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 Seale 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 Clarke of the warrants office ibid. The Phillizers 5 The Exigenters office ibid. The Chirographers office 6 The office of the Kings silver ibid. The office of the Clark of the Treasurie 7 The Crier of the Court. 8 The keeper of the Treasurie 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 Cryers ibid. The Porter 12 Associates of the Nisi prius at Guildhall ibid. Clarke of the Errors ibid. An answer to the last articles 13 The Oath administred 16 Custos brevium Fees 18 Fees for the Clarkes of the Custos brevium 22 Fees allowed to the Bagbearer by the Custos brevium 23 The Prothonotaries fees 24 Fees for â—rits 31 The Prothonotaries Clarkes fees 34 Fees for the Clark of the inrollments 36 Chirographers fees 37 Chirographers Clarkes fees 39 Clarke of the Treasurie 40 For the keeping the Treasurie ibid. Clarke of the Kings silver 42 Phillizers Fees ibid. Exigenters Fees 45 Clarke of the Jurors 48 Clarke of the Essoines 49 Outlawrie Office 50 Fees or the Seale 52 Fees for the Marshall ibid. Criers Fees 54 Fees for the keeper of the Court. 55 Fees of the Clarke 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 Vnder Sherife of Middlesex 60 Warden of the Fleet. 61 The Jurors presentment 66 Judges Fees 68 Serjeants Fees 70 Custos brevium Fees 71 Prothonotaries Office 73 Secundaries Fees 74 Clark of the Warrants office ibid. In the Phillizers office 75 In the Exigenters office 76 In the Chirographers office ibid. In the office of the Kings silver 77 In the office of the Clark of the Treasurie 78 The Criers Fees 80 In the office of the keeper of the Treasurie 81 In the Outlawrie office 82 The Proclamators Fees 83 Clarke of the Juries ibid. The Clarke of the Essoines 84 The Court keeper ibid. The Porters Fees 85 The Clark of the Errors Fees 86 The Clark of the Inrolment Fees 87 The Attornies Fees 88 The Lo chiefe Iustice his Fees 90 Fees belonging to the Judges which doe the businesse 91 Divident Fees 93 Puisne Judges Fees 94 Fees due to the Lord chiefe Justice his Clarks 96 Lord chiefe Justice his Fees 99 The Fees due to such Iudges which doe the businesse 10â— Divident Fees 103 Puisne Iudges 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 Iacobi Regis 1623. ACcording to your honours direction having since the time of your Lordships pleasure made knowne unto us received from your Lordships divers Bills and Notes of the Fees claimed by severall Officers in the right of their Offices in his highnesse Court of Common pleas at Westminster and thereby and by Oath to bee administred unto us concerning your honours pleasures and intendments to be performed whether all the Fees and Summes of money set downe and claimed respectively in the said Bills and Notes have been paid since the thirtieth yeare of the late Queene Elizabeth or which or how many thereof or what other have been advanced encreased or taken since the said thirtieth yeare in the said Offices in the said Court of Common Pleas. Upon perusall of the said Bills and Notes and consideration of the Fees now claimed and taken upon our severall knowledges and upon credible report we finde some for to be advanced encreased raised and taken since the said thirtieth yeare And therefore in all humblenesse We have briefly set downe under the title of every Office such as we at this present respectively know to have been so advanced encreased raised and taken with some grounds and reasons of the advancing encreasing raising and taking thereof delivered by them to their severall 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 retourne of Writs of Covenant under colour of Deputations from the Sheriffes and now is claimed by them for keeping the parts of the Fine xii d. Also for filing every Writ after two Termes for every Terme after xx d. Whereas the said Fee of xx d. was accepted for filing of any Writ at any time within the yeare Also there is taken by the said Clarkes for filing of 〈◊〉 Writs of Entrie Summons and Seisin upon common Recoveries xii d. whereas â—ormerly iiii d. was taken as their Masterâ— Fee for a post diem In the Prothonotaries Office THere hath beene taken for the most part of seven yeares past upon every judgement in personall and mixt Actions over and above the ii 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 foure yeares last past or thereabouts xviii d. upon every Writ of Entrie Summons and Seisin upon common Recoveries which was not formerly paid There hath been also taken by the space of twelve or fourteene yeares last past by them iiii s. upon the reversall of every Outlawrie not formerly taken They have also received and taken for divers yeares last past the summe of ix s. iiii d. upon every prohibition granted in Court but whether the same bee a due and ancient Fee we doe 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 yeares last past or thereabouts xii d. upon every common Recovery drawne at the Bar more than formerly hath been taken which the Secondaries affirme to have beene taken in respect the Demaundants in such Recoveries have not appeared at the Bar in person Clarke of the Warrants Office THere is taken upon every Fine more than formerly iiii d. for a Warrant of Attourney and charged out of the Attournies Fee by order of the Judges made 14. Iac. Reg. certified by this Officer to his Lordship There was also taken by the Deputy of this Officer for the space of three or
foure yeares and untill within one yeare last past upon every Fine xviii d. which was not formerly paid to that Officer being so taken as is pretended for the retourne of the Writ of Covenant and hath since been taken by Master Thomas Iackman Clarke of the Inrollments of Fines and Recoveries upon the reasons annexed to the Bill of Fees of the Clarke of the Warrants In the Phillizers THere is taken iiii d. upon every Cap. and viii d. upon every appearance of the Defendant more then was taken before 14. Iac. Reg. which is taken by vertue 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 beene also taken by the space of three yeares past i. d. more upon every Exigent upon such reasons as are offered to your Lordships considerations in their Certificate of Fees In the Chirographers Office THere is taken by the Clarkes of the said Office for writing the Chirograph of every Fine ii s. vi d. which since 30. Eliz. was but xvi d. which summe of ii s. vi d. upon reasons shewed to divers ancient Attournies by the Clarkes of the said Office about seventeene yeares since was assented unto by the said Attournies bee the Fine long or short In the Office of the Kings silver THere is encreased and taken by the space of thirteene yeares last past or thereabouts iiii d. upon every Fine by Order made in 8. Iac. Reg. annexed to their Bill of Fees Also there hath been taken and encreased iiii d. lately within five yeares since the time last above mentioned for every severall Cap. of a Fine having more Cap. than one which was not formerly taken Also for the time of thirteene yeares last past there hath been taken for every Fine by speciall Commission iiii d. which is an encreased Fee Also there hath beene taken since 8. Iac. Reg vi d. for every Fine brought into the Office after the end of every Terme not formerly taken Also there hath been taken the summ of viii d. upon every Fine in the Westerne Circuits more than upon Fines in other Counties which grew to bee taken about 34. Eliz. by colour of deputations from the Sheriffes of the Westerne Circuits upon the reasons annexed to his Bill of Fees most of which said Fees were raised and encreased in the time when Rich. Chambers Was that Officer In the Office of the Clarke of the Treasury THere is of late taken iiii s. for the search of every Terme after ten yeares the olde and ancient Fee being but iii. s. iiii d. There is claimed iii. s. for turning the key of the Treasury after the Terme whereas there is but xii d. due Also there is claimed by his said Bill iiii d. for search of a Record under ten yeares untill three yeares no such Fee being due The Cryers of the Court. THere is taken by them ii s. the Fee being but xii d. for calling every Jury at the Bar when they fill not Also they take xvi 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 wee understand being but iiii s. and the other viii s. and no more Also there is taken by them for swearing an Attourney in Court ii s. more than their ancient Fee being iiii s. as we are credibly informed Also they take upon every Baile 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 chiefe 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 ii 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 yeares untill ten yeares 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 Terme Also for every Jury at the Barre ii s. vi d. there being only xii d. due and formerly paid as we have heard Also for every Nisi prius tryed in Middlesex ii s. vi d. there being but xii d. due Also for a copy of a Precipe 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 doe differ from the Fees limited by the Sta. 23. Eliz. unto which Stat. we refer our selves 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 Clarke of the said Office for writing of the Chirograph of every Fine ii s. vi d. for which since 30. Eliz. was only paid xii d. but about Anno 4. Iac. Reg. they did procure the consent of divers ancient Attournies in writing under their hands for the increase thereof to make the xii d. ii 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 VVHereas 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 Cryers Wagermen and other Officers The Cryers VVHereas it hath been formerly certified that ii s. is due to these Officers for a Wager of Law upon better consideration wee finde iiii s. is due unto them out of the ix s. vi d. The Porter HEE taketh ii s. vi d. for every triall at the Barre his Fee being but xii d. and for a Nisi prius xii d. his due being but vi d. The Associats of the Nisi prius at Guildhall THis Officer taketh xii d. for retourne of the Plaintifes Postea and ii s. for retourne of the Desendants Postea and for the Defendants Verdict ii s. which are new encreased Fees since 30. Eliz. The Clarke of the Errors THis Officer taketh for a Supersid de non molestando iii. s. there being but ii s. anciently due and ii s. for making the Record He taketh also ii s. iiii d. for a Non-suite in a Writ of Error being not due nor paid since 30. Eliz. An answer to the last Articles THE Prothonotaries take by the Sheete and not by the Roll all the time of our remembrance every sheete containing twelve lines and every line ten words according as
Court in Hillar An. 8. Iac. Reg. INprimis For the Fees of every ordinary Fine taken by the Lord chiefe Justice of the common Pleas or any Judge of Assize in the Western Circuit together with the copie oâ— post fine xviii d. For every Fine taken in the same Circuit by speciall Commission and for the copie of the post fine xxii d. For every ordinary Fine elsewhere in England and Munmouthshire taken as aforesaid without Commission and for the copie x. d. For every Fine taken by speciall Commission out of the Westerne Circuit and for the copie xiv d. For every several Caption in any Fine where it is taken at severall times by speciall 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 retourne of the Writ of Covenant vi d. For every search of any Fine every Terme iiii d. For every copie of the Entrie of the Kings silver viii d. For every Fee of a Ne recipiatur of any Fine either by Order or Warrant of the Court or any Judge iii. s4 d. For the continuing of any such Order or Warrant from Te me to Terme till it be dissolved iii. s. 4. d Hen Ewer The Phillizers Fees INprimis For every Cap. al. plur Cap. in Debt Detinue and Trespasse not having more than foure names in a Writâ— and Entrie thereof vi d. Item For delivery of every first Cap. upon Record and Entrie 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 Accompt Covenant Annuity Ejectione firme and upon penall Stat. xii d. Item For every Writ in an action upon the Case or more according to the length xii d. For every retourn habend and second deliverance before appearance and entrie thereof ii s. vi d For every Non omit cap. in Withernam ii s. vi d For every Writ of partition warrant charte Quare imp and Waste xii d. For every Writ for enquiry of damages in reall actions Scire sac Supersid ii s. For every graund cap. al. sum pet cap. and entrie thereof ii s. vi d viii d. For the copy of the entrie thereof For the demaundant in every Writ of View and entrie thereof ii s. vi d viii d. For the copie of the entrie thereof For every Writ of seizin and entrie thereof iv s. vi d ii s. viii d. For the view paper For a copie of the entrie thereof For every Writ of Habeas corpus duc coram distring imp vic distring ball ii s. For every Writ of rescous and entry thereof ii s. For the entrie of every adjournment discontinuance and resort iiii d. For every speciall baile and the entrie thereof iis x. d. For every comparence in reall and mixt actions iv d. For every comparence upon Writs to arrest and the entrie thereof xii d. For Searches Copies Number Rols 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 yeares or thereabout the Fees of the said Writs were as followeth videlicet The Supersid ii 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 yeares since About eight or nine yeares 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 Seale of England by the late King of famous memory to Master Iohn Murray then of his Majesties Bedchamber and partly to avoid contestation with his said Majesties graunt and upon hopes and promises of some recompence 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 encrease only of i. d. to be taken upon the Exigent for reliese of the Exigenters and their Clarkes and so the Exigent was made xii d. which increase of i. d. is all the recompence which hitherto they have received for that great losse of the Supersid We have likewise heard that about forty yeares 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 encrease of â—ee there was i. d. added to the Exigent to be given to the poore Clarkes for writing the said Writs over and above the ancient allowance which i. d. hath ever since been paid to the said poore Clarkes 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 Majesties Commissioners might perhaps have justly deserved some further improvement And it is certainly true that no other encrease of Fees hath been in our Offices since 11. Eliz. nor for ought we ever heard or can by any meanes conjecture for these hundred yeares at the least Rich Page Charles Cooke Dan Holford Io Millington HILLAR TERTIO Caroli Regis The Clarke of the Jurors A note of all such Fees as are now usually taken by the Clarkes of the Iurors of his Maiesties Court of Common Pleas at Westm being the same and no other then such as have been taken time out of minde INprimis For a Writ of hab corp Jurator in debt and trespasse x. d. For the like Writ in all other actions xvi d. ii s. iv d For a Distring cum decem Tales For a Termes search the copie of a Jurie a number Roll and a discontinuance and adjourum for every of them Io Adie iiii d. The Clarke of the Essoines INprimis For every Essoine and exception iiii d. iiii d. iv d. ii d. iiii d. For every adjournment For the copie For every Idem dies For every Nonsuit for want of adjournment in actions personall ii s. iv d xii d. 4. s. iv d xii d. For the Copie For every Nonsuit in Actions reall For the copie For the exemplification of every Essoine and Nonsuit thereupon when it shall
happen being very seldome 7. s. vi d 3. s. iv d xii d. For the copie thereof For the Clarke For severall Fees from severall Officers of the Court towards the numbring and marking of the Rolls 4. l. 9. s. Fran Hurst Outlawrie Office In the Kings Attourney generall his Office of the Outlaries executed by his Deputy Master Iohnson the Fees are as followeth viz. FOr a speciall Cap. Vtlagat against body lands and goods ii s. 4. d. xiiii d. For a propr For every Writ of hab corp duces tecum when they are sued forth ii s. iv d xiiii d. x. d. vi d. If a propr For a generall Cap. Vtlagat If a propr For ingrossing and certifying a speciall VVrit with the Inquisition retourned by the Sheriffe of lands or goods found thereupon and for the Exigent with the retourne thereof at large certified into the Exchequer when it is required the Office Fee is viii s. unlesse it be commanded by the Lord Treasurer Chancellor or Barons of the Exchequer or by the Kings Attourney generall or Sollicitor for his Majesties service only then no Fee is viii s. aut nil due For ingrossing and certifying a reversall into the Exchequer to discharge Seizures upon Outlaries when any is v. s. iiii d. And to the Clarke For entring the reversall in the Outlarie Office to discharge all Processe thereupon or upon any Writ of Error ii s. 8. d. For certifying of an Outlarie or reversall when it is pleaded ii s. iiii d. And to the Clarke For search of an Outlarie one Term as in all other Offices iiii d. if above a yeare then iii. d. a Terme which is iiii d. iii. d. the utmost For entring and filing of an Exigent with one processe thereupon iiii d. These severall Fees aforesaid were paid and received in Easter Terme 34. Eliz. and ever since to mine own knowledge for so long I have been and continued Clark and Deputy to all Attournies generall that have been since that time These as I understand are the true Fees Ro. Heath Will. Iohnson The Fees of the Seale for Writs ALL VVrits of the Kings Bench and Common Pleas vii d. The exemplifications of the Kings Bench ii s. vi d The exemplifications of the Common Pleas ii s. ii d. i. d. i. d. Outlaries Propr Ri Ligon Fees due to the Marshall and Proclamator of the Court of Common Pleas given by Order made by all the Iudges of the Court Term. Trin. 31. H. 1. post Conquestum and received accordingly by the said Marshall and Proclamator for any thing appeareth to the contrary untill 11. Eliz. and ever since INprimis For every Judgement and Nonsuit iiii d. viii d. Item For every Fine Item For every finall judgement xii d. William Senkey Chiefe Usher of the Exchequer and Marshall and Proclamator of the said Court of common Pleas by Lease from Clement Walker Esquire who hath the same Office in inheritance by graund Serjeantie The foure Cryers HEreafter doe ensue the good Ordinances and Rules made aswell by the Kings 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 doe charge and command every of the said Officers and Attournies well and truly to observe and keep upon the paines therein limited Which said orders were enrolled Termin Trin. 35. H. 1. post conquestum rot 494. Io Priest chiefe Justice of the common Pleas Ni. Austen Pet. Arder Ro. Davers Ro. Dawbie Wa. Moile and Iohn Needeham Just of the same Court The Cryers Fees from 11. Eliz. FOr every judgement iiii d. xii d. iiii d. viii d. viii d. ii s. For every finall judgement For every Nonsuit For every Fine For every Recovery For calling a Jury if they fill not For every Jurie 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 xvi s. If the Jurie lie all night that we be forced to watch and waite on them all night xxx s. For carrying every bundle of Records out of the Treasurie into the Court and back again into the Treasurie vi d. vi s. xii d. xii d. 4. s. 4. d. iv d. For every Attourney that is sworne For every Baile 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 chiefe Justice iv s. xii d For every Guardian Ro. Heliard Iohn Philpot Tho wickman William West The Fees of the keeper of the Court from 11. Eliz. FRom the Clarke of the Treasurie for hanging the cloath of the Court vi s. 8. d For a wager of Law and Wagermen ix s. 6. d v. s. xii d. ii s. iv d. iiii d. iiii d. ii s. For a Jurie at Bar For every Attourney sworn in Court For a Nisi prius in Midd. For a Baile For a Fine For a Deed acknowledged For satisfaction acknowledged Will Wese The Fees of the Clarke of the Inrollments 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 inrolled for every yeare xvi d. For copying every Fine inrolled for every sheete xii d. For the Clarkes 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 retourning VVrits of Covenants upon Fines and VVrits of Entries Summons and Seizins upon common Recoveries as deputy of Record for Sheriffes appointed by the Court the ancient Fee is ii s. The Porter of the Court his Fees from 11. Eliz. FOr every VVrit of Entrie with M. Attourney generall iiii d. v. s. ii s. vi d. iiii d. iiii d. ii 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 Baile For satisfaction acknowledged For the Attournies Oath For a Guardian Jo Wade Alienation Office THo Ravenscroft â—rat Poulton Geo Coultrop Esquires Commissioners Tho Bond Esquire Receiver Take no Fees but receive a certaine 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 ii s. For every Writ of Entrie for lands holden in chiefe iiii d. For Writs of Entrie of lands not holden in chiefe iiii d. For Affidavits upon discharge of ii s. Tenures Anth Crosts The usuall Fees taken in the Office of Compositions for alienations by the Clarkes there FOr a certificate upon a Writ of Entrie iii. s. 4. d For the warrant
and Records vi d. for every wager of Law xviii d. for a copy of a Precipe after the Terme iiii d. for a Fine acknowledged in the Treasurie and v. s. from the Clarke of the Treasurie for his attendance every Terme we know not any of them to be due In the Outlarie Office THe Fees mentioned in the certificate under the hand of Master Attourney generall for the Fees of the Clarke of the said Office we acknowledge to be the usuall and accustomed Fees which have been paid during our remembrances But we doe certifie that under colour of these Fees where there be more defendants than one in a Writ there is by them taken for the entrie of the reversall to discharge proces thereupon or upon a Writ of Error for every name ii s. viii d. whereas we conceive there is but ii s. viii 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 Terme within one yeare iiii d. and for every Terme above the yeare iii. d. we certifie it is but only in case where search is made by a stranger and not by the Attournies 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 thinke to be the usuall and accustomed Fees which have been paid to that Officer But we certifie that the Prothonotaries and the Chirographer doe receive the said Fees and not that Officer himselfe which Fees are now claimed by the Cryers Clarke of the Iuries AS for the Fees mentioned in the certificate of the Clarke of the Juries under his hand we certifie they be the usuall and accustomed Fees which have been paid since and during our remembrances The Clarke of the Essoines THE Fees mentioned in the certificate under his hand Wee thinke to bee the usuall Fees which have been paid to that Officer during our remembrance The viâ— s. vi d. demanded for exemplifying of every Esâ—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 numbring and marking of the Rolls every Terme We know not any such Fees due unto him and if it be We thinke it be not within our enquirie The Court Keeper WHereas this Officer requireth ix s. vi d. for every Wager in Law his due being onely xxii d. the rest is to be divided amongst the Cryers Wagermen and other Officers and for the ii s. vi d. for a Jurie at Barre we certifie that there is onely xii d. due and no more For the Fee of vi s. viii d. from the Clarke of the Treasurie for hanging the Cloath of the Court We know no such Fee due to him and if it be it is from the Clarke of the Treasury and so under favour as we conceive not within our enquirie And as for the Fee of xii d. for every Attourney sworne in Court ii s. for a Nisi prius in Middlesex iiii d. for a Baile iiii d. for a Fine iiii d. for a Recovery at Barre and ii d. for satisfaction acknowledged We say there are no such Fees due The Porters Fees THE Fees mentioned in the certificate under the Porters hand We thinke are the usuall and accustomed Fees during our remembrances paid Except The Fee of v. s. for every triall at Barre 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 bee paid but for every Fine acknowledged by a Feme covert in Court IV. d. for every Writ of Entrie iv d. for a Baile ii d. for satisfaction acknowledged and iiii d. for a Guardian We certifie that there are no such Fees due The Clarke of the Errors Fees FRom the now Clarke of Errors we have no certificate but for the Fees formerly certified by Master Moile late Clarke of the Errors we thinke 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 ii s. due and ii s. for making of the Record The Fee of ii s. iiii d. for a Nonsuit upon a Writ of Error we certifie it is not due The Clarke of the Inrollments THE Fees certified by Master Iackman for the Fees of that Office we certifie to be the Fees due by Stat. Except The Fee of xvi d. by him demanded for search of every Fine to be inrolled for every yeare whereas the Fee by Stat. as we conceive is but iiii d. a sheete The Fee of xii d. for copying every sheete of every Fine inrolled whereas the Fee as we conceive is but â—iii d. a sheete And as for the Fee of viii s. iiii d. for the Clarkes Fee for inrolling by the Roll and viii s. iiii d. for exemplifying after the same rate and for the iii. s. iiii d. for the rule upon amendments we doe certifie that we know no such Fees to be due And as for the Fee of ii s. demanded for retourning Writs of Covenant upon Fines Writs of Entries Summons and Seizins upon common Recoveries as deputies of Record for Sheriffes appointed by the Court we doe certifie that the same Fee is not due unto him but was anciently due and taken by the Attournies and allowed them for returning of the said Writs and their better care to avoide Errors in sewing forth the said Fines and Recoveries The Attournies Fees VVEE doe certifie the Attournies Fee for prosecution is and during our remembrance have been for every Terme it every reall action And in every other action Bookes and Tables TOuching the having of any Bookes Tables Rolls Orders Warrants Records Entries or other Notes or writings for the discovery of those things we are charged with Wee doe certifie that we have not any in our custody neither doe wee know where any are but only in severall Offices by us certified Io Nichols Peter Noyes Geo Holland Roger Hide 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 farre examined The Fees here under mentioned are the Fees due and paid to the Lord chiefe Iustice and the other Iustices of the Court of common Pleas at Westminster as they were due and usually paid to our Predecessors Iustices of the same Court The Lo chiefe Justice his Fees FOR allowance of a Writ of Error upon an Outlarie before judgement xx s. For a Baile taken upon an Outlarie upon meane Proces in debt if the debt be xx â— or
above ii s. 4. d. For the allowance of a writ of Error upon a judgement xx s. For Baile 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 ii s. iii. s. For a Supersid For the transcript of a Record being a Proces 6. s. 8. d. 6. s. 8. d. 14. s. 9. d For every proces more For the retourne of every Certiorar For the seale of every Record of Nisi prius ii s. i. d. For the seale of every Writ sealed in Court i. d. For the seale of every Exemplification ii s. ii d. The Fees following are due to such of the Iudges who doe performe the businesse FOr acknowledging of a Fine or warrant of Attorney for a common recoverie out of Court 6. s. 8. d. For signing every writ of priviledge to remove any cause Habeas corpus procedendo or Supersid upon a Procedendo iv s. For every Baile taken out of Court upon any such writ of priviledge wherein one cause only is retourned ix s. 8. d. For every cause more ii s. For the confession of a judgement out of Court 9. â— 8. d. For every Phillizers Baile and other Baile 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 inrolled 9. s. 8. d. For admission of a Guardian out of Court 9. s. 8. d. For the proofe of a suggestion out of Court for every witnesse 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 forraigne Plea or Rescous ii â— For any other Affidavit taken out of Court viii d. For exhibiting of an Information out of Court viii d. For signing a Bill of costs to award an Attachment for not appearing upon a Subpoena viii d. For granting a Licence to compound upon a penall Law ii s. For assessing of the Kings part of a forfeiture upon a penall Statute after composition with the Informer ii s For the commitment out of Court of a prisoner to the Fleete charged with one cause only 9. s. 8. d. For every Baile taken out of Court upon an Outlarie in debt upon meane proces reversed if the same be xx l. ii s. iv d Divident Fees These Fees following are due to the Lord chiefe Iustice and the other Iudges of the Court of common Pleas by way of Divident FOr confessing of a Judgement in Court vi d. For acknowledging satisfaction in court if the debt or damage doe not amount unto 100. l. vi d. If the debt or damage doe 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 retourne xii d. For the like for the insufficiency of the Proclamation or retourne or for want of a Proclamation ii â— For every common Recovery acknowledged in Court vi d. vi d. For a Fine acknowledged in Court For a Baile taken in Court or a Baile or Recognizance acknowledged in Court xii d. For a deed acknowledged in Court to be inrolled 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 Attourney to be an Attourney of this court xx â— The Puisne Iudges Fees FOr every Fine drawne at the Bar xii d. For a Recovery drawne at the Barre with a single Voucher xviii d. vi d. iiii s. vi s. 8. d For every Voucher more For reversall of an Outlary in court For taking of a privy Verdict For taxing of costs upon every Verdict From the Clarke of the Warrants every Terme to every of the puisne Judges For every Attourney whose name is recorded in the Roll of Attournies every Terme iiii d. For inrolling and examining the parts of a Fine and Writs upon common Recoveries by the Stat. 23. Eliz. vi â— For the Exemplification and examination of the parts of a Fine and VVrits upon common Recoveries by that Stat. v. â— For drawing and entring a rule for an amendment upon that Stat. xii d. For a search made upon the inrollment upon that Stat. iiii d. For a copie of a Fine or Writs inrolled upon common Recoveries inrolled by that Stat. for every sheete iiii d. For the retourne of every writ of Covenant brought to levy a Fine upon x. d. For the retourne of every writ of Entry to suffer a common Recovery every writ of Summons and Seizin thereupon x. d. An ancient Fee of vi s. viii d. for signing of a Dedimus potestatem due to the Judges of any Court who doe assigne 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 Clarkes of the Lord chiefe Iustice and other the Iustices of the said Court TO the Judges Clarke of the Fines for taking of a Fine or warrant of Attourney iii. s. 4. d For certifying of a Fine or retourne of a Dedimus potestatem xvi d. To the Judges Clarke of Bailes for taking every Baile xii d. For entring every caveat to give notice that good Baile may be taken xii d. For satisfaction acknowledged out of Court xii d For a Deed acknowledged out of Court to be inrolled xii d. For the proofe of a suggestion out of Court for every witnesse xii d. iiii d. For an Affidavit taken out of Court For entring into his Booke an Information exhibited out of Court iiii d. For entring into his Booke of costs a warrant signed to award an attachment for not appearing upon a Subpoena iiii d. For entring into his booke a licence so compound upon a penall Law iiii d. For entring into his booke the Kings part of the forfeiture upon a penall Law assessed by the Iudges after composition with the Informer vi d. For entring into a Booke a commitment out of Court of a prisoner to the Fleete charged with one cause only xii d. To the puisne Iudges Clarke of the Inrollments 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 inrollment upon that Stat. viii d. For writing of a Fine or Writs inrolled upon a common Recovery inrolled by that Stat.
third Prothonotary of the said Court in Anno 3. Car. Reg. in which instant yeare I was admitted to the said Office and I verily thinke 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 sheete written as aforesaid iiii d. For every sheete in reall and mixt Actions and actions upon any Statute and the like viii d. For drawing every speciall Declaration and Plea for every sheete viii d. For every continuance every Terme of every Issue Writ Impurlance Demurrer speciall 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 sheetes v. s. vi d. For every sheete more For drawing every extraordinary long Writ after the rate for every sheete of viii d. For the entrie thereof if it shall so require for every sheete iiii d. For the copie of a judgement for every sheete viii d. For the entrie of every Writ and retourne thereof into the Prothonotaries remembrance for the drawing up of a judgement if it exceed not three sheetes vi d. iiii d. For every sheete above For entring every common Rule in the Bill of Pleas or common remembrance iiii d. For entring and ingrossing of every Summons for a Recovery and for making of the Writ of Summons ii s. For the entrie of every Mittimus or Dedimus potestatem for a Recovery ii s. vi d For ingrossing of every Nisi prius after the rate of iiii d. for every sheete iiii d. For entring every Testat Fieri fac Scire fac iiii d. The Fees of the Clarke of the Inrollments Warrants and Estreats in the common Pleas as are now and have been taken these two and thirty yeares and as I conceive were taken ever since 31. Eliz. saving the Fee hereafter mentioned allowed per ordin Cur. EVery Inrollment containing a side of a Roll v. s x. s. Of a full Roll And so according to that rate Every Warrant of Attourney in deb transg deten iiii d. xii d. The Sheriffes Warrants Every other Warrant called double Warrants viii d. iiii d. For a post Termin The Lord Maior of London his Warrant v. s. 8. d. The Secondaries of the Compters in Easter Terme yearely 13. s. 4. d For entring of an Attournies name in the Roll of Attournies upon his first admittance iii. s. 4. d For a Warrant upon a Writ of Covenant per ordin Cur. iiii d. William Rolfe Paid to the Clarke by every Attourney iiii d. a Terme called the Roll groat which is paid to the Judges Box and I conceive it to be due ever since 11. Eliz. iiii d. Paid also to the Clarke by the Prothonotaries xii d. upon every Recovery which is also paid to the Judges xii d. To the Clarke when an Attourney is first sworne xii d. The Chirographers Fees INprimis The ancient Fee limitted by Stat. 11. Eliz. for every Fine iiii s. Item From 4. H. 7. for the service in proclaiming Fines viii 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 ingrossed ii s. 8. d. For every sheete 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 iii. s. 4. d For the search of every Fine from H. 8. to this present for every yeare viii d. For the search of every Fine during the raigne of H. 8. for every yeare 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 entring a claime upon a Record For allowing of Proclamations upon Fines brought into the Office after the Terme ended vi d. xiiii d For the post Termin of a Fine William Blake The Chirographers Clarkes Fees for ingrossing of Fines by the Attornies which sue them out THe Chirographers Clarks have received an allowance of the Attournies for their paines for them which heretofore have been more advantagious unto them than now it is being reduced to ii s. vi d. in certaine had and made at the request of 100. or 80. of the most ancient Attournies with Iohn Brewer Esquire Clarke of the said Office in 2. or 3. of King Iames To which agreement had and made in writing the said Attournies set to their hands and the same was delivered to Sir Edw Cooke Knight then chiefe Justice of the common Pleas and hath so continued ever since ii s. vi d For this allowance the Clarkes doe write more than all the Officers through which Fines doe paste viz. They write every Fine long or short foure times over in a great set hand Randall Fees belonging to the Clarke of the Treasurie FOr the copie of every issue and impurâ—ance for every sheete iiii d. For every Judgement Deed enrolled and reall Action for every sheete viii d. For the search of every Terme above ten yeares iv d. For every Exemplification not exceeding three sheetes vii s. xii d. For every sheete more For every Record of Nisi prius not exceeding three sheetes ii s. iiii d. For every sheete more Ex. per Duncombe Cler. Thesaurar Tho Richardson mil. Fees for the Keeper of the Treasurie from 11. Eliz. INprimis For search of a Terme above ten yeares viii d. iiii d. For seven yeares under ten years For three yeares For search of a Plea Roll iiii d. For a Roll carried into the Court vi d. iii. s. xii d. v. s. ii s. vi d. For making up a Term and Record For every Attourney sworn in Court For a Jurie at Bar For a Nisi prius in Midd. For a Wager in Law For a copie of a Precipe after the Terme xviii d. For a Fine acknowledged in the Treasurie iiii d. For a Warrant of Attourney lost unentred and comes to be entred in the Roll after the Terme iiii d. For an entrie lost out of the Kings silver and comes to be entred in the Office iv d. From the Clarke of the Treasurie for my attendance every Terme v. s. xviiid For my Key after the Terme William Wese These be the Fees which I Henry Ewer Clarke of the Kings silver have taken since I became Officer which was in Mich. 16. Iac. Reg. and were usually taken before that time by Master Gulson my Predecessor in the said Office and I doe believe they were due in Anno 11 Eliz. except iiii d. encreased by order of
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 Phillizers Office VVEE doe also certifie that the Fees mentioned in the Certificate of the Phillizers intituled the Fees which the Phillizers of the common Pleas now take have been usually and accustomably paid during our remembrance for ought we know to the contrary saving That there is taken iiii d. upon every first Cap. and viii d. upon every appearance of the Defendant in every action more than was formerly taken before 14. Iac. Reg. which is so taken by vertue of an order of the Judges made upon the reasons expressed in the said Order And for the viii d. claimed for the copie of the entrie of every grand Cap. al. Summons Pet. Cap. wee know it not to be due In the Exigenters Office VVEE also certifie that the Fee of ii 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 untill 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 sixe yeares last past or thereabouts i. d. more The reasons wee know not but refer the same unto the certificate of the Exigemers In the Chirographers Office VVEE acknowledge that the Fees certified by the Chirographer himselfe are the usuall and accustomed Fees which have been paid all the time of our respective knowledges but as to the Fees certified under Master Randals hand for the Clarkes 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 bee given to the said Clarke that ingrosleth the said Fine xii d. for a gratuity In the Office of the Kings silver VVEE certifie that the ancient and usuall Fees for entring the Kings 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 Terme iiii d. and for the copie of the entrie of the Silver for every sheet viii d. if the copie be required and for every Ne reciptatur or Ne intratur of a Fine xii d. And if the Fine come in after a Terme and after the Rolls are made up to be delivered up out of their hands the said Clarke of the Kings silver was allowed reasonable recompence for his paines but no certaine Fee And as concerning all the other Fees mentioned in the Certificate under the hand of Master Henry Fwer Clarke of the Kings silver We certifie that the same were taken by the said Clarke of late yeares and since the said eleventh yeare of the said late Queene Eliz. the most ancient of them being not above thirty yeares or thereabouts and the rest of far later time whereof iiii d. he demandeth by vertue of an Order of the Iudges in that behalfe made The copie whereof is to the Certificate annexed In the Office of the Clarke of the Treasurie THE Fees mentioned in the Certificate under the hand of the Lord chiefe Iustice Richardson for the Fees of the Clarke of the Treasury we acknowledge to be the usuall and accustomed Fees which have been paid during our remembrance Except videlicet viii d. of the iiii s. demanded for search of every Terme above ten years the ancient Fee due to the Clarke of the Treasurie is but iii. s. iiii d. and the viii d. residue is due to the keeper of the Treasurie and is claimed by him in his Certificate And we also certifie that besides the Fees certified by the Lord chiefe Iustice Richardson there is due to the under Clarke in the Treasurie for examining any booke or old Record of Nisi prius or any transcript of Record which the Records in the Treasury if it exceed not eight sheetes xii d. and if more then after that rate and for making and examining the Iurat of every Record of Nisi prius iiii d. But whereas of late there hath been demanded and taken by the under Clarkes 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 sheetes v. s. and for every sheete more vi d. and for ingrossing every Record of Nisi prius upon old issues for every sheete iiii d. We doe certifie 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 Cryers Fees THe Fees mentioned in the Certificate under the Cryers hands We thinke are the usuall and accustomed Fees which have been paid during our remembrance Except The Fee of ii 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 xvi s. by them demanded for keeping of every Jurie 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 viii s. and no more The Fee of vi s. for every Attourney sworne in Court the ancient Fee being but iiii s. and no more The Fee of xii d. for every baile 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 â—cirâ—â—â—c called in Court iiii d. and â—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 finall judgment iiii d. for every Nonsuit viii d. for every Fine and viii 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 Treasurie THe Fees mentioned in the certificate under the Keeper of the Treasuries hand We thinke to be all the usuall and accustomed Fees which have been paid during our remembrance Except IV. d. for a search after three yeares till ten yeares nothing being due The Fee of vi d. for every Roll carried into Court there being no such Fee due other then for a Plea Roll. The ii s. vi d. for every Jury at Bar xii d. being only due and no more to our knowledge The ii 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 Terme xii d. only being due And as for the Fee of iii. s. for making up the Terme
viii d. Tho Richardson Ric Hutton Fra Harvey Geo Crooke Hâ—n Yelâ—erton FEBRVARII XVII 1628. ACcording to an order of his Majesties Commissioners for inquirie after exacted Fees and innovated Offices Wee whose names are hereunder subscribed have met and perused the Iudges Certificate of Fees to us delivered by the said Commissioners which in our former presentment or certificate we could not so exactly set downe as we did the Officers Fees for that we received from the Commissioners severall certificates of the severall Officers of the said Court concerning all their severall Fees but we then had not any certificate from the Iudges of their Fees by them demanded and certified but we now having received a certificate by the said Commissioners from the said Iudges doe now this seventeenth day of February 1628. upon due consideration thereof had certifie as followeth viz. The Lord chiefe Iustice his Fees INprimis Touching the xx s. mentioned by the Iudges 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 wee mentioned to be but xvii s. vi d. upon either of them We certifie now that for our respective knowledges there hath been paid in the whole xx s. for every of the same but we conceive ii s. vi d. thereof was for the Lord chiefe Iustice his Clarks and only xvii s. vi d. for the Iudges Concerning the ii s. iiii d. for a Baile taken upon an Outlarie upon meane proces the debt being xx l. or above mentioned in the Iudges certificate we certifie that the same hath beene usually paid since an Order made by the Iudges concerning the putting in of a Baile into that case Touching the xii s. mentioned in the said Certificate for a Baile taken in case of debt after judgement we certifie that since the Stat made for putting in of Baile in that case the same hat 〈…〉 been usually paid Touching the ii s. for marking the Roll the writ of Error is allowed 〈◊〉 and â—ii s. for every Supersid We 〈…〉 rtifie the same hath been usually paid to the Clarke of the Errors but whether as due to the Iudge or his Clarke wee know not yet some of the ancientesâ— men of the 〈…〉 y say that there was anciently paid for every such Supersid but ii s. as we formerly certified in our former Certificate under the title oâ— the Fees of the Clarke of the Errors As to the Fee of ii s. â— d for the seale of every Record of Nisiprius the same hath been so anciently paid saying in case of Propâ— Touching the Lord chiefe Iustice 〈◊〉 Fee of i. d. for the scale of every W 〈…〉 sealed in Court and ii d. for the seale of every Exemplification we certifie them to be due and parcell of the Fee of vii d. and ii â— ii d. certified in our former Certificate under the title of Fees of the Seale Office Touching the rest of the Fees mentioned in the Iudges certificate to bee due to the Lord chiefe Iustice wee have usually paid the same and therefore doe think them to be due The Fees due to such of the Iudges as performe the businesse TOuching the Fee of vi s. viii d. for the acknowledging of a Fine or warrant of Attourney for a common Recovery out of Court we certifie as formerly that ix s. viii d. hath been usually paid for the same in the whole but as we conceive the Judge hath only vi s. viii d. and his Clarke the rest Touching the ii s. certified for an Affidavit taken out of Court upon a forreine Plea or Rescous we certifie 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 viii d. certified by the Judges of every other Affidavit taken out of Court we doe certifie as in our former Certificate that we have usually paid xii d. for the same whereof we conceive iiii d. is allowed to the Judges Clarkes as appeareth by the Judges owne Certificate of their Clarkes Fees Touching the Fee for granting a licence to compound upon a penall Law we certifie as heretofore we have done that anciently ii s. vi d. hath been used to be paid whereof we conceive ii s. due to the Judge and vi d. to his Clarke Touching the ix s. viii d. for every reversall of an Outlarie out of Court we certifie 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 ii s. Touching the ii s. iiii d. for Baile taken out of Court upon an Outlarie in debt upon meane proces reversed if the debt be xx l. or above we certifie that ever since the order was made by the Court for putting in Baile 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 certifie that it hath been paid ever since the order made in that behalfe as we have certified in our former Certificate Touching the rest of their Fees wee certifie that we have usually paid the same during our respective practises and therefore thinke them to be due The Divident Fees TOuching the Fee of xx s. mentioned to be paid for the admission of every Attourney to be an Attourney of the same Court we doe certifie that the ancient Fee was only ii s. howsoever of late yeares xx s. hath been paid videlicet for about sixteen yeares Touching the residue of the Fees certified by way of Divident we doe certifie that we have usually paid the same during our respective practises The Puisne Iudges Fees TOuching the xii d. certified for every Fine drawne at the Bar and xviii d. for every Recovery with a single Voucher drawne at Bar and vi d. for every Voucher more wee certifie 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 referre our selves to our former Certificate in that behalfe made under the title of the Prothonotaries Touching the xxxiii s. for every puisne Judge from the Clarke of the warrants we say it passeth not through our hands nor lyeth in our knowledge but because the Judges have certified it we knowing nothing to the contrary thinke it to be due Touching the Fee of x. d. for retourne of every writ of Covenant brought to levie a Fine upon x. d. for the retourn of every writ of Entrie to suffer a common Recovery every writ of Summons and Seizms thereupon we certifie as before we have done under the title of the Clarke of the Inrollments whereunto we refer our selves and conceive the same to be parcell of the ii s. claimed by the Clarke of the Inrollments And touching the residue of the
they have certified in their note of Fees They take for the certifying the first cause vi s. and for every other cause ii s. and so have anciently done The chiefe Justice his Fee for allowance of a Writ of Error was but xvii s. vi d. being upon meane Proces and single judgement and if it exceed to Ex. post Cap. and Scire fac xxxv s. and for the Supersid ii s. and no more and now is taken for allowance upon meane Proces xx s. and for a Supersid iiii s. The ancient Fee of a Cap. Vtlegat speciall is ii s. iiii d. and a generall Writ x. d. if more be taken it is to the writer of the Writ for expedition given by the Attourney as a gratuity We doe 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 priviledge 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 Judges Chamber wee know not but there hath been taken for the Judge ix s. viii d. and xii d. to his man and being reversed in Court iiii s. as is formerly certified There is now paid to the Judges horsekeeper for triall of every cause at Guildhall xii d. and upon triall at the Barre ii s. to each of the Judges footcloath-keeper and in many Circuits upon every triall for keeping the Juries ii s. for every Jury there being only due xii d. which was formerly allowed and paid to the Sheriffes Bailiffes for keeping of the Juries Also there hath been taken in some Circuits upon triall of every Nisiprius wherein a private verdict hath beene given as Fees for the same verdict to the Judges Marshall for all manner of Fees to all Officers xv s. viii d. but now of late the Judges servants and officers in some Circuits doe demand and take x. s. more not anciently taken The ancient Fee in a Prohibition was ix s. iiii d. for every witnesse 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 Attourney in Court was ii s. to the Boxe and now xx s. is taken Every Attourney paies Tearâ—ely of ought to pay iiii d. to the Clarke of the Warrants who is appointed to pay the same to the Judges and is by them distributed to the poore as is affirmed There hath been and is taken for the Boxe upon every satisfaction for a Judgement being under 100. li. vi d. if 100. l. xii d. and for every 100. li. so â—ateably and the like for a confession and vi d. upon a Baile 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 administred touching the Court of Common Pleas to the inquest of Attournies in Feb. 1627. YOu shall well and truly according to your knowledge give true information to his Majesties Commissioners for inquiry after exacted Fees and innovated Offices what Offices and places were usually held kept and executed in the tenth yeare of the raigne of the late Queene 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 yeare of the said late Queene invented innovated designed ordained or erected by Judges Justices or other chiefe Officers in the same Court and not granted or mentioned to be granted by Letters Patents under the great Seale of England And what Rewards Fees Summe and Summes of money were in the said eleventh yeare of the said late Queene 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 Clarkes Registers or Attournies in the same Court And what Rewards Fees and Summes of money under colour or by name of Fees Rewards Gratuities Clarkes paines post Term. post diems Expedition or the like have since the said eleventh yeare of the said late Queene Eliz. been set imposed raised advanced encreased incroached or taken into the said Court and of the particularities grounds or reasons thereof with all other incidents and circumstances touching the promisses And whether have you any Rolls Warrants Records Orders Tables Bookes Entries or other Notes or Writings in your custody whereby the truth in the premisses may be the better found out and discovered Or doe you know where any such Rolls Warrants Records Tables Orders Bookes Entries of other Notes are or have been or with whom they now remaine 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 Maiesties Court of Common Pleas and his Clarkes in right of his said Office and as they were taken 11. Eliz. by the then Master of the said Office and his Clarkes INprimis for filing any Writ or other Record comming after the day of the retourne thereof except Writs of priuiledge de veneundo redeundo and also Writs of priviledge called propr or post diems iiii d. Item For filing any Writ or other Record except before excepted comming after the Terme wherein it was retournable called a post diem Term. xx d. Item For filing any Writ or other Record comming after two Termes called post Termin for every Terme 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 yeares for every retourne v. d. except such Writs as where the whole Terme is used to be filed together which pay only v. d. a Terme out of which they allow to the Bag-bearer v. d. Item For the search of any Writ or other Record of five yeares antiquity and under ten yeares called a Temple search for the first retourne ii s. ix d. and for every retourne after v. d. except such Writs as where the whole Terme is used to be filed together which pay likewise for the first Terme ii s. ix d. and for every Terme after v. d. out of which Temple search there is allowed to the Clarke iiii d. and to the Bag-bearer v. d. ii s. ix d. Item for the search of any Writ or other Record of ten yeares antiquity and upwards called a Westm search for the first Terme ix s. ix d. and for every Terme after v. d. except such Writs as where the whole Terme is used to be filed together which pay only v. d. a Terme out of which West search there is allowed to the
pro fine or for a contempt ii s. For the like upon Rescous retorned and admitted to his Fine iiii s. For traversing of a Rescous and issue thereupon vi s. For entring of the allowance of every generall and speciall Pardon of 5. s. 4. d. Outlarie before judgement and after For entring of a Dies dat in debt detinue and trespasse xiâ— d. ii s. And in all other actions For the entring of the receipt of a feme Covert Tenant in taile Lessee for yeares or the like ii s. And for the entry of the Plea if it exceed not three sheetes ii s. viii d. And for every sheete exceeding And if the receipt be by writ then more for entring of the writs ii s. For the entring of an Assize deliver in the Common Pleas by Justices of Assize to be inrolled for every sheete xii d. And if the Assize come into the common Pleas by Certiorar then more for entring the Certiorar ii s. For entring every abridgement of the demaundant in dower Assize or the like ii 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 retourne of the Pone iiii s. For the entring of any Record sent in the Common Pleas by Mittimus or otherwise and likewise for the entry of every Rege inconsulto or such like ii s. viii d. if it exceed not three sheetes For every sheete so exceeding For the entring 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 Journies accompts ii s. For the entry of every Originall writ delivered of Record in reall mixt actions ii s. For the entry of every sheete above three sheetes of every challenge to the Sheriffe or Coroners or to the Aray or other speciall averments or the like viii d. For the entry of every Remanet in reall actions iiii s. For the entry of every Remittitur in reall and mixt actions iiii s. For the entry of every sheete above three sheetes of every aide pryer viii 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 Seale for every sheete viii d. For the entry of the Licence of the Court to compound upon penall Statutes ii 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 ii s. For every Judgement by speciall Commission of the title in Quare imp or the like if it exceed not three sheets iiii s. iiii d. And for every sheete after For the entring of every speciall imparlance ii s. For the entring of every Committitur of a Prisoner by the Roll being brought to the Bar by writ and every â—ender of the body in discharge of the Baile iiii s. But if it be without writ then in either Case but ii s. For entring of every demaund of a prisoner to appeare 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 Baile upon every Reversall for insufficiency of Exigent or of the Retourne 2. s. 4. d. For the entry of every Declaration in debt upon demise or the like speciall Declaration if the Declaration exceed not three sheetes ii s And if such Declaration exceed the number of three sheetes then for the entry of every such sheete containing twelve lines and every line tenne words viii d For the entry of every severall Count in actions upon the Case and Accompt and the like upon severall daies if the Accompt exceed not three sheetes ii s. viii d. And for every sheete so exceeding For the entry of every severall Count upon an originall Debt Detinue Trespasse and the like xii d. For the entry of every speciall condition or indorsement of any obligation entred in haec verba not exceeding the length of three sheetes ii â— viii d. And for every sheete so exceeding But if the condition be in debt for paiment of money at one day or under the length of two sheetes then for the xii d. entring thereof but For the entry of every Mittimus or Certiorar and the Retourne thereof iiii s. But if the Retourne thereof exceed three sheetes then for every sheete so exceeding viii d. For entring of the Count in a Prohibition and pleadings thereupon after an appearance of the Defendant not exceeding the length of three sheetes viii d. And for every sheete above that length viii d. For the entry of every writ of Attaint or false judgement ii s. For the entry of the Retourne thereof and the assignement of Errors or false Oathes not exceeding three sheetes ii s. viii d. And for every sheete more For the entry of every sheete above three sheetes of the Oath of every witnesse examined to prove the surmise in a Prohibition or Audita querela brought by an Infant and the entry of the proofes De morte vita viri in dower and the like actions and suits viii d. Fees due to the Prothonotaries for Writs and the Entries of the 〈…〉 amongst other dues FOr every Writ of Prohibition or consultation not exceeding four sheets ii s. iiii d For every Writ so exceeding For every Withernam return habend after appearance second deliverance Writ of priviledge habeas corpus procedend certiorare Summons and Resummons Pete cape ve fac sci â—a Elegit extent superss Sub pena Writ to the Bishop Attachment in Ass Distringas Iuâ— habeas corpus and Distringas in Ass Attaint and the like habâ—re Fac. possessionem Writs of view mittimus Idemptitat habeas and every other speciall Writ ii s. For the entring of such other Writ which requireth an entring not exceeding four sheets ii s. And if more for every sheet exceeding as abovesaid viii d. For every Ca. fa. fi fa. vi d. For every Testat fur ca. fa. fi fa. distringas ad deliberand and Writs to enquire of damages in trespasses and Replevin xii d. For Writs to enquire of damages in Covenant Ejectment Actions upon the case and the like ii s. vi d. x. d. For every Capias pro fine For the Exigent for a Capias pro fine For the entry of the Returne of every Writ in the Prothonotaries â—oll other than the Ca. fa. returnd non est invent and the fi fa. returnd nulla habet bonâ— whereupon further processe is awarded not exceeding four sheets ii s. viii d. And if more then for every sheet For the entring of every sheet of