[Footnote 1: Jarvis translates the passage in _Don Quixote_,--"Him you are
to punish with deeds, do no evil; intreat with words, for the pain of the
punishment is enough for the wretch to bear, without the addition of
ill-language."]
_Romford Jury._--The following entry appears on the court register of the
Romford Petty Sessions (in Havering Liberty) for the year 1730, relating to
the trial of two men charged with an assault on Andrew Palmer. As a curious
illustration of the manner in which justice was administered in country
parts in "the good old times," I think it may be interesting to the readers
of "N. & Q."
"The jury could not for several hours agree on their verdict, seven
being inclinable to find the defendants guilty, and the others not
guilty. It was therefore proposed by the foreman to put twelve
shillings in a hat, and hustle most heads or tails, whether guilty or
not guilty. The defendants, therefore, were acquitted, the chance
happening in favour of not guilty."