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CLERK

'oJthe erown,

in cbancery, an oRicer

whof~

bu·

fioefs it is cODflantly tO attend the lord·chaocellor, in

perfoD or by deputy,

write and prepare for the great

feal fpecial matters

flate by commiflion, bOlh ordi·

Dary and extraordinary,

viz.

commiflions oflieutenan·

cy, of

j~(ljces

of aflize, oyer anel terminer, goal.deli.

very, and of lhe peace; aJl geDeral pardons, granted

either at the king's coronatiOD, or in parliament: the

writs of parliament, with the names of tbe koights,

citizens, aDd burgelfes, are alfo returned inlO hls of·

Rce. He alCo makes' out fpecial pardons, and writs of

executioo on bonds of flatute.flaple forfeited.

CL nR

oflhe de/iverieJ,

ao oRicer of lhe tower, whofe

funllíon is to cake iDdeotures for aJl flores aDd ammu–

nitioo iffued from thence.

CLERK

oflhe errorl,

in the

courr.of

common pleas, an

oRicer who lranCcribes and certiJies ioto the king's

beDch: the tenor of the record of the adion on which

the writ of error, made

Out

by lhe curGtor, is broughl

lhere

1'0

be delermioed. In lhe king's bench, lhe

c1erk of lhe erlors lranfcribes and certifies lhe record,

o( cauCes, by bill, iDlhat court, into lhe exchequer.

And lhe bufineCs of lhe clerk. of lhe errors in lhe ex·

chequer, is lO tranCcribe tbe fecords certified thither

Oul

lhe king's bench, and tO prepare lhem for judg.

meOl in lhe cxchequer.chamber.

CLERK

of Ihe

rfoÍliI ,

in. lhe coun

common pleas,

keeps tbe effoin-roll, or eoters effoins:

aI(o pro·

vides parchment, cuts il ioto rolls, marks the number

them, delivers OUl all the rolls to every oRicer,

aod receives them again wheo written. See Esso IN .

CLERK

of lhe ejInatl,

oRicer

io the exchequer, who

every lerm receives the eflrcats out of lhe 10rd·lreaCu·

rer's remeínbraocer's oflice, and writes them out,

be levitd for Ihe crown.

CLERK

ofthe

green· c1~/h.

See GREEN· CLOTH.

CLERK

o[ Ihe hamper,

hanaper,

ao oRicer io chan·

cery, whofe bufinef, is

receive all money due

lhe king for Ihe feals of chaners, leners patenl, como

miflions, and writs; alfo the fees due

!he eRicers

for eoroJling and examining them.

CLERK.eolllptrol/er of the Ring'J houfoho/d,

an oRicer of

Ir,e king's court, authol iCed. tO allow or diCallow tbe

charges of purfuivaots, rneffengers of lhe green clOlh,

Óe.

to iofped and cOlltroul all defeds of aoy of Ihe

inferior officers; and to Gt io the countiog-boufe Wilh

lhe lord·lleward aod other olEcers of the houCehold,

for regulaling (ueh matlers.

CL ERK

of Ihe king'l ji/ver,

ao oRicer of lhe common

pleas.

whom everY'fine is broughl, a(ter il has par.

(ed the oRice of Ihe cuflos brevium; and who enters

Ibe efred of writs of co.venanl, inlo a book kepi for

Ihat purpo(e, according

which all the fiúes of thal

lerm are recorded In Ihe rolls of Ihe coun .

CL ERK

o[ Ihe lIIarRet,

an officer of the king's houCe, lO

whom is given Ihe charge "f Ihe king's mea(ures and

weights, the Oandards uf Iho(e Ihat ought lO be u(ed

a1l om England.

CL ERK

of th,"iehilJ,

nihill,

an officcr ofthe exche–

quer, wlto

m~kes

a roll of all Cuch (ums as are nichil·

led by tbe lheriffs upon Iheir elueals of greeo \Val<,

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and delivers them in lO the remembrancer of the trea'"

fury, to have' execution done upoo Ihem for the kiog•.

See NIHIL .

CLERK

of Ihe OU:/01vl'Ífl,

an officer of the common

pleas, aDd deputy tOthe al.torney·general, for makiog

out all writs of caRias utlagatum, after olltlawry,

which there mufl be lhe king's attoroey's name.

CLtRK

o[ the pa,er.offiec,

an oRicer belonging

Ihe

king's beoch, whofe buGnefs is tO make up the paper–

books of fpecial pleadings in thal coun.

CLERK

o[ Ihe peace,

aD officer belooging to Ihe (ellions

of the peace, wh'o(e buGnefs is tO read indillments,

lorol Ihe proceedings, aod draw Ihe proce(s: he like.

wife certifies into tbe king's bench, tranCcripts of io–

di~merlls,

outlawries, attainders and conviaions had

beCore the juflices of p.eace, wilhin Ihe lime limited

by tlatute, uoder a cemin penalty. This office is in

the

gift.of

Ihe cullos rotulorum, and may be executed

by deputy.

CLERK

of Ihe pe/IJ,

an officer Ihat belongs

the ex.

chequer, whofe buGne(s is tO eoter every leller's bill

ioto a par.chmenl roll called

pe/lil recepl.rum,

and

make aoother . roll of paymenls called

pel/it exi·

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CL ERK

o[ - Ihe P(IÍ)' óag,

ao officer of lhe COur! of

chancery, whereof there are Ihree, Ihe maller of the

rolls being

Ih~

chief: Iheir bufioefs is lO record the

reluro of all inqUlGtioos out of every lhire, to make

out pateots of cu(!orners, gaugers, comptrollers,

&e.

liberatts upoo eXleots of flalutes.flaple,

cange d'tlirer

for

bilh~ps,

(urnmons of lhe oobility, clergy, and

burgeffes tO parliament, aod commíffioos direded lO

koights and others, of every lhire, (or affelliog

Cub–

C,dies aod taKes.

CLERK

of Ibe pipe,

an offic" of me exchequer, who

having the accounls of all debts due lO the kiog de:

livered OUI of the r'emembrancer's ollice, charges rhem

in a great roll folded "p like a pipe. He writes out

warraols

lherifrs,

levy tbe' (aid debts on Ihe

goods and chattels of the debrors: and if they have

good, lhen he draws Ihemdown, tO the trea(urer's

remel11brancer, to write eflreats againfl rheir laods.

t.hep/eOI,

ao ollicer of lbe exchequer, in

who(e office a1l the officers of Ihe court, having fpe.

cial privilege, oughl lO (ue, or be fued, io any aaioo.

In this oRice alfo adions al law may be pro(ecuted by

other perfons, but Ihe plaintiff ought lObe lenaot e,

debtor lO the king, or (ome way accountable to him.

Tbe undcr clerks are attorneys in a1l fuits.

CLERKS

of Ih, prÍl'J·foa/,

four officers Iha! attend the

lord privy.feal, fo r writiog and making OUI a1l tbiogs

that are feot by warrant from the figoel lO the privy.

feal, aod

be paffed the great.feal; aod likewife

make out privy.Ceals,

up.Do

Cpecial occaC,oDs of his

majefly's affairs, as fOI loao of money, or Ihe like.

CL ERK

of Ihe rolll,

ao ollicer of theChahcery,. who(&

bufine(s is to make (earches after, and copits of deeds,

oRicers,

&e,

CLERK

of Ihe jignel,

an officer comioua1lyattendio;¡

upon his majefly 's principal (ecretary, who has Ihe'

cuflody of lIte

privY'fig~et,

weIJ

for fealiog Ihe

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