That in others of these states, [and particularly in those to the eastward of the union,¹] this germ of rottedness in the constitution of juries has been carefully excluded, and their laws have provided with laudable foresight for the appointment of jurors by selectmen chosen by the people themselves[…]

Hoffman's freehanded approach to the law in silencing the defendants had angered many, and would later be overruled by a higher court.

For a brown stew, the meat and sometimes the vegetables are browned in hot fat before being simmered

She was asserting ecclesiastical suzerainty as 'highbishop' much as the Ui Nelll kings of Tara were claiming suzerainty over other provincial kings.