Lysander Spooner: “But if legem terrae was the common law, which the king was sworn to maintain, then a real restriction was laid upon his…”

That the legislation of the king was of no authority over a jury, is further proved by the oath taken by the kings at their coronation.

And nobody is bound to take the least notice of them, unless it be to trample them under foot, as usurpations.

Practically speaking, no government knows any limits to its power, except the endurance of the people.

The people considered their jurisprudence as a part of their inheritance.