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B18452 Camden's Britannia newly translated into English, with large additions and improvements ; publish'd by Edmund Gibson ...; Britannia. English Camden, William, 1551-1623.; Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748. 1695 (1695) Wing C359 2,080,727 883

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to_o be_v the_o succeed_a chancellor_n and_o undertake_v the_o charge_n of_o that_o office_n have_v first_o take_v a_o oath_n before_o he_o that_o he_o will_v due_o administer_v the_o same_o first_o then_o he_o deliver_v up_o the_o great_a silver_n seal_v next_o that_o of_o gold_n and_o last_o the_o other_o of_o silver_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o great_a number_n of_o the_o nobility_n after_o he_o have_v thus_o receive_v they_o he_o put_v they_o into_o the_o chest_n again_o and_o so_o send_v they_o seal_v home_o where_o before_o certain_a of_o the_o nobility_n he_o cause_v the_o king_n writ_n and_o brief_n to_o be_v seal_v with_o they_o when_o a_o chancellor_n be_v displace_v he_o deliver_v up_o those_o three_o seal_n into_o the_o king_n hand_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o many_o of_o the_o nobility_n first_o the_o seal_n of_o gold_n than_o the_o broad_a seal_n of_o silver_n and_o next_o the_o other_o of_o a_o less_o size_n at_o this_o day_n only_o one_o seal_n be_v deliver_v to_o the_o chancellor_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o mention_n to_o be_v find_v of_o these_o three_o seal_n but_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o in_o process_n of_o time_n much_o honour_n and_o authority_n be_v add_v to_o this_o office_n of_o chancellor_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n especial_o since_o so_o much_o niceness_n and_o subtlety_n have_v creep_v in_o among_o the_o lawyer_n who_o have_v make_v their_o plead_n so_o difficult_a and_o ensnare_a that_o a_o court_n of_o equity_n be_v find_v necessary_a which_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o chancellor_n that_o he_o may_v judge_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o right_a and_o equity_n and_o moderate_v the_o rigour_n of_o exact_a justice_n which_o be_v often_o downright_a injustice_n and_o oppression_n there_o preside_v in_o this_o court_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n and_o twelve_o master_n of_o chancery_n as_o assessor_n to_o he_o the_o chief_a where_o of_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o the_o roll_n belong_v to_o that_o court_n and_o thence_o call_v magister_fw-la rotulorum_fw-la or_o master_n of_o the_o roll_n there_o be_v also_o many_o other_o officer_n belong_v to_o this_o court_n some_o of_o they_o concern_v about_o the_o king_n seal_n namely_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o clerk_n of_o the_o hamper_n a_o sealer_n a_o chauff-wax_n a_o comptroller_n of_o the_o hamper_n twenty_o four_o cursitor_n and_o a_o clerk_n for_o the_o sub-poena-writ_n other_o concern_v in_o the_o bill_n there_o exhibit_v be_v a_o prothonotary_n the_o six_o clerk_n or_o attorney_n of_o the_o court_n and_o a_o register_n there_o be_v also_o the_o three_o clerk_n of_o the_o petit_fw-fr bag_n a_o clerk_n of_o the_o presentation_n a_o clerk_n of_o the_o faculty_n a_o clerk_n for_o examine_v letters-patent_n a_o clerk_n for_o dimission_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v another_o court_n also_o arise_v from_o the_o king_n be_v privy_a council_n call_v the_o court_n of_o request_n request_n the_o c●●_n of_o request_n from_o the_o 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