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Classic Work on Trial by Jury and Capital Cases - 1702.

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Classic Work on Trial by Jury and Capital Cases - 1702.
Tryals Per Pais: Or, the Law of England concerning Juries, by Nisi Prius. "Fourth Edition with Large Additions. To which is now Added, A farther Treatise of Evidence...Very useful and Necessary for all Lawyers, Attornies and other Practisers...By G.D. of the Inner-Temple, Esq." London: Rich. and Edw. Atkins, 1702. 4 1/2 x 7 1/4, 416 + unpaginated index + 41 pp. addendum on "...Capital Matters." Original calf, spine recovered by noted bindery with fine, supple caramel leather, red spine label; front inner hinge reinforced with cream muslin. The first eighteenth century edition of the first substantial treatise on the English jury and law of evidence, deservedly popular for over a century, bound with first edition of one of the earliest works devoted exclusively to capital cases (credit: Meyer Boswell Books). In-depth chapters on "the diver sorts of Tryals...when a Tryal shall be by a Jury, and when not: When by the Spiritual Law, when by Certificate, when by Battail, when by an Almanack, &c...The number of the Jurors, and why the Sheriff returns twenty-four, though the Venire facias mentions but twelve...Who may be Jurors, who not; who exempted, and of their Quality...Of what things Jury may inquire...when of a Mans intent...Evidences and Witnesses... Of a Tryal betwixt two Aliens by all English...How the Jury ought to demean themselves whilst they consider their Verdict; when they may eat and drink...What punishment the Law hath provided for Jurors offending, as taking Reward to give their Verdict...." Delightful typography, a mix of Garamond and Old English. Tips rounded, boards with superficial scuffing, foxing and mocha toning, one prefatory leaf shaken, else internally very good plus. WorldCat locates only three examples of this edition (British Library and two Dutch libraries.) Rare.