James Tyrrell
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Tyrrell
in the texts
An Essay on the Trial by Jury
Historian quoted on Alfred's judicial reorganization and Edward the Elder's law.
“By a law of Edward the Elder, ‘Every sheriff shall convene [74] the people once a month, and do equal right to all, putting an end to controversies at times appointed.
“Alfred cantoned his kingdom, first into Trihings and Lathes, as they are still called in Kent and other places, consisting of three or four Hundreds;
“In this court anciently, one of the principal inhabitants, called the alderman, together with the barons of the Hundred*