A PERFECT AND EXACT DIRECTION TO ALL those that desire to know the true and just Fees of these Courts following, viz. The Fees of all the Offices belonging to the Court of Common Pleas. A Table of the Prothonotaries Fees. The Fees of the Chancery, according to the Table in the Office. The Ordinance of the Chancery, by Th. Lord Coventry late Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England. LONDON, Printed by R. H. for N. Vavasour, and are to be sold at his Shop in the inner Temple. 1641. A Table of the Offices. CUstos brevium. fol. 2 The Prothonotaries Office. 3 The secundaries of the Prothonotaries. 4 Clerk of the warrants office. ibid. The philizers. 5 The Exigenters office. ibid. The Chirographers office. 6 The office of the King's silver. ibid. The office of the Clerk of the Treasury. 7 The Crier of the Court. 8 The keeper of the Treasury. 9 Inrolling of Fines, Recoveries. ib. A review of a certificate, with an addition thereunto, and an answer to the Articles. The Chirographer. 10 The Court keeper. 11 The Criers. ibid. The Porter. 12 Associates of the Nisi prius at Guildhall. ibid. Clerk of the Errors. ibid. An answer to the last articles. 13 The Oath administered. 16 Custos brevium Fees. 18 Fees for the Clerks of the Custos brevium. 22 Fees allowed to the Bagbearer by the Custos brevium. 23 The Prothonotaries fees. 24 Fees for ●rits. 31 The Prothonotaries Clerks fees. 34 Fees for the Clerk of the inrolments. 36 Chirographers fees. 37 Chirographers Clerks fees. 39 Clerk of the Treasury. 40 For the keeping the Treasury. ibid. Clerk of the King's silver. 42 philizers Fees. ibid. Exigenters Fees. 45 Clerk of the Jurors. 48 Clerk of the Essoines. 49 Outlawrie Office. 50 Fees or the Seal. 52 Fees for the Marshal. ibid. Criers Fees. 54 Fees for the keeper of the Court. 55 Fees of the Clerk of the inrolments. ib. Fees for the Porter of the Court. 56 Alienation Office. 57 Fees taken by the Master of the Chancery 57 Fees taken for the Compositions. 58 Under Sheriff of Middlesex. 60 Warden of the Fleet. 61 The Jurors presentment. 66 Judges Fees. 68 Sergeants Fees. 70 Custos brevium Fees. 71 Prothonotaries Office. 73 Secundaries Fees. 74 Clerk of the Warrants office. ibid. In the philizers office. 75 In the Exigenters' office. 76 In the Chirographers office. ibid. In the office of the King's silver. 77 In the office of the Clerk of the Treasury. 78 The Criers Fees. 80 In the office of the keeper of the Treasury. 81 In the outlawry office. 82 The Proclamators Fees. 83 Clerk of the Juries. ibid. The Clerk of the Essoines. 84 The Court keeper. ibid. The Porters Fees. 85 The Clerk of the Errors Fees. 86 The Clerk of the Inrolment Fees. 87 The Attorneys Fees. 88 The Lo: chief justice his Fees. 90 Fees belonging to the Judges which do the business. 91 Dividend Fees. 93 Puisne Judges Fees. 94 Fees due to the Lord chief Justice his Clarks. 96 Lord chief Justice his Fees. 99 The Fees due to such judges which do the business. 10● Dividend Fees. 103 Puisne judges Fees. ibid. A Table of the due fees of the Prothonotaries. 109 Fees belonging to the Chancery. 127 Ordinances in the Chancery. 134 TERMINO HILLARII, Vicesimo primo jacobi Regis. 1623. ACcording to your honour's direction, having (since the time of your Lordship's pleasure made known unto us) received from your Lordships, divers Bills, and Notes of the Fees claimed by several Officers in the right of their Offices, in his highness' Court of Common pleas at Westminster, and thereby, and by Oath to be administered unto us, concerning your honour's pleasures and intendments to be performed, whether all the Fees and Sums of money set down and claimed respectively in the said Bills and Notes, have been paid since the thirtieth year of the late Queen Elizabeth, or which, or how many thereof, or what other have been advanced, increased, or taken since the said thirtieth year, in the said Offices, in the said Court of Common Pleas. Upon perusal of the said Bills and Notes, and consideration of the Fees now claimed, and taken upon our several knowledges, and upon credible report, we find some for to be advanced, increased, raised, and taken since the said thirtieth year. And therefore in all humbleness, We have briefly set down under the title of every Office, such as we at this present respectively know to have been so advanced, increased, raised, and taken with some grounds and reasons of the advancing, increasing, raising, and taking thereof, delivered by them, to their several Notes of Fees annexed. In the Office of Custos Brevium. THere is, and hath been taken by the Clarks there, more than heretofore was taken and claimed by them upon Fines, upon the return of Writs of Covenant under colour of Deputations from the Sheriffs, and now is claimed by them for keeping the parts of the Fine. xii. d. Also for filing every Writ after two Terms, for every Term after, xx. d. Whereas the said Fee of xx. d. was accepted for filing of any Writ at any time within the year. Also there is taken by the said Clerks, for filing of 〈◊〉 Writs of Entry, Summons, and Seisin upon common Recoveries, xii. d. whereas formerly iiii. d. was taken as their Master● Fee for a post diem. In the Prothonotaries Office. THere hath been taken for the most part of seven years past, upon every judgement in personal, and mixed Actions, over and above the two. s. in the Bill of their Fees mentioned, and more than was formerly paid, xii. d. being for assessing of Costs for the Judges as is affirmed. Also there hath been taken by the space of four year's last passed, or thereabouts, xviii. d. upon every Writ of Entry, Summons, and Seisin upon common Recoveries, which was not formerly paid. There hath been also taken by the space of twelve or fourteen year's last passed, by them iiii. s. upon the reversal of every outlawry, not formerly taken. They have also received and taken for divers years last passed, the sum of ix. s. iiii. d. upon every prohibition granted in Court, but whether the same be a due, and ancient Fee, we do not certainly know: All which Fees so taken (as we conceive) are upon the reasons expressed in a Note, which we have annexed to their Bill of Fees. The Secondaries of the said Prothonotaries. THere hath been taken by the space of ten year's last passed, or thereabouts, xii. d. upon every common Recovery drawn at the Bar, more than formerly hath been taken, which the Secondaries affirm to have been taken in respect the Demaundants in such Recoveries have not appeared at the Bar in person. Clerk of the Warrants Office. THere is taken upon every Fine more than formerly iiii. d. for a Warrant of Attorney, and charged out of the Attorneys Fee by order of the Judges made 14. jac. Reg. certified by this Officer to his Lordship. There was also taken by the Deputy of this Officer for the space of three or four years, and until within one year last passed, upon every Fine xviii. d. which was not formerly paid to that Officer, being so taken (as is pretended) for the return of the Writ of Covenant, and hath since been taken by Master Thomas jackman, Clarke of the inrolments of Fines and Recoveries, upon the reasons annexed to the Bill of Fees of the Clerk of the Warrants. In the philizers. THere is taken iiii. d. upon every Cap. and viij. d. upon every appearance of the Defendant, more than was taken before 14. jac. Reg. which is taken by virtue of an Order made upon the reasons expressed in the same Order to their Bill of Fees annexed. In the Exigenters Office. THere hath been taken ever since 31. Eliz. upon every Exigent more than was formerly taken 1. d. which was so taken in respect of the length of the Proclamation. And there hath been also taken by the space of three years past, i. d. more upon every Exigent, upon such reasons as are offered to your Lordship's considerations, in their Certificate of Fees. In the Chirographers Office. THere is taken by the Clerks of the said Office for writing the Chirograph of every Fine two. s. vi. d. which since 30. Eliz. was but xuj. d. which sum of two. s. vi. d. upon reasons showed to divers ancient Attorneys by the Clerks of the said Office about seventeen years since, was assented unto by the said Attorneys, be the Fine long, or short. In the Office of the King's silver. THere is increased, and taken by the space of thirteen year's last passed, or thereabouts iiii. d. upon every Fine by Order made in 8. jac. Reg. annexed to their Bill of Fees. Also there hath been taken and increased iiii. d. lately, within five years since the time last above mentioned for every several Cap. of a Fine, having more Cap. than one, which was not formerly taken. Also for the time of thirteen year's last passed, there hath been taken for every Fine by special Commission, iiii. d. which is an increased Fee. Also there hath been taken since 8. jac. Reg vi. d. for every Fine brought into the Office after the end of every Term, not formerly taken. Also there hath been taken the sum of viij. d. upon every Fine in the Western Circuits, more than upon Fines in other Counties, which grew to be taken about 34. Eliz. by colour of deputations from the Sheriffs of the Western Circuits upon the reasons annexed to his Bill of Fees, most of which said Fees were raised, and increased in the time when Rich. Chambers, Was that Officer. In the Office of the Clerk of the Treasury. THere is of late taken iiii. s. for the search of every Term after ten years, the old and ancient Fee being but iii. s. iiii. d. There is claimed iii. s. for turning the key of the Treasury after the Term, whereas there is but xii. d. due. Also there is claimed by his said Bill iiii. d. for search of a Record under ten years until three years, no such Fee being due. The Criers of the Court. THere is taken by them two. s. the Fee being but xii. d. for calling every Jury at the Bar, when they fill not. Also they take xuj. s. for keeping every Jury during the sitting of the Court, and xxx. s. for keeping them all night, The ancient Fee for the first (as we understand) being but iiii. s. and the other viij. s. and no more. Also there is taken by them for swearing an Attorney in Court two. s. more than their ancient Fee, (being iiii. s.) as we are credibly informed. Also they take upon every Bail taken in Court xii. d. there being no Fee due, that we know, or have heard of. Also they take iiii. s. upon every Nisi prius before my Lord chief Justice of the common Pleas at Westminster, there being no such Fee due to our knowledge. Also they demand iiii. s. iiii. d. upon every Wager in Law, there being but two. s. due, as we have heard. In the Office of the Keeper of the Treasury. THere is claimed in his Bill for a Search after three years, until ten years iiii. d. there being no such Fee due. Also for a Roll carried into the Court, vi. d. there being no such Fee to our knowledge, other than for carrying a Roll of the precedent Term. Also for every Jury at the Bar two. s. vi. d. there being only xii. d. due, and formerly paid, as we have heard. Also for every Nisi prius tried in Middlesex two. s. vi. d. there being but xii. d. due. Also for a copy of a Praecipe xviii. d. there being none ever heard of. Also for the acknowledging of a Fine iiii. d. there being nothing due. Also for the key xviii. d. xii. d. being due, and no more. In the Office of Inrolling, and Exemplifying of Fines and Recoveries. THe Fees challenged by this Officer (as we conceive) do differ from the Fees limited by the Sta. 23. Eliz. unto which Stat. we refer ourselves. The Chirographer. A review of our former Certificate, with an addition thereto, and an answer to the Articles lately delivered unto us by your Lordships. THere is taken by the Clerk of the said Office, for writing of the Chirograph of every Fine, two. s. vi. d. for which since 30. Eliz. was only paid xii. d. but about Anno 4. jac. Reg. they did procure the consent of divers ancient Attorneys in writing under their hands, for the increase thereof, to make the xii. d. two. s. vi. d. be the Chirograph long or short, upon promise never to demand any more, yet since they exact, and take more according to the length. The Court-keeper. Whereas this Officer requireth ix. s. vi. d. for a Wager of Law, his due being only xxii. d. the rest is to be divided amongst the Criers, Wagermen, and other Officers. The Criers. Whereas it hath been formerly certified that two. s. is due to these Officers for a Wager of Law, upon better consideration we find iiii. s. is due unto them out of the ix. s. vi. d. The Porter. HE taketh two. s. vi. d. for every trial at the Bar, his Fee being but xii. d. and for a Nisi prius xii. d. his due being but vi. d. The Associates of the Nisi prius at Guildhall. THis Officer taketh xii. d. for return of the Plaintiffs Postea, and two. s. for return of the Desendants Postea, and for the Defendants Verdict two. s. which are new increased Fees since 30. Eliz. The Clerk of the Errors. THis Officer taketh for a Supersid. de non molestando iii. s. there being but two. s. anciently due, and two. s. for making the Record. He taketh also two. s. iiii. d. for a Nonsuite in a Writ of Error, being not due, nor paid since 30. Eliz. An answer to the last Articles. THE Prothonotaries take by the Sheet, and not by the Roll, all the time of our remembrance, every sheet containing twelve lines, and every line ten words, according as they have certified in their note of Fees. They take for the certifying the first cause vi. s. and for every other cause two. s. and so have anciently done. The chief Justice his Fee for allowance of a Writ of Error was but xvii. s. vi. d. being upon mean Process and single judgement, and if it exceed to Ex. post. Cap. and Scire fac. xxxv. s. and for the Supersid. two. s. and no more, and now is taken for allowance upon mean Process xx. s. and for a Supersid. iiii. s. The ancient Fee of a Cap. Vtlegat. special, is two. s. iiii. d. and a general Writ x. d. if more be taken, it is to the writer of the Writ for expedition given by the Attorney as a gratuity. We do not know of any Fees taken by Bills of Parcels, and at Etiam, more than hath been formerly taken Anno 30. Eliz. The Judges take only iiii. s. for signing of a Writ of privilege, which Fee is, and hath been ancient for any thing we know, and the like for signing of a Procedendo. The ancient Fee for reversing of an Outlawry in a Judge's Chamber we know not, but there hath been taken for the Judge ix. s. viij. d. and xii. d. to his man, and being reversed in Court, iiii. s. as is formerly certified. There is now paid to the Judge's horsekeeper for trial of every cause at Guildhall xii. d. and upon trial at the Bar two. s. to each of the Judge's footcloath-keeper, and in many Circuits upon every trial, for keeping the Juries two. s. for every Jury, there being only due xii. d. which was formerly allowed and paid to the Sheriff's Bailiffs for keeping of the Juries. Also there hath been taken in some Circuits upon trial of every Nisiprius, wherein a private verdict hath been given (as Fees for the same verdict) to the Judges Marshal for all manner of Fees to all Officers xv. s. viij. d. but now of late the Judge's servants and officers in some Circuits do demand, and take x. s. more, not anciently taken. The ancient Fee in a Prohibition, was ix. s. iiii. d. for every witness produced to prove a suggestion out of Court, and in Court. iiii. s. It is answered in the former Certificate, the ancient Fee for swearing an Attorney in Court, was two. s. to the Box, and now xx. s. is taken. Every Attorney pays Tear●ely, of aught to pay iiii. d. to the Clerk of the Warrants, who is appointed to pay the same to the Judges, and is by them distributed to the poor, as is affirmed. There hath been, and is taken for the Box upon every satisfaction for a Judgement being under 100 li. vi. d. if 100 l. xii. d. and for every 100 li. so rateably, and the like for a confession, and vi. d. upon a Bail, and every common Recovery. Subscribed thus Hen: Plombe. Sy: Wiseman. Anth: Langston. Geo: Needler. Will: Brag. Ioh: Nichols. Geo: Cooe. Will: Carefield. Peter-Bird. Tho: Agar. The Oath administered touching the Court of Common Pleas to the inquest of Attorneys in Feb. 1627. YOu shall well and truly according to your knowledge, give true information to his Majesty's Commissioners for inquiry after exacted Fees, and innovated Offices, what Offices and places were usually held, kept, and executed in the tenth year of the reign of the late Queen Eliz. or at any time since in the Court of Common Pleas. You shall well and truly, according to your knowledge, give true information, what offices and places have been since the eleventh year of the said late Queen, invented, innovated, designed, ordained, or erected by Judges, Justices, or other chief Officers in the same Court, and not granted, or mentioned to be granted by Letters Patents under the great Seal of England. And what Rewards, Fees, Sum, and Sums of money were in the said eleventh year of the said late Queen Eliz. or at any time since, usually, or accustomably taken, received, or had by the Judges, Counsellors, Practisers, or Officers, or their Deputies, or other Ministers, Clerks, Registers, or Attorneys in the same Court. And what Rewards, Fees, and Sums of money under colour, or by name of Fees, Rewards, Gratuities, Clerks pains, post Term. post diems, Expedition, or the like, have since the said eleventh year of the said late Queen Eliz. been set, imposed, raised, advanced, increased, encroached, or taken into the said Court, and of the particularities, grounds, or reasons thereof, with all other incidents, and circumstances touching the promises. And whether have you any Rolls, Warrants, Records, Orders, Tables, Books, Entries, or other Notes, or Writings in your custody, whereby the truth in the premises may be the better found out, and discovered. Or do you know where any such Rolls, Warrants, Records, Tables, Orders, Books, Entries, of other Notes are, or have been, or with whom they now remain, So help you God. Ex officio per Edm. wodax, cler. commiss. The Custos Brevium his Fees. These Fees following, are the Fees which are taken by Sir Thomas Spencer, Custos Brevium of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, and his Clerks in right of his said Office, and as they were taken 11. Eliz. by the then Master of the said Office, and his Clerks. INprimis, for filing any Writ, or other Record, coming after the day of the return thereof, except Writs of privilege de veneundo, & redeundo, and also Writs of privilege called propr. or post diems. iiii. d. Item, For filing any Writ, or other Record (except before excepted) coming after the Term wherein it was retournable, called a post diem Term. xx. d. Item, For filing any Writ, or other Record coming after two Terms, called post Termin. for every Term after xx. d. a piece, except Exigents, and Outlawries, which pay but only xx. d. a post Termin. be they never so long, after quia pro Dom. Rege, xx. d. Item, For the search of any Writ, or other Record, being under five years, for every return v. d. except such Writs as where the whole Term is used to be filled together, which pay only v. d. a Term, out of which they allow to the Bag-bearer v. d. Item, For the search of any Writ, or other Record of five year's antiquity, and under ten years called a Temple search, for the first return two. s. ix. d. and for every return after v. d. except such Writs, as where the whole Term is used to be filled together, which pay likewise for the first Term, two. s. ix. d. and for every Term after v. d. out of which Temple search there is allowed to the Clerk iiii. d. and to the Bag-bearer v. d. two. s. ix. d. Item, for the search of any Writ, or other Record of ten year's antiquity and upwards, called a Westm. search for the first Term ix. s. ix. d. and for every Term after v. d. except such Writs as where the whole Term is used to be filled together, which pay only v. d. a Term, out of which West. search there is allowed to the Clerks i s. i. d. and to the Bag-bearer ix. s. ix. d. Item, For the allowance of every Writ of Certiorari, directed to the Custos Brevium, xiiii. s. ix. d. whereof is allowed to the Clerk two. s. viij. d. and for certifying thereof, Secundum longitudinem, and according to reason, xiiii. s. ix. d. Item, For the allowance of every Exemplification made out of the Office of any Writ, or Writs, or other Record, v. s. iiii. d. and to the Clerk for writing and examining thereof Secundum longitudinem, and according to reason, v. s. iv. d Item, For the carrying of any Writ, or other Record to the Court for a reversal, or any other occasion two. s. ix. d. whereof allowed to the Clerks iiii. d. and to the Bag-bearer, two. s. ix. ● Item, For filing any common Recovery, Writ, super disseisinam in le post, xii. d. whereof allowed to the Clerks, viij. d. for entering the same into a book for that purpose, xii. d Item, For entering a Fine with the Custos Brevium, by virtue of the Stat. 5. H. 4. cap. 14. in which Stat. that is called the accustomed old Fee, xxii. d Item, To the Clerk of the same Office (ab antiquo) who enters the same, two. d. Item, Upon the making of the Stat. 4. H. 7. cap. 24. the Custos Brevium was allowed by the Court for carrying, and recarrying of every Fine levied according to that Stat. Westmin. to the Chirographer to proclaim four Terms, viij. d. Item, For keeping three parts of the Record of every Fine consisting of five parts, iiii. d. a piece, xii. d. In tot. for every Fine iii. s. viij. d. whereof the Master hath two. s. vi. d. and xiiii. d. is allowed to the Clerks, three s. viij. d. Item, For the amendment of every Writ, or other Record per Warrant. Cur. xx. d. Item, For every Non est factum pleaded in Court, two. s. Item, For every Sheriff's bundle of Writs retournable of the precedent Term, and coming before Essoine day of the second return of the new Term. viij. d. Tho: Spencer. The usual Fees allowed by the Custos Brevium to the Clerks of his Office. INprimis, For every Temple search, iiii. d. two. s. i d. Item, Out of every Westm. search, Item, To the Clerks out of the allowance of every Certiorari two. s. viij. d. and for certifying the same, secundum longitudinem, and according to reason, two. s. viij. d Item, To the Clerk for writing and examining of every Exemplification, secundum longitudinem. Item, To the Clerk for any Writ, or other Record carried into the Court. iiii. d Item, For entering a common Recovery Writ super disseisinam in le post, viij. d. Item, For every Fine passing in the Office, xiiii. d Item, For entering into a Book every Recipiatur coming under a Judge's hand, or by order of Court, xii. d. Item, For every note of Jurors names for the Clerk of the Juries to make further Process by, iiii. d. Item, For every note of an Exigent for the Clerk of the Outlawries to make further Process by, viij. d. Item, For the search of any Book of Entries, of any Writs for every Term, viij. d. Item, For the copy of any Writ, or other Record for every Sheet. viij. d. Geo: Venables. Alex: Thurley. The usual Fees allowed by the Custos Brevium, to the Bag-bearer of the Office, being always the common Vouchees of the Court. INprimis, For every search under five years, i d. v. d. xii. d. Item, For every Temple search, For every Westm. search, For any Writ, or other Record carried into the Court, v. d. For every common Recovery suffered in Court (being the common Vouchee) iiii. d. a piece, iiii. d. vi. d. For every Attorney sworn in Court, The Prothonotaries Fees. These Fees are due, and belonging to the three Prothonotaries of the common Pleas. INprimis, For entering every common Declaration, common Plea in Bar, wherein no● Freehold is pleaded, common Replication, and common rejoinder in actions personal, xii. d For entering of every special Declaration, special Plea in Bar, or abatement of Freehold, Replication, or rejoinder, and Pleas subsequent in actions personal not exceeding three sheets, every sheet containing twelve lines, and every line ten words at the least, two. s. xii. d And for every sheet exceeding, For every Declaration in actions upon the Case Ejectione firm, Annuity, Account, Covenant, Conspiracy, Deceit, Partition, Pleg. Acquietand. Debt upon Stat. Plaint in Assize, and the like special actions, and in all real, mixed and popular, if the Declaration or Plaint exceed not three sheets, two. s. xii. d And for every sheet exceeding, For the entry of every Bar Replication, rejoinder, and Pleas subsequent in every of the actions last above mentioned, and in the like actions not exceeding three sheets, two. s. xii. d. And for every sheet exceeding, For the entry of every Obligation, Indenture, Record, return of Certificate, or the like entered in haec verba not exceeding three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For recording of every appearance by the Court, two. s. iv. d For the entry of every Recognizance without condition, challenge to the Sheriffs, or Coroners, or to the Array, or other special averments, two. s. For the entry of every Recognizance with the condition, iiii. s. For every judgement in debt detinue, and trespass without a Tales, two. s. For the entry of every Adjournement, iiii. d. For every judgement, with a Tales besides the Fee abovesaid, two. s. For every Remanet and judgement for Costs given to the Defendant by the Stat. besides the Fee abovesaid, two. s. For every judgement in all other actions, as well personal as mixed Prohibitions, and the like, iiii. s. For every satisfaction Recordatur, Discontinuance, Retraxit, Relinquishment, Nolle prosocuti, or the like in personal actions, two. s. iii. s. And in real actions, For the entry of a single Recovery, and the Writ of seisin thereupon, x. s. vi. d iiii. s. For every Voucher more, For the entry of every Mittimus, or Dedimus potestatem for a common Recovery, vi. s. For the entry of a Summons at Bar for a common Recovery, and a Writ of Summons, ad warrantizand. iv. s. vi. d For the entry of a Certiorari, to certify a Warrant of Attorney for the Tenant, or Vouchee, iiii. s. vi. s. And if for both, For every common Voucher sent to the common Pleas to summon the Vouchee, if the Record be not above three sheets, two. s. xii. d. And for every sheet more, The like Fees are paid when the Record is to be remitted after the Voucher determined, two. s. For the entry of every special Verdict, whereupon a Cur. advisare vult is entered, being not above three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For the entry of every general Verdict, with a Cur. adv●sare vult, without a Tales, two. s. iiii. s. And with a Tales, For the entry of every Remittimus of debt and damages, xii. d. For the entry of every Information upon a penal Law, not exceeding three sheets, two. s. xii. d. And for every sheet exceeding, For the entry of every surmise for a Prohibition to be granted, not exceeding three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For entering of every Audita querela, not exceeding three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For the entry of every Oath of every witness to prove the surmise in a Prohibition, or Audita quer. brought by an Infant, and the entry of the proofs de morte, etc. vita viri in dower, and the like actions and suits, two. s. For releasing of any default in any real action, two. s. For damages clear in any action where damage is given, if the damage given amount unto five marks, or above two. s. in the pound, two. s. o If under five marks, For examining any Record of Nisi prius, xii. d. For making the Record for trial of any issue in any of the Counties Palatine, for the first three sheets, two. s. iiii. d. For every sheet more, For the exemplification of every Record, not exceeding six sheets, v. s. xii. d. For every sheet exceeding, For the entry of Seisin in dower, and dying seized, if the return of the seisin exceed not three sheets, iiii. s. xii. d. For every sheet exceeding, For entering the default upon trespass in waste, Quare impedit, if the Count, or title do not exceed three sheets, vi. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For the entry of a Quo warranto, not exceeding three sheets, two. ●. xii. d. For every sheet exceeding, For the entry of every Plea thereupon according to the same rate, xii. d. For the entry of every Plea in contempt, pleaded before Auditors, if it be not above three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For the entry of every Summons, severances and aid de prior, two. s. For admission of an Infant to his Guardian, or Procheine Amie, two. s. iiii. ● And if by Commission, For entering the Writs of Exemp. de non. ponend. in jurat. & Paten. de libertatibus allocandis & protectionibus, Cognizance of Pleas, and the like, according to the rates aforesaid, if it exceed not three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet exceeding, For the entry of a Defendants discharge upon a cap. pro fine, or contempt, two. s. For the like upon a rescous returned and admitted to his Fine, iiii. s. For traversing the rescous and issue thereon, vi. s. For entering of the allowance of every general and special Pardon of outlawry before judgement, and after, v. s. iv. d For entering of a Dies dat, in debt detinue, and trespass, xii. d. two. s. And in all other actions, For entering of a receipt of a Feme covert, Tenant in tail, Leassec for years, or the like, two. s. For entering of a Plea, if it exceed not three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet exceeding, And if the receipt be by Writ, then more for entering the Writ, two. s. For the entering of an Assize delivered in Court of the common Pleas, by the Justices of the Assize, to be enrolled for every sheet, xii. d. And if the Assize come into the Court by ●ertiorari, then more for entering the same, two. ● For entering of every Abridgement of the Demand. in dower, waste, and the like, two. s. For the entry of every Pone to remove a Plea by Writ out of the County Court there holden by Justices, and for return of the Pone, iiii. s. For the entering of any Record sent into the Court by Mittimus, or otherwise, and for entering of every Rege inconsulto, or the like, if it exceed not three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet exceeding, For the entering of every Certiorari of Bastardy, certified by the Bishop, the awarding of the Writ, and judgement thereupon, vi. s. For entry of the Licence of the Court to purchase a new Writ by journeys of account, For entering of every Original Writ delivered of Record in real and mixed actions, two. s. Fees for Writs. FOr every Writ of Prohibition, or Consolation, not exceeding four sheets, two. s. iiii. d. For every sheet exceeding, For every Withernam, Return. Habend. after appearance, second deliverance, Writ of privilege, Habeas corpus, Procedendo, Certiorari, Summons, and resummons pet. cap. ven. fac. Scirfac. Elegit, Extent. Supersid. Subpen. Writ to the Bishop, Attachment, Distring. jur. Habeas corp. & distring. in Ass. & Attinct. and the like, haberi fac. seisin. haberi fac. poss. Writ of View, Mittimus, Indempnitat. nominis, and every other special Writ, two. s. For the entering of every such other Writ which requires an entering, not exceeding three sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For every Testat. scir. fac. & Testat. fieri fac. distring. ad deliberand. and Writs to inquire of damages of Trespass, and Replevin, xii. d. For Writs to inquire of damages in Covenant, Ejectment, Actions upon the Case, and the like, two. s. vi. d. For every Cap. pro fine, For the Exigent of a Cap. pro fine. x. d. For entering the return in every Writ in the Prothonotaries Roll, other than the return, Non est invent. and upon the Scire fac. nulla hab. bona, whereupon any further process is awarded, not exceeding four sheets, two. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For the entering of every Writ of privilege, or Habeas corpus, with the bail for one cause, vi. s. two. s. For every cause more, For the entry of every Mittimus die & causa, two. s. For every reversal upon an Outlawry, for default of Proclamation, with one name, and the bail upon a Nolle prosecuti, v. s. iv. d two. s. For every name more, For every reversal, for every insufficient Exigent, or return for one name, 8. s. iv. d two. ●. For every name more, The Fees abovesaid, are the Fees which were usually and accustomably taken in my Office of chief Prothonotary of the Court of common Pleas at Westminster, in Ann. 32, & 33. Eliz. nup. Reg. Angl. in which year I was admitted to the said Office, and as I verily think, the ancient Fees of the Court. Brownelowe. IN Anno xuj, jac. Reg. I came to my Office of second Prothonotary of the said Court of common Pleas, and the Fees before mentioned were the Fees which usually and accustomably then were taken, and I do verily think them to be the ancient Fees of the Court, belonging to my Office. Gulson. THe Fees before recited, are the Fees which were usually and accustomably taken in my said Office of third Prothonotary of the said Court, in Anno 3. Car. Reg. in which instant year I was admitted to the said Office, and I verily think they are the ancient Fees of the said Court. Moyle. The Prothonotaries Clarks Fees. INprimis, For the copies of common Declarations and Pleas, for every sheet written as aforesaid, iiii. d. For every sheet in real and mixed Actions, and actions upon any Statute, and the like, viij. d. For drawing every special Declaration and Plea, for every sheet, viij. d. For every continuance every Term, of every Issue, Writ, Impurlance, Demurrer, special Verdict, or Adjournment, iiii. d. For exemplifying of every Recovery, with a double Voucher, vi. s. xii. d. For every Voucher more, For exemplifying of any Record, not exceeding eight sheets, v. s. vi. d. For every sheet more, For drawing every extraordinary long Writ, after the rate for every sheet of, viij. d. For the entry thereof, if it shall so require, for every sheet, iiii. d. For the copy of a judgement, for every sheet, viij. d. For the entry of every Writ, and return thereof into the Prothonotaries' remembrance, for the drawing up of a judgement, if it exceed not three sheets, vi. d. iiii. d. For every sheet above, For entering every common Rule in the Bill of Pleas, or common remembrance, iiii. d. For entering and engrossing of every Summons for a Recovery, and for making of the Writ of Summons, two. s. For the entry of every Mittimus, or Dedimus potestatem, for a Recovery, two. s. vi. d For engrossing of every Nisi prius, after the rate of iiii. d. for every sheet, iiii. d. For entering every Testat. Fieri fac. & Scire fac. iiii. d. The Fees of the Clerk of the inrolments, Warrants, and Estreats in the common Pleas, as are now, and have been taken these two and thirty years, and as I conceive were taken ever since 31. Eliz. saving the Fee hereafter mentioned, allowed per ordin. Cur. EVery enrolment containing a side of a Roll, v. s, x. s. Of a full Roll, And so according to that rate, Every Warrant of Attorney in deb. transg. & deten. iiii. d. xii. d. The Sheriff's Warrants, Every other Warrant, called double Warrants, viij. d. iiii. d. For a post Termin. The Lord Mayor of London his Warrant, v. s. 8. d. The Secondaries of the Compters in Easter Term yearly, 13. s. 4. d For entering of an Attorneys name in the Roll of Attorneys, upon his first admittance, three s. 4. d For a Warrant upon a Writ of Covenant, per ordin. Cur. iiii. d. William Rolfe. Paid to the Clerk by every Attorney iiii. d. a Term, called the Roll groat, which is paid to the Judge's Box, and I conceive it to be due ever since 11. Eliz. iiii. d. Paid also to the Clerk by the Prothonotaries xii. d. upon every Recovery, which is also paid to the Judges, xii. d. To the Clerk when an Attorney is first sworn, xii. d. The Chirographers Fees. INprimis, The ancient Fee limited by Stat. 11. Eliz. for every Fine, iiii. s. Item, From 4. H. 7. for the service in proclaiming Fines, viij. d. Item, By Stat. 23. Eliz. for writing the Roll, iiii. d. So the Chirographers Fee for every Fine is, v. s. Other Fees also due, and anciently paid to the Chirographer, videlicet, FOr exemplifying a Fine the Term in which it was engrossed, two. s. 8. d. For every sheet of every Fine, of twelve lines copied out of the Record, xii. d. For the sight of every Record being ancient, from H. 8. upwards, three s. 4. d For the search of every Fine from H. 8. to this present, for every year, viij. d. For the search of every Fine during the reign of H. 8. for every year, xii. d. For certifying of every Record by a Writ of Error, xii. s. For a Quid juris clamat, quae reddat, reddit, & per quae servic. vi. s. v. s For entering a claim upon a Record, For allowing of Proclamations upon Fines brought into the Office after the Term ended, vi. d. xiiii. d For the post Termin▪ of a Fine, William Blake. The Chirographers Clerks Fees for engrossing of Fines by the Attorneys which sue them out. THe Chirographers Clarks have received an allowance of the Attorneys for their pains for them, which heretofore have been more advantageous unto them than now it is, being reduced to two. s. vi. d. in certain, had and made at the request of 100 or 80. of the most ancient Attorneys, with john Brewer Esquire, Clerk of the said Office, in 2. or 3. of King james: To which agreement had and made in writing, the said Attorneys set to their hands, and the same was delivered to Sir Edw: Cook Knight, then chief Justice of the common Pleas, and hath so continued ever since, two. s. vi. d For this allowance the Clerks do write more than all the Officers through which Fines do passed, viz. They writ every Fine long or short, four times over in a great set hand. Randall. Fees belonging to the Clerk of the Treasury. FOr the copy of every issue, and impur●ance for every sheet, iiii. d. For every Judgement, Deed enroled, and real Action, for every sheet, viij. d. For the search of every Term above ten years, iv. d. For every Exemplification not exceeding three sheets, seven. s. xii. d. For every sheet more, For every Record of Nisi prius not exceeding three sheets, two. s. iiii. d. For every sheet more, Ex. per Duncombe Cler. Thesaurar. Tho: Richardson, mil. Fees for the Keeper of the Treasury from 11. Eliz. INprimis, For search of a Term above ten years, viij. d. iiii. d. For seven years under ten years, For three years, For search of a Plea Roll, iiii. d. For a Roll carried into the Court, vi. d. iii. s. xii. d. v. s. two. s. vi. d. For making up a Term and Record, For every Attorney sworn in Court, For a Jury at Bar, For a Nisi prius in Midd. For a Wager in Law, For a copy of a Praecipe after the Term, xviii. d. For a Fine acknowledged in the Treasury, iiii. d. For a Warrant of Attorney lost, unentred, and comes to be entered in the Roll after the Term, iiii. d. For an entry lost out of the King's silver, and comes to be entered in the Office, iv. d. From the Clerk of the Treasury for my attendance every Term, v. s. xviiid. For my Key after the Term, William Wese. These be the Fees which I Henry Ewer, Clarke of the King's silver have taken since I became Officer, which was in Mich. 16. jac. Reg. and were usually taken before that time by Master Gulson my Predecessor in the said Office, and I do believe they were due in Anno 11 Eliz. except iiii. d. increased by order of Court in Hillar. An. 8. jac. Reg. INprimis, For the Fees of every ordinary Fine taken by the Lord chief Justice of the common Pleas, or any Judge of Assize in the Western Circuit, together with the copy, o● post fine, xviii. d. For every Fine taken in the same Circuit by special Commission, and for the copy of the post fine, xxii d. For every ordinary Fine elsewhere in England, and Munmouthshire taken as aforesaid without Commission, and for the copy, x. d. For every Fine taken by special Commission out of the Western Circuit, and for the copy, xiv. d. For every several Caption in any Fine where it is taken at several times by special Commission, over and above the former rates, iiii. d For every Fine certified by certiorari after the death of any Judge, or other Commissioners, over and above the former rates, vi. d. For the post Termin▪ of every Fine brought in the next Vacation after the return of the Writ of Covenant, vi. d. For every search of any Fine every Term, iiii. d. For every copy of the Entry of the King's silver, viij. d. For every Fee of a Ne recipiatur of any Fine either by Order or Warrant of the Court, or any Judge, three s4. d. For the continuing of any such Order or Warrant from Te me to Term till it be dissolved, three s. 4. d Hen: Ewer. The philizers Fees. INprimis, For every Cap. al. & plur. Cap. in Debt, Detinue, and Trespass, not having more than four names in a Writ●, and Entry thereof, vi. d. Item, For delivery of every first Cap. upon Record, and Entry thereof, iiii. d. For every Testat. upon any of the said Writs, 'pon. in Replevin & Summons, xii. d. Item, For every Cap. al. & plur. in Account, Covenant, Annuity, Ejectione firm, and upon penal Stat. xii. d. Item, For every Writ in an action upon the Case, or more, according to the length, xii. d. For every return. habend. and second deliverance before appearance and entry thereof, two. s. vi. d For every Non omit. & cap. in Withernam, two. s. vi. d For every Writ of partition, warrant. charte, Quare imp. and Waste, xii. d. For every Writ for enquiry of damages in real actions, Scire sac. & Supersid. two. s. For every grand cap. al. sum. pet. cap. and entry thereof, two. s. vi. d viij. d. For the copy of the entry thereof, For the demandant in every Writ of View, and entry thereof, two. s. vi. d viij. d. For the copy of the entry thereof, For every Writ of seizin and entry thereof, iv. s. vi. d two. s. viij. d. For the view paper, For a copy of the entry thereof, For every Writ of Habeas corpus, duc. coram distring. imp. vic. & distring. ball. two. s. For every Writ of rescous and entry thereof, two. s. For the entry of every adjournment, discontinuance, and resort, iiii. d. For every special bail, and the entry thereof, iis. x. d. For every comparence in real and mixed actions, iv. d. For every comparence upon Writs to arrest, and the entry thereof, xii. d. For Searches, Copies, Number Rolls, and giving of rules, each of them, iiii. d. Exigenters Fees. EVer since the Stat. of H. 8. which gave the Proclamation upon the Exigent, the whole estate of the Exigenters' Office did consist in the making of three Writs, videlicet, an Exigent, a Supersid, and a Proclamation, All which Writs are warranted by one and the same Record. For all the time of our remembrance and experience in the said Court, which hath been (by the most ancient of us) for about thirty years, or thereabout, the Fees of the said Writs were as followeth, videlicet; The Supersid. two. s. xi. d. vi. d. The Exigent, The Proclamation, Which Fee of vi. d. was given by the Stat. of 6. H. 8. being now about one hundred and ten years since. About eight or nine years since the Supersid. (quia improvide) being the least Writ in labour, and more in profit than both the other, was granted by Letters Patents under the great Seal of England, by the late King of famous memory, to Master john Murray, then of his Majesty's Bedchamber, and partly to avoid contestation with his said Majesties grant, and upon hopes and promises of some recompense another way, the Exigenters did give way to the said Patent, and have ever since lost the benefit of the said Supersid. whereupon the Judges did give increase only of i d. to be taken upon the Exigent, for reliese of the Exigenters and their Clerks, and so the Exigent was made xii. d. which increase of i d. is all the recompense which hitherto they have received for that great loss of the Supersid. We have likewise heard that about forty years since, and before our times by occasion of an Act of Parliament, made 31. Eliz. whereby the Proclamation of the Exigent was much enlarged without any addition or increase of ●ee, there was i d. added to the Exigent to be given to the poor Clerks for writing the said Writs over and above the ancient allowance, which i. d. hath ever since been paid to the said poor Clerks accordingly, without any benefit to the Masters themselves. Other increase, addition, or alteration of Fees in our Offices we know not of, nor ever heard of, although the length of the said Exigent, or Proclamation with their entries, considering the length of the Supersid. (All which we humbly submit to his Majesty's Commissioners) might perhaps have justly deserved some further improvement. And it is certainly true, that no other increase of Fees hath been in our Offices since 11. Eliz. nor for aught we ever heard, or can by any means conjecture for these hundred years at the least. Rich: Page. Charles Cook. Dan: Holford. Io: Millington. HILLAR. TERTIO Caroli Regis. The Clerk of the Jurors. A note of all such Fees as are now usually taken by the Clerks of the jurors of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas at Westm. being the same, and no other than such as have been taken time out of mind. INprimis, For a Writ of hab. corp. Jurator. in debt and trespass, x. d. For the like Writ in all other actions, xuj. d. two. s. iv. d For a Distring. cum decem Tales, For a Term's search, the copy of a Jury, a number Roll, and a discontinuance and adjourum: for every of them, Io: Adie. iiii. d. The Clerk of the Essoines. INprimis, For every Essoine and exception, iiii. d. iiii. d. iv. d. two. d. iiii. d. For every adjournment, For the copy, For every Idem dies, For every Nonsuit for want of adjournment in actions personal, two. s. iv. d xii. d. 4. s. iv. d xii. d. For the Copy, For every Nonsuit in Actions real, For the copy, For the exemplification of every Essoine and Nonsuit thereupon when it shall happen, being very seldom, 7. s. vi. d 3. s. iv. d xii. d. For the copy thereof, For the Clerk, For several Fees from several Officers of the Court towards the numbering and marking of the Rolls, 4. l. 9 s. Fran: Hurst. outlawry Office. In the King's Attorney general his Office of the Outlaries executed by his Deputy Master johnson, the Fees are as followeth, viz. FOr a special Cap. Vtlagat. against body, lands, and goods, two. s. 4. d. xiiii. d. For a propr. For every Writ of hab. corp. & deuces tecum, when they are sued forth, two. s. iv. d xiiii. d. x. d. vi. d. If a propr. For a general Cap. Vtlagat. If a propr. For engrossing and certifying a special Writ, with the Inquisition returned by the Sheriff, of lands, or goods found thereupon, and for the Exigent, with the return thereof at large certified into the Exchequer, when it is required, the Office Fee is viij. s. unless it be commanded by the Lord Treasurer, Chancellor, or Barons of the Exchequer, or by the King's Attorney general, or Solicitor, for his Majesty's service only, than no Fee is viij. s. aut nil. due. For engrossing and certifying a reversal into the Exchequer to discharge Seizures upon Outlaries, when any is, v. s. iiii. d. And to the Clerk, For entering the reversal in the Outlarie Office to discharge all Process thereupon, or upon any Writ of Error, two. s. 8. d. For certifying of an Outlarie, or reversal when it is pleaded, two. s. iiii. d. And to the Clerk, For search of an Outlarie one Term (as in all other Offices) iiii. d. if above a year, then iii. d. a Term, which is iiii. d. iii. d. the utmost, For entering and filing of an Exigent, with one process thereupon, iiii. d. These several Fees aforesaid were paid and received in Easter Term 34. Eliz. and ever since to mine own knowledge, for so long I have been and continued Clerk and Deputy to all Attorneys general that have been since that time. These (as I understand) are the true Fees. Ro. Heath. Will. johnson. The Fees of the Seal for Writs. ALL Writs of the King's Bench and Common Pleas, seven. d. The exemplifications of the King's Bench, two. s. vi. d The exemplifications of the Common Pleas, two. s. two. d. i d. i. d. Outlaries, Propr. Ri: Ligon. Fees due to the Marshal and Proclamator of the Court of Common Pleas given by Order made by all the judges of the Court, Term. Trin. 31. H. 1. post Conquestum, and received accordingly by the said Marshal and Proclamator, for any thing appeareth to the contrary, until 11. Eliz. and ever since. INprimis, For every Judgement, and Nonsuit, iiii. d. viij. d. Item, For every Fine, Item, For every final judgement, xii. d. William Senkey, Chief Usher of the Exchequer, and Marshal, and Proclamator of the said Court of common Pleas by Lease from Clement Walker Esquire, who hath the same Office in inheritance by grand Serjeantie. The four Criers. HEreafter do ensue the good Ordinances and Rules made aswell by the King's Justices of the common Pleas in times past, as by the Justices now being for the good rule and order of the said Court, which same now Justices do charge and command every of the said Officers and Attorneys well and truly to observe and keep upon the pains therein limited. Which said orders were enroled Termin. Trin. 35. H. 1. post conquestum rot. 494. Io: Priest chief Justice of the common Pleas, Ni. Austen, Pet. Arder, Ro. Davers, Ro. Dawbie, Wa. Moil, and john Needeham, Just. of the same Court. The Criers Fees from 11. Eliz. FOr every judgement, iiii. d. xii. d. iiii. d. viij. d. viij. d. two. s. For every final judgement, For every Nonsuit, For every Fine, For every Recovery, For calling a Jury if they fill not, For every Jury if they fill, and serve, and give up their Verdict the same day, at the Bar the same day, and for keeping them till then, xuj. s. If the Jury lie all night, that we be forced to watch and wait on them all night, xxx. s. For carrying every bundle of Records out of the Treasury into the Court, and back again into the Treasury, vi. d. vi. s. xii. d. xii. d. 4. s. 4. d. iv. d. For every Attorney that is sworn, For every Bail, For every Oath in Court, For every wager of Law old Fees, For every Scire fac. called in Court, For every Nisi prius before my Lord chief Justice, iv. s. xii. d For every Guardian, Ro. Heliard, john Philpot, Tho: wickman, William West. The Fees of the keeper of the Court, from 11. Eliz. FRom the Clerk of the Treasury for hanging the cloth of the Court, vi. s. 8. d For a wager of Law, and Wagermen, ix. s. 6. d v. s. xii. d. two. s. iv. d. iiii. d. iiii. d. two. s. For a Jury at Bar, For every Attorney sworn in Court, For a Nisi prius in Midd. For a Bail, For a Fine, For a Deed acknowledged, For satisfaction acknowledged, Will: Wese. The Fees of the Clerk of the inrolments of Fines and Recoveries. INprimis, The Fee due to the Judges by the Stat. of 23. Eliz. for inrolling of every Fine and Recovery, 6. s. 8. d. Item, Due to the Judges by the same Stat. for exemplifying every inrolment, v. s. For search of every Fine enrolled for every year, xuj. d. For copying every Fine enrolled, for every sheet, xii. d. For the Clerks Fee for inrolling by the Roll, 8. s. 8. d. 8. s. 4. d. 3. s. iv. d For exemplifying after the same rate, For every rule upon amendments, For returning Writs of Covenants upon Fines, and Writs of Entries, Summons, and Seizins upon common Recoveries, as deputy of Record for Sheriffs appointed by the Court, the ancient Fee is, two. s. The Porter of the Court, his Fees from 11. Eliz. FOr every Writ of Entry with M. Attorney general, iiii. d. v. s. two. s. vi. d. iiii. d. iiii. d. two. d. xii. d. iv. d. For a Jury at Bar, For a Nisi prius, For a wager of Law, For a Fine acknowledged, For a Bail, For satisfaction acknowledged, For the Attorneys Oath, For a Guardian, Jo: Wade. Alienation Office. THo: Ravenscroft, ●rat Poulton, Geo: Coultrop, Esquires Commissioners. Tho: Bond Esquire, Receiver. Take no Fees, but receive a certain stipend from the King. Fees taken by the Master of the Chancery, for that Office appointed. FOr signifying every Docquet upon Licence and Pardon of Alienation, two. s. For every Writ of Entry, for lands holden in chief, iiii. d. For Writs of Entry of lands not holden in chief, iiii. d. For Affidavits upon discharge of two. s. Tenors, Anth: Crosts. The usual Fees taken in the Office of Compositions, for alienations, by the Clerks there. FOr a certificate upon a Writ of Entry, three s. 4. d For the warrant to the great Seal for pardon of Alienation, x. s. For viewing the Subject's evidences, search of the Tenors, and drawing of the Affidavit with Process, to be discharged, vi. s. 8. d For a release in nature of a Pardon of alienation upon a common Recovery, and for the like release upon a special Livery, and also for a release upon a general pardon at the Coronation, or other times for each of them, 13. s. 4. d For the note of a Sheriffs discharge upon a seizure, three s. 4. d For every Ex. and for certifying thereof into the Exchequer, xii. d. vi. s. 8. d For the Sheriff's acquittance, Hum: Hurleston. FOr entering in a large book every Writ of Covenant fineable, videlicet, in the Term time, vi. d. xii. d. And in the Vacation, For entering in another book remaining in the said Office every Docquer upon a licence of Alienation in the Term time, xii. d. two. s. And in the Vacation, For every Docquet for a pardon of Alienation in process of Distring▪ or Scire fac. two. s. For every Writ of entry of Lands holden in capite, and entered in the same book, vi. d. xii. d. And in the Vacation, Hen: Smith. FOr endorsing every writ of Entry, vi. d. For endorsing every writ of Covenant in Term, iiii. d. vi. d. vi. d. In the Vacation, For entering unfiled Writs, For drawing the discharges of Tenors in Parliament, and entering them, seven. s. Hugh Dodd. The Undersheriff of Middlesex taketh these Fees following in his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. FOr a Warrant upon a Cap. for every name, iiii. d. two. s. iiii. d. For return of a Venire fac. For a Warrant upon a Cap. Vtlagat. For return of a Hab. corpora juratorum, iiii. s. For summoning the jury, for every name, iiii. d. iiii. d. For a Cepi corpus for every man, For return of an Exigent for every man, iiii. d. xii. d. two. s. For return of a Proclamation, For return of a Scire fac. For return of a Nihil overat. & Fire. fac. xii. d. james Prym Subvic. The Warden of the Fleet, his Fees. A note of the Fees due and belonging to the Warden of the Fleet, and under-Officers, as appeareth by a Commission under the great Seal of England from the late Queen Eliz. in the third year of the reign, and confirmed in the 37. year of her reign, what every several prisoner in their several degrees ought to pay. AN Archbishop, A Duke, A Duchess, Are to pay for their Commitment Fee to the said Warden and his Officers, having the I. s. 21. 10. first week's diet with wine, Also they are to pay for their ordinary I. s. d. 3. 6. 8. weekly diet with wine, A Marquis, A Marquesses, An Earl, A Countess, A Vice-Countesse, Are to pay for their Commitment Fee to the said Warden and his Officers, I. s. 14. 11. having the first week's diet, Also they are to pay for their ordinary weekly diet with wine, 2. I. A Lord Spiritual, or Temporal, A Lady, the wife of a Baron, or Lord, Are to pay for their Commitment Fee as abovesaid, having the first week's I. s. d 11. 5. 10 diet with wine, Also they are to pay for their ordinary I. s. d. 1. 6. 8. weekly commons with wine, A Knight, A Lady, the wife of a Knight, A Doctor of Divinity, A Doctor of Law, or others of like calling; Are to pay as aforesaid for their Commitment Fee, having the first week's I. s. 5. 1. diet with wine, Also they are to pay for their ordinary s. d. 18. 6. weekly commons with wine, An Esquire, A Gentleman, A Gentlewoman that shall sit at the Parlour commons, or any person under that degree, that shall be at the same commons; Are to pay for their Commitment Fee as aforesaid, having the first I. s. d. 3. 6. 8. week's diet with wine, Also they are to pay for their ordinary weekly commons with wine, 10. s. A Yeoman, or any others that shall be at the Hall commons, man or woman; Are to pay for their Commitment Fee, having the first week's diet. Also they are to pay for their ordinary weekly Commons, 5. s. A poor man in the Ward, that hath part of the Box; Is to pay for his Commitment Fee, having no diet, 7. s. 4. d Also there is due to the said Warden xx. d. per diem, for the whole day, and x. d. for the half day, for every man that he may lawfully licence to go abroad. MOreover the said Warden hath return of Writs as Sheriffs, and Bailisses of liberties have, by which he hath allowance for return of every Hab. corp.. or Attachment, two. s. iv. d Also for every Habeas corpus cum causa, there are Fees for returning the causes, videlicet: For allowing the Writ, two. s. iv. d two. s. For returning the first cause, For every execution, For every action, xii. d. Which are due to the Wardens Clerks, and v. s. to the Wardens servants for bringing every prisoner safe to the Bar. Also he hath for allowance of every Supersid. and discharge, two. s. iv. d Also when any man is committed by Order out of the Courts of Starch amber, Chancery, Court of Wards and Liveries, Court of Exchequer, Court of Requests, and Court of Duchy, the Wardens servants (being sent to apprehend them, and bring them to the Fleet, according to the tenor of their commitment) have iiii. d. the mile where they are apprehended, and iv. d. the mile bacl again, and the Clerk hath two. s. for making the Writ. Hen: Lell●. THE JURORS' PREsentment, Februarii, 15. 1627. THE Certificate of us whose names are here under-written, Attorneys of the Court of Common Pleas, given and presented the fifteenth day of Febr. 1627. unto his Majesty's Commissioners for inquiry after exacted Fees, and innovated Offices according to the Oath to us, by them in that behalf administered. Inprimis, As concerning what Offices were usually holden, kept, or executed in the said Court, in the eleventh year of the reign of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth; We say that our knowledges do not extend so far, but for the time of our respective knowledges, there hath been in the said Court, these particular Offices and Places following, videlicet: The Custos Brevium. The Prothonotaries. The Clerk of the Warrants. The Chirographer. The Clerk of the Treasury. The Clerk of the Outlaries. The Proclamator of the Court. The Criers of the Court, whom we take to be but Substitutes to the Proclamator. The Clerk of the King's silver. The philizers. The Exigenters. The Clerk of the juries. The Clerk of the Errors. The Seal Office. The Clerk of the Essoines. The Keeper of the Court. The Office of inrolments, of Fines and Recoveries, erected by Sta. The Porter of the Court. And for new e●ected Offices, we never knew of any other, than the Office following. An Office called the Supersideas' Office, which (as we are informed) is granted by Letters Patents under the great Scale of England. Touching what Fees, Rewards, Sum, or Sums of money were in the said eleventh year of the reign of our said late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth, or at any time since usually, or accustomably taken, received, or had by the Judges, Counselors, or Practilers, Officers, or their deputies, or other Ministers, Clerks, Registers, or Attorneys of the said Court, we do certify as followeth, videlicet: The judge's Fees that have been usually, or accustomably paid, during our remembrances, viz. INprimis, For allowing a Writ of Error upon a single judgement, 17. s. 6. d For allowance of a Writ of Error upon a judgement, upon a Scire fac. or upon an Outlarie after judgement, 3●. s. For signing every Writ of privilege Procedendo Supersid. upon a Procedend. or Hab. corp.. iiii. s. For a Bail upon a Writ of privilege at then Chamber, one cause only being certified, 9 s. 8. d. two. s. For every cause more, For a Prohibition, 9 s. 8. d. For confessing a judgement at a Judge's Chamber, 9 s. 8. d. For an Affidavit before a Judge out of Court, xii. d. For acknowledging of a Fine out of Court, 9 s. 8. d. For certifying of a Fine, or return of a Dedimus potestatem, and not of the Praecipe, xuj. d. For every Warrant of Attorney for Recovery taken out of the Court, 9 s. 8. d. For reversing of an Outlarie out of Court for one name, 9 s. 8. d. two. s. For every other name, For every witness for the proof of a suggestion upon a Prohibition out of Court, 9 s. 8. d. For admission of a Guardian out of Court, 9 s. 8. d. 9 s. 8. d. iiii. d. For a privy Verdict, For signing of an Information, For a licence to compound upon an Information, two. s. vi. d For acknowledging of a deed to be enrolled in Court, xii. d. For acknowledging of a deed out of Court to be enrolled ix. s. viij. d. now they take but iiii. s. For taking of a special Bail upon mean process out of Court, in the philizers xii. d office in Term, For taking a special Bail upon mean process after the Term, 9 s. 8. d. For a Warrant under a Judge's hand to pass a Fine, where are more than three Cognizois, or three Cognizees, which was not taken till 12. jac. Reg. per ord.. iiii. s. Sergeants Fees. As for Counsellors, there are none attending at the Court of Common Pleas, other than Sergeants at Law, whose ancient Fees have been as followeth, viz. FOr a motion, or setting his hand to a special Plea, x. s. For a trial at Bar, or an argument upon a demurrer, xx. s. For drawing a Recovery at Bar to every Sergeant used in the same Recovery, three s. 4. d iii. s. 4. d For declaring of a Fine at Bar, The Custos Brevium. THE Fees mentioned in the Certificate under Master Spencer's hand hereto annexed are the usual, and accustomed Fees, which during our remembrance have been paid, Except. The sum of xii. d. demanded in the Fees of every Fine formerly certified, which of late times hath been taken more than heretofore was anciently taken, and was first claimed by them for return of Writs of Covenant under colour of Deputations from the Sheriffs, and now is claimed for keeping three parts of a Fine which we hold not to be due. Also the xx. d. demanded for filing of every Writ after the Term, and so for every Term after xx. d. whereas the Fee of xx. d. is not to be paid for filing of any Writ after any Term, unless it be filled after the last filing day of the next subsequent Term, after the return thereof, and more than xx. d. ought not to be paid for filing of any Writ, unless it be above a year after the return. Also the Fee of xii. d. for filing of every Writ of Entry, Summons, and Scizin upon common Recoveries taken by the Clerks of that Office, which we hold not to be due, for that iiii. d. aught to be paid and taken as their Master's Fee for a post diem. And we also certify that there hath been usually and accustomably paid to the Custos Brevium, or his Clerks the Fees following, videlicet. For every Ne reciptatur, coming under a Judge's hand, or by order in Court, xii. d For every note of Jurors names for the Clerk of the Juries to make further process by, viij. d For every note of an Exigent, for the Clerk of the Outlaries to make further process by, viij. d For the copying of every Writ, or other Record, for every Sheet, viij. d. For the ●e●●●h of any book of Entries of any Writs, for every Term searching, iiii. ●. As for the rest of the Fees mentioned in the said Certificate, the same being Fees demanded by the Clerks of the Custos Brevium his Office, and Bag-bearer to be allowed them by the Master of the said Office, we know not any such Fees to be due unto them, and do certify, that if any such be, the same are to be paid to the same Clerks, and Bag-bearer by their said Master out of the Fees before recited, and no others. In the Prothonotaries Office. FIrst, we do find nothing to the contrary, but that all the Fees certified by the said Prothonotaries, are the usual Fees that have been accustomably paid during the time of our remembrance, but we certify further that there hath been taken by the space often years last past, or there abouts upon every judgement in personal, and mixed actions over and above the two. s. in the Bill of their Fee, certified, and more than anciently was paid, xii. d: which they inform us the judges have for assessing of Costs. There hath been also taken by their Clerks for about twelve or fourteen year's last past iiii. s. for the reversal of every Outlarie in Court not formerly taken, neither is it certified by them which we are informed is for the judge's Fee in lieu of an m●●●nt Fee of ix. s. viij. d. due to the judges, when the same wa●●●●●●sed at their Chambers. The Secondaries Fees. THere hath been taken by them by the space of sixteen year's last passed, or thereabouts xii. d. upon every common Recovery drawn at the Bar, more than formerly, or is now certified by the Prothonotaries, but the reason, or ground thereof we know not. In the Clerk of the Warrants Office. WE can say nothing against the Certificate of the Fees of the Clerks of this Office, but that they have usually been accustomed to be paid during our remembrance, saving. That there is, and hath been by the space of eleven years or thereabouts taken by him more than formerly upon every Fine iiii. d. for a Warrant of Attorney which we know not to be used before. Also there is in the last mentioned Certificate certified only by Master Mene mentioned to be paid to the Clarks of the said Prothonotaries xii. d. upon every Recovery, which we know not to be due. In the philizers Office. WE do also certify that the Fees mentioned in the Certificate of the philizers, entitled, the Fees which the philizers of the common Pleas now take, have been usually and accustomably paid during our remembrance for aught we know to the contrary, saving, That there is taken iiii. d. upon every first Cap. and viij. d. upon every appearance of the Defendant in every action more than was formerly taken before 14. jac. Reg. which is so taken by virtue of an order of the Judges made upon the reasons expressed in the said Order. And for the viij. d. claimed for the copy of the entry of every grand Cap. al. Summons & Pet. Cap. we know it not to be due. In the Exigenters Office. WE also certify that the Fee of two. s. for a Supersid. for such of them as were made in the said Office, was anciently, and usually taken in the said Office, until a Patent was granted of the said upersid. and that the Fee of x. d. was anciently and usually taken until about 31. Eliz. for every Exigent except propr. and that ever since there hath been taken more for every Exigent i. d. and for the space of six year's last passed, or thereabouts, i. d. more; The reasons we know not, but refer the same unto the certificate of the Exigemers. In the Chirographers Office. WE acknowledge that the Fees certified by the Chirographer himself, are the usual and accustomed Fees which have been paid all the time of our respective knowledges, but as to the Fees certified under Master Randall hand for the Clerks Fees of that Office, we know no such Fees due to them for writing the Chirograph of the said Fine, but we say, there hath been used to be given to the said Clerk that ingrosleth the said Fine xii. d. for a gratuity. In the Office of the King's silver. WE certify that the ancient and usual Fees for entering the King's silver, of every Fine was only vi. d. and for every Certiorari for every Fine certified by Certiorari after the death of a Judge vi. d. and for every search for a Fine for every Term iiii. d. and for the copy of the entry of the Silver, for every sheet viij. d. if the copy be required, and for every Ne reciptatur, or Ne intratur of a Fine xii. d. And if the Fine come in after a Term, and after the Rolls are made up to be delivered up out of their hands, the said Clerk of the King's silver was allowed reasonable recompense for his pains, but no certain Fee. And as concerning all the other Fees mentioned in the Certificate under the hand of Master Henry Fwer Clarke of the King's silver, We certify that the same were taken by the said Clerk of late years, and since the said eleventh year of the said late Queen Eliz. the most ancient of them being not above thirty years or thereabouts, and the rest of far later time, whereof iiii. d. he demandeth by virtue of an Order of the judges in that behalf made: The copy whereof, is to the Certificate annexed. In the Office of the Clerk of the Treasury. THE Fees mentioned in the Certificate under the hand of the Lord chief justice Richardson, for the Fees of the Clerk of the Treasury, we acknowledge to be the usual and accustomed Fees which have been paid during our remembrance, Except, videlicet: viij. d. of the iiii. s. demanded for search of every Term above ten years the ancient Fee due to the Clerk of the Treasury is but iii. s. iiii. d. and the viij. d. residue is due to the keeper of the Treasury, and is claimed by him in his Certificate. And we also certify that besides the Fees certified by the Lord chief justice Richardson, there is due to the under Clerk in the Treasury for examining any book or old Record of Nisi prius, or any transcript of Record, which the Records in the Treasury, if it exceed not eight sheets xii. d. and if more, then after that rate, and for making and examining the jurat. of every Record of Nisi prius iiii. d. But whereas of late there hath been demanded and taken by the under Clerks of that Office for the exemplifying of every Recovery with single Voucher iiii. s. vi. d. and for exemplifying any other Record, not exceeding eight sheets, v. s. and for every sheet more, vi. d. and for engrossing every Record of Nisi prius upon old issues for every sheet iiii. d. We do certify that there are no such Fees due unto them, And that the Fees due for those Exemplifications and Ingrossements are satisfied and contained in the Fees certified by the Master of the said Office. The Criers Fees. THe Fees mentioned in the Certificate under the Criers hands, We think are the usual and accustomed Fees which have been paid during our remembrance, Except. The Fee of two. s. by them demanded for the calling of every Jury at the Bar when they fill not, the ancient Fee being but xii. d. The Fee of xuj. s. by them demanded for keeping of every Jury during the sitting of the Court, the ancient Fee being but iiii. s. The Fee of xxx. s. for keeping a Jury all night, the ancient Fee being but viij. s. and no more. The Fee of vi. s. for every Attorney sworn in Court, the ancient Fee being but iiii. s. and no more. The Fee of xii. d. for every bail taken in Court, there being no Fee at all due unto them. The Fee of xii. d. for every Oath in Court, and for every ●cir●●●c. called in Court, iiii. d. and ●ii. d. for every Guardian admitted in Court, there being no such Fees due unto them to our knowledges As for the Fees of iiii. d. for every judgement, xii. d. for every final judgement, iiii. d. for every Nonsuit, viij. d. for every Fine, and viij. d. for every Recovery, We know no such Fees due unto them, and they be the same which the Proclamator claimeth and hath. In the Office of the keeper of the Treasury. THe Fees mentioned in the certificate under the Keeper of the Treasuries hand, We think to be all the usual and accustomed Fees which have been paid during our remembrance, Except, IU. d. for a search after three years, till ten years, nothing being due. The Fee of vi. d. for every Roll carried into Court, there being no such Fee due, other than for a Plea Roll. The two. s. vi. d. for every Jury at Bar, xii. d. being only due, and no more to our knowledge. The two. s. vi. d. for a Nisi prius in Middlesex xii. d. only, and no more being there due. The xviii. d. for his key after the Term, xii. d. only being due. And as for the Fee of iii. s. for making up the Term and Records vi. d. for every wager of Law, xviii. d. for a copy of a Praecipe after the Term, iiii. d. for a Fine acknowledged in the Treasury, and v. s. from the Clerk of the Treasury for his attendance every Term, we know not any of them to be due. In the Outlarie Office. THe Fees mentioned in the certificate under the hand of Master Attorney general for the Fees of the Clerk of the said Office we acknowledge to be the usual and accustomed Fees which have been paid during our remembrances. But we do certify that under colour of these Fees, where there be more defendants than one in a Writ, there is by them taken for the entry of the reversal to discharge process thereupon, or upon a Writ of Error for every name, two. s. viij. d. whereas we conceive there is but two. s. viij. d. due for all in one Writ of Exigent, that be reversed all one time. Where there is demanded for search of an Outlarie for every Term within one year iiii. d. and for every Term above the year, iii. d. we certify it is but only in case where search is made by a stranger, and not by the Attorneys for Writs sued out by themselves. The Proclamators Fees. THE Fees mentioned in the certificate under the hand of Master Senkey for the Fees of the Proclamator, we think to be the usual and accustomed Fees which have been paid to that Officer: But we certify that the Prothonotaries, and the Chirographer do receive the said Fees, and not that Officer himself, which Fees are now claimed by the Criers. Clerk of the juries. AS for the Fees mentioned in the certificate of the Clerk of the Juries, under his hand we certify they be the usual and accustomed Fees which have been paid since and during our remembrances. The Clerk of the Essoines. THE Fees mentioned in the certificate under his hand, We think to be the usual Fees which have been paid to that Officer during our remembrance. The vi●. s. vi. d. demanded for exemplifying of every Es●oine and Nonsuit thereupon, and iii. s. iiii. d. for the copy thereof, We know no such Fee to be due unto him. And as for the Fee of iiii. l. ix. s. by him demanded from the Officers of this Court, towards the numbering and marking of the Rolls every Term, We know not any such Fees due unto him, and if it be, We think it be not within our enquiry. The Court Keeper. WHereas this Officer requireth ix. s. vi. d. for every Wager in Law, his due being only xxii. d. the rest is to be divided amongst the Criers, Wagermen, and other Officers, and for the two. s. vi. d. for a Jury at Bar, we certify that there is only xii. d. due, and no more. For the Fee of vi. s. viij. d. from the Clerk of the Treasury for hanging the Cloth of the Court, We know no such Fee due to him, and if it be, it is from the Clerk of the Treasury, and so under favour (as we conceive) not within our enquiry. And as for the Fee of xii. d. for every Attorney sworn in Court, two. s. for a Nisi prius in Middlesex, iiii. d. for a Bail, iiii. d. for a Fine, iiii. d. for a Recovery at Bar, and two. d. for satisfaction acknowledged, We say there are no such Fees due. The Porters Fees. THE Fees mentioned in the certificate under the Porter's hand, We think are the usual and accustomed Fees during our remembrances paid, Except, The Fee of v. s. for every trial at Bar, his due being but xii. d. xii. d. for a Nisi prius, his Fee being but vi. d. IV. d. for a Fine which is not to be paid, but for every Fine acknowledged by a Feme covert in Court. IV. d. for every Writ of Entry, iv. d. for a Bail, two. d. for satisfaction acknowledged, and iiii. d. for a Guardian, We certify that there are no such Fees due, The Clerk of the Errors Fees. FRom the now Clerk of Errors we have no certificate, but for the Fees formerly certified by Master Moil late Clerk of the Errors, we think that the Fees by him certified, are the Fees which usually and accustomably paid during our remembrances, Except, The Fee of iii. s. by him demanded for a Supersid. de non molestando, there being but two. s. due, and two. s. for making of the Record. The Fee of two. s. iiii. d. for a Nonsuit upon a Writ of Error, we certify it is not due. The Clerk of the inrolments. THE Fees certified by Master jackman for the Fees of that Office, we certify to be the Fees due by Stat. Except, The Fee of xuj. d. by him demanded for search of every Fine to be enrolled for every year, whereas the Fee by Stat. (as we conceive) is but iiii. d. a sheet. The Fee of xii. d. for copying every sheet of every Fine enrolled, whereas the Fee (as we conceive) is but ●iii. d. a sheet. And as for the Fee of viij. s. iiii. d. for the Clerks Fee for inrolling by the Roll, and viij. s. iiii. d. for exemplifying after the same rate, and for the three s. iiii. d. for the rule upon amendments, we do certify that we know no such Fees to be due. And as for the Fee of two. s. demanded for returning Writs of Covenant upon Fines, Writs of Entries, Summons and Seizins upon common Recoveries, as deputies of Record for Sheriffs appointed by the Court, we do certify that the same Fee is not due unto him, but was anciently due and taken by the Attorneys, and allowed them for returning of the said Writs, and their better care to avoid Errors in sewing forth the said Fines and Recoveries. The Attorneys Fees. WE do certify the Attorneys Fee for prosecution is, and during our remembrance have been for every Term it every real action, And in every other action▪ Books and Tables. TOuching the having of any Books, Tables, Rolls, Orders, Warrants, Records, Entries, or other Notes, or writings for the discovery of those things we are charged with, We do certify that we have not any in our custody, neither do we know where any are, but only in several Offices by us certified. Io: Nichols. Peter Noyes. Geo: Holland. Roger Hid. Rob: Hanson. Io: Wickesteade. Io: Bimbrone. Io: Skinner. Nich: Allen. Fra: Kempe. Io: Rowley. Edw: Waller. Io: Tyrer. Roger Doddeswell. Rob. Benson. Will: Corfield. Tho: Blofield. Fra: Newbone. Anth: Rogers. Anth: Langston Geo: Needler. Will: Cragge. Peter Bird. Edw: Ball. Ro: Hamby. Rich: Morse. Thus fare examined. The Fees here under mentioned are the Fees due and paid to the Lord chief justice, and the other justices of the Court of common Pleas at Westminster, as they were due, and usually paid to our Predecessors, justices of the same Court. The Lo: chief Justice his Fees. FOR allowance of a Writ of Error upon an Outlarie before judgement, xx. s. For a Bail taken upon an Outlarie upon mean Process in debt, if the debt be xx. ●. or above, two. s. 4. d. For the allowance of a writ of Error upon a judgement, xx. s. For Bail taken in case of debt after judgement, xii. s For the allowance of a writ of Error upon a judgement upon a Scire fac. and Outlarie after judgement, xxxv. s. For making the Roll that a writ of Error is allowed on, two. s. iii. s. For a Supersid. For the transcript of a Record being a Process, 6. s. 8. d. 6. s. 8. d. 14. s. 9 d For every process more, For the return of every Certiorar. For the seal of every Record of Nisi prius, two. s. i d. For the seal of every Writ sealed in Court, i d. For the seal of every Exemplification, two. s. two. d. The Fees following are due to such of the judges who do perform the business. FOr acknowledging of a Fine or warrant of Attorney for a common recovery out of Court, 6. s. 8. d. For signing every writ of privilege, to remove any cause, Habeas corpus, procedendo, or Supersid. upon a Procedendo, iv. s. For every Bail taken out of Court upon any such writ of privilege, wherein one cause only is returned, ix. s. 8. d. For every cause more, two. s. For the confession of a judgement out of Court, 9 ●. 8. d. For every philizers Bail, and other Bail taken out of Court, 9 s. 8. d. For acknowledging satisfaction out of Court, 9 s. 8. d. For acknowledging out of Court a Deed to be enrolled, 9 s. 8. d. For admission of a Guardian out of Court, 9 s. 8. d. For the proof of a suggestion out of Court, for every witness, 9 s. 8. d. For a warrant for passing of a Fine, where there are more than three Cognizors, or three Cognizees parties to the Fine, iiii. s. For every Affidavit taken out of Court upon a foreign Plea, or Rescous, two. ●. For any other Affidavit taken out of Court, viij. d. For exhibiting of an Information out of Court, viij. d. For signing a Bill of costs to award an Attachment for not appearing upon a Subpoena, viij. d. For granting a Licence to compound upon a penal Law, two. s. For assessing of the King's part of a forfeiture upon a penal Statute after composition with the Informer, two. s For the commitment out of Court, of a prisoner to the Fleet, charged with one cause only, 9 s. 8. d. For every Bail taken out of Court upon an Outlarie in debt upon mean process reversed, if the same be xx. l. two. s. iv. d Dividend Fees. These Fees following are due to the Lord chief justice, and the other judges of the Court of common Pleas, by way of Dividend. FOr confessing of a Judgement in Court, vi▪ d. For acknowledging satisfaction in court, if the debt or damage do not amount unto 100 l. vi. d. If the debt or damage do amount to 100 l. xii. d. and for every 100 l. after the same rate, xii. d. For admitting an Infant in court to his Guardian, xii. d. For reversing an Outlarie in Court for error in the Exigent, or return, xii. d. For the like for the insufficiency of the Proclamation, or return, or for want of a Proclamation, two. ●. For every common Recovery acknowledged in Court, vi. d. vi. d. For a Fine acknowledged in Court, For a Bail taken in Court, or a Bail or Recognizance acknowledged in Court, xii. d. For a deed acknowledged in Court to be enrolled for a discontinuance, xii. d. 9 s. 8. d. For a Prohibition granted, For every wager of Law, or Nonsuit upon a wager of Law, vi. d. For admission of an Attorney to be an Attorney of this court, xx. ●▪ The Puisne judges Fees. FOr every Fine drawn at the Bar, xii. d. For a Recovery drawn at the Bar with a single Voucher, xviii. d. vi. d. iiii. s. vi. s. 8. d For every Voucher more, For reversal of an Outlary in court, For taking of a privy Verdict, For taxing of costs upon every Verdict, From the Clerk of the Warrants every Term, to every of the puisne Judges, For every Attorney, whose name is recorded in the Roll of Attorneys every Term▪ iiii. d. For inrolling and examining the parts of a Fine, and Writs upon common Recoveries by the Stat. 23. Eliz. vi. ●. For the Exemplification and examination of the parts of a Fine, and Writs upon common Recoveries by that Stat. v. ●. For drawing and entering a rule for an amendment upon that Stat. xii. d. For a search made upon the enrolment upon that Stat. iiii. d. For a copy of a Fine, or Writs enrolled upon common Recoveries enrolled by that Stat. for every sheet, iiii. d. For the return of every writ of Covenant brought to levy a Fine upon, x. d. For the return of every writ of Entry to suffer a common Recovery, every writ of Summons and Seizing thereupon, x. d. An ancient Fee of vi. s. viij. d. for signing of a Dedimus potestatem due to the Judges of any Court who do assign the same, which is now, and of late hath been divided amongst all the Judges that ride the Circuits, 6. s. 8. d. These Fees following are due to the Clerks of the Lord chief justice, and other the justices of the said Court. TO the Judge's Clerk of the Fines, for taking of a Fine, or warrant of Attorney, three s. 4. d For certifying of a Fine, or return of a Dedimus potestatem, xuj. d. To the Judge's Clerk of Bails, for taking every Bail, xii. d. For entering every caveat to give notice that good Bail may be taken, xii. d. For satisfaction acknowledged out of Court, xii. d For a Deed acknowledged out of Court to be enrolled, xii. d. For the proof of a suggestion out of Court for every witness, xii. d. iiii. d. For an Affidavit taken out of Court, For entering into his Book an Information exhibited out of Court, iiii. d. For entering into his Book of costs a warrant signed to award an attachment for not appearing upon a Subpoena, iiii. d. For entering into his book a licence so compound upon a penal Law, iiii. d. For entering into his book the King's part of the forfeiture upon a penal Law assessed by the judges, after composition with the Informer, vi. d. For entering into a Book, a commitment out of Court of a prisoner to the Fleet, charged with one cause only, xii. d. To the puisne judge's Clerk of the inrolments, for copying, inrolling, and examining the parts of a Fine, and Writs upon Recovery by the Statute, 23. Eliz. 8. s. 4. d. For a search made for an enrolment upon that Stat. viij. d. For writing of a Fine, or Writs enrolled upon a common Recovery enrolled by that Stat. viij. d. Tho: Richardson. Ric: Hutton. Fra: Harvey Geo: Crook. H●n: Yel●erton. FEBRVARII XVII. 1628. ACcording to an order of his Majesty's Commissioners for inquiry after exacted Fees, and innovated Offices, We whose names are hereunder subscribed, have met and perused the judge's Certificate of Fees to us delivered by the said Commissioners, which in our former presentment or certificate we could not so exactly set down, as we did the Officers Fees, for that we received from the Commissioners several certificates of the several Officers of the said Court, concerning all their several Fees, but we than had not any certificate from the judges of their Fees by them demanded and certified, but we now having received a certificate by the said Commissioners from the said judges, do now this seventeenth day of February, 1628. upon due consideration thereof had, certify as followeth, viz. The Lord chief justice his Fees. INprimis, Touching the xx. s. mentioned by the judge's certificate for allowance of a writ of Error, upon an Outlarie before judgement, or upon a writ of Error upon a judgement, which in our former certificate we mentioned to be but xvii. s. vi. d. upon either of them, We certify now, that for our respective knowledges there hath been paid in the whole xx. s. for every of the same, but we conceive two. s. vi. d. thereof was for the Lord chief justice his Clarks, and only xvii. s. vi. d. for the judges. Concerning the two. s. iiii. d. for a Bail taken upon an Outlarie upon mean process, the debt being xx. l. or above, mentioned in the judge's certificate, we certify that the same hath been usually paid since an Order made by the judges concerning the putting in of a Bail into that case. Touching the xii. s. mentioned in the said Certificate for a Bail taken in case of debt after judgement, we certify that since the Stat▪ made for putting▪ in of Bail in that case, the same hat 〈…〉 been usually paid. Touching the two. s. for marking the Roll the writ of Error is allowed 〈◊〉 and ●ii. s. for every Supersid We 〈…〉 rtifie the same hath been usually paid to the Clerk of the Errors, but whether as due to the judge, or his Clerk, we know not, yet some of the ancientest men of the 〈…〉 y say, that there was anciently paid for every such Supersid but two. s. as we formerly certified in our former Certificate under the title o● the Fees of the Clerk of the Errors. As to the Fee of two. s. ●▪ d▪ for the seal of every Record of Nisiprius, the same hath been so anciently paid, saying in case of Prop●. Touching the Lord chief justice 〈◊〉 Fee of i. d. for the scale of every W 〈…〉 sealed in Court, and two. d. for the seal of every Exemplification, we certify them to be due, and parcel of the Fee of seven. d. and two▪ ●▪ two. d. certified in our former Certificate under the title of Fees of the Seal Office. Touching the rest of the Fees mentioned in the judge's certificate to be due to the Lord chief justice, we have usually paid the same, and therefore do think them to be due. The Fees due to such of the judges as perform the business. TOuching the Fee of vi. s. viij. d. for the acknowledging of a Fine, or warrant of Attorney for a common Recovery out of Court, we certify as formerly, that ix. s. viij. d. hath been usually paid for the same in the whole, but (as we conceive) the Judge hath only vi. s. viij. d. and his Clerk the rest. Touching the two. s. certified for an Affidavit taken out of Court upon a foreign Plea, or Rescous, we certify that the same hath been anciently paid, but how the same hath been anciently divided between the Judges and Clarks we know not. Touching the viij. d. certified by the Judges of every other Affidavit taken out of Court, we do certify as in our former Certificate, that we have usually paid xii. d. for the same, whereof we conceive iiii. d. is allowed to the Judge's Clerks, as appeareth by the Judges own Certificate of their Clerks Fees. Touching the Fee for granting a licence to compound upon a penal Law, we certify as heretofore we have done, that anciently two. s. vi. d. hath been used to be paid, whereof we conceive two. s. due to the Judge, and vi. d. to his Clerk. Touching the ix. s. viij. d. for every reversal of an Outlarie out of Court, we certify that usually we have paid so much for one name, and if there have been more names than one in the writ, then for every other name two. s. Touching the two. s. iiii. d. for Bail taken out of Court upon an Outlarie in debt upon mean process reversed, if the debt be xx. l. or above, we certify that ever since the order was made by the Court for putting in Bail in that case, the same hath been usually paid. Touching the iiii. s. certified for a warrant, for passing a Fine where there are more than three Cognizors, or three Cognizees parties to the Fine, we certify that it hath been paid ever since the order made in that behalf, as we have certified in our former Certificate. Touching the rest of their Fees, we certify that we have usually paid the same during our respective practices, and therefore think them to be due. The Dividend Fees. TOuching the Fee of xx. s. mentioned to be paid for the admission of every Attorney to be an Attorney of the same Court, we do certify that the ancient Fee was only two. s. howsoever of late years xx. s. hath been paid, videlicet, for about sixteen years. Touching the residue of the Fees certified by way of Dividend, we do certify that we have usually paid the same during our respective practices. The Puisne judges Fees. TOuching the xii. d. certified for every Fine drawn at the Bar, and xviii. d. for every Recovery with a single Voucher drawn at Bar, and vi. d. for every Voucher more, we certify the same to have been usually paid to the hands of the said Secondaries. Touching the xii. d. certified for taxing of costs upon every judgement, we refer ourselves to our former Certificate in that behalf made under the title of the Prothonotaries. Touching the xxxiii. s. for every puisne Judge from the Clerk of the warrants, we say it passeth not through our hands▪ nor lieth in our knowledge, but because the Judges have certified it, we (knowing nothing to the contrary) think it to be due. Touching the Fee of x. d. for return of every writ of Covenant brought to levy a Fine upon, x. d. for the return of every writ of Entry to suffer a common Recovery, every writ of Summons and Seizms thereupon, we certify as before we have done, under the title of the Clerk of the inrolments, (whereunto we refer ourselves) and conceive the same to be parcel of the two. s. claimed by the Clerk of the inrolments. And touching the residue of the Fees certified to be due to the puisne Judges only, we do certify that we have usually paid the same during our respective practices, and therefore think them to be due. Subscribed thus. Anth: Langston. Geo: Needler. Fra: Kempe. Edw: Waller. Ro: Hyde. Io: Rowley. Roger Doddeswell. Ni: Allen. Io: Skinner. Io: Tyrer. Io: Banbury. Io: Wickesteade. Tho: Blofield. Ro: Benson. William Cragge. Peter Bird. William Corefield. Edw: Ball. Ro: Hanson. Ro: Morse. Geo: Holland. Ex. per me johan. Dibley Reg. Clericum dic▪ Commis. A TABLE OF THE DUE FEES OF The Prothonotaries in THE COURT OF the Commons PLEAS duodecimo Caroli Regis. London printed, 1641. These are the Fees due and beloning to the three Prothonotaries of the Court of common Pleas at Westm. for entries of Declarations, 〈…〉 eas, and judgements. And also for making and entering of Writs in their several Offices, and for other deuce belonging to them, confirmed and allowed by our Sovereign Lord King Charles, by his Letters Patents under the great Seal of England, dated at Cambury the 22. of july, in the 12. year of his Reign, and are mentioned and expressed in a Schedule of Fees to the said Letters annexed, and recorded in his Majesty's Court of common Pleas at Westm. in the Term of S. Michael next following, quinto, sexto, septimo, octavo, nono. INprimis, For the entry of every common Declaration, common Plea in Bar, wherein one Freehold is pleaded, common Replication, and rejoinder in actions personal, For the entry of every special Declaration, special Plea in Bar, or Abatement Freehold Replication, or rejoinder, and Pleas subsequent, in actions personal, not exceeding three sheets, every sheet containing twelve lines at the least, and every line containing ten words, two. ●. viij. d. And for every sheet so exceeding, For every Declaration in actions upon the Case Ejectione firm, account, annuity, conspiracy, covent, deceit, partition, Plegiis acquit. and debt upon Statutes, plaint in Assize, and the like special actions, and in real mixed popular actions, if the declaration or plaint exceed not three sheets, two. s. viij. d. And for every sheet exceeding, For the entering of every Bar, Replication, and Pleas subsequent in every of the actions last above recited, and in the title actions, not exceeding three sheets, two. s. viij. d. And for every sheet so exceeding, For the buyer of every Bill, Obligation, Indenture, Record, or Certificate, or the like, entered in haec verba, not exceeding the length of three sheets, two. s. And for every sheet above that length, viij. d. For recording of every appearance by the Court, 2. s. 4. d. For me entry of every Recognizance without condition, challenge to the Sheriff or Coroners, or to the Array, or other special averments, two. s. And for the entering of every Recognizance without a condition, iiii. s. For every judgement in Debt, Trespass, or detinue, without a tales for the Prothonotary, two. s. And for entering of every adjournement, iiii. d. For every Judgement with a Tales, besides the Fee above recited, two. s. For every Remanet, and Judgement for cost given to the Defendant by the Statute, besides the Fee abovesaid, two. s. For every judgement in all other actions, aswell personal, as mixed, and real, and prohibitions, and the like, iv. s. For every Satisfaction, Recordatur, Discontinuance, Retraxit, Relinquishment, Nolle prosequi, or the like, in actions personal, two. s. iiii. s. And in real actions, For the entry of a single Recovery, and the writ of seism thereupon, x. s. 6. d. vi. s. And for every Voucher more, For the entrance of a Summons ad Warr. for a common Recovery, and the writ of Summons ad Warr. iv. s. vi. s And if for both, For every foreign Voucher sent to the common Pleas to summon the Vouchee, ●f the Record be not above three sheets, two. ●. viij. d. And for every sheet more, The like Fees are to be paid when the Record is remitted back again, after the Voucher determined, 2. s. 8. d. For the entry of every special Verdict, whereupon a Cur. advisar. vult is entered, being not above the length of three sheets, written as abovesaid, two. s. And for every sheet exceeding that length, viij. d. For the entry of every general Verdict, with a Cur. advisar. vult, without a Tales, two. s. iiii. ●. And with a Tales, For the entry of every Remittive of debt or damages, xii. d. For the entry of every Information upon any penal Law, and signing the ●ubpena only, two. s. 8. d. For the entering of every surmise for a Prohibition to be granted, not exceeding the length of three sheets, as abovesaid, two. s. And for every sheet above that length, viij ●. For the entry of the Oath of every witness to prove the surmise in a Prohibition, or Audita quercla brought by an Infant and the entry of the proofs de morte & vita viri, dower, and the like actions in suits, two. s. For the releasing of any default in any real action, two. ●. And entering the recital of the grand Cap. iv. s. For damages clear in every action where damage is given, if the damage given amount to five marks or above, two. s. in the pound, two. s. Nihil. xii. d. And if under five marks, For examining every record of N. i. pr. For making the Record for trial of an issue in any of the County Palatine, for the first three sheets, two. s. iiii. d. And for every sheet after, For the exemplification of any Record, not exceeding six sheets, v. s. And for every sheet exceeding that rate, viij. d. For the entering of Seism in dower, & dying seized, the return of the Seism, exceeding not above three sheets, iiii. s. viij. d. For every sheet exceeding, For entering of writs of Exemption de non ponend. in jurat. and Patents de libertat. elocand. and Protections, cognizance of Pleas, and the like, according to the rates abovesaid, if they exceed not three sheets, two. s. viij. d. And for every sheet exceeding, For the entering the default upon the distress in waist quar. imp. and the like, and judgement thereupon if the title or count do not exceed three sheets, 6. s. ●. d. And if it be more than as aforesaid, for every sheet, viij. d. For entering of a Quo warranto, if it exceed not three sheets, two. s. For the entry of every Plea thereupon, according to the same rate before, two. s. 8. d. For the entry of a Plea of account pleaded before Auditors, if it be not above 3. sheets written as abovesaid, two. s. viij. d. And if more, for every sheet exceeding, For the entry of every Summons, and Surveyance, and Pryor, two. s. For the admission of an Infant to his Prochin amie, or Guardian, two. s. iiii. s. And if it be by Commission, For entering of the Defendants discharge upon a Cap. pro fine, or for a contempt, two. s. For the like upon Rescous, returned and admitted to his Fine, iiii. s. For traversing of a Rescous, and issue thereupon, vi. s. For entering of the allowance of every general and special Pardon of 5. s. 4. d. Outlarie before judgement, and after For entering of a Dies dat. in debt, detinue, and trespass, xi●. d. two. s. And in all other actions, For the entering of the receipt of a feme Covert, Tenant in tail, Lessee for years, or the like, two. s. And for the entry of the Plea, if it exceed not three sheets, two. s. viij. d. And for every sheet exceeding, And if the receipt be by writ, then more for entering of the writs, two. s. For the entering of an Assize deliver in the Common Pleas by Justices of Assize to be enrolled for every sheet, xii. d. And if the Assize come into the common Pleas by Certiorar. then more for entering the Certiorar. two. s. For entering every abridgement of the demandant in dower Assize, or the like, two. s. For the entry of every pone to remove a Plea by writ out of the County Court there holden by Justices, and for the return of the Pone, iiii. s. For the entering of any Record sent in the Common Pleas by Mittimus, or otherwise; and likewise for the entry of every Rege inconsulto, or such like, two. s. viij. d. if it exceed not three sheets, For every sheet so exceeding, For the entering of every Certificate of Bastardy certified by the Bishop, and the awarding of the writ and judgement thereupon, vi. s. For the entry of the Licence of the Court, to purchase a new writ by Journeys accounts, two. s. For the entry of every Original writ delivered of Record in real mixed actions, two. s. For the entry of every sheet above three sheets of every challenge to the Sheriff or Coroners, or to the Array or other special averments, or the like, viij. d. For the entry of every Remanet in real actions, iiii. s. For the entry of every Remittitur in real and mixed actions, iiii. s. For the entry of every sheet above three sheets of every aid pryer, viij. d. For the entry of an admission of a Guardian, if it be by Commission and Mittimus, vi. s. For the entry of a privy Seal for every sheet, viij. d. For the entry of the Licence of the Court to compound upon penal Statutes, two. s. For entry of every warrant of Attorney made by the Tenant in the common Recoveries, or the like, after their appearance at the Bar▪ two. s. For every Judgement by special Commission of the title in Quare imp. or the like, if it exceed not three sheets, iiii. s. iiii. d. And for every sheet after, For the entering of every special imparlance, two. s. For the entering of every Committitur of a Prisoner by the Roll, being brought to the Bar by writ, and every ●ender of the body in discharge of the Bail, iiii. s. But if it be without writ, then in either Case but, two. s. For entering of every demand of a prisoner to appear and remaund the said prisoner, iiii. s. For the entry of every Essoine in the Plea Rolls, as upon wagers of Law, xii. d. For entry of the Bail upon every reversal for insufficiency of Exigent, or of the Return, 2. s. 4. d. For the entry of every Declaration in debt upon demise, or the like special Declaration, if the Declaration exceed not three sheets, two. s▪ And if such Declaration exceed the number of three sheets, then for the entry of every such sheet, containing twelve lines, and every line ten words, viij. d For the entry of every several Count in actions upon the Case and Account, and the like upon several days, if the Account exceed not three sheets, two s. viij. d. And for every sheet so exceeding, For the entry of every several Count upon an original Debt, Detinue, Trespass, and the like, xii. d. For the entry of every special condition, or endorsement of any obligation entered in haec verba, not exceeding the length of three sheets, two. ●. viij. d. And for every sheet so exceeding, But if the condition be in debt for payment of money at one day, or under the length of two sheets, then for the xii. d. entering thereof but For the entry of every Mittimus, or Certiorar. and the Return thereof, iiii. s. But if the Return thereof exceed three sheets, then for every sheet so exceeding, viij. d. For entering of the Count in a Prohibition, and plead thereupon after an appearance of the Defendant, not exceeding the length of three sheets, viij. d. And for every sheet above that length, viij. d. For the entry of every writ of Attaint or false judgement, two. s. For the entry of the Return thereof and the assignment of Errors, or false Oaths, not exceeding three sheets, two. s. viij. d. And for every sheet more, For the entry of every sheet above three sheets of the Oath of every witness examined to prove the surmise in a Prohibition, or Audita querela brought by an Infant, and the entry of the proofs De morte & vita viri in dower, and the like actions and suits, viij. d. Fees due to the Prothonotaries for Writs, and the Entries of the 〈…〉 amongst other deuce. FOr every Writ of Prohibition or consultation, not exceeding four sheets, two. s. iiii▪ d▪ For every Writ so exceeding, For every Withernam return habend. after appearance, second deliverance, Writ of privilege, habeas corpus. procedend. certiorare, Summons and Resummons, Pete, cape, ve. fac. sci. ●a. Elegit, extent. superss. Sub pena Writ to the Bishop, Attachment in Ass. Distringas Iu●. habeas corpus, and Distringas in Ass. & Attaint, and the like hab●re Fac. possessionem, Writs of view, mittimus, Idemptitat. habeas, and every other special Writ. two. s. For the entering of such other Writ, which requireth an entering not exceeding four sheets, two. s. And if more, for every sheet exceeding as abovesaid, viij. d. For every Ca fa. & fi. fa. vi. d. For every Testat. fur. ca fa. & fi. fa. distringas ad deliberand. and Writs to inquire of damages in trespasses and Replevin, xii. d. For Writs to inquire of damages in Covenant, Ejectment, Actions upon the case, and the like, two. s. vi. d. x. d. For every Capias pro fine, For the Exigent, for a Capias pro fine. For the entry of the Return of every Writ in the Prothonotaries ●oll other than the Ca fa. returned non est invent. and the fi. fa. returned nulla habet bon●▪ whereupon further process is awarded not exceeding four sheets, two. s. viij▪ d. And if more, then for every sheet. For the entering of every sheet of Privilege or habeas corpus, with the Bail for one cause, vi. s▪ two. s. And for every name more, For entry of every Committitur upon a Habeas corpus una cum die & causa, two. s▪ two. s. And for every other cause, For every reversal upon an Outlary for default of Proclamation with one name, and the Bail o● nolle prosequi, 4. s. 4. d. two. s. And for every name more, For every ca fa. & fi. fa. after a devastavit, two. s. Whereof by allowance from the Prothonotaries the Clerk hath had, viij. d. For every sheet exceeding four sheets of Writs to inquire of Damages in Covenant, Ejectment, Actions upon the case, and the like Actions, iiii. d. For the Writ of Liberate, or the like special Writ, two. s. Whereof by allowance from the Prothonotary the Clerk hath had, viij. d. For the entry of every such Writ and the entry of every other special Writ which requireth an entry not exceeding four sheets, two. s. viij. d. xii. d. And for every sheet so exceeding, For every Distringas in petition, Whereof the Clerk by allowance from the Prothonotary hath had, iiii. d. For Writs to inquire of damages in Covenant, Ejectiment, Actions upon the case, and the like Actions if they exceed not four sheets, two. s. Whereof by allowance from the Prothonotary the Clerk hath had, viij. d. For the entry of every Committitur, upon habeas corpus una cum die & causa with one cause returned besides the entry of the Writ, two. s. two. s. two. s. And for the entry of the writ, And for every other cause returned, For the signing of all process upon information, excepting the first Subpena, The Prothonotaries Clerks fees. IMprimis, for the copies of common declaration and pleas for every sheet containing twelve lines, and every line ten words, iiii. d. For every sheet in Real and mixed Actions, and Actions upon any Statute and the like, viij. d. For drawing of every special declaration and plea, for every sheet, viij. d. For every continuance every Term of every issue writ, imperlance demurrer or special verdict or adjornment, iiii. d. For exemplifying every Recovery with a single voucher, 4. s. 6. d. For exemplifying of a double voucher, vi. s. xii. d. And for every voucher more, For exemplifying of any Record not exceeding eight sheets, v. s. vi. d. And for every sheet more, For drawing of every extraordinary long writ after the rate for every sheet, viij. d. And for the entry thereof (if it so require) for every sheet, iiii. d. For a copy of a judgement for every sheet, viij. d. For the entry of every writ, and the return thereof into the Prothonotaries' Remembrance for drawing up of a vi. d. iiii. d. judgement if it exceed not three sheets. And for every sheet after, For entering of every Common Rule into the Bill of Pleas or Common Remembrance, iiii. d. For the entering and engrossing every Summons for a Recovery and for the making of the writ of Summons, two. s. For entry of every Mittimus and Dedimus potestatem for a Recovery, two. s. 6. d. For the engrossing of every Nisi priùs after the rate for every sheet, iiii. d. For entering of every Testat. sur. ca fa. & si. fa. iiii. d. For the search of one Term in the Prothonotaries' office in his d●ggets or Remembrances, iiii. d. For the issuing out of the Court money if the party receiving it, i d. in ●. For the making of every long writ as Prohibitions & the like for every sheet, iiii. d. For the prosecution and issuing out of process for the King to bring in the party for to make fine for his contempt until the party render himself o be 3. s. 4. d. outlawed besides the fees of the Court, And if there because of Prosecution after the Exigent returned then more, 3. s. 4. d. For the copies of suggestion to grant a Prohibition for every sheet, viij. d. For drawing of every surmise to have a Prohibition special verdict, and the viij. d. like, for every sheet. The Prothonotaries Clerk's fees for Informations only. FOr engrossing of every information▪ viij. d. For a copy of the said Information if it amount to the number of five sheets of paper, or upwards, 3. s. 4. d. If it be under the number of five sheets, then for every sheet, viij. d. For the making of every Capias profine upon an Information, vi. d For entering of the general issue upon the Roll where the information was first entered in the Term it was first exhibited, viij. d. For the Registering of every licence to compound in the office book. iiii. d An ancient fee due to the second Prothonotaries Clerks only. FOr recording of every Fine acknowledged at the Bar, writ and moved by a sergeant. iiii. d. Fees due to the Secondaries of the Prothonotaries in their several offices. FOr the copy of every common Rule, iiii. d. For taking a note of the Rule of the judges in Court upon the motion of a sergeant for drawing the same Rule in paper in Latin words and entering it into the Bill of Pleas and the copy thereof the draught not exceeding six lines in paper, viij. d. xii. d. If the Rule exceed six lines then, For every wager in law in Court or Nonsuit of the plaintiff, upon a wager of law, xii. d. For the entry of the Committitur of any defendant to the Fleet in execution of any judgement or otherwise in Court and for making a copy thereof for the Warden of the Fleet containing the cause of the Commitment, xii. d. For the entering of every Commitment to the Fleet of any person yielding himself in discharge of his Bail and for the like Copy, xii. d. For attending him from his chamber to westminster to take a privy verdict cried at the Bar, ●. s. 4. d. For reading the Record of a demurrer in Court or verdict, xii. d. xii. d. For taking Bail in Court, For entering of an admission of an infant to his prochin Amy or Guardian in the Prothonotaries' remembrance, xii. d. For the copy of the issue and jurors names to be delivered to the jury upon any trial at the Barnes, xii. d. For reading of evidences upon trials at the Bar of each party plaintiff and defendant, 3. s. 4. d. For entering of every satisfaction by special warrant Recordatur and discontinuance, viij. d. For every satisfaction by general warrant, iiii. d. For entry of every Bill or Letters of Administration to enable an Executor or Administrator to acknowledge satisfaction and the entry of the satisfaction, xii. d. For every copy of Interrogatories, depositions of persons examined upon Interrogatories by order of the Court for every sheet. viij. d. Per b●eve de Privato sigillo, wolseley. A Table of the Fees due unto the Six-Clarkes of the King's Court of Chancery. FOr all first, second, or other Copies of all Bills, Answers, and other plead whatsoever, as also of all Certificates, and Examinations made or taken by virtue of any Commission out of this Court, and of the interrogatories therewith returned, and also of all Declarations, or proceed by English Bill, or according to the course of the common Law, and for copies of Records, Rolls, or Evidences brought in to be copied, or remaining in the said Court, for every leaf of viij. d. paper containing fifteen lines, For the inrolling of all Warrants, whereby any Patents, Commissions, Licenses, Pardons, Leases, or other Grants whatsoever do pass by, and under the great Seal, after the rate for every skin so passing the great Seal, xx. ●. For the ●nrolling of all warrants for all Commissions of peace for Gaol delivery, for a liberty for Oyer and Terminer, for Piracies for the preservation of the game of Swans, and for Commissions of enquiry sued out for the benefit of any private person, for every of the said Commissions. xx. d. For the inrolling of all Warrants for all Commissions of appeal, and for the Admiralty, for every one of them, 3. s. 4. d. For the inrolling of every warrant, for every ordinary Licence, or pardon of alienation, 3. s. 4. d. But if it be of more than ordinary length, then according to the length, after the rate of xx. s. the skin, and not above. For the inrolling of all Warrants for all Commissions in the nature of Writs of Diem clausit extremum mandamus devenerunt, qu● plura ideotae proband. ●unatico inquirend. melius inquirend. for every of them, 3. s. 4. d. For the inrolling of the warrants for every Patent or grant of the custody of any Ward, 6. s. 8. d. For the inrolling of the warrants for every presentation, donation, or revocation to any Rectory, Vicarage, Deanery, Archdeanery, Chancellorship, Treasurership or dignity to any Metropolitical, Cathedral, or Collegiat Church, or for any Canonship, or Prebend in any of the said Churches, or for the Mastership of any Hospital, or other Ecclesiastical living, or for the grant of any presentation, or presentations pro unica vel pluribus vicibus thereunto, 3. s. 4. d. For the inrolling of the warrants for every Mandamus ad installand. 3. s. 4. d. For the inrolling of all warrants for all Licenses for Wines for every life, 3. s. 4. d. Or such Fee not exceeding that proportion, as by the Lord Chancellor, or Lord Keeper shall be set down, and by an order lately made by the right Honourable the Lord Keeper that now is, there is but vi. s. viij. d. paid, although it be granted for their lives, or more. For the inrolling of the warrants for every pardon of outlawry, 3. s. 4. d. For the inrolling of the warrants for every denization, or commission of Bankrupts, 3. s. 4. d. For the writing of every Exemplification, aswell of Records in the Tower as of any Record whatsoever, being in their custody after the rate of every skin, 26. s. S. d Of every Client for every Term hilest his cause dependeth, undetermined by decree, or dismission, the termely fee of 3. s. 4. d. If there be twenty Plaintiffs or more in one Bill, they all pay but one Fee for one Term, 3. s. 4. d. But for every three Defendants accounting the husband and the wife, but for one person there is the Fee of iii. s. iiii. d. due for their first appearance. And upon the first appearance, if every Defendant appear severally by himself, he is to pay the fee of iii. s. iiii. d. but every Term afterwards during the continuance of the cause, there is only the Fee of iii. s. iiii. d. the term to be paid for all the Defendants that appeared in any Term or Vacation before in the same cause. For every Attachment, and attachment with Proclamation, which is made in their offices, aswell renewed as other, unless the renovation grow by occasion of the default of the Clerk, two. s. For every commission of rebellion renewed, or otherwise, unless the renovation be by the like default of the Clerk, viij. s. two. s. For the enrolment thereof, And for the enrolment of every commission of Rebellion issuing out of the Court of Starchamber, two. s. For the enrolment of every liberate and allocate, 3. s. 4. d. For every Commission aswell renewed, as other, to take an answer to hear and determine, or to examine witnesses either beyond the Seas, or in any place or part whatsoever of England, Scotland, or Wales, unless the renovation be occasioned by some defect in the former Commission, occasioned by the default of the Clerk, and not of the Client, the sum of 6. s. 8. d. And if the Commission to examine witnesses be joint, then to each attorney, 6. s. 8. d. 6. s. 8. d. And if it be ex parte, then but one, For every Commission upon any order of the Court, aswell renewed as other, unless the enovation be by the like default of the Clerk, x. s. For every writ of Execution upon any Order, 6. s. 8. d. For engrossing every Bill in Chancery hand, wherein answer is to be made by Commission, for every leaf, vi. d. xxxiii. ● & iiii. d. For drawing and inrolling of every decree and dismission respectively, And neither they, nor their Clerks to take any further Fees. xxvi. s. & viij. d For every writ of Execution upon a Decree, after the rate for every skin, For the writing of every Sheriff's patent, and for the writ of assistance, writ of Discharge, commission to take the Sheriff's oaths, the Attorneys Fee, as also for the warrant of attorney, and the writing of the two oaths, 30. s. 8. d And for the ten divided Counties mentioned in the acts of Parliament made in 8. & 13. Eliz. to clear all future mistake or doubts, they shall for the time to come take but half so much as for other Counties whatsoever hath been used heretofore, and neither they, nor their under-clerks are to take by any colour any other Fee for Sheriff's Patents then aforesaid. The like Fees for every English Escheator, saving for the warrant of Attorney, 30. s. 4. d For the drawing and engrossing of every Injunction, the Fee, 13. s. 4. d But the inrolling of Injunctions is of little use, and needless, except only in special Cases, when the Court shall appoint them to be enrolled, and then it is to be done without any new Fee. For every Supersid. for the discharge of any commission, or other writ made in any of the six Clerks offices, 6. s. 8. d. For every Supersid. of privilege, pro venientibus vel redeuntibus ad vel a Cancellar. 6. s. 8. d For every special Certiorar. or procedendo corpus cum causa, or habeas corpus, 6. s. 8. d. For every bail upon every writ of corpus cum causa, or matter of privilege, two. s. For all manner of Certiorar. and procedend. of course, two. s. For every Recognisance or Bond made to the Court, two. s. The six Clerks are to present their Clients causes which are to be heard either in Court, or at the Rolls, but neither they nor their under Clerks, nor any other are to take any fee or reward at all therefore, but to rest content with their Fees allowed in this table of Fees. Ordinances made by Thomas Lord Coventry, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, with the advice and assistance of the right honourable Sir julius Caesar. Knight, Master of the Rolls, in the Term of S. Michael the Archangel, in the eleventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles, for the redress of sundry Errors, Defaults and Abuses in the high Court of Chancery, 17. Novemb. 1635. 1. THat Bills, Answers, Replications, and Rejoinders be not stuffed with repetition of Deeds, or writings in haec verba, but the effect and substance of so much of them only as is pertinent and material to be set down, and that in effectual and brief terms, that long and needless traverses of points not traversable, nor material, causeless recitals, tautologies, and multiplication of words, and all other impertinencies occasioning needless prolixity be avoided, and the ancient brevity and succinctness in Bills, and other plead restored, and upon any default herein the party and counsel under whose hand it passeth, shall pay the charge of the copy, and be further punished as the case shall merit. 2. When the Defendants have answered the Plaintiffs, and their counsel are seriously to advise of the answers, and if they find that upon the answer alone, without further proof, there be sufficient ground for an order or decree to proceed upon the answer without further lengthening the cause, or if it be needful to prove one or a few particular points to reply unto those points, and not to draw into pleading, or proofs any more than those necessary points, thereby making long books, and putting both sides to unnecessary charges, the defaulters herein to be punished by paying the charge of the copies, or otherwise, as the cause shall require. 3. That interrogatories for examining witnesses be drawn only upon points material, and not upon matters which are either confessed in the plead, or are impertinent and needless to be proved, That the articles which are usually thrust into the beginning of every Schedule of interrogatories, as it were of form or course, touching the witnesses knowledge of parties, plaintiffs or defendants of the lands, towns, & places in the plead, and the like, be not so needlessly used as they are, but if for cross examining any witness, or for other special reason, it shall be necessary to minister any such question, every man is left at liberty to do therein as much as shall be pertinent and needful in a d●e and sitting place, and if any shall offend against this, the party and such as drew the interrogatories shall be punished by paying as much as the other side is by that means overcharged in copies, and further as the case shall merit. 4. When the parties are at issue, and do proceed to examination of witness either in Court, or by Commission, as the interrogatories are to be pertinent and material, so the witnesses are to be sorted by those that produce them, that they may be examined upon such interrogatories as are proper and sit for them, and not to examine a multitude of witnesses upon a multitude of questions altogether unknown to them, as it is too frequently done upon pain that where any gross abuse or default herein shall be made appear to the Court, the defaulter shall pay as much as the other side is by that means overcharged in copies, and shall be further punished if the Court see cause. 5. When a Commission is awarded to examine witnesses, if by the default of him that hath the carriage of the Commission or his Commissioners nothing is done, he shall bear all the charge that the other side was put unto about that Commission, either for Fees of Court, bringing, or entertaining Commissioners or witnesses, or otherwise to be ascertained by the oath of the party, or of him that disbursed the money for him, and shall renew the Commission at his own charges. 6. When a Commission is awarded to examine witnesses, and the one side produceth and examineth all his witnesses, and the other side doth not, but pray a new Commission, if it be granted, he shall bear as the charge of the renewed Commission both in Court and in the Country, as well for the charge and entertainment of his own Commission, as of the Commissioners of the other side, and the other side shall be permitted to cross examine the witnesses produced by him that reneweth the Commission, but if he will examine any other witnesses of his own, than he shall bear his own part of the charge, the charges herein mentioned to be ascertained by the oath of the party, or of him that disbursed the money for him. 7. He at whose instance a Commission to examine witnesses after a former Commission executed and returned is once renewed, and he by whose default, or by default of his Commissioners a former Commission was not executed, and thereupon it is renewed, shall at his peril examine all his witnesses by that renewed Commission, o● examine them in Court by the end of the Term wherein that renewed Commission is retournable, without any more, or further delay. 8. When witnesses are examined in Court upon a Schedule of interrogatories, there shall be no new interrogatory put in to examine the same witnesses, but the witnesses shall be examined only upon such interrogatories as were exhibited before the witnesses to be examined were sworn, neither shall any witnesses be examined in Court after the day of publication, though they were sworn before, so as a copy of the rule of publication be delivered to the examiner, whereby he may take know ledge of the publication. 9 When witnesses are examined in Court, they shall perfect and subscribe their depositions unto such interrogatories as they have answered before they depart from the Examiner, or his deputy, and shall not be permitted to make any alterations thereof at any time after, without leave of the Court, unless it be in some circumstance of time, or the like, or for making perfect of a sum upon view of any deed, book, or writing which the witnesses shall show to the Examiner, before he admit of such alteration. 10. The six Clerks who are the only Attorneys in this Court, aught to inform themselves continually of the state and proceed of their Clients Causes, whereby they may be able to defend their Clients, and to give account to the Court as the Attorneys in all other Courts do, and not to leave the care and knowledge thereof upon their under Clerks who attend not in Court, and the Clients and such as follow their Causes are to acquaint their Attorneys for that purpose. 11. Such as desire to have their Causes set down for hearing, must repair to the six Clerk that is Attorney in the Cause, at least six days before the end of the Term, that the six Clerk may inform himself of the state of the cause of the long or short dependence thereof in Court of the antiquity of publication of the weight or value of the causes, and all other circumstances material, to inform the Lord Keeper, or the Master of the Rolls at the time of setting down of causes, and the six Clerk may not refuse to offer the same to be set down, if he be attended in such due time as aforesaid, nor come unprepared to inform the Lord Keeper or Master of the Rolls of the nature & circumstance of the cause aforesaid, and neither he, nor any of his under-clerks, nor any other are to take any Fee, Gratuity, or Reward for the same. 12. The Registers in drawing up Orders shall use all convenient brevity according to the manner of ancient times, they shall mention the material Reports, Affidavits, and former Orders upon which any new Order is grounded to have been read, but shall not repeat the same, they shall not unless it be by special direction of the Court, fill any Order with the disputes of Council, nor with reasons and allegations pro & con, nor mention any reasons but such on which the Court relied in making the Order, and those with brevity and clearness, and if they deliver a draught or copy of any Order to be perused by Council, if it be not brought back within 24. hours, they shall enter the Order without attending any longer for an answer from Council, only they shall forbear the entries of Decrees and dismissions, until they be signed, that the Lo: Keeper and the Master of the Rolls may reform them, if there be cause at the signing. 13. Whereas the excessive and unnecessary length and charge of writs the executione decreti have been complained of, from henceforth unless the party that sueth out such Writ shall desire that the whole Decree as it is signed and enrolled be therein recited, the writ, if it be only for payment of money shall make no other recital but to this or the like effect, Cum per quoddam Decretum in ●ur▪ Cancellar. nostr. die Ann●●egni nostri ordinat. & adjudicatum exist●t quod tu solveres A. B. centum l b. legal. monetae Angl. t●b● praec p●mus & firmi●er injungend. mandamus quod praed. centum l●b. praefat. A. B. debit. mod● solvas et hoc nullatenus om●ttas periculo incumbente. And if the money by the Decree be payable at certain days, or places, than the same days and places to be expressed in the Writ without any further recital, and if the Decrees be for doing other things to be performed by the party or parties to whom the said Writ is directed, than no more shall be recited in the Writ but the very decretal order, unless the decretal order do in such manner refer to a Report, or Certificate, as without recital of those points of the Report, or Certificate which are to be performed by the parties to whom the said Writ is directed, it will not appear what is to be by them performed, and in that case so much of the Report, or Certificate as is to be performed by the said parties shall be recited, and the order confirming the same, and no more unless it be desired by the party suing out the said Writ, and the Fee thereof to be paid, shall be after the rate prescribed in the table of Fees, and no more. 14. Every demurrer shall contain the causes of the demurrer, and the Counsel who set their hands to it, are to beware that those causes be not trivial, and where a demurrer or plea is grounded upon the substance and the body of the matter, it shall be determined in open Court without reference, and the Register at the instance of the party demurring, shall without any Fee put into the paper of causes after the hearing and assigning a speedy day to every one in order, as he cometh to require it, and if the Defendant who demurred make no such instance to the Register within eight days after the plea and demurrer is put in Court, the same without any motion shall be disallowed of course as put in for delay, and the Defendant shall pay ordinary costs, provided that the Register do not without special warrant put above two of those demurrers into the paper upon one day. 15. If the demurrer be grounded only upon some error, slip, or mistaking in the Bill, no Reference shall be made thereof for a week after it comes in, but the Plaintiff without any motion shall be admitted of course to amend the said error, slip, or mistaking, paying to the Defendant, or his Attorney for his use costs as the six Clerks not towards the cause shall think fit, but if the Plaintiff in that time do not amend or alter it, then if the Defendant do nothing therein within a week following, by getting it ruled or referred, it shall be disallowed of course without any motion as put in for delay, and the Defendant shall pay ordinary costs: but if the Plaintiff not amending the same as aforesaid, it be ruled against him upon Reference, or otherwise, he shall pay the ordinary costs. 16. When a Plaintiff excepteth to a Defendants answer, he shall set down his exceptions in writing, and deliver it to the Council whose hand is to the answer, or to the Defendants Attorney in Court, and if the Defendants do within a week satisfy the Plaintiff of the invalidity of his exceptions, or amend the answer in the same time, or agree with the Plaintiff, or his Attorney, or Solicitor to amend it by such a time as shall be agreed on between them, and do amend it accordingly without putting the Plaintiff to obtain a Reference, or make any motion thereabouts, than the Defendant shall pay no costs, and if any Plaintiff shall press and procure a Reference within this time, or before this course taken, the Reference shall be void, as obtained surreptitiously; But if the Defendant do neither satisfy the Plaintiff, nor amend his answer in manner aforesaid, then if upon Reference or otherwise his answer be ruled insufficient, he shall pay costs according to the course of the Court. 17. The Masters of the Court shall prefix convenient, but not overlong days for hearing such matters as are referred to them, and at the times prefixed shall proceed without admitting any feigned or dilatory excuses, especially that Council are otherwise employed, or cannot attend, or are not instructed (there having been notice and time enough allowed, or the like, and after the days shall speedily send in their Reports for the case of the Clients attendance, which cannot but draw great charge. 18. If the Case be such as the Master cannot proceed in the absence of either party, or his Counsel without just cause absenting, the Master is presently to certify the Court of the default, that the defaulters may be punished by Commitment, Costs, or otherwise, as the cause shall merit, and if the Master do use or willingly admit any gross delay, the Reference is to be removed, and the Master rebuked by the Court. 19 The Masters of the Court are not upon the importunity of Council, or Clients to make special Certificates of matters wherein the Court expects an opinion from them, nor are to do it, but where their own judgements in respect of difficulty leadeth them to it, it occasioning for the most part a needless trouble to the Court, and both delay and expense to the party. 20. No Reference shall be to a Master whether an injunction shall be granted or not, but the same to pass upon the opinion and judgement of the Court, but if the Court think the matter informed sufficient for an injunction, but is doubtful of the truth any point of the information: The Court when it cannot otherwise be fitly done, may be certified thereof by a Master who is then to certify not only whether the information be in substance true, but if there appear other matter to confess and avoid, or otherwise balance that information he must not conceal it, but give the Court a clear and true information. 21. No References are to be made either to Masters, or others (unless it be by assent on both sides) to hear and determine the cause upon all the proofs or otherwise; but when the Court hath heard it, and reduced it to particular points, specially if these points have relation to Accounts, or matter of that nature, the Court may fitly leave such to be reduced to certainty by a Master. 22. The Register shall within ten days after the end of every Term certify to the Lord Keeper what References depend in the hand of any Master, and how long they have depended, that if any of them have depended overlong, the Court may require an account thereof from the Master, and quicken him to a speedy dispatch. 23. When a Master certifieth the sufficiency or insufficiency of an Answer, Plea, or Demurrer, if either party rest not in the Report, but trouble the Court to determine it, if the Master's Report be confirmed, he that opposeth it shall not pay double costs. 24. Where the Masters of the Court do sometime by way of inducement fill a leaf or two of the beginning of their Reports, and sometimes more with a long and particular recital of the several points of the orders of Reference, they shall forbear such iterations, the same appearing sufficiently in the orders, and without any other repetition then thus, According to an order, or by direction of an order of such a date, shall fall directly into the matter of their Report, setting down the same clearly, but as briefly as they can, for the ease both of the Court, and the parties. 25. That Counsellors be careful what motions they make, and especially that they move not for any thing which may be had of course without motion, nor for such thing as cannot be granted, as being a constant rule of the Court or common Justice, nor yet for such things, as being granted, serve for little or no purpose, And before they move the Court, they be sure to be well informed and instructed, lest i● the orders obtained by them upon misinformation to be after avoided, their Clients or themselves be deservedly punished with costs, or otherwise. 26. When orders be made, especially if it be upon hearing of Council on both sides, or after day to show cause given, and none shown there being a timely notice, both sides are to rest in it without troubling the Court with new motions to cross it, unless the Counsellor that moves it, be sure that the matter he hath to cross it be weighty and important, and will be well proved upon the motion, such as shall do the contrary are to be punished with good costs, and otherwise, as the Court shall find cause. 27. That no Counsellor put his hand to a Bill, Answer, or other pleading, unless it be drawn by himself, or at least perused by himself in the paper draught before it be engrossed, and that the Counsellor that puts his hand to any such, shall be answerable for all things therein, either against these orders or any other the orders or rules of the Court, except only such things as are not to be misliked but for untruth, for which the Client if he informed it, or such as caused it to be put in without his warrant or information, shall be answerable. 28. If any Counselors shall presume to move for one in forma pauperis that is not so admitted, and shall under that pretence move a second motion, the Register shall enter neither of his orders, but shall within four days acquaint the Lord Keeper, or Master of the Rolls with the abuse, that he that did it may be condignly punished. 29. Counselors before they take on them to inform by motion, or otherwise that any thing is contained in the Bill, Answers, Plead, Proofs published, or in any Deeds or Records, aught to be careful in perusing the same themselves, and not to rest upon the information of the Client, o● his Solicitor, who cannot so well judge of them, and whose part it is to produce those things unto the Counselors, but it is the Counselors part to direct how far forth the same are to be pressed or urged to the Count, and they are to sustain the blame or punishment, if either wittingly or negligently, for want of reading or perusing, they abuse the Court therein. 30. For avoiding a multitude of idle petitions drawn by persons altogether ignorant of the orders and course of the Court, or the true state of the petitioners business that petitions before they be presented to the Lord Keeper, or the Master of the Rolls be showed to that six Clerk, who is the petitioners Attorney in Court, or to his, and by him approved and subscribed, for which no Fee shall be taken, and this is not to be understood of petitions advised and signed by Council, nor petitions containing any matter of complaint against the Attorney or his under-Clarke. 31. All the Clerks of this Court, in copying, engrossing, inrolling, or other writing, shall do the same fairly, orderly, and Clark-like, not doing it wastefully, nor in less Skins or Rolls of parchment, or leaves of Paper than ought to be, thereby increasing their own and their Master's profit, or the Subjects charge, and if the Master of the Office upon complaint to him, do not do right therein, the Lord Keeper, or the Master of the Rolls shall punish both the Master and the Clerk, and yield recompense to the complainant upon complaint made to either of them, within two Terms after the offence done. Novemb. 17. 1635. Tho: Coventry C. S. Iul: Caesar.