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'C(1nrh~tly

in Wenminner hall, but in former times

w.s moveablc.

AII civil caufes, as well real as perfonal, are, or

were formerly, tried in this court, accordlllg

the

Hrill lawof the land. 1" pedimal and mixed atlions

it.has a concurreot jurifcliélion wilh the

~ing's

bench,

but has no cogniznnce of pleas of the crown. The

allions belongiQg to the cou rt of common pleas come

thither by original, as mefls and outlawrics ; or by

pri\'lle~e,

or anachment for or againlt privileged 1per–

foos; or out of inferior court!, not of record, by

pOnt,

recorda,;,

6Cudn¡ nd

cllriam,

writ of falfe

judgment,

&c.

The chief judge of this coun is call–

ed lord chicf juniee of (he eommon plm, who is ar–

fined by three other judges: the other oflieers of the

eoun are Ihe

cuf/o, brevi'"".

who is the ehief c1erk ;

Ih ree prothonotaries, and their fecondaries; Ihe c1erk

of the warrants, c1erk of the etroins, founeen filnm,

fouT exigeotors,

c1crk

01'

the jurie" the ehirogra–

pber, the cJerk ofthe king'sfilver, cJerk of the

tre~fury,

cJerk of the feal, cJerk

the outlawries, cJerk of Ihe

inrolmenl of fines and recoverie1, and c1erk of the errors.

COMM ON, io law', that foil, Ihe ufe of \Vhieh is como

mon

this

that IOwn or lordlhip. Therc is eom–

Ulon of palture for cattle, and alfo eommon of filhing,

eommon of ellovers, common of turbary,

6, .

-COMMO NPRAYER i, the lilorgy in the church of Eng.

land. <::Iergymen are

ule the publie form of pray–

ers prcfcribed by the Book of Common Prayer; and

refufing to do fo, or uling any olha publie praym,

are r"nifhable hy

Eliz. e. ii.

COMMON, in grammar. denotes Ihe gender of noun"

which are equally applicable tO bOlh fexe,: thus

pa–

" n¡,

a parent, is of the common gender.

COMMON, in geomwy, is applied

an angle, line, or

the like, which belongs equally

twO figures.

COMMON DIVISOR, a quantilY or number which exallly

divides two or more olher

quantilies.or

numbers, with–

out bving any remainder.

COMMONER, or GEN TL EMA N

CO~IMONER,

in the

univerfilies, a nudent entered in a cemin rank.

COMMONS, or HoulE

CO~IM ONS

a denomin.tion

given

lhe lower houfe of parliameot. See PAR-

LJ i\MENT.

COMMOMS, or COMMONALTY, likewi(e fignifie, the

whole body of Ihe p.eople under Ihe degree of abaron,

whether knights, gendemcn, burgetres, yeomen,

ce.

D.flor¡

ComloNs, Sce COLLEGE ,(

,ivi/iam.

Pro{/or

.¡

/he

Co",IO~S.

ee PaocToR.

COMMONTY, io SCO!1 lalV, fometimes fignifie, land,

belongiog to two or more common proprietors; foml'–

time, a heath or muir thour,h il Ihould belong in pro–

perty tO one, if there has been a promifcuou, potref–

!ion upon it by panurage; anu the aél 1695 mentions

cornnrMlio

belonging in property to the king and to

royal borroughs. See titlc,

Obliga/ion, ar!fing / rolll

ron!rnl.

COrrlMO WEALTH. See REPUBLtC.

-COM~lU

ICATION, in a general fenfe, the all of

impaning fomething tOaMlher.

ION i, alfo ufed for lhe eonocélioDof one

e o

thing with

~nother,

Or lhe

pa(f~gc

from one place

another : thus a galleryis a communicatioDbetweeD

t\Vo apmmclm.

COM" UN ICAT IO N

idi01llf,

in theology, the aél of

impaning Ihe allnbutcs of one of the natures in jeful

C'hrifl to

th~

olher.

COMM UN ICATION

mo/ion,

the all whereby a body

at rel! is rl1t ioto motion by a moving bodl'; or, it i.

the acceleration of motion in a body already moving;

See MECHAN IC!,

Un"

CO"MUNtCATtON, in military ntattm, Iren–

ches made

eontinue aod preferve a fafe eomfpon.

denee between two fons or pons; or al a fiege, be–

Iween two approaehe" that they may relieve olle an–

other.

COMMUNION, in mallers of religion, Ihe being uni–

led in doélrine and difcipline; in which feofe of the

word, diffmnt churehes are faid to hold eommunioo

wilh eaeh other.

In the primitive chrinian clrureh, every bilhop wal

obliged, after his ordination,

fend circular Iwers

foreigo churehes, to figoify thal he was in coOtmu–

nion with them•. The three grand eommunion, into

whicb Ihe Chrinian chureh is at prefent diviued,. i,

Ihal of the ehureh of Rome, the Greek ehurch, and

thc Protellant ehureh: bUI originally aJl Chrillian,

were in eommunion with each other, having one com–

Illon f.i th and difcipline.

CO IHIUN ION is alfo ufed for the all of eommunicating

in the facrament of the .eucharifl, or the Lord', fup.

pero See RH Ior?s.

COMM UN ION SERVICE , in the liturgy of the ehurch of

England, the office for the admimflrat ion of the holy

facrament, exrraéled from (eoeral aocient liturgies;

thofe of SI Haf·I, St Ambrofe,

&c.

By Ihe lall rubrie, pan of thi, fmice is appoinled

be read emy funday aod holyuay, afrer the moro–

ing prayer, even though Ihere be no communican\!.

COMMUNITY, a fOClCty of meo living in Ihe fame

place, uoder the fame I.!ws, the fame

re~ulation"

aod

the fame cullom,.

COMM UT ATION , in law, the change of a penalty or

punilhment froma greater

a lef,; as when dealb il

eommuted for banifltment,

&c.

COMORIN, or CAPE COMORIN, Ihe mol! foutberly

promontary of the hither India, Iying nonh·well of

the ifland of Ceylon.

COMPACT, in phyfiology. is faid of bodies which are

of a clofe, denfe, and heavy texture, with few pares,

and very fmall.

COMPANY, in a eommercial fenfe, is a fociety of mero

chant', mechanie" or other traders, joined together

io one common interell.

When there are only I\VO or !bree joioed in this

manner, ir is eaJled a

partAerlhip~

the term

(~nlpa"J

being rellraioed to focielies confilling of a coofiderable

Dumber of members. atrociated together by a chaner

obrained from Ihe prinee.

The mechanics uf aJl eorporation" or lown, ineor–

porated, are thus ereéten inlO companie" which

h.fe

chaners of privileges and large immuoitie,.

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