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Seipp Number:
Year
Court
Writ
Marginal Heading
1423.009abr 1423 King's Bench Indictment
Term
Regnal Year
King: Plea Number Folio Number
Pasch. 1 Hen. 6 AbrBkAss Corrodie [9] 80r-80v
Serjeants/ Justices Plaintiff Surname Plaintiff First Name v. Defendent Surname Defendent First Name
Other Plaintiffs Other Names Places Other Defendents
Marshal of King's Bench
Abridgements Cross-References Statutes
AbrBkAss Corrodie [9]     
Incipit (First Line) Number of Lines
Sur un enditement le partie de rien coulpable sur que issit venire facias, & quant le iurre apparust il 14
Process and Pleading
Defendant pleaded 'not guilty'.
Venire facias was issued.
When the jury appeared, defendant stood mute.
The Court commanded defendant to challenge the prospective jurors.
Defendant took no notice of his challenges.
The Court commanded the Marshal to make a panel of good folk residing nearby to inquire whether defendant could speak or not.
The panel found that he could speak.
The Court took the other inquest (jury) to inquire whether defendant was guilty or not.
The inquest (jury) said that defendant was guilty.
Defendant was hanged.
Language Notes (Law French)
estoit muet & ne vouldra prender regarde a ses chalenges come le court luy commaunde et pour ceo que ceo fuit en banke le roy le court commaunde le marshal de faire panel de bon gentz demurrauntz environ, &c. d enquerer ou il purra parler ou nemy, que trouveront que il purra parler et sur ceo ils pristerount l auter enquest d enquerer ou il fuit coulpable ou nemy, que disoient que cy, &c.; par que il fuit pende & ne fuit mys a son penance pour ceo que par le pleder de rien culpable il averoyt iurisdiccion al court, &c.; Pasch. 1 Hen. 6 inter annos Hen. 5 abbreviatur, &c.
Abstract Context
Commentary & Paraphrase
last entry under the title 'Corrodie', obviously should have been entered under the title 'Corone' immediately following
Defendant was hanged and was not put to his penance (i.e., peine forte et dure) because by defendant's pleading 'not guilty' he gave jurisdiction to the Court, etc.
Pasch. 1 Hen. 6, abridged (abbreviatur) among the years of Hen. 5
Manuscripts Mss Notes Editing Notes Errors
Translations/Editions
Plea Roll Record Year Record Plaintiffs Record Defendants Last Update
0 2005-03-13
Keywords
Party
Not Guilty
Issuance
Venire Facias
Jury
Appearance
Mute
Standing Mute
Regard
Challenge of Juror
Command
Marshal
Panel
Good Folk
Folk
Residence
Environ
Inquiry
Speaking
Finding
Inquest
Guilt
Hanging
Penance
Peine Forte Et Dure
Pleading
Jurisdiction
Abbreviation
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