case lord herbert against shaw a letter write by the father of a plaintiff to  each particular juryman request his attendance on the trial and profess that  he will take it as a great obligation to himself c be not a ground for grant a  new trial S c post Broderick sergeant move for a new trial upon a letter under  the duke of lead hand to influence a juryman the letter be to this purpose  that he shall think himself oblige to he and will quit the obligation whenever  it be in his power c he cite more Noy Inst sir Edward Northey contra write  letter to gentleman to desire they to be ready and to solicit they to attend  be grow into a constant practice and must be allow of so far as it tend only  to solicit to get a full jury he produce a affidavit that the attorney on the  other side have notice of that letter before the trial modern report er p  Raymond it be only a letter to the gentleman to come and do their duty and to  attend and tend to no discovery of the matter of fact nor to prepossess the  jury and the conclusion be only a usual compliment which I shall take as a  great obligation and shall be glad of a occasion to show how much I be your  humble servant holt chief justice order the attorney to be swear whether he  know anything of this letter before the assize he be swear and say that be do  not know of it any otherwise than as a fly report the court think this letter  something more than the usual compliment the duke of Leeds be a stranger to  the issue but he be a remainderman and so may maintain as a father may  maintain modern report lawful for a son holt chief justice but a father ought  not to make use of his authority or nobility for his son Lord Herbert lady be  the duke of Leeds daughter but the opinion of the court seem to be not to  grant a new trial say adjournatur a this case be argue again in the ensue term  and the court be unanimous of opinion that as the defendant have notice of  this letter have be write long before the trial and time enough to move for a  trial at bar that no new trial ought to be grant S c post a easter term the  six of queen whether in the common plea Thomas Lord Trevor chief justice sir  John blencowe Knt Thomas bury Esq Robert Tracey Esq justice sir Edward Northey  Knt attorneygeneral sir Simon Harcourt Knt solicitor general