Ordines cancellariæ, being orders of the High Court of Chancery, from the first year of King Charles I, to this present Hillary term, 1697 ... to which is added the Rules and orders of the Court of Exchequer.

C.

Clerks.

• UNder-Clerks to be allowed Parch∣ment for passing Decrees, 5 June, 11 Car. 1. Page 23
• Differences between the Six Clerks and the Examiners setled, 3 March 36. Page 81
• Every Six Clerk, after the end of the Term, to examine their Titling Books by the Filing-Book, 9 June, 14 Car. 1. Page 43
• Every Six Clerk to be stinted to twelve Under-Clerks, 25 Jac. 63. Page 111, 226
• Ordinances for regulating the Under-Clerks, and augmenting their num∣ber, 20 March 88. Page 162, 226
• None to have access to the Records, but the sworn Clerks, Page 228
• Fine on a Six Clerk for not attending the Hearing, Page 61
• Rules of Behaviour of the Six Clerks and Under-Clerks, 9 December 93. Page 160
• The Oath of an Under-Clerk, Page 161
• A Six Clerk is to take an Articled Clerk for a waiting Clerk, and not to have above two waiting Clerks each, ibid.
• No sworn Clerk to have more than one

• Articled Clerk, ibid.
• The time of admitting the Under-Clerks enlarged, 31 October 68. Page 171
• Division of the business of the Six Clerks Office, according to the Al∣phabet, Page 37
• Repealed, Page 108

Commissions.

• No Commission for examination of Witnesses, to be in or near London, 7 March 1629. not within 20 miles, 15 October 1651. Page 12
• Commissioners Names to be entred in a Book, 1646. Page 56
• Upon a renewed Commission, all the Witnesses to be examined, Page 133
• No Commission ad examinand' Testes to be in London, or within 20 miles, Page 64
• Who to bear the Charges of the Com∣mission, Page 132

Certificate, vide Orders, Masters.

• The Masters not to return special Cer∣tificate to the Court, unless required by the Court, Page 144
• How Certificates and Reports of the Master are to be drawn, Page 145

• The Masters Certificate not being to ground a Decree, is positive, Page 146

Contempts.

• Process of Contempt to be made, not where the party is Resident, 14, 137, and the precedent Process to be executed.
• Contempt not to be discharged with∣out the Serjeant at Arms his Fee be paid 4 Nov. 74. 13 July 85. 19 May, 1 Jac. 2. each Process of Contempt to be duly served, Page 138
• Upon Motion or Petition, all Attach∣ments in Process shall be discharged upon the Defendants payment of Costs, and filing of his Plea, &c. ibid.
• The penalty of one appearing to In∣terrogatories, and Departure before Examination, ibid.
• Of Commission to prove the Contempt, Page 140
• The Interrogatories to be included in such a Commission, ibid.
• The Master in his Certificate of the Contempt to assess Costs, Page 141
• Of abusing those who serve Process, Page 141, 142

• After any Order for a Serjeant at Arms, the Register shall draw up the same, and deliver it to the Serjeant, Page 187, 206

Commitment.

• The Party abusing him that serves Pro∣cess, shall stand committed: So of Contemptuous Words against the Court, Page 127

Copies.

• Paper Copies to contain fifteen Lines in a Sheet, 1646. Page 53
• No Bills, Answers or Pleadings to be Copied till they are duly filed, 1646. Page 55
• No Copies to be delivered without the hand of the Six Clerk, 16 May Page 59. 127
• No Records to be carried out of the Office to be Copied, ibid. 67, 84.
• No Copy to be made till the Original filed, Page 67, 127
• Examiner may take out Subpoena's against such as shall be suspected to deliver undue Copies of Depositi∣ons, Page 76

Court.

• Division of Court Business according to the Alphabet, 4 Nov. 37. Car. 1. 25 Jan. 63. 1 Feb. 68. Repealed, Page 157,
• Usher of the Court forfeited his Place for non-attendance, 25 May 68. Page 158