Note 494 — Book XIV.
John Beames translation
“At the Common Law a man accused or indicted of High Treason, or of any felony whatsoever, was bailable, upon good security: for at the Common Law the Gaol was his pledge or security that could find none.” (2 Inst. 189.) This serves to elucidate the text, which is obscure from its brevity. A similar explanation is given in the progress of the present chapter, but is qualified, with the exception of the plea of Homicide.