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lo the exch:qucr, f"fue rec!:00 f, rro coum,

:·i:.

thorc::

pJ..:.1S,

:lC:':OIlIltS,. r:,:c('pts.

C'\Chl.:~II:'r

...

:h.lm

!'('r,

(which is a" afl;'lIloly of all the ju,lgc, "" c\ilficIII! mato

ters in

I(\w)

crWT!' in

the: c:-:chequer.

crrors in lh::

king', bend" and, larll)', the court uf eqully in the ex·

chequer.

But tite

excl¡rqu~r,

for c\ifrmh of hufir,:fs, i,

~eoe·

rally

diviJ~d

into tIVO pms; ,,"e 01' \V1,ieh is chielly

coomfaot io the jndici.!1hearillg aod deeiding 01'

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caufes relatiog to the kiog's eolTers. formerl)' taOleu

the exehequer 01 accoonts: the otha

c,lb \ the re·

eeipt of theexchequer, as beiog

pril\~pally

ellll'loyed in

receiviog ¡nd p¡)'llleo! of mooty.

Ollicers of the receipt may take one p:no)' io the

pound, as their fee for f"m s iffned out; aod they ale

obliged, IVithout dclay, to meil'e rhe n,ooe)' brought

tlti!h:r; aod the mor,ey received is to be P"t in chdls

uoder three differcot 10,"5 am\ keys, kept

three fe·

vml oflicers.

AII

n,~riJfs,

b2ililfs,

cre.

are tOaceo"" !

io the exchtquer; aoo io the 10IVer part, termed the

receipt, the debtors of the kiog, . nd perfoos in debt to

them, the king!s teo. ots. '00 the omcers . IId mioillers

of the court, are privileged to fue ooe aoother, or any

Ilr. nger, ¡od to be fued io the like aélioos as are

brought in the COUrlS of king's beoch aod commoo·

pleas.

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The judicial part of the exchequer, is a

~ourt

both

of I,w and equity. The coun of I. w i, hclo in the of·

/ice of picas, ¡ccordiog to the cGurfe of common I.w,

before the b>rons: io this coun, the plaintifF ought to

be a deb,or or .ccount2nt to the klng; and the bding

Frocefs is eithera writ

fubprena, or quo minus, which

Jall goes into W

<I~s,

..here no proeefs OUt of our

(ourts of I.w ought to run, except a capias miaga.

tumo

Th=cOUr! of equ:,y is held in tlte

exchequer.ch

,m–

ber before the ueafurer, chan'cellor, aou buoos; but,

gener.:I)', before the btrons 01\1)'; ,he loro ch¡tf bao

rOn being the

c~icf

juuge to hcar aod determine all

caufes. The

proc~~dir.¡;s

io this

pUl

of ,he excheq·.Icr,

are by Englilh b:ll "nd aoflVer. m0rdiog to the pra<·

ticeof the cour! 0f

ch.ln

·:"y· with thi, diGacocc, tlu t

the plaintiíf here mufl likewife fet fonlt tha! he is a

deblOr tO

tl:~ kio~,

whe,her he be fo or OOt.

is in

this cOUr! of equi,y tha¡ the

cler~)'

exhibit bilis for the

recovcry of thcir tv'!':s.

oc.

Here too the momey·

genl!r31

cX!libit~

bilis fef

'Any

r.l:Itters conc.:rning tile

crown;

~1I,i

hilJ

lI\.\y

b: "hibiw\ ap iofl the kiog's

~ttorncy

by ao)' pcrr"n

,~~rie\'C(1

io aoy caufe p,orecu.

w l ,g:

t.dl

himon heh.l: of the king. tO he r"icved

therein: in whid, c.lfe, the pl.,io,ilí is 'o ""rrd 00 the

::ttoroey.geol'J'd wi,h .' C\lpy of the bill, a d procure

him to Ci\t: in an :lnf'.\lt.:r

thcrclC';

in th..::

rn~killg

" hieh he n"y

d i

il\ "oy períoointtrdletl iother,,,fc,

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Gflirtr,\r olhl'rs. 10

inn n:ll

hilll,

th~t Ih~ kin~

n~1

rrejudi,cnl tI,e",,)', anu his aof\ler is

be put

1lI wltll'.Ill: fld!:l,

HI:t

bt,fi\lui

th~ hlJfin~r5

Iting

\lt

hlMS,

(.Irmrr~.

recl;;vcrs,

J~r!)~lnlanl~ ,

(;c ;¡1I

p:.:n~1

pUflilhmcni5,

in–

u,tlfior,

;111

flll

(cittlrt s I.;,on

ropul.lf

;u(lion!i.,

'HI.' m,t1·

I,rs

l¡Ja'\~

1ft

(1)~~lIi/..ih\'

IIV

ói~

mun ;

\l¡h'~rc

dh.'1

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~.¡s

a :·..

:~',l.:,tJJrOn,

",ho

;:~lUiII:lkr$

l!ll.:

OJtL~

hj~h.

fl,~riffs,

¡', ilifrs,

~\tdilors,

l'cccivm,

coll~l1~r~,

com?t–

rollm, Jun'eyors anu fearchers of..1I the cuftom,.:';,.

The exch'q\tel' in

~;éotl.\I,d,

has

,j¡~

f.me

pliril.:,,,

and

j\tri~li3ioo ~,

that uf E:

tgl.nJ

; ami

.11

matt;r,

competcnt to lhe

Oi\~,

are likcwife cempetent to thr.

Olher.

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E/ae/¡ hoo/¡ o( Ih,

EXClIEQ.UtR ,

a book contaio;n" a de.

fcription of the coun 01 Englaod io t t75, .0J

~ts

oni·

cers, with their rlnks, \V.'ges,

privil~ges,

pHq\tifittl,

&e.

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Ifu the reren"es oí thecrown, both in muoey,"Jo

c.ttle.

EXCII'IENT, io pharmac)', deootes the ingreoi(nl,

which, in eOOlpollnd medie;n,·" n'ceives

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the rd!; as

Ihe conferve in d etlu.rics, the f)'nlp in

bohtf~"

ve.

EXC ISE. acw.i" dut.y or imroll eh.,ged upon liquors,

as becr, ak c)'der,

Oe.

m.h, .nu fel'cr,1 othet como

modities. \'Iithio tite kioguJm 01 Grm 15ril.tin, aod

tOll'n of B<fw:ck "pon Tweed .

1 he excili: is

00"

of the mon coofid<f.'le br.nches

of the king's reveoue.

wa! fon'te" y f"med out,

but is oow m. oagcJ fol' the

kii\~

by commilflOoers ia

bOlh kingdoll1s, who mei.e

th~

..hole proJué1 of the

excife, and

p.y

it ioto the exchcquer. Th& commil:

fioners

ar~

oine io numb=r io

Eo~laod,

1.nd

four in

Scodand. T:·e(ormer luve a f.l"y of 1000 1. ayear,

the later 5001. Tite)' are obli,ed by oalh tOtake 00

fee or reward but from the kiog himfdi; and from

them there lits ao ¡.ppedl to five OIher eontlniffioners

ealled commiffiooers of appe.:s.

The duty of excife

w.,

firft grar.ted to

kin~ Charles

by atl o( parliameot in the real' 1660, duriog the

life of tha!

mO!ldfc~ .

lI'a' 15d'

ter

bmel upon

every barre! of beer or . Ie .bove 6

the harrcl, anJ

3d.P" bmel for everybmel of 6

or uoder, brew/d

for

ret~il ;

15 d. for ever)'

ho~lh,·.d

of cyder or perry

fold by retail ;

d. for every

~.llIon

of flror.g water,

aqua vitx,

&e.

new excili: was graotúl for e,'er

by t;'e r,r,h money.aél of WilliJm aod Mar)', beio. for

every baml of beer or ale . bo'·e (,

the b.trrd, 9J ;

aod for erery barre! of 6s or IInd':r, 3d.; for eray

hogfhc,d of cydrr or perry,

1 S.

p,.,

ho~lhc<d.

In th s

excife, the price uf ,he li'luor is to be reckooed cxcl,·

tive of the duty. 3. Ao excire wa,

~ranted

of 6d. a

bulhd 011 olJlt ill ,he reigo of kiog

\Villi.OI

, whi,h hy

fubrequ,nt natUtes h.., beencootinu"d yearl)' erer fince.

But fueh

IIUIt

as ntAlI be OIade for

exr~rt3tion,

,nC

fo , otered aod krpt I'p<rat e fl'ol1l oth"

OI.lt

, is ex·

(mp,ed from the p'Yll1cnt of this elut)'. 4..

~noth~r

ncIV excifc uron home

mdd~

liguors

11'15

~"allted

111

qll~c"

Aooe's

rei~o;

bcing 'o aJ.!itioo,1 excir, Ur"n

CI'CI)'

barrcl of becr or ale br<wúl fur f.t!e

;~v;'e

6s.

the barrd, ; d. excluli"e of the du,ies;

.0.1

!'l!'

e\cry

b"rrcl :Ir

6s~

Of II1ll1cT, I

d,; for

evcr~' h(\r,lh~.h~

\lf

..:y¿rr

perr)', 5.1.;

every gallt'n

01'

I¡'",,~

\\',:W

:lqU:l \'itit'

,id,

rl'his

c!'.cifl.!

\t'

,\S Iwt 1.liJ

u¡'rn

,wy

!1I~h

Jiq\lors imported. 5. An excifL' on

c3tldic5 W.\S

lir.l

grAIlII.\111l

th~ rL'iJ~n

o( qucc!ll

:\not'.

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nra .

hein/.!

\Illl y

uf 4d.

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011 ,, 1101':

e.\Odks. \\l."k 10

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b":

1.1in fnr

elle

or n"l for

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