It is necessary for Courts of Justice to hold a strict hand… - Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

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It is necessary for Courts of Justice to hold a strict hand over summary proceedings before magistrates, and I never will agree to relax any of the rules by which they have been bound. Their jurisdiction is of a limited nature, and they must shew that the party was brought within it.

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

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Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (5 October 1732 – 4 April 1802) was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice of the United Kingdom.

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Alternative Names: Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, Baron of Gredington

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