The progress of the suit was controlled at crucial points by precisely formulated writs to the sheriff, instructing him for instance, to put the disputed property under royal protection pending a decision, to impanel an assize and have it view the property in advance of the justices' arrival, to ascertain a point of fact material to the plea, or to summon a 'warrantor' to support a claim by the defendant.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
No only sheriffs, but their employees who impanel juries or execute process in the courts shall take an oath of office.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
Perhaps he was no less reasonable in this belief than certain painters, musicians, and writers, who place their own blind value upon the craft of their hands and brains, and will not set them aside for any jury that the world can impanel.
"The Bondboy"
George W. (George Washington) Ogden