7. Form of Oath to be administered to the Jurors.

You shall well and truly try the question [or, questions] between the parties, and a true verdict give according to the evidence. So help you God.

8. Form of Oath to be administered to a Witness.

The evidence you shall give to the Court and Jury [or, the Court, as the case may be] touching the matters in question, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God.

9. Form in case the Witness has a conscientious Objection to take an Oath.

The Witness is to repeat, after the Registrar, as follows, verbatim: I, (A. B.) do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm and declare, that the taking of any oath is, according to my religious belief, unlawful. And I do also solemnly and truly affirm and declare that the evidence I shall give to the Court and Jury [or, the Court, as the case may be], shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

10. Form of Oath to be taken by the Usher of the Court, on Jury retiring to consider their Verdict.

You shall well and truly keep this jury in some private and convenient place, without meat, drink, or fire (candle light excepted). You shall not suffer any person to speak to them, neither shall you speak to them yourself, without leave of the Court, except to ask them if they are agreed on their verdict.

11. Form of Writ of Inquiry before the Sheriff.

Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith.

To the Sheriff of Greeting. Whereas, by an Order of His Honor the Master of the Rolls, made in this cause [or, matter], dated &c., His Honor awarded damages to be recovered by A.B. against the said C.D., in respect of &c., (take

words from the Order.) But because it is unknown to Our said Court what damages the said A.B. hath sustained by means of the premises aforesaid, therefore we command you, that by the oath of twelve good and lawful men of your bailiwick [if by a special jury, add here the words "qualified to serve as special jurors, such jury to be struck and reduced according to law"], you diligently inquire what damages the said A.B. hath sustained by reason of the premises aforesaid; and that you send to Us, in Our Court of Chancery aforesaid, on the

day of

the inquisition which you shall thereupon take under your seal, and the seals of those by whose oath you shall take that inquisition, together with this Writ. Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the day of in the

Our reign.

year of

12. Form of Writ of Inquiry to a County Palatine.

Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith. To Our Chancellor of Our county palatine of Lancaster, or to his deputy there, greeting. Whereas [as in preceding form]. But because it is unknown to Our said Court what damages the said A. B. hath sustained by means of the premises aforesaid, therefore, we command you, that by Our writ, under the seal of Our said county palatine, to be duly made and directed to the Sheriff of the same county, you command the said sheriff, that by the oath of twelve good and lawful men of his bailiwick [if by a special jury, add the words as in preceding form], he diligently inquire what damages the said A. B. hath sustained by means of the premises aforesaid; and that you send to Us in Our said Court of Chancery, on the day of the inquisition which the said sheriff shall thereupon take under his seal, and the seals of those by whose oath he shall take that inquisition, together with this Writ.

Witness Ourself at Westminster, the

day of

year of Our reign.

13. Form of Inquisition on Writ of Inquiry.

To wit.

An inquisition taken at the House of

by the name or sign of the

in the said county of

in the

,

on the

day of

Esquire, Sheriff

year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady, Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, and in the year of our Lord 18 before of the county aforesaid, by virtue of a writ of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, to the said sheriff directed, and to this inquisition annexed, to inquire of certain matters in the said writ specified by the oaths of

twelve honest and lawful men of the said county, who upon their oaths say that

in the said writ named hath sustained damages to the sum of £ by the means in the said writ mentioned.

In witness whereof, as well I the said sheriff, as the jurors aforesaid, have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year and place above mentioned.

14. Form of Writ of Inquiry of Damages to be executed before the Justices of Assize.

Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith. To the Sheriff and to Our Justices assigned to take the Assizes in and for the county of , greeting. Whereas [as in the foregoing forms]. But because it is unknown to Our said Court what damages the said A. B. hath sustained by means of the premises aforesaid, therefore, according to the statute in such case made and provided, We command you, the said sheriff, that you summon

twelve good and lawful men of your bailiwick [if by a special jury, add here the words "qualified to serve on special juries, such jury to be struck and reduced according to law"], to appear before Our said Justices of Assize, on the

at

day of

in the said county by Ten of the clock in the forenoon of that day, to diligently inquire, and on their oath to assess the damages which the said A. B. hath sustained by means of the premises aforesaid; and that you, the said sheriff, have on that day before the said Justices of Assize, this writ. We likewise command Our said Justices that they certify the inquisition before them taken, to Us in our Court of Chancery at Westminster, on the next, together with the names of those by whose oath such inquisition shall be taken, and that they also have then there this Writ. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the

day of

day of

in the

year of Our reign.

CAMPBELL, C.

Hilary Term, 1860.

JOHN ROMILLY, M. R.

J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE, L. J.

G. J. TURNER, L. J.

RICHD. T. KINDERSLEY, V. C.

JOHN STUART, V. C.

W. P. WOOD, V. C.