Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John With an Historical Introduction
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE.
I. Its Main Object: (1) Judgment must precede Execution; 436 (2) _Per judicium parium_; (3) _Per legem terrae_; (4) Meaning of "_vel_." II. The scope of the Protection afforded. III. What classes of men enjoyed it. IV. Reactionary Aspects. V. The Genesis of this Chapter. VI. Later History of "Judgment of Peers." VII. Erroneous Interpretations,