A writ anciently called “breve de bono et malo ,” addressed to the sheriff to inquire whether a man committed to prison upon suspicion of murder were committed on just cause of suspicion, or only upon malice and ill will; and if, upon the inquisition , it were found that he was not guilty , then there issued another writ to the sheriff to bail him. Reg. Orig. 133. Odiosa et inlionesta non sunt In lee* prsesumanda. Odious and dishonest acts are not presumed in law. Co. Litt. 78; Jackson r. Miller, 6 Wend. (N. Y.) 228, 231, 21 Am. Dec. 316; Nichols Y. Pinner, 18 N. Y. 295, 300. Odiosa non prsesumnntur. Odious things are not presumed. Burrows, Sett. Cas. 190.
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