tales
/ˈteɪliːz
/noun Law
A writ for summoning substitute jurors when the original jury has become deficient in number.And if in such case there should be a want of jurors, an Habeas Corpora with a Tales may, said the Court, possibly issue; but no Tales can be granted upon a commission of Gaol Delivery.
Origin
From Latin tales (de circumstantibus) 'such (of the bystanders)', the first words of the writ.