Editing Writ of prohibition (section)

===Procedure for securing a writ of prohibition ===
In the 13th century, the writs of prohibition were issued by the Chancery.{{sfn|Helmholz Writs of Prohibition and Ecclesiastical Sanctions |page=395}} However, by the later half of the 16th century, the writs of prohibition had become a judicial writ. That meant that if a party wanted to halt proceedings in another court on the grounds that the presiding court did not have proper jurisdictional authority, the party would petition the managing courts to do one of the following things: (1) eliminate liability altogether by applying common law, (2) have the case be sued ''de novo'' at common law, or (3) secure trial by the common law method of a jury or judicial ruling.{{sfn |Gray The writ of prohibition |page=xix}} Prior to deciding whether or not to grant the writ, the managing court would usually allow for open-court debate between the plaintiff seeking prohibition, the defendant opposing prohibition, and/or the judges themselves. However, writs of prohibition could be granted without such debate.{{sfn |Gray The writ of prohibition |page=xxi}}