| 单词 | assizes |
| 例句 | Magna Carta laid down the law about “fish weirs” on English rivers, “assizes of darrein presentment,” people being “distrained to make bridges,” and other “liberties . . . to hold in our realm of England in perpetuity.” The 588-year path to limited government 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z At the following assizes he was found guilty of murder and was condemned to die. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z Till the spring assizes at E——, where he was to be tried, it furnished the staple of conversation, and every fresh bit of evidence, for or against him, was eagerly repeated and canvassed. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z They held their assizes four times a year, listened to all complaints and accusations, and were empowered to redress all wrongs and to punish all offenders of whatever rank. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Herefordshire was governed by a sheriff as early as the reign of Edward the Confessor, the shire-court meeting at Hereford where later the assizes and quarter sessions were also held. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z He made the journeys to London, he attended the sessions and assizes at Westerbury; but it very often happened that, when a client called at the office, neither would be there. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z The county is in the home circuit, and assizes are held at Hertford. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z At the assizes at Bury, at the time we speak of, the sheriff’s pomp and state was something approaching to regal splendour. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The earliest provision I have met with occurs in the assizes of Clarendon in 1166, which order the razing of all houses in which heretics were received. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z The county is in the Oxford circuit, and assizes are held at Hereford. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z With this she returned to the city at which the assizes had been held, just as they were concluded. 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 When the assizes were held he did not content himself with sitting out the trials in open court, his inquisitiveness and his benevolence alike impelled him to visit the gaol. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The business of the assizes began on Thursday, the 20th, and did not terminate until that day week, the 27th. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Bracton says, that in such cases the usual assizes and actions do not lie, and the 'little writ of right close' must be used 'according to the custom of the manor.' Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z I never listen to speeches except when they put me on a jury at assizes. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z He was suddenly arrested, and committed to take his trial at the ensuing assizes on several charges of forgery. 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 She was committed to the prison, and there she died before the assizes. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z The magistrates had told Mr. Ripshaw they should recommend her at the Midsummer assizes, when she was mentioned in high terms to the Lord Chief Baron. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The 'little writ of right' and the 'Monstraverunt' are as Norman, in a wide sense of the word, as the freedom from serving on assizes or sending representatives to parliament. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Examinations would be conducted, assizes would be held, and for all I knew, Mr. Herbert might be condemned and hanged while we were yet marching and countermarching upon the borders. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Cumberland is in the northern circuit, and assizes are held at Carlisle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z His first appearance at the assizes was in the spring of 1645, when he accused an unfortunate old woman, named Elizabeth Clarke. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z At this moment of condemnation you refer to your intention of obtaining my discharge at these assizes. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z It must be remembered that he only gives the substantive law about common rights in the course of a discussion of the pleadings in actions 'quo jure' and assizes of pasture. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z At the next county assizes for Somerset, held at Chard, in the year 1613, he was tried, found guilty, and condemned to death. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z "But the assizes begin to-day," he interrupted, with an air of triumph. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Mary Spencer, a young woman of twenty, said that Robinson cherished much ill-feeling against her parents, who had been convicted of witchcraft at the last assizes, and had since died. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z I had fully intended to have obtained your discharge from the Ipswich gaol at these very assizes, had I heard the good report I received last year confirmed. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z This in itself was a serious matter; according to the assizes, the barons maintained, the king must either personally reside in the kingdom, or, in the event of his absence, be replaced by a regency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Two witnesses are to report on human actions in the final assizes. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z After being examined before a justice of the peace, he was committed to the county gaol at Winchester for trial at the ensuing assizes. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-05T03:00:41.160Z The county is in the western circuit, and assizes are held at Winchester. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z This was quite in private conversation, and only came to light after the business of the assizes was over. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The assizes of the kingdom itself are twofold—the assizes of the high court and the assizes of the court of burgesses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The reason seems to have been simple enough; for the gaol being at Aylesbury, prisoners had to be transferred thence and back again when the assizes were at Buckingham. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z If so, you can traverse to Epiphany, and perhaps for a pound or two remove it to the Bench, that is to your county assizes. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z A newspaper reporter at the assizes wrote of him as having again that appearance of some wild creature trapped when he stood in the dock before the Judge. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z The representations made by the magistrates at the last assizes will be sufficient testimony up to that time; and since then, you cannot say that you deserve any defence. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z These assizes do not, of course, appear in Ibelin, who was only concerned with the feudal law of the high court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Thank Heaven the assizes are on this month! Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Here the court is in session for the assizes. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Hatsell, Baron—Did Mr. Cowper use to lodge at your house at the assizes? State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z Unless I err they'll have my lady under lock and key before the assizes begin; or, at anyrate, under police observation. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z They were used, like the assizes of the high court, in Cyprus; and, like the other assizes, they were made the subject of investigation in 1531, with the object of discovering a good text. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Gloucestershire is in the Oxford circuit, and assizes are held at Gloucester. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z That this is a real risk is certain from the records of the assizes, and from many circumstances of suspicion; but the extent of it cannot be measured, and has probably been exaggerated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Jones—When did Mr. Cowper go out of town the last assizes? State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z In 1767 she was adjudged a vagabond at Devizes, and in the following year sentenced to transportation at the Westminster assizes. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 88, July 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-29T02:00:13.910Z In the second place, as the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem fell, its institutions and assizes were transplanted bodily to Cyprus, where they survived until the island was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The latter were reunited to Gloucestershire in 1673, but the cities of Bristol and Gloucester continued to rank as independent counties, with separate jurisdiction, county rate and assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The town of Bala is governed by two bailiffs, and a common council, and the assizes are held here and at Dolgelly alternately; it is likewise one of the polling places for the county. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Dimsdale—My lord, I was sent for at night on Tuesday the last assizes. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z It is certainly noteworthy, and may perhaps at the assizes in the valley of Jehoshaphat be set down as an extenuating circumstance, that even as a lad I was permitted to attend lectures on philosophy. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z By the assizes of the high court, the widow, on the death of her husband, took half of the estate for herself, and half in guardianship for her children. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Bohemund was the leader of the crusades; Baldwin was first king; the assizes were the result of a gradual development. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He sends you to gaol, you are tried next assizes, and away you go swing into purgatory. The Beaux-Stratagem A comedy in five acts 2011-08-26T02:00:26.760Z Young—On Tuesday morning between five and six o'clock, last assizes—— Cowper—What officer did you say? State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z "But you will understand what it all means, when he is dragged to the assizes, for all the rabble of the country side to look upon." Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The assizes of Antioch have been discovered and published. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He was depicted as the leader of the crusades, the king of Jerusalem, the legislator who laid down the assizes of Jerusalem. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Jenkins was sentenced at the assizes to twelve months imprisonment with hard labour. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Mary had intended to hold assizes in Liddisdale in August, but on account of the harvest, postponed leaving Edinburgh till October. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Had it been Storms, now, he would have been in jail, waiting for the assizes. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The law which is expounded in these assizes is a mixture of Frankish law with the Graeco-Roman law of the Eastern empire which prevailed among the native population of Syria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z This was done at that very assizes at which I was tried. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z The end was, that Jenkins was committed for trial at the assizes within two months. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Mr. Adams's trial took place at Gloucester assizes, immediately before my own. 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 We found them at East Bourne, although Blatchington was their quarter, but they had been sent out of it on account of the assizes or election, I do not remember which. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Seven of the principal men, treated as ring-leaders, were kept in prison and bound over to the assizes. The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims And Its Place in the Life of To-day 2011-07-18T02:00:23.730Z His earlier trial had taken place before the district commissioner as a political offender: now he was haled before the ordinary assizes as a common criminal. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z Tabitha Bratts, who was converted by John Bunyan, and who went with her husband to the Chief Justice at the assizes, asking to be hanged, and whose request was favourably entertained. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z This caused the assizes to extend into a second week. 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 For the present I am free, but I am bound to appear when called for at the next assizes. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z This town is considered as the modern capital of the county: in it are held the assizes; and, having the jail, it is farther distinguished with all the apprehended rogues in Radnorshire. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z The time between the committal and the opening of the assizes was not unduly long, and during it Olive had visited him once. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Can you forget the bloody assizes of Jeffreys, when hundreds were carried to the block and thousands were sent into exile to all parts of the world? Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z It came to be that defendants no longer request assizes but are automatically put to them. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z A month had passed over, and it was now time for the case of that memorable night to be tried at the assizes. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z We will try at the very next assizes, if it is feasible, and so, within a month, we shall know our true position. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z He was prosecuted and acquitted at the assizes at Auxerre in November, a number of his colleagues in the teaching profession coming forward to testify that they shared his views. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The honest Minister, not having succeeded in getting his enemy shot as a Communard, summoned him before the assizes for libel. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Remember too that in some remote places there are very few assizes and eighteen of these unhappy persons remained over three months in prison awaiting trial. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z I am addressing this letter to reach you at Plainville on the first day of the assizes. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z Unwillingly, indeed, he came, for he hated the country, and would gladly have deferred his visit until the assizes. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z The Nationalist deputy was committed to the assizes on the technical charge of assaulting a functionary while performing his official duties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Flint is in the North Wales and Chester circuit, assizes being held at Mold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z While the assizes were distant, the prisoners gave themselves up, so far as their position permitted, to the habits and ways of their ordinary lives. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Mr. Perkins’ allegiance to the party of purity and justice had been further rewarded by his appointment to the office of crown prosecutor at the assizes. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z He had intended, indeed, to go down to the assizes, but he did not mean to appear. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z In 1862, during Chief Justice Draper's absence in England, special commissions were issued to Judges Macaulay and Gowan, authorizing them to hold certain assizes which the Chief Justice's absence prevented him from holding in person. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z The other day one of the Birtles tenants was being examined as a witness at the Manchester assizes. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Sit down there, and write these lines to him: 'My grandfather is to be tried this assizes on a charge of wilful murder. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The great day of the opening of the assizes at last arrived. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z He was a barrister, who had been present at the trial, and who, having finished his business at the assizes, had returned with speed to London. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z He compared these humble "assizes of labor" with the royal conferences of "kings and potentates" who in centuries past had been wont to meet at The Hague "to discuss the interests of their dynasties." Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z A statute of Elizabeth required a list of fines to be exposed in the court of common pleas and at assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z "This sum I have here—it is thirty-five pounds; he empowers me to place it in your hands to-day, with the promise of as much more the day before the assizes open." Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z You will be required to appear at the fall assizes to answer to the charge of stealing a package said to contain two thousand dollars from the safe of Alfred Gardiner. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z Then he wrote to Rereworth, who had been called to the bar the preceding term, and intended to join the western circuit at the coming assizes. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z So the Queen's Attorney General questioned me on all points, and wrote everything down in that order which he meant to observe in prosecuting me at the assizes, as he told me. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z I was always known as the obstinate juryman at our assizes, that preferred starvation and a cart to a glib verdict like the others. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Had n't you a row at every assizes, and a skirmish at every road session? The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z He and Spraggon were convicted at the next assizes of the murder of the seaman; and two days after were executed. Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z He has some other business to do for us at the assizes. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z All this had been done in a piecemeal, experimental fashion by ordinances that were known as “assizes.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z It was market-day, and the time of the assizes, and not a bed to be had at the only tolerable hotel, which, I should add, is large and commodious. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z "There's a great trial going on at the assizes to-day, and Mr. Barry is gone on to Oughterard to hear it, and he has the only pair of posters in the place." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z "There's more out o' that barony at the assizes, my Leddy, than from any other on the property." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z At the opening of the assizes, Polydore Riches and the steward went to Bodmin to be in constant communication with Winter and his counsel. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z The death of Sir Willoughby occurred within so short a period of the assizes, that the immediate approach of Alfred's trial gave to the whole terrific transaction the character of a sudden and awful thunder-storm. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:26.590Z With its three ridings, its courts of sessions, and its court of assizes, Yorkshire soon had an unmistakable English character even though Dutch inhabitants were numerous in western Long Island and in Staten Island. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z The catalogue of the assizes is a dark record; I never saw its equal, no more have I ever witnessed anything to compare with the dogged indifference of the men arraigned. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z And you shall have it, too; though, hang me, if I well know whether you should not receive it at the next assizes,—but you shall have it. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Men were hanged at assizes by scores, and these massacres were reported by the deputy with satisfaction as gratifying proof of the increased influence of public justice. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z He would have liked to have had me up about it before the assizes, but he didn't like the idea of exposing himself, and so the matter dropped. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Durham is in the north-eastern circuit, and assizes are held at Durham. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Magennis will put us on our title at the new trial next assizes. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z You know of the "Bloody assizes" which he held, and how he sent to execution three hundred and twenty persons in a single circuit. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z Assize, clerk of, an officer “who writes all things judicially done by the justices of assizes in their circuits.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" At the assizes all the justices of the peace of the county are bound to attend. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The old mode of exercising this power was by sending on to assizes indictments raising difficult questions which had been presented at quarter sessions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Barry at once set out for Dublin to call upon me and declare himself; but I was, unfortunately, absent at the assizes. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Morphy, for instance, had not only gotten away with much of widow’s and orphan’s money, but he 142had wrecked a score of homes and dragged down many with him at the final assizes. Whispering Wires These, although equally under accusations and awaiting the assizes, were almost all respectable persons in comparison with the usual occupants of the Lions' Den. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 The county forms part of the South Wales circuit, and the assizes are held at Brecon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Bourges is the seat of an archbishopric, a court of appeal, a court of assizes and a prefect; and is the headquarters of the VIII. army corps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" That very day the case was tried at the assizes, and in spite of all my efforts, the Baron lost. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Some of them have already been sent to jail, but Lewis has been sent to Welmington to await trial at the assizes. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne A court of assizes is held there, and there are tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a council of trade-arbitrators, a chamber of commerce and a branch of the Bank of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Blois is the seat of a bishop, a prefect, and a court of assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Bourg is the seat of a prefect and of a court of assizes, and has a tribunal of first instance, a tribunal and a chamber of commerce, and a branch of the Bank of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Cashel's trial was to take place at the ensuing assizes, which now were close at hand. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Several of the grown-up lads had been tried at the last assizes; three were children of a person lately condemned to be hanged; many thieves; all ignorant, profane, and vicious, beyond belief. Lives of Celebrated Women Carpentras is the seat of a sub-prefect and of a court of assizes, and has a tribunal of first instance, communal college for girls and boys, a large library and a museum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Quarter sessions are held at Lampeter, and here also are held the assizes for the county, which lies in the South Wales circuit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" His large estates, loaded with debt and encumbered by mortgage, had been for half a century a kind of battle-field for legal warfare at every assizes. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Various drafts had been made of those who had been my companions, until at last not one remained of those originally sentenced at the same assizes with myself. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Nor shall any be put in assizes or juries, though they ought to be taken in their own shire, that hold a tenement of less than the value of twenty shillings yearly. An Essay on the Trial by Jury Though having so small a population it is the largest town in the county, is the seat of the assizes, and has quays and some river trade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Carcassonne is the seat of a bishop, a prefect and a court of assizes, and has tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a chamber of commerce and a branch of the Bank of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The county is in the south-eastern circuit, and assizes are held at Cambridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" But for certain purposes these boroughs are part of the county and rateable to county rate, e.g. main roads, cost of assizes and sessions, and in certain cases pauper lunatics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Bailiffs are either special, and appointed, for their adroitness, to arrest persons; or bailiffs of hundreds, who collect fines, summon juries, attend the assizes, and execute writs and processes. An Essay on the Trial by Jury An examination before the county magistrates resulted in his committal, and the assizes coming on within a month, the ex-butler stood his trial. The Sapphire Cross In the assizes and quarter sessions were removed hence to Lampeter, which has a more central position in the county. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Having been taken prisoner after the battle of Sedgemoor, he was committed to Ilchester Gaol, had his pockets rifled, his clothes torn off his back, and was remanded until the Wells assizes. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Perhaps you will put my statement on one side as the constable did at Mannering Towers, or the judge afterwards at the county assizes. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen The sentence of the court upon you, therefore, is that you be imprisoned for one day, which period has already been exceeded, as you have been in custody since the commencement of the assizes.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" If, then, he shrunk from imparting this story to his sons and daughters, how long could he count on secrecy?—only till next assizes perhaps. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The county is in the South Wales circuit, and assizes are held at Carmarthen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" All copies of these books were to be brought to the sheriffs of counties, who were to cause the same to be publicly burned by the hands of the common hangman at the next assizes. Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Besides punishing by summary conviction, justices may commit prisoners for trial at the assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" We see that a bumpkin of a Post Office messenger was tried the other day at the assizes for making away with letters. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) As matters stand, Annesley must make his own fight, for, of course, I can be of little use to him or to any one else till the assizes are over. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Carnarvon, where assizes are held, is in the north Wales circuit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Cornwall is in the western circuit, and assizes are held at Bodmin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The cat killed kine, the weasel killed horses, and the toad plagued men; so the poor old creature was sent to the county gaol, where she died before the assizes. Witch Stories "There should be no temptations to crime in so beautiful a spot," said Mr. Justice Coleridge when presented with white gloves at the Anglesey assizes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 Unluckily the very day Mr. Worthy took leave, there happened to be a grand ball at the next town, on account of the assizes. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales The county quarter sessions and assizes are held in the town, which has a separate commission of the peace, but no separate court of quarter sessions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" According to the arrangements in force in 1909 there are four assizes in each year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" She had been accused years before at the Maidstone assizes, but had gone free. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 And then Nest would call for her mother, and Eleanor would go, and invent some strange story about the summonses Edward had had to Caernarvon assizes, or to Harlech cattle market. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 The case, in various shapes, has been before the law courts for some time, and was sent to these Kent assizes to ascertain whether Queenborough was either a manor or a reputed manor. Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc You know of the 'Bloody assizes' which he held, and how he sent to execution three hundred and twenty persons in a single circuit. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence There are two principal assizes, viz. the winter assizes, beginning in January, and the summer assizes, beginning at the end of May. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The justices of the peace were bringing in the accused to the assizes at Lancaster. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 On the trial of these miscreants at Kilkenny assizes, the jury not being able to agree was dismissed. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. These serve for sport to idle visitors at assizes and other times of general resort. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles They were dismissed at the expiration of a month, seven of the leading persons being bound over to appear at the assizes. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 At these two assizes criminal and civil business is disposed of in all the circuits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" At April assizes two were released upon bond, two and probably four discharged. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 It is the seat of the county assizes and quarter sessions, and has a handsome shire hall; the county gaol is near the town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The Commissioners, with laudable alacrity, ordered a prosecution to be instituted, and the principal offender was tried at the Carnarvonshire assizes, convicted, and sentenced to be imprisoned.... Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles The trial before the court of assizes was set for the sixteenth of October. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature There are two other assizes, viz. the autumn assizes and the Easter assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" She had appealed to a magistrate for protection, had been refused, and had been tried at the assizes in Guildford, where she was acquitted. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Chaumont is the seat of a prefect and of a court of assizes, and has tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a lyc�e, training colleges, and a branch of the Bank of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The grand juries of assizes were to present such sums as should be required for asylums. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles You will be pitied as a suicide and madman, and I shall be hung at the next assizes.” Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 At these assizes criminal business only is taken, except at Manchester, Liverpool, Swansea, Birmingham and Leeds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The "briefe abstract" deals with the testimony taken before the justices of the peace on two charges; the Witches of Northamptonshire with the final outcome at the assizes. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The county is in the North Wales and Chester circuit, and assizes are held at Chester. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The ancient city of York exhibited, on the commission day of the spring assizes for the year 18—, the usual scene of animation and excitement. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. The formal business of opening the assizes had been gone through on the afternoon the judges arrived. The Queen Against Owen 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" A woman at R. H. said to have been imprisoned and to have died before the assizes. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 But in what character had he followed the assizes? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) With what intense and absorbing interest were the ensuing assizes looked for!—-- Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. It was the third day of the assizes. The Queen Against Owen The Easter assizes are held in April and May on two circuits only, viz. at Manchester and Liverpool on the Northern and at Leeds on the North-Eastern. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" At the August assizes they were again acquitted. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The county is in the Midland circuit, and assizes are held at Derby. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The reader will not be at a loss to account for the presence of Mr. Gammon on this occasion, nor to connect it with an impending trial at the approaching York assizes. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. He was thus kept occupied till both he and his friend were summoned down from town by the approach of the assizes. The Queen Against Owen The assizes were so arranged as to commence on different dates in the various circuits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" He was haled before a justice of the peace, who began gathering evidence against him and turned him over to the assizes. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 He had formerly taken a great pleasure in attending the assizes at Galway. The Landleaguers The murderer will be tried at the next assizes. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III The Governors gave notice of a trial at the assizes. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The counties of Kent and Surrey were left out of the circuit system, the assizes for these counties being held by the judges remaining in London. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Those already in prison made confessions that implicated others, until the busy justices of the peace had shut up sixteen women and four men to be tried at the assizes. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 But he did urge, with all that benevolence for which he was conspicuous, that the trial should come on at that immediate spring assizes. The Landleaguers Mehetabel was asked if she had anything to say, and when she declined to say anything, was committed for trial at the ensuing assizes at Kingston. The Broom-Squire So the assizes were made—so they were kept.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 The Assizes and Quarter Sessions Act 1908 contributed something to reform by dispensing with the obligation to hold assizes at a fixed date if there is no business to be transacted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" In another case he attended the assizes at Rochester, where a woman was on trial. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The county is in the western circuit, and assizes are held at Exeter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" The judges had been directed to look again into the matter at the midsummer assizes. Bunyan One of the first appearances of change was in the criminal law of the assizes. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 She said afterwards, at the assizes: "I could not free myself from the feeling that I must get rid of the child." The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Then the woman appealed to the assizes, but the judge, "falsely informed," took no action. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 His ignorance of law was soon shewn at the Lancaster assizes. James Boswell Famous Scots Series The following dialogue was lately heard at an assizes:— Counsel: What was the height of the horse?—Witness: The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Godfrey resigned his crown to his father-in-law, received it back again as a fief from him, and was required to accept the assizes of Jerusalem as the law by which he should govern it. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 The Poet was evidently under the impression also that the assizes were held in a courthouse, but there is good authority for thinking that at that time they were held in the chapel of Herne. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning The tract speaks only of a "Justice Wilmot," who, from the wording of the narrative, would seem to have conducted the examination preliminary to the assizes as a justice of the peace would. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 At the Salisbury assizes he made his charge to the grand jury an opportunity for denouncing as guilty of high treason several peers who had taken up arms against the king. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines That generation will begin the assizes during the lifetime of these great leaders in Administration, in politics, in war. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 This revision of the assizes of Jerusalem was translated into Italian, and was still in use in 1571, making the period during which it was in force almost five centuries. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 "Among the persons capitally convicted at the assizes, at Chelmsford, are Herbert Hayns, one of Gregory's gang, who is to be hung in chains, and a woman, for poisoning her husband, is to be burnt." Bygone Punishments Joseph Hinchcliffe and his wife bound over to appear at the assizes. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The assizes were over; and till next July—when the judges, barristers, jury, &c., would all return, Carrick was doomed to fall back to its usual insignificance as a most uninteresting county town. The Macdermots of Ballycloran The last phrase alludes to a conversation overheard at the assizes between two workmen. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice When in the year 1489 the republic of Venice obtained, through Catharine Cornaro, possession of the isle of Cyprus, the republic bound itself by a solemn act to observe these assizes. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 She was committed for trial at the assizes, as the magistrate had no ducking-stool. Bygone Punishments That in 1649 we find Gaule chosen to preach before the assizes of Huntingdon points perhaps only to his popularity as a leader of the reaction against the work of Hopkins. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 In England, the "assizes" were sessions of the justices' courts which met, generally twice a year in each shire, for trial of questions of fact in both civil and criminal cases. The Fairfax County Courthouse Meanwhile, he went back to finish his duties as Commissioner at the assizes, and to reflect upon the lessons which, as he said, he had learnt at Dundee. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice The assizes of the burghers' court offer neither in matter nor in form so complete a system as that already noticed. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 The redheaded man and the woman were tried at the assizes and punished. Harding's luck He appointed Labienus over the winter quarters, and set out in person for hither Gaul to hold the assizes. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The county courts in colonial Virginia continued to be called assizes for much of the 18th Century. The Fairfax County Courthouse The assizes were being held at Salisbury soon afterwards, when Fitzjames was summoned to London by a telegram from Coleridge. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Then, when in the year 1204 the Latin empire was established at Constantinople, the assizes of Jerusalem went into effect there. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 At the assizes at Appleby she sat with the judges on the bench. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Then it occurred to him that the assizes were on, and Justice Day was the judge, and that his wife was Lady Day. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time "For this cause they have sessions, terms, assizes, and parliaments, to overrule men's passions and resentments, that they may not be judges in their own cause, nor punishers of their own wrongs." William Penn He writes periodical articles upon 'the assizes' or discusses some specially interesting case. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice This same irreconcilable opposition which appears in moral principles, shows itself again in the political foundation of the assizes. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 He mentions two other cases, one of which happened at the Sussex assizes, under Baron Thompson, and the other at Cambridge, in 1741, when Baron Carter was the judge. Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc My trial came on at the last assizes. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father Two weeks later he was found guilty at the assizes and sentenced to death. Malcolm Sage, Detective He saw a good deal of Fitzjames, however, at the assizes; and though not especially intimate, they always maintained very friendly relations. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice As before intimated, there are two grand divisions of the assizes. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 Few cottages have been added since Mr. Bostock Fuller used to ride to the assizes. Highways and Byways in Surrey At the assizes she sat with the judges on the bench. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II At the assizes at Appleby, she sat with the judges on the bench. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I On the following day he was to be taken to York, there to be tried at the forthcoming assizes. The New Tenant The above is given as the basis upon which the legislation of the kingdom rested, and now we may best hear the assizes themselves in regard to the beginnings of this legislation. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 It was there that the solemn assizes were to be held, in which Fabian and the Duke de Armada were about to act the parts of judge and criminal. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora It is not in me to make remarks if a counsellor's lady changes the color of her eyes, and her complexion every assizes. A Book About Lawyers Her face was that of a woman who has ceased to possess a conscience, for whom there is no God, no police, no assizes, no scaffold—nothing! Germinie Lacerteux "When are the assizes at York, father?" she asked quickly. The New Tenant At the local assizes some years since, one of the witnesses in a criminal trial swore that “he saw three men come out of the foot of a chare.” Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Two gentlemen of the assizes met one evening upon the highway with a dog. A Book Without A Title At Hull the assizes had only been held once in seven years, and afterwards once in three. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. And this deponent farther saith, that after the burning of the said toad, her child recovered, and was well again, and was living at the time of the assizes. State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) For nearly two centuries there had been no record of an indictment having been preferred for this offence, but in 1889 a case occurred at the Guildford summer assizes, R. v. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" He it was who held the feudal court of assizes when the lord was not present himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The town is the seat of a court of assizes and has tribunals of first instance and of commerce, and a branch of the Bank of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" —Yet this same crowd, in the form of a jury, is often, almost always, very indulgent.—True, and that is because between the crime and the assizes there is often an interval of six months. The Cult of Incompetence That would be enough to place you in the dock beside your husband at the assizes. Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux There have been several before the assizes in various cities of Europe. The Stretton Street Affair A great noble often also had a pr�v�t�, where small matters were settled, and the preparatory steps taken relative to the more important cases reserved for the assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The "black assizes" were not isolated, but repeated occurrences in our great cities. More Science From an Easy Chair Mr. Brown himself really should be much embarrassed to know what to do if the man should happen to attend the next sessions or assizes. Tom Brown at Oxford As the man had entered the Island House, he was committed for trial at the next assizes, and Alfy was complimented on his bravery and cleverness. The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks And Carry, also, was to be a witness at the assizes; and, as it was believed, a witness much more material than her brother. The Vicar of Bullhampton During the 15th and 16th centuries ambulatory assizes diminished in both frequency and importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" His term was called the "bloody assizes," and to this day the name of Judge Jeffries is applied in reproach to the scandalous ruling of a partial judiciary. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad Your mother is longing to see you, and I should be glad to have you here a day or two before the assizes, which are held next week. Tom Brown at Oxford In those days there were hangings so many after assizes that an execution could hardly be said to possess the interest of novelty. The Light of Scarthey "I would not go to Salisbury at all during the assizes, if I were you," Mrs. Fenwick had said to her husband. The Vicar of Bullhampton They had also judicial functions, which, at first narrowly restricted in application, became much enlarged as time went on, and they held periodical assizes in the principal centres of their districts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" It is the seat of the préfecture, the assizes, and a university—whose college of medicine was famous in the days of Rabelais. The Automobilist Abroad The house is crammed, the assizes on, and troops perpetually embarking for Canada, and their officers passing through the hotel. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 To-day, as a prison, the Conciergerie still performs its functions acceptably, safeguarding those up for the assizes, and those condemned to death before being sent on their long journey. Royal Palaces and Parks of France Much had to be done in preparing for the morrow's journey, and for the days through which they two might be detained at the assizes. The Vicar of Bullhampton As to the father and mother the court had decided to send them both for trial for manslaughter, at the next assizes. Fasting Girls Their Physiology and Pathology The clerk of the assizes mentioned something to him, but the judge took no notice; the man might not have spoken at all. The Day of Judgment The High Court of Justiciary is fixed permanently at Edinburgh, but its judges go on circuit so many times a year to some of the principal towns, where they hold something like our own assizes. The Herapath Property The man was gone to Wells assizes as a witness in some case. A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire "We are all low people there," a tale of the assizes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 Then the judge said that I should be taken to the county jail to wait for the Grand Jury to decide if I should, or should not, be held for the assizes. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille Again the clerk of the assizes rose and read the indictment, and again the judge turned to Paul and asked him whether he were guilty or not guilty. The Day of Judgment He was sent for trial to the assizes at Lancaster, he was found guilty, and he was sentenced to seven years’ penal servitude. The Herapath Property She went to the last assizes, and fell in with some dragoon officers at a ball. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Meere succeeded at the assizes in sustaining his right to the bailiwick. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Nothing is more memorable than those "bloody assizes" which he held in those counties through which Monmouth had passed. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges A minute later the clerk of the assizes came into the court. The Day of Judgment There were all sorts of people going to Liverpool races, barristers to the assizes, and candidates to their several elections. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) I am not sure whether it was at these assizes or the next in the same town, that he had less success in the case of a certain notorious housebreaker. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) At the Brantford spring assizes Anderson was released by the judge, since there was no evidence against him, but was rearrested three days later. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 There will be the assizes, and the county ball, and a great deal of gaiety, and I have an idea that it is just as well to beat the county as the town. Japhet in Search of a Father The clerk of the assizes rose, arranged his wig, settled his gown. The Day of Judgment The assizes begin here at Carmarthen on the 29th of next month. Cousin Henry Scott remained in Cumberland until the Jedburgh assizes recalled him to his legal duties. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) The evening before the assizes, Mrs. Gaunt's apartments were Mr. Houseman's head-quarters, and messages were coming and going all day, on matters connected with the defence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 The next morning he informed me that the grand jury had found a true bill against me, and that on the Saturday next the assizes would be held. Japhet in Search of a Father During the very assizes which he was now attending he had committed several to suffer there; but it was not of them he thought. The Day of Judgment In the town, preparation went on in the usual way for the assizes, at which the one case of interest was to be the indictment of Mr Evans for defamation of character. Cousin Henry Boyd crowned his performances by inviting the Advocate down to undertake the defence of the next set of smugglers tried at the assizes, a task which the Advocate 279accepted with apparent gratitude and humility. The Dew of Their Youth The assizes drew near, and no fresh light broke in upon this mysterious case. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Meanwhile a court of assizes was convened, to which on every occasion the governor was conducted by three trumpeters in advance of him. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 They all belonged to the legal profession, and had been drawn thither by the assizes which were being held. The Day of Judgment I will tell you whom we select as our counsel at the assizes, and, as soon as I have learnt, will let you know whom they employ. Cousin Henry Some of the reports of judges who presided over criminal assizes, moreover, contain references to slavery. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 He had notice of trial for the spring assizes at Warwick: he took his witnesses there, and the trial was postponed by the Crown. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Then the eldest of them, Mr. Underhill, who lived at a considerable distance, told her gravely he must commit her to take her trial at the next assizes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 When she arrived in Lancashire, however, and the assizes had commenced, she realised the terrible issues at stake. The Day of Judgment In such a case as this I think we could have him found and brought into court for the next assizes. Cousin Henry "I find that the assizes will be here, in Alston, at the end of next month." Orley Farm He took his witnesses to the summer Warwick assizes, and was told that the indictment had been removed by certiorari into the King's Bench. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I On the evidence of their captors alone these two men were committed to gaol, tried at the assizes, and sentenced to death. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Presently the news came to him that the assizes had commenced, but when his own trial would come on no one seemed to know. The Day of Judgment By the ordinary process, twenty-seven on this single occasion were ascertained to be guilty, of whom, at the ensuing assizes, fourteen women and one man were convicted by the jury and executed. The Superstitions of Witchcraft And then Lady Mason stood committed to take her trial at the next Alston assizes. Orley Farm He then had notice for the summer assizes at Warwick; and so on. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Twice Marx was summoned to appear at the Cologne assizes, upon charges of inciting the people to rebellion, and each time he defended himself with superb audacity and skill, and was acquitted. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles Having engaged myself to Mr. Oliver, to return from Killarney by his house, as he was confined to Limerick by the assizes, I shall omit saying anything of it at present. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 The case looks very bad against Wynne, and yesterday the magistrate committed him for trial at the coming assizes. A Master of Mysteries All this made Lady Staveley uneasy; and then, by way of counterpoise, she talked of balls, and offered Madeline carte blanche as to a new dress for that special one which would grace the assizes. Orley Farm No rain had fallen for weeks until just before the opening of the assizes, when there had been three days of damp, cool weather. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Have we never thought lawyers tiresome who did not observe this polite rule, who came down for the assizes and talked law all through dinner? Apologia Pro Vita Sua The certificate thus prepared is given by any person to some one of the grand jury, at either of the assizes, but usually in the spring. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 The man had pleaded not guilty, when brought up at the assizes, and the boot had been produced as evidence. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes What would all the bar world say when they found that a young barrister was living at the judge's house during the assizes? Orley Farm He was tried for sedition at the Niagara assizes a day or two before Mr. Gourlay. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion How I have envied Englishmen, when, on the occasion of assizes, every soldier is marched from the town while the judge is sitting; in Ireland the place of trial bristles with bayonets! Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes I can assure you, I was not a little pleased with the kind looks and glances I had from all the balconies and windows as I rode to the hall where the assizes were held. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II “Have none of you ever heard speak of Botley assizes, eh?” Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor "Papa always is late when the assizes are going on," said Madeline. Orley Farm He had been retained to defend two prisoners at the Niagara assizes, and his presence in the court-room was due to this fact. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion He sends you to jail, you 're tried next assizes, and away you go swing into purgatory. The Beaux-Stratagem Smith was committed for trial at Stafford assizes, where he was found guilty and sentenced to be hung. Recollections of Old Liverpool The assizes will open this evening in the forum at 6.30 sharp. The Master of the Shell But he sat over his fire in his library, day after day, thinking over it all, and waiting till those terrible assizes should have come. Orley Farm The absentee of the evening was Mr Armstrong, who had gone to London the previous day on matters connected with the approaching assizes. Roger Ingleton, Minor The assizes are coming on in a week or two. A Dog with a Bad Name About a mile from home the lights of Templeton hove in sight; but still our heroes’ talk was of Tom White and the next assizes. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton We were preparing for the spring assizes, and there was work enough in the office to have employed twice the number of hands. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I I shall be on the Home Circuit myself on these next spring assizes, but I shall not take the criminal business at Alston. Orley Farm A robber or a murderer at the assizes had but to show that he possessed either of these qualifications, and he was allowed what was called benefit of clergy. Short Studies on Great Subjects They were neither of them dissatisfied with the Knight’s determination, because neither of them found himself in the wrong by it: upon which we made the best of our way to the assizes. The De Coverley Papers From 'The Spectator' Robert Waterton, to whom the King had made an especial appeal, assured him that at the approaching assizes at York he would urge the gentlemen of those parts to tender their services. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth The assizes were to take place only a fortnight after the date of Reuben's committal. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia "If so, we're safe, at any rate, till the next assizes." Orley Farm The assizes were sitting, and Southampton was full of troops that had been sent from Winchester, in order to comply with a custom which forbids the military to remain near the courts of justice. Recollections of Europe I can assure you I was not a little pleased with the kind looks and glances I had from all the balconies and windows as I rode to the hall where the assizes were held. The De Coverley Papers From 'The Spectator' As early as May 26, an order was issued to suspend the assizes through England during the King's absence, lest his lieges who accompanied him might be subjected to inconvenience and injustice. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth At the sitting a week later, no fresh evidence was produced; and Reuben was committed for trial at the next assizes. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia Mr. Round had gone on to say that he thought it improbable that the action could be tried before the summer assizes. Orley Farm Julian Cox, aged seventy years, was indicted at Taunton summer assizes in the year 1663, before Judge Archer, for witchcraft practised upon a young maid. 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 Having severely censured its action with reference to the "Manchester massacre," he was prosecuted at Leicester assizes, fined �1000, and committed to prison for three months. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Here too was the judge's residence, set apart for his occupation during the assizes. Cobwebs and Cables She stayed in Jedburgh town, in an old house in Queen Street—came for assizes, I think. The Heather-Moon The assizes happened to be in session, and the opening of421 the trial was reported on the following day. The Eternal City Her supposed victim, Hathaway, became an object of prayer in the churches, and subscriptions were raised to defray his charges at the assizes. 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 Caen is the seat of a court of appeal, of a court of assizes and of a prefect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The assizes held twice a year at Riversborough had been to her, as to many people of her position, an occasion of pleasurable excitement. Cobwebs and Cables Have we never thought lawyers tiresome who came down for the assizes and talked law all through dinner? Apologia pro Vita Sua He earnestly advised him to apply for indemnification, and offered his services at the ensuing assizes. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel The persons being afterwards brought to trial at the assizes, an old minister swore that, the body being taken out of the grave and laid on the grass, the accused were required to touch it. 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 Cahors is the seat of a bishopric, a prefect and a court of assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" One evening she went to a ball, given by the first president of the court of assizes, a ball at which Ganguernet was also present. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 At the assizes at Cork, Curran had once just entered upon his case, and stated the facts to the jury. Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell Penruddoc, Groves, Jones, and other gentlemen of the west, entered Salisbury with about two hundred horse, at the very time when the sheriff and judges were holding the assizes. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell For his malicious doings he was tried at the Salisbury assizes. 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 In criminal cases the witnesses are bound over to appear at the assizes to give evidence there. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology A commission may be sent down, to hold a special assizes at Lancaster, or the trial may take place in London. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden He attended regularly, nevertheless, both assizes and sessions; during his stay in town labouring with indefatigable energy in the acquisition of law. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 On the evidence contained in these examinations several persons were committed for trial at Lancaster, and seventeen, on being tried at the ensuing assizes, were found guilty by the jury. Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster In 1646 two hundred persons were tried and executed for witchcraft at the Sussex and Essex assizes. 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 Markets and fairs and public assemblies, whether the holding of assizes or on State visits, were occasions for the dissemination of news. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century Other members of the gang were also arrested, tried at the same assizes as highwaymen, and then executed. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 I told him that I had brought my brief with me,—"A peremptory undertaking, I suppose," said he, languidly, "to try at the next assizes?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 These females, six in number, were indicted at two successive assizes, and every effort was made by the "Prevailing poet! whose undoubting mind Believed the magic wonders which he sung," to procure their conviction. Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster "Then, we shall commit you, all the same, to the County Gaol, to stand your trial at the assizes." Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life The streets of Norminster still preserve much of their picturesque antiquity, but they are dull, undeniably dull, except on the occasion of assizes, races, fairs, and the annual assembling of the yeomanry and militia. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax The assizes will be held next week, so you have not long to remain in doubt. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers His start at sessions, however, seemed likely to lead to nothing, on the civil side at the assizes—where his reception was sufficiently disheartening. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 He was very near being brought before a court of assizes, or even a provost's court. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men On that day the king's justices were holding the assizes in the castle, and Brace and Comyn, with a few followers, met in the cloister of the convent. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) The second trial took place at the following spring assizes at Gloucester. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton She took the case to the assizes, and when the judge heard Mr. Leeson Marshall was her landlord, he said:— 'Let him decide it. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent In 1659 he became clerk of the assizes at Oxford circuit, but was ejected from the office at the Restoration, to his great loss, to make room for the true owner. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 "The funeral is to take place to-morrow; George Manners is fully committed to take his trial for wilful murder at the ensuing assizes." Miscellanea The officer, Corporal Ripley, tried to get me to put off this charge until his other trial came up at the spring assizes. The Gun-Brand Great excitement prevailed throughout England towards the close of the year 1853, in consequence of the result of a trial which took place at the autumn assizes at Gloucester. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton Whether Phelim and she may long remain stationary in this country, is a problem more likely to be solved at the county assizes than here. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three There were now only two days until the assizes, and she was as yet incapable of leaving her bed, although in a state of convalescence. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three They were indicted for a capital felony; but the prosecution having been postponed for want of sufficient evidence, they were kept in durance until next assizes;—having found it impossible to procure bail. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two That will hold him without bail until the spring assizes. The Gun-Brand He was brought to trial at the Cumberland assizes on the 15th of August 1803, charged with personation and forgery, and was found guilty and sentenced to death. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton He was to have been tried at the assizes which have just terminated; but his trial has been postponed until the next assizes, it is said for want of sufficient evidence. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The next evening was that immediately preceding the assizes, and it was known that Dalton's trial was either the second or third on the list, and must consequently come on, on the following day. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three I am going to the assizes, and shall not return till about four o'clock. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Then, when his trial comes up at the spring assizes, the charge of murder can be placed against him. The Gun-Brand In Trinity term 1743, when everything was ready for a trial at the next ensuing assizes, a trial at bar was appointed on the application of the agents of the Earl of Anglesea. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton "Life and death, as I said," replied Poll "Do you not know that Mr. Harman is to be tried for murder, and that the assizes will open in a few days?" Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Donnel Dhu had returned from the assizes, and was sitting, as usual, poring over the fire, when he asked the old woman who nursed Sarahif there had been any persons inquiring for him since nightfall. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three After which he sentenced him to be executed on the fifth day from the close of the assizes. Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One In this state were the relative positions and feelings of father and daughter about a month before the opening of the assizes. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The trial would probably come on at the Michaelmas assizes, five or six weeks hence. Come Rack! Come Rope! There will be the assizes, and the county ball, and a great deal of gaiety, and I have an idea that it is just as well to beat the country as the town. Japhet, in Search of a Father No, he did not, I suppose he's otherwise engaged—the assizes always occupy him. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The Magistrate Lock that up carefully, madame, for the assizes for sometime have had to deal with nothing but poisoning cases. The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts Such was the state and condition of affairs as the assizes were within ten days of opening. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One These crimes and many others like them materially augment the number of homicides reported to the police, but they never figure among the cases annually brought for trial before assizes. Crime and Its Causes The next morning, he informed me that the grand jury had found a true bill against me, and that on the Saturday next, the assizes would be held. Japhet, in Search of a Father I know the design—and I tell you now that one word from my lips could have you brought up at the assizes—tried—and I won't say the rest. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Of this kind was the contagious matter, which produced the jail-fever at the assizes at Oxford about a century ago. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Time, however, passes, and the assizes were at hand, a fearful Avatar of judicial power to the guilty. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One At the assizes, Scott once examined a barber severely. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 "And, as the assizes commence next week, quick work will be made with them, your Majesty," observed Potts. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest The first days of the assizes were now near, and among all those who awaited them, there was none whose fate excited so profound an interest as that of old Condy Dalton. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three It was the custom of farmers for miles around to drive in to their county seat during the court assizes ... a week or so of holidays like a continuous circus for them. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative The assizes on that occasion were protracted to an unusual length. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The barber got into a great passion, and Scott desired him to moderate his anger, and that he should employ him to shave him as he passed through Kendal to the Lancaster assizes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 The prisoners were taken that night to Lancaster Castle, and Master Potts accompanied the escort, to be ready for the assizes. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest You know they have indicted him, and, present or absent, it is to come on at the next assizes. Gladys, the Reaper Does any other contemporary writer mention this circumstance? or is there any published register of the assizes of that time? Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 When our Lady holds these solemn assizes to gel out of the way. The Cathedral Yet this man, with all his ability, had already attended the Cumberland assizes for seven years without receiving a brief. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 "And your trial will come on at the next assizes, about the middle of August," said Potts, "You have only four months to run." The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest An assize town is a town where the assizes, or periodical sittings of a court, are held. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader This bridge is mentioned in the Close Rolls of the early years of Edward I as a place where assizes were held. Vanishing England Immediately afterwards he received a notice to quit, an ejectment was brought in due time, the case was dismissed at the quarter sessions, an appeal was lodged, but it was again dismissed at the assizes. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times "That's enough—assault and battery," said the philanthropist; "swinging damages at the next assizes, and a comfortable bill of costs." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 There was, of course, no possible defence—indeed, he owned up, and at the next assizes was condemned to death. Stories of the Border Marches He had been in Launceston prison for some weeks, when Chief Justice Glynne came to hold the assizes in those parts. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 The sheriff, who was a man of sense, and of wit and humour, resolved at the next assizes to try how far sounds would work upon that judge, and gain his approbation. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 493, June 11, 1831 Few breaches of the peace, felonies, burglaries, or murders come before the judges at the assizes; convictions for capital offences seldom happen. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times We adjourn to the great assizes, the stupendous injustices of this life. New Tabernacle Sermons As the judge and jury at an assizes, acquit by judgment of authority, the people only by judgment of discretion and acclamation. The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London For, in view of the approaching assizes, preparations were being made to push the case through the magistrate's court as quickly as possible in order to obtain a committal in time for the ensuing sessions. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman After being examined before a justice of the peace, he was committed to the county jail at Winchester for trial at the ensuing assizes. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 418 Volume 17, New Series, January 3, 1852 Only a little more than a fortnight to the assizes! Marcella Angoulême is the seat of a bishop, a prefect, and a court of assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Then some of the Puritan faction refused to accept the vicar's ministrations, and two of them were tried at the assizes and sent to gaol. The Parish Clerk It is one of the ancient ports of Lancashire, and, being the county town, the assizes for North Lancashire are held there. Rides on Railways The narrator stood his trial at the ensuing assizes, and was executed for this avowed murder of his shipmate; Jeremiah appearing as a principal witness. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 "The assizes may be held that very week—who knows?—the very day we are married." Marcella Angers is the seat of a bishopric, dating from the 3rd century, a prefecture, a court of appeal and a court of assizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 He gave notice of his intention to apply at the next assizes for compensation for malicious injury. Is Ulster Right? Here, in December, 1872, twenty-one natives of the Belezma were tried at a court of assizes for the massacre, last April, of twelve French colonists. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 On these conditions I was set at liberty, understanding, at the same time, that if found in the country by next assizes I would be brought up for trial. Speeches from the Dock, Part I Besides, as of course you know, the case will be simply sent on for trial at the assizes. Marcella For this his two associates were convicted at Kingston assizes, he himself being the witness against them, by which method he at that time escaped. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Not even till the ordinary assizes would the trial be postponed. The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession She was tried and condemned at the ensuing assizes; and previous to her execution confessed that "she had a hand in making Hugh Tisdall's bed." Two Ghostly Mysteries A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family; and the Murdered Cousin Gaul being tranquil, Cæsar, as he had determined, set out for Italy to hold the provincial assizes. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History There is not a word hereof the phantasm sworn to by Lofthouse at the assizes on September 17. Cock Lane and Common-Sense At Kingston assizes he was tried for a robbery committed in Surrey, but for want of sufficient evidence was acquitted, upon which he returned immediately to his old trade. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Said I, "You will be committed to the county gaol, and be tried at the assizes, and if your innocence appears you will be acquitted; if not, you will suffer accordingly." Trial of Mary Blandy The assizes arrived, however, and upon the day appointed, Lord Glenfallen and I attended in order to give our evidence. Two Ghostly Mysteries A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family; and the Murdered Cousin His first appearance as counsel in a criminal court was at the Jedburgh assizes, where he helped a veteran poacher and sheep-stealer to escape through the meshes of the law. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters At the assizes, Barwick withdrew his confession, and pleaded ‘Not Guilty’. Cock Lane and Common-Sense However, Walker and Sharp were admitted to bail, and at the next assizes appeared upon their trial. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Having entered he is charged with the care of souls, and if these shall suffer harm, through his inefficiency or want of fidelity, he must answer in the Divine assizes for the breach of trust. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy I, accordingly, did so, as did also Lord Glenfallen; and the woman was fully committed to stand her trial at the ensuing assizes. Two Ghostly Mysteries A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family; and the Murdered Cousin For instance, at the assizes, a man swore that he resided at a place which he pronounced Monothosluin, and so I spelt it in my report. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 Summer passed away, autumn had come and gone, and the winter assizes were once more upon us. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney This clearly being made out at the ensuing assizes, he was thereupon convicted, pardoned, and transported. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences We must go to the means with our prisoner to find Christ there at his court and assizes, that he may take course with the traitor. Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life The assizes would be held at Cross Key—he had heard the Gethin gossips talk of them, little thinking that they would have any interest for him—in three weeks. Bred in the Bone Mr. Dunborough stood his trial at the next Salisbury assizes, and, being acquitted of the murder of Mr. Pomeroy, was found guilty of manslaughter. The Castle Inn Quarter sessions and assizes come only at long intervals, are held only in particular time-honoured places, and take cognisance only of very serious offences which happily are not numerous. Hodge and His Masters Mead, Wade and Barking, were condemned at Winchester assizes, but this malefactor and Butler were removed by an Habeas Corpus to Newgate. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Feudal institutions: as revealed in the assizes of Romania—the law code of Frankish Greece. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 January - June The next assizes would be in April, and it would hardly be possible that the trial should take place so soon. John Caldigate I was immediately thrown into prison and in a few days my trial began at the assizes. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction But since the committal of the prisoner to stand his trial at these assizes," he said, "more evidence of an utterly unexpected, but to us convincing kind has been discovered. The Blotting Book At the assizes in Sussex, August, 1735, a man who pretended to be dumb and lame, was indicted for a barbarous murder and robbery. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 371, May 23, 1829 This gentleman, not being so much attached to his principles as to refuse the protection of the law, prosecuted them at the assizes, which caused those tumults to subside in Staffordshire. A Description of Modern Birmingham Whereunto Are Annexed Observations Made during an Excursion Round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, Including Warwick and Leamington The trial had been postponed from the spring to the summer assizes; and then the offence was one which, from its very nature, required speedy notice. John Caldigate When the assizes came on neither Robinson nor George was present to prosecute, and their recognisances were forfeited. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction At the assizes, when we wish a brief, we have our manner of letting the thing be known. The Red Rover At the Wells assizes, the other day, a butcher's wife, in giving her evidence, repeatedly turned towards the prisoner at the bar, and designated him as "that gentleman!" The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 329, August 30, 1828 The constable, with assistance, procured horses to guard the prisoner to Carlisle, to abide his doom at the next assizes. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 282, November 10, 1827 It would be well that the case should stand over till Thomas Crinkett and Euphemia Smith shall have been tried for perjury, which, as I understand, will take place at the next winter assizes. John Caldigate At the assizes of Versailles, Moiselet was sentenced to six months' solitary confinement. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 381, July 18, 1829 He swears that you shall be taken up and tried all over again at the next assizes; but my master is resolute, and I believe will carry it his own way. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are Then do as you please--but you will not send away my butler--he escaped hanging last assizes on an undoubted charge of murder? The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction After the next assizes they were strung up, all in a row—evil apples ready for the roasting. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates; fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish main I should say that was worth full twenty pound at the next assizes, without the honesty, sir.' Nicholas Nickleby Whether he could rush to the next assizes, and proclaim himself a lawyer? David Copperfield The assizes however were near, and there were certain considerations, unnecessary to be detailed, that persuaded me there might be benefit in waiting till my trial should actually be terminated, before I made my attempt. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are His death happened, no doubt, like that of Sir Robert Bell and others, at the Oxford Summer assizes for 1576. The Lucasta Poems I accordingly did so, as did also Lord Glenfallen, and the woman was fully committed to stand her trial at the ensuing assizes. The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 Further, it is apparent that in all these countries the types of habitual criminality, with the exception of thefts and vagrancy, are in greater proportion at the assizes, on account of their serious character. Criminal Sociology The "Notice to Proprietors" was seized by the magistrates of Besancon; and Proudhon was summoned to appear before the assizes of Doubs within a week. What is Property? No, he replied; but, now the assizes were over, he had fewer felons on his hands, and more time to look about him. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are Albi is the seat of an archbishop, a prefect and a court of assizes. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The assizes arrived, however, and upon the day appointed Lord Glenfallen and I attended in order to give our evidence. The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 The first thing that met his eye was an account of the assizes, and the first case was headed, "Forgery by a Banker's Clerk." Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City Lord Rosmore thought little about the assizes as he supped alone and drank his wine, unconscious of the many times he filled and emptied the glass. The Brown Mask The assizes, which passed over without influence to me, produced a great revolution among my fellow-prisoners. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are It is the seat of a court of appeal and a court of assizes, and has tribunals of first instance and of commerce and a chamber of commerce. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Hector had been canvassing the county, had subscribed to races, been present at the assizes, given public dinners, and taken various means to increase his popularity; of which he had become inordinately vain. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor On the eighth day of the assizes there were but fifty of us left in the wool warehouse. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 |
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