Verge

"At common law, the coroner of the county had no jurisdiction within the compass of the king's court, which bounds the jurisdiction of the lord high steward of the household, and comprehends a circuit of twelve miles round the residence of the court (wherever held). This jurisdiction is usually called the 'verge,' within which the coroner of the king's household, or, as commonly called, the 'coroner of the verge,' had jurisdiction over all matters within the duty of a coroner, exclusive of the coroner of the county. A jurisdiction so exclusive, particularly as the king's court was movable, was found to be attended with many inconveniences, * * * and therefore it was found expedient to impart, in some cases, to the coroner of the county, a jurisdiction concurrent with that of the coroner of the verge." Jervis, Cor. 5, 59; Sts. 28 Edw. I. c. 3, and 33 Hen. VIII. c. 12, § 3.

An uncertain quantity of land, from fifteen to thirty acres. Toml. A space within 12 miles around the place where the king was actually residing was called the verge. 1 Iloldsw. Hist. E. L. 80. See Court of the Marsiialsea; Virga. VERI FICATI0N. An averment by the party making a pleading that he is prepared to establish the truth of the facts which he has pleaded. Whenever new matter is introduced on may have an opportunity of answering it; 1 Saund. 103, n. 1. This applies only to pleas. In one instance, however, new matter need not conclude with a verification, and then the pleader may pray judgment without it: for example, when the matter pleaded is merely negative; Lawes, PL 145. The reason of it is evident: a negative requires no proof; and it would, therefore, be impertinent or nugatory for the pleader, who pleads a negative matter, to declare his readiness to prove it The usual form of verification of a plea containing matter of fact is, “And this he is ready to verify,” etc. See 3 Bla. Com. 309. It is not error to permit a proctor to sign and verify a libel in admiralty, where a large number of persons join and they are out of the jurisdiction, but the practice is not to be commended; The Oregon, 133 Fed. 609, 68 C. C. A. 603. See Bill; Injunction. In Practice. The examination of the truth of a writing; the certificate that the writing is true. See Authentication.

v. Pax regis.