The Sergeant At The law

by leah
(Jamaica)

The Sergeant At The law

Keen and wise. He remembered and knew all the convictions, common and recorded since King William's time. He would write a contract so explicit. Not any man could trace a fault in it. He knew every law by rote. Often at the St. Paul's Porch. He was a man who wore many a robe. He was a lawyer and a judge in the court, in assize, by Royal Assignment or Commission giving Jurisdiction. He seemed busier than he was. He was rich and a great land. He was so rich that his fees were simple to him. He rode a horse in a simple medley coat with a silk belt with bars wrapped around his waist.