The Continuance of the High Court of Chancery vindicated, to be absolute necessary, (the abuses and corruptions being removed,) and the removal thereof, and the perfect reformation of the proceedings in that court, proposed in several bils weekly, or more often, intended to be published. By many citizens, and others of the Common-wealth, well-knowing of such abuses.

For remedy whereof it is proposed to be desired, that it may

BE Enacted, that if any Master, or Referree shall make any Re∣port, or Certificate contrary to the Books, Writings, or Notes shewed him, which by his Order he shall have power to view, or peruse, or Copies of Bils, Answers, or Depositions, or o∣ther things taken, in, or concerning the cause to him referred; Or that if such Master or Referree shall not report so much for the benefit of the party, upon whose Motion any matter shall be referred to him; Or for the other Party, Plaintiff, or Defendant in his Order of Reference, as the Counsel learned in the Law, Attorney, or Solicitor of either party shall shew, & make appear unto him, the Matter so to be reported, to be necessary to be re∣ported or certified, then every such Master or Referree shall for∣feit and pay unto the party grieved, or to be grieved thereby 100 l: and double dammages, with costs of Sute to be recovered by Action of Debt, &c.

Provided, that (before the commensing of any such Action, or &c.) the party or parties finding him, her, or them self, or selves grieved by such Report or Certificate, shall (within one moneth next after the fileing, or delivering the same into the Court where such Order of Referrence shall be made; Or the Office of such Court proper for receiving of such Reports or Certificates) give notice unto such Master or Referree, or Referrees, and re∣quire him or them to alter, amend, or procure to be altered, or amended such Report or Certificate. And that if such Master, or Referre, or Referrees do or shal alter or amend; or cause to be altered or amended such Report or Certificate; or notifie or declare unto the party, or parties, by, or for whom such notice or Declaration be, or shall be so given unto such Master, or Referree, that he will move the Court (where such Order was made, or entred,) & deliver, or cause to be delivered to him, her, or them a Copy in writing of such Notification or Declaration, and the matter of such thing to be moved within dayes then next following,) and receive and take such matter in writing as such party so supposing to be grieved, do or shall (within dayes next from thence) alledg to impeach, damn, or overthrow such Report or Certificate, and cause both the same matter so to be alledged on both fides to be delivered into the Court, to which such Report, or Certificate shall be, or to be made [wher∣in there be, or shall be two or more Judges, or Justices of the one Bench, or the other sitting, and there have equall power with such others, who do or shall fit there to give their Votes] to be read, then if such Report or Certificate be, or shall be by such Court, (so supplied, or assisted, or so to be) approved of, &c. the same to stand firm and stable, and not to be reversed or dissolved (but by the Supream Power) and such Master, or Referree, or Referrees not to be questioned for doing the same, but justified therein, and have their reasonable costs to be sustained in that behalf of the party, or parties unjustly vexing them, upon such occasion.