Jury Vetting in the Seventeenth Century

Juries are generally believed to be the collective voice of free-born Englishmen, but in the aftermath of Civil War the system was at the centre of debate about the effective governance of England.

Medal, John Lilburne
The commemorative medal struck after the acquital of John Lilburne. The head is surrounded by the words 'John Lilborne [sic] saved by the power of the Lord and the integrity of his Jury'. The reverse records the names of the jurors. Image: Mike Ringo/Wiki Commons.

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