Barnardiston king b the king and hay how far a special verdict shall be say to  be sufficient the defendant be indict for forge a particular bind and then for  publish it and afterward for publish a bind forge general the jury give a  special verdict and find that the defendant commit the two first fact charge  in the indictment but say nothing as to the three yet at last they come with a  general conclusion and submit the whole matter to the court to judge de  malegesturis prediction and accord as the court shall be of opinion they find  the defendant guilty or not guilty the question now be whether this verdict be  perfect and complete enough so as that the court may give judgement upon it or  whether it be imperfect so as that the court must award a new venire facias it  object strong on the part of the defendant that the verdict be imperfect for  the jury find nothing as to one part and then the general conclusion contrary  to the premise can make it good to this purpose the case of cro be rely upon  another case be put and that be that if a man be indict for strike a b and c  and the jury shall find that he lift up his hand to strike at a and b  Barnardiston king b er p and strike at they but miss they and so shall  conclude in as general a manner as in the case at bar the counsel say that  this verdict will be imperfect this case the court admit but they say it be  distinguishable from the case at bar for there the defendant be charge with  one fact in the indictment and the verdict find that he do another which be no  answer but in the case at bar the defendant be charge with three fact to two  of they the jury give a positive answer and then make a general conclusion by  which the whole be submit to the court so that here the whole evidence give to  the jury be lie before the court and the court be to judge upon the evidence  find as they shall think proper by this it appear that the jury have take into  their consideration all the charge but they think the court the proper judge  of what ought to be do upon the evidence give this same answer too make a  clear distinction between the case in crook and our case for there it appear  that the jury have find but part of the fact and there be nothing to show that  they have think any thing about the other part so the court say judgement  shall be give for the king as to the two first charge and acquit the defendant  as to the other