Note 18 — Chapter IX · Privilege of Sanctuary.
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Ante idem.
Speaking of the practice known as adjuration of the realm, Pollock and Maitland, in their excellent history of English Law, say: “The coroner came and parleyed with the refugee, who had his choice between submitting to trial and abjuring the realm. If he chose the latter course, he hurried, dressed in pilgrim’s guise, to the port that was assigned to him, and left England, being bound by his oath, never to return. His lands escheated; his chattels were forfeited, and if he ever came back, his fate was that of an outlaw.” (Vol. II., p. 590.)