Criminal cases

(1) In felonies jurors may be sworn in criminal trials in open court in the following form or to the like effect, “You shall well and truly try and true deliverance make between our Sovereign Lady the Queen and the prisoner (or prisoners or defendant), at the bar (or the defendant) whom you shall have in charge, and a true verdict give according to the evidence. So help you God.” (2) In misdemeanours the jury may be sworn as follows or to the like effect, “You shall well and truly try the issue (or issues) joined between our Sovereign Lady the Queen and the defendant, and a true verdict give according to the evidence. 13 So help you God.”