The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may have in the sworn twelve a thief or two guiltier than him they try.

''Write that down,'' the King said to the jury, and the jury eagerly wrote down all three dates on their slates, and then added them up, and reduced the answer to shillings and pence.

A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.