▁probably , ▁reign s ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁j ury ▁and ▁the ▁bar ons , ▁and ▁only ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁laws ▁that ▁the ▁jur ies ▁and ▁bar ons ▁found ▁acceptable ), ▁the ▁k ings , ▁through ▁the ▁royal ▁jud ges , ▁began ▁to ▁extend ▁their ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁j ury ▁and ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁David ▁H ume ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁History ▁of ▁England ▁tells ▁something ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁that ▁the ▁k ings ▁had ▁accum ulated ▁in ▁the ▁times ▁after ▁Mag na ▁Cart a , ▁the ▁pr er og atives ▁of ▁the ▁crown ▁and ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁great ▁power ▁with ▁which ▁these ▁monarch s ▁counted : ▁ ▁Early ▁modern ▁period ▁The ▁first ▁paragraph ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁that ▁abol ished ▁the ▁Star ▁Chamber , ▁long ▁a ▁b one ▁of ▁cont ention ▁between ▁the ▁early ▁Stuart ▁k ings ▁and ▁a ▁significant ▁fraction ▁of ▁their ▁subjects , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 6 4 1 ▁repe ats ▁the ▁clause ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁a ▁citiz en ▁to ▁be ▁jud ged ▁by ▁his ▁pe ers : ▁ ▁Many ▁English ▁colon ies , ▁including ▁the ▁Th ir teen ▁Col on ies , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁adopted ▁the ▁j ury ▁trial ▁system . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 0 ▁two ▁Qu akers ▁charged ▁with ▁un law ful ▁assembly , ▁William ▁P enn ▁and ▁William ▁M ead , ▁were ▁found ▁not ▁guilty ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁Ba iley ▁by ▁a ▁j ury . ▁The ▁judge