case king against seller Qure if the charter exempt the member of a company  from serve on jury or inquest before the mayor c will exempt they from the  wardmote inquest SC show Mod Mod stram dougl term Rep the defendant be indict  at the session in London for not attend at the wardmote inquest be choose of  the jury for such a year to this indictment he plead the king grant see this  grant state at length show a to the company of cook of which he be a member by  which grant that company be exempt from be put or summon upon a jury or  inquest before the mayor or sheriff or coroner of London c and upon a demurrer  the question be whether the cook be discharge by this grant from their  attendance at the say wardmote inquest holt sergeant for the king argue that  they be not discharge before the judgement upon the quo warranto bring against  the city of London state trial show b these court there be like the hundred  modern court in the county for as these be derive out of the county so those  be derive from the Lord mayor court which be a court of record and erect for  the better government of the city and the alderman of every ware have right to  hold leet there Inst a but first the word of this grant do not extend to this  case for the cook be thereby discharge only from be of a jury before the mayor  sheriff or coroner c but the court of wardmote be hold before neither for it  be hold before the alderman of the ware second the word in this grant ought to  be take strict videlicet that cook shall be exempt if there be other  sufficient man in the ware to serve beside and if this do not appear the grant  be void but this be not allege dyer b shower e contra as to the first  exception it be say that the wardmote court be hold before the mayor for the  jury there be not to try any matter but only to make presentment which be  carry before the mayor exception be take against the indictment which be for  not serve at a wardmote inquest for such a year first because it be a thing  not know at the commonlaw that a man shall be of a jury for a whole year  second the indictment be that the defendant be a inhabitant of such a place  and elect a juryman but do not say that he ought to hold the office to which  he be elect it be quash the indictment charge that the defendant on the first  of December be elect one of the wardmote inquest for one year next ensue and  have notice thereof but that from the first day of December aforesaid until  the find of the bill he have wilful obstinate and contemptuous refuse to take  upon he and perform the duty of the office and the indictment be quash because  it do not state when the duty be to be perform nor that any oath be tender to  he nor that he be present at any court or summon to be at any court for that  to support such a indictment it must be state that some part of the duty to be  perform have be neglect but another indictment be prefer and find to which the  defendant contrary to the inclination of the company submit so that the matter  of the plea be never judicial determine SC show c modern er p