Our story of Piracy is about to be filled with high profile trials. Today we're going to look at the development of the English jury system.

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Sources :

• The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
• The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
• A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
• The Trial of William Penn and WIlliam Mead, at the Old Bailey, for a Tumultuous Assembly, 22 Charles II. A. D. 1670, Howell's State Trials, Vol. 6,
• Case of the Imprisonment of Edward Bushell for Alleged Misconduct as a Juryman , 22 Charles II. A. D. 1670, Vaughan's Reports, 135, Howell's State Trials, Vol. 6
• The History of England by David Hume

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