The transactions of the High Court of Chancery, both by practice and president,: with the fees thereunto belonging, and all speciall orders in extraordinary cases, which are to be found in the registers office as they are quoated by tearmes yeares & bookes. Collected by that famous lawyer William Tothill Esq; late one of the 6 clearks. And since reveiwed [sic] by Sir Ro: Holborne, bencher of Lincolns-Inne.

Commissions.

* 1.1 Cage contra Elrington, a speciall Com∣mission to private persons to apprehend one in contempt, and to bring him to the Fleet, Trin. 3. Jac.

* 1.2 The parties shall be bayled if good Sure∣ties be offered, or else they shall be sued a∣bout 37. & 38. Eliz.

* 1.3 Because the Defendant had set out all Proces of contempt, 1. Ed. 6. fo. 144. or 244.

Another for Lawson, 37. H. 8.

Evans crontra Bingham, 30. Eliz.

Lovis contra Lovis eod.

Brereton contra Young, about 33. Eliz. Commission to take possession, and appre∣hend the contemners.

Brocas contra Savage, To put the Defen∣dant in possession.

Wildgosse contra Ragland, 36. Eliz. Be∣cause the Defendant stood out all Proces of contempt for not Answering, the Bill was taken pro confesse, Denton Mill' was Plain∣tiffe contra Brown in Pasch. 11. Jac. li. A. fo. 736.

Another between Comes Oxon contra Gouch about 13. Jac. fo. 104.

Comes Hertford contra Gerrard, because the Defendant would not Answer the Plain∣tiffes Bill, it was taken pro confesso, 10. Jac. li. A. fo. 371.

Devoreux contra Stephens, Maij 11. Jac. fo. 632.

* 1.4Poshall contra Reresby, A commission to examine Wasts in 12. Jac. li. B. fo. 74.

Sacheverell contra Sacheverell, One of the Commissioners letting the Defendant escape, being taken upon a Commission of Rebellion, was to stand committed to Pri∣son, till hee brings in the Defendant in Hil∣lar. 18. Jac.

* 1.5 A Commission out of this court, to prove whether a child be legittimate, Cressey con∣tra Hull, Pasch. 11. & 12. Eliz. li. A. fo. 130. The contrary in 22. Jac. inter Hob∣by & Smith.

Townley contra Clench, or Clench contra Townley, about 40. Eliz.

* 1.6 Mullineux contra Mullineux, the Court orders that a Commission shall goe forth to set out lands that lye promiscuously to be lyable for payment of debts, in Feb. or Jan. 14. Jac. li. B. fo. 427.

* 1.7 Peckering contra Kimpton, a Commissi∣on to set out Coppyhold land from free land which lye obscured, if the Commissio∣ners cannot sever it, then to set out so much in lieu thereof, in Mich. or Hill. 5. Car.

Lovelace contra Coffin, whether a Com∣mission to Answer and examine Witnesses, may in one be concluded,* 1.8 9. Car.

Hopton contra Higgins, a Commission awarded to prove customes, but parties in∣teressed shall not be examined as Witnesses in 10. Jac. li. B. fo. 309.

* 1.9Bartley contra Eyre, where a Commission is awarded to Commissioners to examine Witnesses, and they cannot agree, or where there is an undue carriage, or the Commis∣sioners great, or Witnesses old, the Court a∣wards an Examiner to goe down into the country in 1 Augusti, 41. Eliz.

Maton contra Culpepper, 25 April, 15 Eliz.

Stampe contra Clarke in Iune 32. Eliz.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Commissi∣on speciall to private persons.
• * 1.2

  Of Rebel∣lion.
• * 1.3

  For pos∣session.
• * 1.4

  To exa∣mine wasts.
• * 1.5

  To prove whether a child be legitti∣mate.
• * 1.6

  To set out lands for payment of debts.
• * 1.7

  To set out Coppy∣hold land from Free∣hold lands
• * 1.8

  To prove Customes but par∣ties inte∣ressed not to be exa∣mined.
• * 1.9

  After Cō∣mission an examiner to goe down to examine.