and ale and other privileges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" New assize courts, superlatively ugly, proudly rose in their stead. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See The following dialogue was lately heard at an assize:—Counsel: "What was the height of the horse?" The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings From the penal tribunals appeal lies, in cases not dealt with by the assize courts, to the twenty courts of appeal. The Governments of Europe This law seemed equitable, in order to prevent fraud or private views in fixing the assize: yet the law is repealed in this reign. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary They need to project the scheme of retribution into the startling shape of a trial in a formal court, and then to universalize it into an overwhelming world assize. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life By the word "recognition" in the above description is apparently intended an inquisition into the circumstances by an assize or jury of twelve sworn men under the presidency of the Justices. The Customs of Old England The fact that Alexandre Dumas was a Negro does not count against him in the world's assize. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers The courts of assize are occupied exclusively with serious offenses, such as in the Penal Code are classified as crimes. The Governments of Europe Jury trial and justices in assize it had taken from the West; its church and faith and architecture, its manners and morals came to it from the court of the Roman Empire on the Bosphorus. Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. Other links with national affairs were the periodic visits of the King's judges who travelled on circuit over the country, stopping at important centres to hold assize there. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century My wrongs might slumber till that last assize, when the pitying eyes of Christ sum up the record, but hers—have made a hungry panther of my soul. Infelice The murderers were tried at a special assize for smugglers held at Chichester, before three judges, and the seven men were sentenced to death. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 A party of barristers arrived late one night at their accustomed inn, a half-way house to the next assize town, and found one of the best bedrooms already occupied. Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses In the provisions of this assize for the repression of crime we find the origin of trial by jury, so often attributed to earlier times. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 The visits of the royal judges of assize, of sailors and pilgrims, have already been mentioned. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century Early in October Fred went to Limerick, and from thence with a detached troop of his regiment he was sent to the cavalry barracks at Ennis, the assize town of the neighbouring County Clare. An Eye for an Eye There was always a good crop for the gallows: hanging went merrily on, from assize town to assize town, until one wonders whether the people were not gallows-hardened. Elizabeth Fry His travels never exceeded the distance of the county town, and that only at assize or session time, or to attend an election. A Short History of English Agriculture With this assize too a practice which had prevailed from the earliest English times, the practice of "compurgation," passed away. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 As an advocate, the Liberator had many of the attributes of Kenealy, and his popularity was so great that he was often briefed in every case at an assize. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Parts of the building are devoted to the courts of assize, and to tribunals of audience of almost every description. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One The first dinner of this kind at which I had the honor to be present took place during assize time, and included among the guests the judges and the prominent members of the bar. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 Breaking the assize of beer meant selling it without a licence, or of bad quality. A Short History of English Agriculture The price of the best wheaten bread was fixed by the assize at 51/4d. for the loaf, weighing 2 lbs. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America The general round of country dinner-parties she had always found very dull, and the annual hunt week and assize balls she had never liked; so she found herself again thrown quite upon her own resources. Gladys, the Reaper "As regards those who caught hares and wandered in the forest with bows and arrows contrary to the assize of the forest, Mathilda de Bruys is accustomed to hunt and catch hares." The Evolution of an English Town An assize town is a town where the assizes, or periodical sittings of a court, are held. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader Another bloody assize was held in Galway, where young and old alike were victims. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 We are not concerned to maintain that there will be, literally, a great assize, holden at a date and place which could be announced if we knew it. Christian Mysticism She was in prison from August 27th until the month of December, when the lucky accident of a winter assize occurred, else she might be there still. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) In France Christians are not dispensed from appearing on Sundays before the assize courts. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference It is but fair to give these islanders the full benefit of this principle, when we sit in assize on them. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 As Sir Roger drove homeward from the assize, which finally settled the question of these footpaths, he heard the bells in all the steeples of Great Stockington burst forth with a grand peal of triumph. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 All the assize judges, who in a long hearing generally had their places filled by proxies, were present. Là-bas Page 291 That pork shall be sold in the public square at a counter, by weight and assize. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century When he was first to appear before the judges of assize, this prisoner of state, who had voluntarily surrendered himself, after many unsuccessful efforts at capturing him, was bound hand and foot. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance The hall of the last assize is cleared and shut. New Tabernacle Sermons "I reserve my answer," said I. "The question will be put to me at the assize." David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona His travels never exceeded the distance to the county-town, and that only at assize- and session-time, or to attend an election. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 There were magistrates, whose sole business and duty it was to lay in corn for the use of the city; and other magistrates who regulated its price, and fixed also the assize of bread. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Limb of the Law on a maiden assize and white gloves, 29. Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 1, November, 1849-May, 1850 A Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. No great judge of assize had ever looked down on me from his bench to the dock and addressed to me stern words. Waysiders His practice was as slender as his means, but nevertheless he managed to ride the western circuit after the judges of assize. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 Her intended husband was a baronet of good family; but unfortunately, she caught a cold at the assize ball and went off in a decline. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Bills of Appeal are more common and contain in them the nature both of a writ and a declaration, and they may be received by commissioners of gaol delivery or justices of assize. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences If this be so," said the young king, "then David Blair shall be severely punished, and you, Allan, shall be freed from this dog's work at the next assize. The Thirsty Sword In the University of Cambridge, Eng., an officer appointed to regulate the assize of bread, the true gauge of weights, etc.—Cam. A Collection of College Words and Customs I am about to open before you, peers of England, the great assize of the people; of that sovereign who is the subject; of that criminal who is the judge. The Man Who Laughs The Omniscient Judge at the grand assize shall ratify and confirm this to the confusion of many thousands; for England and her metropolis shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End This was the substance of the evidence adduced; and the magistrate at once committed Alfred Bourdon to Chelmsford jail, to take his trial at the next assize for "wilful murder." The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney The assize being sworn and admitted the abbot stepped forward and called upon the God of the Christians to punish the peace breaker. The Thirsty Sword Black Assize, a plague at Oxford in 1557, which carried off 300 victims; caught at the assize from the prisoners under trial. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The first assize of ale seems not to have been enacted till the reign of Henry III. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine James knew no clemency; and Jeffreys' bloody assize left a crimson trail across the country, which even time found some difficulty in obliterating. Somerset "Rather light for a March assize," replied the impatient counsel as he bustled onward. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney On the day that followed that of his adventure among the Arran mountains, Kenric went to the seat of judgment at Ascog, there in solemn assize to administer the laws of his dominions. The Thirsty Sword On 14th July 1833," we read in Cardinal Newman's Apologia, "Mr. Keble preached the assize sermon in the University Pulpit. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 The world has long ago closed the great assize of letters and judged the first places everywhere. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice At this same assize, there was a man indicted for theft. Woman: Man's Equal An examination took place the next day before the magistrates, and the result was, that the prisoner was fully committed on the then capital charge for trial at the ensuing assize. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney They believed that foreigners were always immoral; and though they had an occasional assize at home, and now and then a divorce case or so, that had nothing to do with it. Little Dorrit Such lawing also shall be done by the assize commonly used, and which is, that three claws shall be cut off without the ball of the right foot. Ivanhoe In which case I shall prefer a bill of indictment against you as accessory for mutilation next autumn assize. The Brother of Daphne The King was highly displeased, and threatened to have the jury indicted for a wilful error upon an assize. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 It had in the interval visited another assize town, and there Judge A —— had left three for execution. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney In Scotland, the appellation is given to the foreman of a jury, or assize. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section C Let us call to assize the loves of our parents, the affection of our wives and children, and they are all dumb shows and dreams, without reality, truth, or constancy. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend Never has a more thorough-paced, a more hideous monster been seated in the dock of an assize court. A Book of Remarkable Criminals The detective sat down at a desk quietly, and even without hesitation; but his eye was the iron eye of a judge at assize. The Innocence of Father Brown The assize town was crowded, on the day the trial was expected to come on, by the tenantry of the late baronet and their families, with whom the present landlord was by no means popular. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney Theatral structures found at Cnossus and Phaestus, within the precincts of the palaces, were perhaps used for shows or for sittings of a royal assize, rather than for popular assemblies. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 For the wise men say that such folk are no more within the law than kine be, and may not for their deeds be brought before leet or assize any more than kine. The Well at the World's End: a tale The names of the jurymen who were to be called on to serve at the assize had been published. A Book of Remarkable Criminals There is a frowning gateway that boasts no antiquity, and the courtyard within is surrounded by the eighteenth-century assize courts, a military prison, and the governor's house. Yorkshire I’ll find a safe hand among the clerks, when the judges ride to hold the assize. The Armourer's Prentices "This assize work makes one thirsty, Rosmore, and, hearing you had arrived, a longing came over me to drink a bottle with you." The Brown Mask They were frequently hindered; the streets were always crowded at assize time, and acquaintances continually stopped them. The Channings It is the custom in certain assize towns for the President, after pronouncing sentence, to visit a prisoner who had been ordered for execution. A Book of Remarkable Criminals It's the men like myself, Miss Nina, who know Ireland well, who know every assize town in the country, and what the juries will do in each, are never consulted in England. Lord Kilgobbin So the English assize judges are constituted by special commissions for each circuit, which include also the barristers on the circuit who are sergeants at law, king's counsel, or holders of patents of precedence. The American Judiciary The wide assize court swam before Paul's eyes in a red mist; he indistinctly saw closely-packed faces gazing down on himself or on his father; then he had to leave the court again. Dame Care He had some talk upon the matter with the Vicar of his parish, with whom he travelled home after the assize business was over. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary But Griffith received the thanks of the Corporation of Bristol for his gallant conduct, when the special assize was held in January. Chantry House The gods were deafen'd with her cries-- Jove, Nemesis, the stern assize Of Orcus,--all the gods, in short, From whom she might the boon extort. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes Pending the assize trial, he baptises three unknown babes in Malbourne Church. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction "She'll stand between us and a court of assize if that woman acts the fool!" declared the shabby stranger, who moved so rapidly and whose vigilance seemed unequalled. The House of Whispers I say society's assize advisedly, because it is only in society that the Disagreeable Girl can play a prominent part, assuming the center of the stage. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others At every assize it was like a tiger let loose upon the district. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) The dancing was not quite like, yet not very unlike, what we see at an assize or race-ball in a country town. Domestic Manners of the Americans At length the assize came, but no notice was given to me that I should appear there: in fine, they never troubled themselves nor me any further about it. The History of Thomas Ellwood Written By Himself The earliest attempt to introduce uniformity in the measures of ale, &c., is the assize of Richard I., bearing date the 20th of November, 1197. The Coming of the Friars If you are guilty, choose between the court of assize or the terms proposed. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Two of these rogues were also indicted, and placed on their trial at this assize. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) He had two years previously preached at Oxford the assize sermon on National Apostasy, which Newman marks as the beginning of the awakening of the country to church doctrine and practice. John Keble's Parishes By the assize of arms he called the mass of Englishmen to redress the military balance between the barons and the crown. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution Instead of a garden of delight, he finds a sort of assize court in perpetual session. Italian Hours He held a solemn assize within his own breast, and marshalled all he could remember as witnesses for and against her. From Jest to Earnest At a country assize, where he was presiding in the Crown Court, a man was indicted for murder. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) For this thy hand he kisses as a vassal to his lord, That thou bring them to confront him in assize or parliament. The Lay of the Cid Art thou bound over to the great assize, For heark'ning to the devil and his lies; Art thou afraid thereat to shew thy head, For fear thou then be sent unto the dead? Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 He'd crush the fellow's windpipe till he choked him on the spot, though he answered for it before the judges of assize to-morrow! What's Bred in the Bone "He said, sir, that so comely and debonnaire a couple had not been seen in these parts since you came home from Flanders and led off the assize ball with Mistress Urania Delavie." Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume Whenever a fair was held, a market, assize or election, or any other concourse, who had more subjects than I or greater power and authority? The Visions of the Sleeping Bard Who refuses, or denies it to come unto mine assize, Let him quit my realm. The Lay of the Cid One who lets horses to highwaymen; also a boy newly initiated into roguery; a grand or petty juryman on his first assize. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Next morning she took her seat in court, with her mother and Cyril, as soon as the assize hall was opened to the public. What's Bred in the Bone And as the weeks passed, he became more and more sure of success, more and more sure that he would return with Daniel to Bursley in triumph after the assize. The Old Wives' Tale He had been well entertained too at the assize and had been made to empty many a mug of ale with travellers from afar. The Treasure The English justiciaries for the southern district of the conquered kingdom were holding an assize, and at this most of the nobles and principal men of that part were present. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce To go before the fortune teller, lambskin men, or conjuror; to be tried at an assize. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue At Hamersham, the assize town, he was generally in some repute, being a constant grand juror for the county, and a man who paid his way. The Small House at Allington On the dark winter morning when Samuel set off to the grand assize, Constance did not ask his views as to what protection he would adopt against the weather. The Old Wives' Tale Come forward then, Torarin, and give us news of the assize! The Treasure What if Death had so lately held his awful assize in the city? Beulah In the matrix of time, do human tears and human blood-drops leave their record, to be conned when Nemesis holds her last assize? At the Mercy of Tiberius The judges of assize were also to report directly to the king if they learned of the negligence of any of the justices of the peace. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 Anywhere else so strange and grotesque a proceeding would have excited laughter, but here, in this gloomy chamber, the anteroom of the assize court, an otherwise trivial act is fraught with serious import. Monsieur Lecoq I have now fulfilled your desire, Herr Arne, and told you how it went at the assize. The Treasure The case was brought before the assize court; and, in default of appearance, Gaston de Clameran was sentenced to several years of close confinement. File No. 113 A desk full of documents for the judge, a table for the clerk, an arm-chair, and one or two chairs besides comprise the entire furniture of the antechamber of the court of assize. The Widow Lerouge She had reason to believe that petitions were already in hand both from the county and the assize town, and she eagerly caught at Mary's proposal of one from the ladies of Stoneborough. The Trial All that part of the government of England which begins with the office of constable, and proceeds through the department of magistrate, quarter-sessions, and general assize, including trial by jury, is republican government. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man He always had much business there at assize time and the Nisi Prius Court; but the previous day he had not gone himself, Mr. Dill had been dispatched to represent him. East Lynne That assize day had long been a dream of dread to Rachel, and perhaps even more so to her husband. Clever Woman of the Family We keep all our pity for him, who, without doubt guilty, appears before the court of assize. The Widow Lerouge Indeed, the town population of the county reckons for nothing when the importance of the county is discussed, with the exception, as before said, of the assize town, which is also a cathedral city. Doctor Thorne The judge of assize, before whom I shall soon stand for my trial, might command me to retire to prison without a verdict given by a jury. The Last Chronicle of Barset The comptroller, who sees that the money be made according to the just assize, overlooks the officers and controls them. London in 1731 In the assize of novel disseisin, which which was a true possessory action, the defendant could always rely on his title. The Common Law Thus Edward granted to the University "the custody of the assize of bread, wine, and ale," the supervising of measures and weights, the sole power of clearing the streets of the town and suburbs. Oxford But these towns add nothing to the importance of the county; they consist, with the exception of the assize town, of dull, all but death-like single streets. Doctor Thorne I attended also, before I left, several assize meetings at Ega, and witnessed the novel sight of negro, white, half-caste, and Indian, sitting gravely side by side on the jury bench. The Naturalist on the River Amazons But mercy, Lady! at the great assize, When we shall come before the high Justice! The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems And although the early remedy by assize was restricted to those who had a technical seisin, this was for reasons which do not affect the general theory. The Common Law He liked a maiden assize, and came away with white gloves, after sitting in judgment on batches of the most notorious offenders. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 What the assize did was to insist upon the adoption of a standard procedure everywhere systematically. Our Legal Heritage My last scene is the court of assize. The Mystery of Orcival He came and went as he liked: he packed juries, he procured bail, he manufactured evidence; and there was scarce an assize or a sessions passed but he slew his man. A Book of Scoundrels And even within that narrower limit, precedents of the time of the assize and jurata have been applied without a thought of their connection with a long forgotten procedure. The Common Law God rather grant, at His assize, He see us not with our own eyes! Poems Eventually royal justices acquired authority to decide the ultimate question of right to land using the grand assize and the alternative of an assize instead of the traditional procedures which ended in trial by battle. Our Legal Heritage It was also rumoured that, when the clergyman who preached the assize sermon enforced the duty of mercy, the ferocious mouth of the Judge was distorted by an ominous grin. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 If the country folks of those assize towns on his circuit could see him now! Bleak House It will be remembered that the earlier precedents are of a date when the assize and jurata had not given place to the modern jury. The Common Law The assize would consist of twelve knights from the district who were elected by four knights and who were known as truthful men and who were likely to possess knowledge of the facts. Our Legal Heritage The assize ultimately evolved into the jury of verdict, which replaced ordeal, compurgation, and battle as the method of finding the truth. Our Legal Heritage However, if the parties were relatives, neither the assize nor the duel was available to them, but the matter had to be decided by the law of inheritance. Our Legal Heritage Anyone finding and proving cloth contrary to the assize of cloth shall have one- third of it for his labor. Our Legal Heritage It has been suggested already that in the days of the assize and jurata the court decided whether the facts constituted a ground of liability in all ordinary cases. The Common Law |
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