appellor

And if the appellor abandon the prosecution, the exigend shall tarry until the

The Customs of Old England

When an appellor offered to do battle in person, it was his duty to say:

The Customs of Old England

The appellor declined dereignment by battle, and so it was decided that the accused should be tried by the Middle Law, with eighteen compurgators.

The Customs of Old England

Finally, the appellor was obliged to swear by seven lawful men, who were to be named, that he had laid upon the accused the necessity of the ordeal neither from hatred nor from any other cause but that he might acquire his right.

The Customs of Old England

On the other hand if the prosecution were on the part of the Crown, seven compurgators were deemed enough, the reason being that the King had not the personal interest in bringing a criminal to justice of a private appellor.

The Customs of Old England

Glanvill says that wounds are within the sheriff's jurisdiction, unless the appellor adds a charge of breach of the king's peace.

The Common Law Oliver Wendell Holmes 1888

The appellor also had [4] to show that he immediately raised the hue and cry.

The Common Law Oliver Wendell Holmes 1888

An acquittal of the appellee on the merits was a bar to an indictment; and, on the other hand, when an appeal was fairly started, although the appellor might fail to prosecute, or might be defeated by plea, the cause might still be proceeded with on behalf of the king.

The Common Law Oliver Wendell Holmes 1888

II., pointing oul the words of the appellor 'jeo dise que Sebright, &c. entiel meas. on ou hiens mist de feu.'

Memoir Correspondence And Miscellanies Jefferson, Thomas 1829

§ II., pointing oul the words of the appellor 'jeo dise que Sebright, &c. entiel meas. on ou hiens mist de feu.'

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 Thomas Jefferson 1784