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VIII.

Only One Panel of the Number of Persons, qualified as herein mentioned to serve on Grand Inquest returned, and only Ten Panels on Civil Causes, &c. for the County of York.

And whereas Two several Panels of Jurors have been usually returned to serve on the Grand Inquests and that many more Panels have been sometimes returned for Tryals in Civil Causes att the Assizes held for the said County of York which was found to be more then necessary & Burthensome to the Persons there qualifyed for the said Service Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from henceforth onely One Panel consisting of Forty eight Free-holders and Copy-holders and no more (each Person having Fourescore Pounds Land per Annum) shall be returned to serve on the Grand Inquest and no more than Ten Panels consisting of Twenty foure Jurors in each Panel shall be returned to serve upon Tryals in Civil Causes att any Assizes to be holden for the said County of York (except onely where Special Juries are directed to be returned by Rule of Court) And that att no one Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County or within any of the Ridings within the same or in any place where such Sessions of the Peace shall be holden by Adjournment or otherwise within the same County shall be returned above the Number of Forty Persons to serve either upon the Grand Inquest or other Service there Any Law or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding.