It is the very ancient privilege of the people of England, that they shall be tried, except in the known exceptions, not by judges appointed by the crown, but by their own fellow-subjects, the peers of that county court at which they owe their suit and service; and out of this principle the trial by juries has grown.
Burke emphasizes the historical right of English citizens to be tried by their peers rather than by judges appointed by the crown.
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