proposals concerning the CHANCERY.  
AS God doth dispose his Government by Justice and Mercy whereof notwithstanding Mercy hath the supreme place in the Lords Tabernacle, as that which was put above upon the ark, wherein were the two Tables of ston, in which the Law was written; To which Saint James alluding[ Jam. 2.13.] saith, That Mercy triumpheth over Judgement: So the Princes of this Land, in imitation of that Heavenly representation have appointed two supreme States of Government; the one of Justice, wherein nothing but the strict Letter of the Law is observed; the other of Mercy, wherein the rigour of the Law is tempered with the sweetness of Equity, which is nothing else but Mercy qualifying the sharpness of Justice, Nam ipse enim Leges cupiunt ut jur● regantur, id est, ut illi facili ac benigna interpretatione te●perentur.  
The chancery is of such Antiquity, that it hath ●ee●e time out of memory of Man, and of that continuance, that its pr●scription is a● ancient as the realm, which custom is of so high nature and authority, it cannot bee altered or changed without the Authority of a Parliament, being next in pre-eminency and power unto it, and is called, Officina Justitiae & Veritatis: and is of that use to the Common-wealth for discovery of Fraud, Circumvention, breach of Trust, Secreting and Concealing of Estates, Evidences, Writings; for preservation of the Testimony of aged Witnesses; For regulating and restraining the rigour and strictness of the Common-Law, and for supply of relief in a just and equitable way, wherein the Common-Law is deficient, and for divers other good ends, public and general Purposes and Advantages to the Re-publique, that the Common-wealth cannot well su●sist without it.  
But the Court, and the end for which it was originally Established, is so corrupted and abused, by multiplicity of Offices and Officers, the great and vast sums of Money given for Places and Offices, contrary to the Statute of 2. Ed. 6. The exactions of great Fees, and the great delays and obstructions of the ordinary course of proceedings, principally by the sale of Offices ●nd Places, supplied by corrupt and ignorant Ministers and Officers; that by length of time, and want of redress, the Chancery is grown so insupportable to the Common-wealth, so burdensome to the free-born Subjects of this realm, and so disadvantageous to the true labourers therein; that the Subject becomes weary of it, and inferior clerks and Officers, for want of common-right in a due return of their unwearied pains( the fruit thereof being reaped by those drones who purchase their labours, and their own ease and advantage) that such painful industrious men are discouraged to continue their service and attendance, and this Court of Chancery which was so anciently famous, and erected to so good an end, is like to become a mere monopoly to cousin the Subjects of their moneys.  
And for as much as in the reign of the Kings Majesty, and several Kings before, and even at this present time of Parliament and Reformation, those that were formerly Courtiers or favourites about the King, and now such as are Friends or favourites to the Parliament, either by favour or purchase, have gotten into their hands all the best and chiefest Places and Offices of gains, Trust, Knowledge and Experience in the said Court of Chancery; though very unskilful, and every way uncapable thereof, to the great hurt and prejudice of the Commonwealth and the free-born People of this Nation, and to the great wrong of those that have been bread up and continued all their daies, from their very Infancy in such Offices and Places, and thereby attained to such Knowledge, Learning and Experience in the several Conditions and Places thereof, as they were only capable of such employments and Places that were wrongfully purchased by, or undeservedly bestowed on others; which is contrary to the common-Right and Freedom of free-born Subjects, and tends to the great discouragement of all laborious and deserving men.  
To the end therefore this, once right honourable and famous Court may bee rectified and Reformed, and settled in a way suitable to the end for which it was originally Ordained, Wee humbly Propose as followeth.  
1. THAT hereafter no Place Office or employment belonging to the said Court, of any degree whatsoever, bee bought or sold; but that those who have been bread up and trained in any necessary Office or Offices belonging to the said Court may( according to their antiquity of Continuance and ability to discharge the same) bee preferred too, and placed in such Offices and places, whereby it may bee an encouragement to Learning and Virtue, by giving a competent and just reward to those that apply themselves to attain thereto.  
That in as much as t e said great Officers, by colour of having payed great sums of Money for their Places and Offices, and by the r greatness and power, and want of a strict course taken therein; have for a long time taken and exacted from the Subject great and vast sums of money, by way of Fees: By means whereof several Suitors in the said Court have spent more then the value of that they sued for, to the great grievance and oppression of the Subject.  
2. THAT the Fees of the said Court, in the several Offices and Places thereof, may bee abated and reduced to such a reasonable Rate and Allowance, that the Subject may not bee undone in seeking relief for his own; which may be easily done, and many thousand pounds saved to the Subject, if the first Proposition bee granted, and those that are ably bread up, and most fit, put into such Place or Office; who undoubtedly will be contented with less then half the Fees that are now paid, and will dispatch the Subjects business with more knowledge, dexterity and Judgement.  
That for as much as by the means of several Projecting and monopolising Persons, divers Impertinent, Unnecessary, Chargeable Offices have been made and invented, and bestowed on, or purchased by, such Persons who have continued and put the same in execution to their own vast advantage; to the great charge and obstruction of the Subject, and the hindrance and prejudice of the quick dispatch and prosecution of their Suits, in the said Court of Chancery.  
3. THAT such Officers Offices and Places may bee absolutely abolish●d and taken away, and the same may bee supplied in some more fit and proper way, less chargeable to the Subject, and of far speedier dispatch of the business.  
That for as much as the unnecessary length of Bills, answers, and other Pleadings in the said Court of Chancery, stuffed with many impertinencies, long and tedious recitalls which might bee drawn and expressed in far shorter lines, many of them containing five or six hundred sh●etes of paper, and some more, whereby the Client is put to unnecess●ry great expenses, and both Court and council much troubled and puzzled to understa●d the same, or to draw it to any certainty; and which doth much retard the speedy prosecution and hearing of the Cause: By means whereof many contentious Persons, some being of great wealth, and others otherwise very potent have overborne and wearied out many persons of their just Suits and Causes.  
4. THAT there may bee some course taken therein to abridge the unnecessary length of such Pleadings, and reduce the same to some certainty, viz. not to contain above one hundred leaves of paper at most, and that no man may exceed, under a penalty, without Licence of the Court, in Merchants Cases and others of necessity.  
That by the often misinformation of Clients solicitors, and council by way of motion and Petition, several Orders have been and are made many times irregularly, which have occasioned several other Motions or Petitions thereon; insomuch, that in several Causes there hath been 200. Orders made before any positive declarative or decreetall Order therein: and sometimes after Decrees made upon Affidavits, informations by Motions, or uunecessary Bills of Review, the Subjects have been exposed to intolerable charge, burden and delay, in the excessive Fees of councillors Motions, solicitors Fees, Orders, and drawing of Orders, Referrences and re-Referrences, Reports and re-Reports; to the great wrong and di●paragement of the Court and the discouragement of Suitors therein.  
5. THAT the excessive Fees of councillors may bee reduced to a reasonable proportion, and no man to give above that rate, upon a great penalty; it often times falling out that he who can most Fee councillors and Officers, thrives best in his Cause though never so unjust: And that unnecessary and dilatory Motions and Petitions may bee avoided, and the Subject put in a ready and quick way, for the hearing of his Cause: And that long and tedious Referrences to Masters of the Chancerey( which have often produced several contrary Reports in the same Cause and reference) may bee avoided and the Client not burdened with continual charge and attendance of himself, his council and solicitor, to his great delay and charges, which in the end prove often fruitless, and rather an occasion of further debate and charge to the Parties, then an end of the matter referred to such Masters.  
That for as much as several Ignorant and illiterate Persons do take upon them to bee solicitors and followers of Clients Causes, & do take and exact great Fees & allowances for the same, some of them being either Paupers, Taylors, Weavers, Carpenters, Foot-posts and other persons of no estate or fortune, nor ever bread up clerk under any Attorney, clerks or Officers in any Court, or admitted in any inns of Court or Chancery, or any ways capable of such employment, either in Persons or Estates; have taken and do take, several Subpoenaes, out of Chancery; and cause many illiterate and ignorant people to bee served therewith causelessly and out of mere vexation, and more to wrest an unjust Composition, then for any just cause of suite, which is frequently exercised and practised by such persons, in the Northern and Western parts, and in Wales, and other remote places from London, to the great grievance and oppression of the Subjects, and the prejudice of able men, qualified for that employment: And moreover such persons, by prosequting and defending of such Suits for the party plaintiff or Defendant, by their ignorance, underhand dealing and unskilfullnesse therein, have and do trouble and molest the Court with frivolous and unnecessary Suits, Motions, and Irregular-proceedings, and often times are the cause of the overthrow of many good Causes, which by due prosecution might produce good effects; and nevertheless exact great and unwarrantable Fees and allowances for the same.  
6. THAT no Person or Persons whatsoever, under a great penalty, may bee permitted to take upon them to take or sue forth any Writs or Subpoenaes, or to prosecute or defend any svit in the said Court( other then the parties themselves) or to take any Fees gratuity or reward for the same, other then such as have been bread up or served with, or under some councillor, Attorney, clerk or able Solicitor for seven year before, or have been admitted in one of the inns of Court or chancery and have there studied or practised for the space of seven yeares after such their admittance; whereof, and of their sufficiency honesty and ability to undertake their Clients business, Certifficate shall bee made by their Masters, and attested by others of credit, where they have been educated, or from the principal and Rulers of such inns of Court or Chancery, and other Persons of note and Credit, and may take an Oath in public Court as Attorneys do in the Common-Pleas, and their names may be entred with the Register of the Chancery, and their Fees ascertained to avoid exactions.  
And moreover, that to avoid such vexation of the Subject and wresting and exacting from them un-due compositions and sums of money upon service of Subpoena's to purchase their ease and quietness, rather then to travel to London from remote places to answer litigious contentious Persons, of no estate or fortune, not able to pay such costs and charges as the Court allows them. That it bee ordered, That according to the ancient accustomend course in Chancery no man shall( upon a good penalty) take forth a Subpoena or sue any Defendant therewith before a Bill exhibited in Court under some councillors hand, of the just cause of Complaints, wherein he prays process and whereupon the same is grounded.  
That for as much as several Persons ignorant of the course, practise and proceedings in the said Court of Chancery, and such that were not originally trained up Clerkes there, or have practised or employed themselves in the said Court, whereby to attain to the knowledge thereof, in the reign of the late King and several Kings before, especially during the late times of Monopolies and Patentees, and other grievous oppressions and insupportable Monopolies imposed upon the Subjects of this realm, have contrary to command, right and freedom, obtained a most grievous and insufferable monopoly, under the notion of a Charter from the King, of the place and places of six clerks in the said Court of Chancery; and a grant therein of several vast Fees and allowances from Suitors in the said Court, in the proceeding of their causes, which they have since, by colour of the said patent or Grant, exacted from the Subject; and stopped the legal prosecution of such Suitors as refused to pay the same; which patent or monopoly they say they have obtained and purchased with great sums of money contrary to the Statute of 2. Edw. 6. and contrary to Justice and common Right: for which Charters Fees and exactions, and undue Proceeding, by colour thereof, the said six clerks were questioned in the starchamber, and upon good proofs and examinations ready to bee fined and punished, and their Charter nulled upon the petition of Mr. sharp, who was obstructed therein by the six clerks, as is imagined by rewards, or dissuaded and took off Mr. Dibly clerk to the Commissioners, and others who hindered and stopped the prosecution thereof: And since that, the said six Clerkes have framed and set on foot several Ordinances( under pretence of the good of the Subject) so destructive thereunto, and to all Clerkes, Practioners, solicitors and Suitors in the said Court; that such a monopoly and Arbitrary Power hath never yet been attempted by any before in the worst of times, as by the Ordinances themselves, and the Clerkes Answers thereunto, and the Petition and proceedings of Mr. sharp, hereunto annexed appears; which Ordinances the said six Clerkes, nevertheless, put in execution, three of them being Parliament men, affirming they can each of them engage 100. more Members in Parliament to justify and make good their Proceedings.  
FIrst, Whereas the ground and end of their employment being to place no man in any Clerkes place or other employment in the said Office, but such as had served their time with a master clerk in the said Office and were able to writ the hand, skilful in making Writs, and of knowledge in the practise of the said Office and able to instruct their Clients and to follow their causes, and su●h as in their former service in the said O●fice had given a good testimony of their honesty and good behaviour.  
SEcondly, To have the care and charge of bundling up, and filing the Records of the said Office, and to lay up and preserve the same in good order, whereby they may be in a readiness for the Subjects use upon all occasions.  
THirdly, That they should bee able and skilful men in the Making, Drawing and Perusing of all Decrees, speciall-Writs, called Master-Writts, and all other forms of Writs and process used in the said Court; and upon any debate betwixt the clerks, about the Practise or Proceedings of the Office, to bee able to Regulate the same, and to advice the Clients in their several Offices, and resolve all their Doubts; and in case any matter of irregularity, or undue issuing forth of the said writs, or any other writs, or any other Proceedings which the six-Clearks could not settle in the Office. That in case of any Order of reference, they should bee able to certify the Lord Keeper or Lord chancellor of the truth thereof, and the due Course and Proceedings in such Cases, without any Partiality.  
That the Six-Clearks contrary to the said first end of their Places and employments, especially in these times, have and do admit into places of practising and Writing-Clearks, some of their own waiting servants, and other strangers that were never bread up or educated in the said Office, nor did serve their time in the said Office, or continued their attendance therein; such as cannot writ or red the hand, nor of ability to undergo their Clients Causes, or to direct them in the course of the Court; Some that had lain before in Newgate, Bridewell, the Gatehouse and other Prisons, for foul and ignominious Crimes; some that are grand Malignants and Delinquents, who during the late Warres have discerted the Parliament and their Places and employments in the said Court, and went to Oxford and other Garrisons of the Kings, and did there Practise and Act, contrary to the Ordinances of Parliament; divers ill-affected Persons to the Parliament and kingdom; and some that have born arms against the Parliament, and do still revile and vilify their proceedings; and notwithstanding the several Ordinances of Parliament for the expelling of Papists, Delinquents, Malignants, &c. out of the City of London and lines of Communication, the said Persons, in contempt thereof, and of the Authority of Parliament, have still continued their Residence in London: And the said Six-Clearks, though they know the premises to bee true, do suffer them to continue their Places and employments in the said Office, for their own ends; and several Persons, well-affected to the Parliament and their proceedings; some who have continued their attendance here all the late Warres, and written to the great-Seale authorised by Parliament, contrary to the late Kings Proclamations, to the hazard of their lives; others that have appeared in arms and hazarded their lives in the field, for the Parliament, and those that have other ways done the Parliament good service, are discountenanced and kept back from Places and Preferment, in the said Office, some of them having constantly served and attended their employments for ten, twelve, fourteen yeeres, and some more; having had great sums of money given with them, and are of sufficient abilities to perform all the duties of clerks, to the great discouragement of the said persons, and all other laborious and industrious persons in the said Office; contrary to common-right and interest of freeborn Subjects; contrary to the several Ordinances of Parliament, and the trust in them reposed, as Members thereof, and contrary to the end and duty of their places and employments.  
That the said Six-Clearks, contrary to the second duty of their Places. have not only neglected the due Ordering, Bundling, Filing and Preserving of the said Records, but have suffered some of them to bee so mislaid that they cannot bee found when the Subject hath use thereof; and by admitting into the Office the persons aforesaid, and for want of care and due regard had in the discharge of their Places, have suffered many Decrees, Bills, Answers, Copies, and other Pleadings to bee imbeziled away and purloined, by such loose Persons as were by them admitted into the Office for their own advantage, to the prejudice of the Clients, and the wrong and scandal of honest clerks in the the said Office: And the said six clerks, instead of framing a quick and ready way for the bundling, entering and filing of the Records and the entries of Writs Processes and other Proceedings in the said Court have imposed upon the clerks a burden to enter the same in so many needless frivolous places, and in such way and manner, that thereby the clerk is troubled and hindered in the dispatch of his business, and the Client retarded and put to unnecessary charge: All which is merely for their own ends, and to raise a gain and advantage to themselves contrary to the duties of their places.  
That the six clerks contrary to the third end of their places and undertakings, are neither skilful in the making framing and penning of any Writs belonging to the said Court nor able to writ the hand or read the same as they ought to do, nor have any knowledge in the practise of the Office and proceedings in the said Court, most of them; till within this two or three yeares, when they obtained their places being mere strangers to the Court and employment they have undertaken; by means whereof the said six clerks upon several Referrences made to them, have, virtute officij, made several Reports and Certificates contrary to the ancient and usual practise and proceedings in the said Court, and contrary to the knowledge and experience of all the ancient clerks and practitioners in the said Office; some of them having practised there thirty or forty yeares and upwards, by means whereof many Clients have been not only retarded in their business, but also put to unnecessary charges and expenses and some times undone, to the discouragement of all Suitors and all knowing men in the said Office; some of the six clerks having several times made Certificates against their own Clients, and contrary to truth, out of mere ignorance; and yet nevert●elesse do take and exact great sums, and fees of money from the Subject taking three shillings four pence fee upon the filing of every Bill and entering every appearance, and so forward three shillings four pence every term till the Hearing, under the notion of an attorneys Fee; whereas they neither know nor see the Client till the hearing of the Cause, nor do so much as advice or instruct him( which indeed some of them cannot) as other attorneys, in all other Courts do, and ought to do in the discharge of their Consciences and the Duty of their Places; but the Six-Clearks, to ease themselves, put all the work upon the clerks, who have not a penny Fee for their pains: The Six-Clearks take six pence a sheet, out of eight pence, which the clerk receives, and alloweth him and his clerk but two pence for a sheet, for all their pains in copying the same, and in advising, directing and following the Clients Cause, and other charge and trouble incident thereunto; and so take proportionable and more for all Writs and Proceedings in the said Court, and yet the clerk must be at the hazard of all mistakings and misprisions in all businesses; in the hazard of receiving his moneys, and must pay the Six-Clearke before he receives it, else his Client must suffer, though two hundred miles distant; and having given fifty or sixty pounds, or more, to bee a clerk; served ten, twelve yeares, or more, shall be at the pleasure of the Six-Clarke, when, or whether at all, he shall have a place to practise; and when the clerk hath purchased his freedom to practise, at a great rate, and by his industry and labour obtained a settled course of life, shall bee yet at the will and pleasure of the Six-Clarke, and subject to bee turned out of his Place and Ruined for ever without any cause or ground for the same. All which is the height of Tyranny and Oppression, contrary to the course and custom of all Offices, Trades and Professions, and contrary to the Right and freedom of Subjects: Whereas the Six-Clarkes, in respect of the pains and labour thy take in their several places, and the use thereof, do not deserve twenty pounds per annum; and yet they do exact from the Subject, for pretended Fees, by colour of the said indirect Charter or patent, two thousand pounds per annum a piece, and more, having lately refused of the clerks, one thousand two hundred pounds per annum a piece, for the profits of their Places, and yet all they do Act in the Office and Court is but in effect, to make Entries, and attendance, that their exacted Fees be not unpaid.  
To the end that these unnecessary ignorant Officers may bee removed, that the Subjects may have a speedy and quick way for the proceeding of their Suits, and the ancient and most wholesome course and practise of the Court may bee observed, and many thousands of pounds saved out of the great unnecessary Fees, now paid and extorted, and the great sums of money( by delays and Irregular-proceedings of the said Six-clearks) expended; and the Labourers may receive the fruits of their Labour, and the Subjects the true benefit of their just-Suits.  
1. THAT in prosequution of the first general Head it bee Ordered, That the said Charter or patent of the Six-clearks bee absolutely taken away, together with all Fees and sums of money which they take by colour thereof; And that twelve of the ancientest, most knowing, practising-clearks; two out of every Office bee chosen by the mayor Voices of the clerks, and presented to the Lord-Keeper, Lord-Chancellour, or Commissioners of the Great-Seale, or Master of the Rolls for the time being; to choose six of them to bee Overseers, or Superintendents of the six several Offices, without any thing to bee paid them for the same; and to have a reasonable annuall-Stipend for their pains in Bundling, Filing, and Keeping of the Records; Ordering and Regulating of the Office; for Attending the Court to inform the Lord-Keeper, Lord-Chancellour, or Commissioners, of all the proceedings in each Office, and to satisfy the Court of all Doubts and Variances in the Office, and other things requisite to bee done, according to the duty of their Places.  
2. THAT the Office may bee purged and expunged of all Strangers and Aliens, and persons that were not bread up, or legally admitted, entred and covenanted with their Masters to live in the Office, for a fitting and competent time, at the least six or seven yeeres; of all such as were bread in other Offices, and lately crept into the said Office, by the means of the Six-clearks; all Cavaliers, Malignants and Delinquents, and such as have discerted the Parliament and their employment, and repaired to, and continued in, the King's Garrisons, all such as came not in time to London and have not taken the Covenant by the time limited by the Ordnance of Parliament, nor shewed a lawful excuse for their absence, all such as have born arms against the Parliament, or acted contrary to the Ordinance of Parliament, and all such as are Intruders and indirectly obtained places in the said Office, before they have served six or seven yeares with a Master, or under some clerk in the Office and able for the place: may bee all turned out of the Office and disabled to practise or writ there any longer; and that such as are capable of an under-clarkes place may continue therein, but they that are uncapable, to have deserving men put in their rooms: And the Master clerks to bee reduced to the number of twelve in each Office, and to bee sworn Attorneys enrolled and entred for practising Attorneys, and that they may take none to bee their clerks but such as they will answer for, and that the time of their first admission in the Office and the time of their continuance with their Masters bee likewise enrolled, to the end( after the expiration of their time) they may bee preferred to the place or places of Attorneys upon any vacancy in each Office according to their continuance and sufficiency; and that no Attorney shall after the expiration of his clerks time, turn him off, or take another in his stead before he bee preferred to an Attorneys place, without good and sufficient cause shewed of his ill behaviour and uncapablenesse to continue in the said Office, attested by two or three witnesses, at least, and the same to bee done by the Lord Keeper or Lord chancellor or Master of the rolls in the presence of the Master, his clerk and friends that placed him; It being of late times too frequently practised by several undeserving Masters, who have taken money's of their clerks and turned them off to the wild World before half their time expended, without any cause, to the great grief of the Parents, and the utter ruin of their sons.  
That in as much as the said Six-clarkes out of the respect of their own gains and ends, have tied and compelled the clerks to enter all the Attachments, Proclamations, Commissions of Rebellion, Rules of day given to answer, reply &c. in the house book, the Six-Clarkes and the Registers Office, to the triple charge of the Subject and the like trouble of the clerk.  
3. THAT Hereafter there bee a book kept by the superintendant clerk or his Deputy, tied safe with chains and locked, to enter the same duly, and nothing paid for the entry thereof, and the same to bee entred in no other place.  
For as much as heretofore after full Answer come in, the plaintiff had liberty to put in exceptions to the Defendants Answer at any time before the cause was dismissed, which some plaintiffs would prolong, till the cause would bee ready to bee dismissed, of purpose to delay the cause and prejudice the Defendant.  
4. THAT The same term the Answer comes in, or the first day of the next term, the plaintiff may put in his exception if he please, and after such time to bee barred from any, and in case the same shall bee found frivolous, then good costs allowed the Defendant according to a bill of costs, and the like for the plaintiff if they bee good.  
That many plaintiffs have been put to unnecessary charge to serve Defendants with Subpoena's to rejoin some of them living far off, and only a Replication of course, most commonly put in upon the return thereof, to the plaintiffs great delay, sometimes by the miscarriage of the Subpoena, and sometimes by the parties not return in time to make Oath of service thereof, which hath often times occasioned great delay, charge and expenses in the cause; and in case a special Replication comes in, the same may bee soon rejoined to by the party himself or such as he cats, every man being ( de jure) bound to attend the Court by himself, his Attorney or solicitor during the sitting of the Court.  
5. THAT Hereafter no Defendant shall bee served with a Subpoena to rejoin, but upon a general or special Replication filled or delivered to the D●fendants clerk; He, or the Solicitor in the cause, or the Client, shall before the end of that term or within a fortnight after rejoin thereunto, and join in Commission without any rule, giving only notice to the Defend●nts clerk, and in case the Defendant will not within that time rejoin thereunto nor show good cause to the contrary, then the plaintiff to have a Commission ex Parte, and neither plaintiff nor Defendant to have any further or other Commission without special Affidavit that they had material witnesses which they knew not of before, that were beyond the Seas or were sick, and could not bee examined, and then in such or the like case the party on whose behalf the Affidavits is made shall have another Commission returnable the next term and the other party to join therein, if he please, it being the constant practise of the common-Law in their most weighty businesses as soon as they plead to go to issue without any service of the party, only notice given to the Attorney on the other side, which course may as well bee used in Chancery if the party either by himself, his solicitor or Attorney, attend the same.  
That for as much as both Client and clerk are put to much charge and trouble to give rules of publication and to enter the same four times in four several places, which sometimes by the length of time allotted for that purpose, and other times through the least misprision or slip of the clerk in entering thereof in those several places enforced by the clerks to their own advantage, the Client hath been put to much trouble, and sometimes occasions several motions, as well upon the issuing due or undue Commissions, as also the entering of Rules of publication being only matter of course and formality, but now of late, by the means of the Six-clarkes, made a mere snare, to catch each party and to put them to trouble, charge and delay.  
6. THAT It bee ordered, That as soon as the Commission is returned and filled with the superintendant clerk; that rules of publication may pass peremptorily within three weekes after, unless upon Affidavit and good ground there bee sufficient cause shewed to the contrary, or else the plaintiffs cause to bee set down for hearing for the next term following of course.  
That anciently the Master clerk of the Chancery, and none other, did make all sorts of Subpoena's, which were then had at an easy rate, and were dispatched by every clerk with expedition according as his Client had use thereof; but during the late times of Monopolies and patents, the making of Subpoena's hath been reduced to the hands of three persons, out of the Office, and the same made a particular Office by itself; by some grant or patent from the King, who have by colour thereof exacted and extorted from the Client great Fees for every Subpoena; some two shillings sixpence, some three shillings, and some six shillings and eight-pence; by means whereof those that had, and obtained the said monopoly, have raised to themselves two thousand pounds per annum a piece, and have forced both clerk and Client to attend their leisures, sometimes a week for the same, and many times the clerks themselves in the midst of their employment have been forced to repair to this usurped Office and make the same themselves, and pay their full demand and pretended Fees, for a mere stamp thereon, and afterwards to sand it to Westminster to bee sealed to dispatch the poor Client, being forced to stay in town sometimes a week to wait these gentlemens pleasure to make it; and it many times falls out after the Client hath waited so long and traveled one hundred or two hundred miles, or more, to serve the Defendants, the same hath been mistaken, by the hastiness of the clerk, there being but three that have engrossed the same into their hands, from above threescore and ten that formerly made the same; to the delay and charge of the Client, the infringement of the Rights of the said Master-clearks, and a burdensome charge and trouble to the Common-wealth.  
7. THAT in order to the third generall-Head, it be Ordered, That the said monopoly or Patent bee annulled, together with all Fees thereby accrueing, and that all Subpoenaes bee henceforth made by each practising Attorney for his Client; and for preventing of any others to forge or make the same, that there bee a book kept by the Superintendent-clearke, or his Deputy, by turns every year, for entries thereof, and some reasonable allowance for the same, and every Attorney to writ his own name on the back of the Subpoena, that it may bee known who made the same, and who deals in that cause, and the Client to pay reasonable Fees for every Subpoena.  
That ●n like manner there hath crept in another Patent or Monopoly called the Affid●vit Office, where the Master thereof, and his Deputy, enforce the Client to File and Enter Affidavits, and take copies thereof will he nill he, and to pay him his own demands for the same, wh●reas the same is crept in as lately as the Subpoena Office, and of as little use, and of as great charge and trou●le as the other, where the Client must dance attendance to have his Affid●vit Entred and filled, and to have Copies and Certificates thereof, and sometimes upon a slip of non-Entry thereof, the adverse party upon a Certificate of this new created Officer can overthrow all the Clients Proceedings, and put him to grievous charge, trouble and delay, which is a great grievance and oppression to the Subject and not sit to bee continued any longer.  
8. THAT It bee likewise Ordered, That the said Affidavit-Office bee taken away, and that all Affidavit before any Motion or Proceedings thereon, bee filled with the superintendant clerk of the Office in good order, and an Alphabet kept thereof, and the Attorney of the other side to bee acquainted with the filing of it, that he may take off the same if he please, and make a copy thereof at an easy and cheap rate for his Client, and afterwards to file the same again in the same place, to the end it may remain upon Record to bee made use of against the party that made, it in case of perjury &c. which will much ease the clerk and Client of trouble and charge and bee a quick dispatch of the business.  
9. THAT In Order to the fifth general head, the Fees of councillors may bee ascertained and to have a competent tearmely Fee in every cause suitable to the degree of their calling, and none under a great penalty, either directly or indirectly to take any more Fee in that cause that term for any further Motion &c. which will bee a good means to avoid those multitudes of unnecessary Motions and Orders, that have for a long time been made in several causes by the violent prosecution of troublesone litigious persons, sometimes to the undoing of his adversary, and sometimes of both.  
10. THAT No Client or counsellor shall misinform the Court upon any Motion, nor make any Motion in Court before notice in writing left with the adverse party, his clerk, Attorney or solicitor in the cause before, of the time and effect of his Motion, to the end the same may, before Motion, bee reconciled, if possible, without Motion; or else, that the other party may, with his council instructed, attend to defend the same; and that upon such notice and hearing of council on both sides, the same may bee a conclusive Order in that cause as to that particular point then moved, and Ordered, which will much avoid the multipicity of Orders and bee a likely means to save the Subject many thousand pounds per annum.  
11. THAT No Order upon Petition may bee granted to overthrow or alter any Order made in open Court, or any Motion or Petition to the Master of the rolls or other Judge, to alter that which was Ordered and settled by the other; but to bee done before or in the presence of him that made and granted it, and that in cas● of misinformation by Motion or Petition, the party to bee severely punished; and that noe Petition shall bee preferred or granted before a copy thereof, gratis, first delivered to the adverse party, his clerk, solicitor or Attorney in the cause, and notice of the time when the same is exhibited, to the end he or they may attend to defend the same, which will bee a means to avoid multitude of Petitions and Orders thereupon sometimes surruptitiously and irregularly obtained to the great abuse of the party that grants it, and the dishonour of the Court, and the charge and grievance of the Subject.  
12. THAT It bee ordained, That no matter shall bee referred to Masters of the Chancery, except it bee long and tedious accounts betwixt Merchants, Factors and tradesman, or some tedious matter that cannot bee determined in Court without great trouble and hindrance of other causes that require a quicker dispatch; and no Master or his clerk to his use( under a great penalty, directly or indirectly, to take any fees, gratuities or rewards for any Reports save only foure-pence for every leaf he draws or copies for the Client; and that Masters may bee ordered to make their Reports pithily and with expedition whereby the Clients may not bee wearied and undone with delays and expense, as many have been by granting new Warrants for new dayes, from time to time, to try who bids most for his cause, and putting the Clients to great charge and expenses in several attendances, several dayes with their council, solicitor and Attorney, and in the end receive no fruit, but sometimes obtain Reports quiter contrary to the merits and truth of the cause, other times, one Report draws another reference, and that a contradictory Report to the former, and so ad infinitum to the scandal of the Court and the discouragement of Suitours and just causes.  
For as much as it is the general complaint of many Suitors in the said Court of Chancery, that divers have been, and usually are put to divers unnecessary and excessive charges by Registers, Enterers and Writers of Orders, their Deputies, clerks and Agents in the said Court; and that divers and sundry unnecessary Orders have been made in the said Court and drawn out much longer then is or hath been necessary, for th● mere gains of Officers, troublesom● and burdensome both to Court and council, and hurtful and chargeable to Suitors there, and that there hath been multitudes of such Orders made in the said Court; that divers who have given long and tedious attendance before they could get any entries or copies thereof to bee made, by reason( as it is thought) of money or reward given or promised to Registers their Deputies, clerks, Servants and Agents to draw up such Orders stricter or to some other sense then the said Court did truly direct and order, the same being carried from Client to Clark●, from clerk to council and altered and changed to their own sense and advantage; by reason whereof, many good causes have miscarried and the Client been put to much charge, perplexity, trouble and travel to resort to the council, after to the Lord chancellor, Judge or Judges to have the same drawn and entered according to the true sense thereof; and whereas it is reported that many others who have not undergone such trouble, perplexity and toil before they have procured or could procure such orders to bee drawn according to the true sense of the chancellor, Judge or Judges, who made or pronounced the same, have been at great charges in giving large rewards to such Registers their Deputies or clerks( who have agitated therein.) And whereas it is, and hath been generally reported and much complained of, that the said Court hath been so full of business that many Suitors could have no Proceedings there without great trouble and charge, and that divers before they could have an end of their Suits there, have spent as much or more then that which they have sued for there hath been in value, besides their trouble and perplexity of mind, for many yeares together; and divers others by such obstructions have been almost distracted in mind, and others utterly undone, and that some have given over and left good causes for lost, and proceeded no farther in them, by reason of the extreme charge and trouble which they have not been able to undergo after they have been brought in and entangled in svit in the said Court, and principally by the multitude of Orders and the excessive charge thereof and trouble occasioned thereby; the place of a Master of the Registers Office according to the fees now taken, being worth one thousand five hundred or two thousand pounds per annum at least.  
13. THAT In pursuance of the first general head or Proposition, the now Master of the Registers Office together with his patent or Grant thereof may bee absolutely taken away and disabled to continue the said place, or to take or extort such great fees and sums of money of the Subject, as formerly hath been done, and that there may bee two or more Master Registers, gratis appointed of his Deputies or such as were bread in the said Office of most ancient standing and best ability to discharge the same, and so for the future such clerks only as are or shall bee bread up in the said Office upon any vacancy to have the place gratis.  
And that such Registers shall always attend the Court, and enter all Orders in their books or Registry, pithily, as Secondaries do at the Common-Pleas and Kings-bench, directly according to the sense and Declaration of the chancellor or Judge that makes or pronounceth the same, and shall draw the same Order, short and compendious accordingly, without any recital of councillors Allegations, former Orders, Overtures of the Court and council, or incerting the Councellors Breviate and Instructions, as many times they do; to the great charge of both Parties, and trouble of the Court and council; That the same may bee rendered, as near as may bee, to the Rules and O●ders of the Common-Law; for which the Register shall have a certain reasonable allowance, and for every Order, long and short, one with another, and not three shillings a side as formerly, and that all Eutries, Certificates, Copies of O●ders, &c. may bee reduced to the same proportion, whereby every man may have a competent gain, and the subject eased of much trouble and expense.  
14. THAT the like Course and Method may bee used and taken in the Regul●ting of the Fees and Officers of the Examiners Office, the Petty-bagg, the Cu●sistors Office, and all other Offices b●l●nging to the said Court of Chancery; that Conscience may b● used as well in the practic as the theoric, and that justice may fl●we like Rivers of waters, and righteousness m●y fl●u●●sh like a B●y-Tree; more especially, that course ma● bee taken with the Examiners Office; where the Examiner t●kes two shillings and six pence upon the examining of every witness, twelve pence per sheet for all Copies, ten shillings for bare Examination of any old Record to bee used in any Court for matter of evidence, and divers other intolerable fees and exactions; And whereas all Records should bee at all times ready for the use and benefit of the Subject, and the pretence for which the examinors take their vast fees, is under colour thereof; yet the said examiners their clerks and Deputies, will not permit the Subject in their presence to red or view, or to hear red any Record in their Offices, though they have been proffered a very large consideration for their pains therein, but tie the Subject to take Copies sometimes of two hundred or three hundred sheets of paper, and pay after twelve-pence per sheet for the same, for their own gains and advantage: whereas it may fall out afterwards that no part thereof, and sometimes but two or three sheets thereof is needful or useful for the Subjects purpose, which is a great grievance to the Subject and contrary to the duty of their places, and the end of their employment, and the Liberty of the Subject: As also for the abolishing of Fines paid on the issuing forth of original Writs, to the great oppression of the Subject, and for taking away the Fee upon damage clear.  
For as much as a great deal of Money, Trouble and Attendance is used in the obtaining of Injunctions upon Attachments, or upon Dedimus Potestat. till Answ●re, &c. Injunctions for Possession; Commission to plead, answer or D●murrer; Dedimus Potestat; Referrences to Masters, and the like, being all but matter of form and Course, and never denied upon Motion.  
15. THAT the superintendant clerk in each Office, where the Cause depends, shall Grant and pass all these of Course, and put Hands thereunto, without any Reward for the same, and without any Attendance on the Lord Keeper or Lord chancellor, to get the same Signed, as formerly; which will avoid much trouble and charge to the People, and will much ease them in the dispatch of their business, and abate the great Fees payed for the same; such Motions, Attendance, Signiture, and the like, being mere ceremonies, and rather made to draw Fees and gains to several impertinent Officers, then any advantage to either party, plaintiff or Defendant.  
For as much as a great deal of money is spent by Petitions, Motions, Orders, Referrences, Re-referrenees, and Orders upon Orders, m●de concerning the undue or irregular proceedings and entries in the said Office; the Client being put to the charge of Councellors Fees, to move to draw the Order, to procure a Warrant to attend the reference, to Fee council and Attorney to attend the same, and long attendance to get a Certificate; then again to bee at the charge of a Motion in Court, to have it confirmed, and further order therein: by means whereof, many have been long delayed, and spent much moneys; and all the matter in variance merely, in point of practise betwixt the clerks.  
16. THAT It bee ordained, That the four superintendant Cla●kes, not towards the Cause upon complaint made to them in this behalf, shall grant a note of summons under their hands, to the party complaining, to summon the other party and his clerk to attend the reference, and to deliver the party, his clerk or Solicitor his exceptions, or cause of complaint, in writing, whereby to attend to defend the same, at the time appointed for that purpose, in case the parties and their clerks cannot in the interim reconcile and end the same: But in case of failer thereof, the superintendant clerks aforesaid to hear and end the same, and make their order therein, and tax costs to either party aggrieved, as they see cause, which will much ease the Court, and avoid delay and expenses.  
That in as much as divers litigious persons, and others of great Wealth and ability, do prefer several bills of purpose to vex and molest the parties Defendant, and divers times the Defendant, before the cause comes to hearing, hath expended 5. or 600. l. sometimes 1000. l. sometimes more; and yet at the hearing, though the Bill bee dismissed, hath little or no costs allowed him, or them; and so on the other side, when plaintiffs have been put to great charge, to bring their cause to hearing, by the strong opposition of obstinate contentious Defendants, and though it appear, at hearing, he had good cause of svit, and peradventure the matter in question bee ordered and decreed to him; yet no costs allowed him; both which cases seem unreasonable.  
17. THAT Hereafter both plaintiff and Defendant, in case of a decree for the one, or dismission for the other, shall have their costs allowed according to a Bill of costs taxed by the superintendant clerks, not towards the Cause.  
That in respect of the small charges allowed to bee paid for contempts of the Court, and the want of due punishment of the contemners thereof, the Court is very often abused and vilified, and the Suitors much delayed and prejudiced; the costs upon contempts being nothing near so much as the Client is out of Purse.  
18. THAT the costs bee raised, and a certain Fine laid on every several contempt, according to the nature thereof, and one half to go to the Prosecutor, and the other to the poor of the Parish, where the party in contempt lives.  
19. THAT For the perfecting of these several proposals, and rectifying of the abuses herein before recited; There may bee some Persons, well affencted to the public, not engaged in the upholding of the present oppressions of the said Court, may bee chosen and appointed, out of the several Offices thereto belonging, to represent, and certify all the abuses of the said Court, and a way whereby the same may bee remedied; That thereupon the People of this Nation may receive, at last, some fruits of their constant prayers, hazards, and adventures, for Vindication of the Rights, freedoms, and Liberties of the freeborn People of this Common-Wealth.  
FINIS.   

HERE followeth a Table of Fees, containing, in the first column, the Great Exacted-Fees, which the Grand and Head-Officers belonging to the Chancery do take from the Common-wealth, in every Cause; for which they take no pains at all, save only attending to Receive them. The second column, how little thereof the clerks and Labourers( that do all the Service) have thereout; to maintain themselves, their wives and families. The third column, how much will satisfy the true Labourers to do all the business. And the fourth column, how much thereby, out of every Fee may bee saved to the Common-wealth, and Particularly to all Parties, Plaintiffs and Defendants, in the said Court, with far more facility, and quicker dispatch of their business.   

THE TABLE.  

Tthe Six-Clearks-Office, worth 2000. l. per annum a piece, and upwards.    The Six-Clarks Fees. How little thereof the under-Clark hath What will content the Labourer. What will be saved to the Common Wealth. FOR all Copies of Bills, answers, and other Pleadings, for every Lease( containing fifteen lines) per fol. 0 l. 0 s. 8 d. 0 s. 2 d. 0 s. 4 d. 0 s. 4 d. For every Attachment with Proclamation and the seal. 0. 2. 10. 0. 10. 1. 8. 1. 2. For every Commission of Rebellion, besides the Hamper, Signiture, Entry, enrolment and other Fees 0. 8. 0. 2. 8. 4. 8. 3. 4 For every Dedimus Potestat. 0. 7. 10. 1. 8. 4. 6. 3. 4 For every ingros'd Bill, formerly there was paid to the clerk 6. d. per fol. being the main and only subsistence he had to live upon, which if tak●n away no clerk can subsist without a confirmation of this Table and an advancing of the Fee of the Dedimus Potestat. which in the Chequer is 18. s. 4. d. and the ingros'd Bill paid for nevertheless, and may upon the establishing this Table bee reduced to 4. d. per fol. or less, or absolutely abolished, so the Dedimus Fee bee raised accordingly. 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 0. 4. 0. 2. For every Commission to examine W●tnesses. 0. 7. 10. 1. 8. 4. 6. 3. 4. For every Writ of Execution of an Order of Court. 0. 7. 10. 1. 8. 4. 6. 3 4. For drawing and enrolling every Decree, and every Dismission, formerly 1. l. 13. s. 4. d. but far better if 12. d. per fol. drawing and enrolling, which i● the most certain and ind●fferent way for the clerk and Client, and not engross as formerly. 1. 13. 4. 6. 8. 15. 4 18. 0. For every Writ of Execution of a Decree, per skin 1. 6. 8. 6. 8 15. 8. 15. 6. For every Exemplification of a Record, which comes but seldom, per skin 1. 6. 8. 6. 8 15. 8. 15. 6. For drawing and engrossing every Injunction, besides Signiture, enrolling and other Fees, which may bee spared. 0. 23. 4. 3. 4 6. 6. 6. 8. For every Supersedeas, Cerciorar. Proc●dend. Habeas Corpus, and such other sp●c●all Writs, which happen but seldom, besides Signiture. 0. 6. 8. 1. 8 3. 4 3. 4. For the writing of every patent, which is great confirmation Innotessimus, Ex ecutorie, special licence, special Commission, Pardon. de infortun. & S●defendendo, Duplicat Constat. or other special grants and patents, seldom used, per skin, 1. 6. 8. 6. 8. 15. 8. 15. 6. For the filing of every Bill, every Appearance. 0. 3. 4. Out of all which Fees the clerk hath nothing. Which being paid to the superintendant clerk for keeping filing the Records and attending the Court to certify them of all the proceedings of the Office, will bee a sufficient reward, and may amount to 4 or 500. l. per annum, at least, and will spare the Common-wealth( in a due, quick, regular and cheap dispatch of their business) many thousand pounds: if but two superintendant clerks bee appointed, which really will bee sufficient, then the 3. s. 4. d. will bee more then sufficient for them, and may bee divided betwixt them and the clerks, or Attorneys in each Office, which indeed is the best way, and will bee a good encouragement for the practising Attorneys( now called practising clerks) to manage their Clients Causes and spare them many a solicitos Fee, now payed. 
The several Labours, Troubles and expenses of the clerks in the Six-Clearks Office; for which( by the present Table of Fees, or from the Six-Clearks) they have no certain Fee or allowance at all;( though they were formerly rewarded, by their Predecessors, with Chamber-rent and Diet) tendered to the Consideration of the honourable-Committee, for such allowance therein as to their Judgements shall seem meet.  For every Certificat of any Proceedings of the Court. 0. 3. 4. Out of every Cause while it is Depending in Court( though nothing done by him for it) every term. 0. 3. 4.  

The Fees of the Inrollment-Office( worth 1000. l. per an. and upward) demanded by the Six-Clearks, and three Mrs. of the Petti-bag, by colour of a Patent or Charter from the King.    The Mr's. Fee. How little thereof the clerk hath What will content the labourer. What will bee saved. FOR every Roll. 0. 10. 0. 2. 0 5. 0. 5. 0. For every recognisance 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 1. 0. For every Exemplification; per skin 1. 6. 8. 6. 8. 13. 4. 13. 4. For every Scire Facias. 0. 5. 0. 1. 0. 2. 6. 2. 6. For every Cancell●tion. 0. 3. 4. 1. 4. 2. 4. 1. 0. For every Dedimus Potestat. 0. 10. 0. 2. 0. 5. 0. 5. 0. For every Copy of Indenture or recognisance. per sheet 0. 0. 8 0. 2. 0. 4. 0. 4. For every search in old books. 0. 1. 0. 0. 4. 0. 8. 0. 4.  

Paid to the Mr. of the Rolls. over and above the said Fees.  FOr every deed, recognisance or other writing enrolled. 0. 2. 0. Out of which fees the clerks( 3 in number) have not( communibus annis, for the maintenance of themselves, wives & families) above 40. l. per an. a piece. For every Exemplification. 0. 6. 8. For every Cancellation. 0. 6. 8. For Signing every Commission. 0. 1. 0.  

The Examiners-Office( worth 2000. l. per annum a piece.    The head Examiners Fees. The Deputy Cl. Fee. What will content. What will be saved FOR the Examina●ion of every Examinant. 0. 2. 6. 0. 0. 1. 6 1. 0. For Copies of all Depositions, Examinations and Interrogatories; for every sheet containing fifteen lines, 1. s. per fol. which in one Cause hath come to 30. or 40. l. and some more. 0. 1. 0. 0. 2. 0. 4. 0. 8. For search and their hands to the Copies of any Examinations to bee certified to another Court. 0. 6. 8 0. 0. 1. 8 5. 0. For the Exemplification of all Depositions and Examinations after the rate of every skin. 1. 6. 8 6. 8. 15. 8. 15. 6.  

The Subpenna-Office, worth 3 or 4000 l. per annum.    The Fees now paid. The 3 Cl. that make all these Sub-poen. get not above 40. l. p. an. each. What will content. What will bee saved. FOR every Subpoena, Ad comparend. Solvend. Miss. Re●ungend. Audiend. Judic. 2 s. 6. d. if but one or two names, if three names 3. s. 0. 2. 6.   1. 0. 0. 3. 0. 1. 0. 1. 8 For every Subpoena of Ducens tecum or grounded on any Order of Court. 0. 6. 8. 3. 4 3. 4. For every renewed Subpoena. 0. 1. 6. 0. 6 1. 0. If at the fault of the clerk it is renewed 6. d. though in consciance nothing should bee paid. 0. 0. 6.   0. 0 0. 6. This Office being a monopoly, and very chargeable and unnecessary, is desired to bee taken away, and the twelve Attorneys in each Office, now called practising clerk, or so many more as shall bee thought necessary to dispatch the Clients business, may hereafter every one make Subpoenaes for his own proper Client; which if granted( as in reason it cannot bee denied) will bee of much advantage to the Common-Wealth.  

The Registers-Office worth 3000. l. per annum and upward.    The head Registers Fees. The Deputies Fees. What will suffice him What will bee saved. FOR taking of every Order in Court and drawing it up, for every side of a leaf loosely written. long & shoro. 0. 3. 0. 1. 0. 2. 0.   For entering every Order, for every side of a leaf of Paper. 0. 0. 6. 0. 6. 0. 6.   For Drawing of all decretal Orders, Dismissions and decretal Orders by consent after the rate of 6. s. a side, for an extraordinary Fee of ●he Decree. 0. 6. 0. 2. 0. and 3. 4. 4. 0. Which will save many hundred pounds. For entering the same, for every side of a leaf. 0. 1. 0. 1. 0. 1. 0. The entering of every Attachment, if it bee thought needful to bee entred. 0. 0. 2. 0. 2. 0. 2.   The entering of every Rule of Publication, Commissions, &c. if needful, for each of them. 0. 0. 4. 0. 2. 0. 2. 0. 2. For carrying every Decree to the Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper, or Court to be Signed. 0. 5. 0 5. 0. 2. 0. 3. 0 For carrying every Dismission to bee Signed. 0. 5. 0. 5. 0. 2. 0. 3. 0 For all certificates 12.d. besides the writing thereof 6.d. 0. 1. 6. 0. 6. 1. 0. 0. 6. For entering all Pleas and demurs in the Registers Book to be heard of course. 0. 1. 0. 1. 0. 0. 4. 0. 8. For all Copies of Reports, O●ders, &c. 6.d. every side, and 12.d. the Registers hand for the first side, and 6. d. the side every side after. 0. 1. 6.   1. 6.    

The Fees of the Affidavit-Office, worth 200.l. per an. and upwards.    The Mr's. Fee. The clerks Fee. This office being a grand monopoly as well as the Subpoena Office; is desired to bee taken away, and the superintendant clerk to file all Affidavits gratis, in good order, and keep an alphabet thereof; and ●ach clerk to copy hi● own, or his Adversaries Clients Affidavits for 4.d. per fol. and the superintendant clerk fo● his termly Fee to make all certificates gratis; which will save much trouble and expense to every Client, and will bee a speedy way of disptatch, and they not bee forced to attend several dayes and pay great Fees as forme●ly. FOR filing every Affid●vit. 0. 0. 8. 0. 4. For Copies thereof, for every side wide and loosely written. 0. 0. 4. 0. 2. For a hand thereto. 0. 1: 0.   For all certificates a piece. 0. 1. 0.    

The Cursitors Office, worth in all 10000.l. p. an. & upward.  FOR all Writs whatsoever of any Debt or Damages there was formerly paid for a Fine after the rate of 10. s. in every 100.l.   This being a great grievance and oppression, and set on foot in the former times of Monopolies; is humbly desired to bee quiter taken away. For every Dedimas Potestat. to levy a Fine formerly there was paid 1.l. 4. s. 4.d. and more, which being an unreasonable Fee, is desired to bee reduced to 0. 6. 8.       For all other ordinary Writs, for Actions of Debt and trespass there was formerly paid for making and the seal 1. s. which is but reasonable to bee continued where the number of Defendants did not exceed four, if more, 0. 1. 6.       For all other Writs upon Actions on the Case and other special Writs there was formerly paid for some 2. s. 6.d. others 6. s. 8.d. and others more, according to the quality of the Action, which happeneth but seldom, and being very difficult they ought to receive the more, which may be but reasonable to be continued 0. 2. 6. unless the Fees of all those special Writs may bee reduced to 2. s. 6.d. a piece; which if so, the ordinary Writs must bee raised accordingly, else the employment will not afford a mean and reasonable maintenance.  
1. THE bespeaking of all Subpoenaes, of what nature or quality soever they be.  
2. T●e Filing of all Bills, and Bundling of all Records, and entering of them.  
3. The waiting on the Register, for drawing up copies of Orders, and to assist the Client therein.  
4. The attending upon the Masters, to see the Defendants sworn, and all other oaths taken by them.  
5. The answering and directing of all Clients, as to the merits of the Cause, and all other Proceedings.  
6. The making of all Bills of Costs, and seeing them entred with the Register, the Taxing them with the Master, and seeing them Entred in the House-book.  
7. The entering of all Attachments in the House-book, the Six-Clearks-book, and the Register.  
8. The waiting on the Examiner to see and direct Witnesses to bee regularly-Examined, and to give notice to the client when Witnesses are Examined against them.  
9. The waiting and Attending on council as occasion doth require, in the absence of the solicitors.  
10. The attending the Hearing of the Clients Cause, before the Six-Clearks, the Masters, the Master of the Rolls and at Westminster.  
11. The drawing of all Decrees, Dismissions, speciall-Commissions, Injunctions, and other special writs; The many Fees being taken by the Six-Clearks, and the clerks allowances taken away by the late Lord Coventries-Table, which Table was procured by the Six-Clearks.  
12. The Examining of all Copies of Pleadings, Decrees, Dismissions, and all other speciall-Writts, Inrollments of all Patents, passing the Great-Seale; Extreats and enrolment of Decrees, Sheriffes-Patents, their oaths and recognisances into Wales, and divers other places.  
13 The finding the Six clerk with Paper, ink, Parchment and Candle, in the dispatch of the business of the Office; all except that worthy Gentleman Master pinner, where Paper and ink is only found by him.  
14. Their daily attendance on the Court, and the business of the Office, neglecting of their Private occasions to serve the public.  
15. The entering of all Rules in the House-book, Six-Clearks-book, and the Registers Office.  
16. The keeping of Filing-books, Rule books and notes of Subpoenaes, and making of Docquets of Commissions of Rebellion.  
17. The giving the Clients notice upon all Orders, Rules and other Proceedings in Court, and in the Office.  
18. For joining in Commissions, and entering the same.  
19. The laying out of moneys for the Client, in all Offices, and trusting them for re-payment thereof, which of necessity they must do in their absence, in respect of their trust in them, as men from whom only they expect an Account of their business, and also for Letters to Carriers and Posts, and to porters, too and again, upon all occasions.  
These pains, Labours, Hazards and expenses( being undeniably true) are humbly submitted to the grave-Consideration aforesaid.