Clarendon, Assize of

Clarendon, Assize of

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      (1166), a series of ordinances initiated by King Henry II of England in a convocation of lords at the royal hunting lodge of Clarendon. In an attempt to improve procedures in criminal law, it established the grand, or presenting, jury (consisting of 12 men in each hundred and 4 men in each township), which was to inform the King's itinerant judges of the most serious crimes committed in each local district and to name “any man accused or notoriously suspect of being a robber or murderer or thief.” All such men were subjected to ordeal by water and, if convicted, deprived of their goods and chattels, which were forfeited to the King; a convicted man also had his foot amputated. Even those acquitted were subject to exile from England if they were deemed men of ill repute. The assize was an extreme effort to control rampant lawlessness and had the unfortunate effect of encouraging accusations leading to miscarriages of justice. It was amended by the Assize of Northampton (Northampton, Assize of) (q.v.).

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