Barnardiston king b Scythian plant who a venire be proper to be direct to in a  mandamus to swear in a common councilman for the ware of great Wyver in the  city of Norwich sergeant chapel have obtain a rule a few day ago to show cause  why the venire shall not be direct to the sheriff of the county of Norfolk  upon a affidavit that the sheriff of the city and likewise the coroner and  freeman who will be of the jury in case the venire be direct to a officer  within the city be all party interest in the election and to show that venires  have be direct in such case to the sheriff of the county at large he cite roll  abridgment the case there be put that a issue be to try whether there be such  a custom as foreignbought and foreignsold in the city of York and the opinion  there be that the venire in such case shall be direct not to the sheriff of  the city of York but to the sheriff of the county at large and he observe  beside that though the present election relate only to a common councilman for  one of the ware of the city yet in fact a common councilman for one of the  ware be a common councilman for the whole city and therefore in the nature of  the thing every freeman within the city must be interest in this election Mr  strange come now to show cause against this rule and say that he believe it be  never think of before that a venire shall be direct to the sheriff of another  county when the election of a common councilman within a ware be dispute he  observe that issue of this sort be constant try in London and therefore he  submit it that for the precedent sake the rule ought to be discharge and if  there be any reason to think that there be any partiality in the return  officer the other side ought to apply that elisors shall be appoint to strike  the jury the chief justice say that he well remember a dispute that happen  between the city of Norwich and the county of Norfolk which of they ought to  repair a bridge and the venire be direct to the sheriff of Suffolk the court  say too that they well agree the case cite out of roll but they think the  present case do not come up to it accord the rule be discharge