Saxons
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An Essay on the Trial by Jury
The pre-Norman English people whose customary law and punishments are cited as historical background.
This was the oath in the Saxon times, and probably continued to be until Magna Carta.
Under the Saxon laws, fines, payable to the injured party, seem to have been the common punishments for all offences.
“They were not allowed to impose taxes on the kingdom.
Dissertations on Early Law and Custom
Saxon people who petitioned Henry IV.
’ He refers also to similar duties of the Swedish King, and cites the prayer of the Saxons to Henry IV.