Note 7 — Chapter VII · Wager of Law.
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Coke, Litt. 295; 3 Bl. Comm. 343.
As the effect of the compurgators oath was the same as a verdict, this is the reason assigned by Coke and Blackstone, why eleven compurgators were required, under the old codes. 3 Bl. Comm. 343; Coke, Litt. 295; Glanville, Lib. l, c, 9x.