The law of England touching His Majesties four principal seals viz. the Great Seal, the Privy Seal, the Exchequer Seal, and the Signet : also of those grand officers to whose custody these seals are committed.

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Title: The law of England touching His Majesties four principal seals viz. the Great Seal, the Privy Seal, the Exchequer Seal, and the Signet : also of those grand officers to whose custody these seals are committed.
Author: England and Wales.
Publication: London :: Printed and are to be sold by Dan. Browne,; 1696.
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I. OF the Great or Broad Seal of England	Pag. 2
1 The Etymologie of the word Chancellor	7
2 The Antiquity of this Officer	10
3 His Creation	11
4 His Qualifications	12
5 His Duty	14
6 His Jurisdiction power and Authority	16
7 His honour and prece∣dency	27
8 His priviledges	28
9 His Assistants	29
10 His Attendants	31

1 What the Seal is	33
2 The Antiquity of Seal∣ing	34
3 Sigillum Regis, what	35
4 The Pleading a thing under the Great Seal	37
5 What things ought to pass the Great Seal	43
1 Auditors	ibid.
2 Summons in Parlia∣ment	44
3 Kings Treasure	ibid.
4 An Office of Intitle∣ing	45
5 Reteiner	47
6 Private Acts	48
7 Essoyn and Protection	ibid.
8 Travelling beyond Seas	49
9 Guardians of England	ibid.
10 Steward of England	50

11 Person accused of Treason	51
12 A Ward	ibid.
13 Claimes before a Co∣ronation	52
14 President of the Coun∣cil	53
15 Riots, Extortions &c.	ibid.
16 Redress of delays	54
17 Judges discharged	ibid.
18 Process in Star-Cham∣ber	55
19 The Office of the Trea∣surer	ibid.
20 Lands in the Kings hands	56
21 Untrue Accompts in the Exchequer	ibid.
22 Armes, Sirname, and Barony	57
23 Tryal of Treasons &c.	ibid.
24 Beacons, Light-houses,

Sea-marks	58
25 Sewers	ibid.
26 Bankrupts	59
27 The Isles of Jersey and Man &c.	ibid.
28 Commissioners in Cau∣ses Ecclesiastical	60
29 Delegats	ibid.
30 Pardoning part of Judgement	61
31 Prorogation of Parli∣ament	ibid.
32 Royal Assent	62
33 Justice in Eyre	ibid.
34 Forrests Woods	63
35 The proceedings of the Parliament in Ireland	ibid.
36 The Isle of man	64
37 The Kings Grant of Lands	65
6 The Remedy to have things under the Great Seal	ibid.
7 The difference betwixt

a Constat, Inspeximus and Vidimus	70
8 Crimen falsi, or Coun∣terfeiting the Great Seal	80
II. Of the Privie Seal	86
1 Essoyne or Protection	94
2 Money	ibid.
3 Matters of Small mo∣ment	95
4 An Attorney	96
5 Peregrination	ibid.
6 Absence from Parlia∣ment	97
7 The process of the Dutchy	ibid.
8 Summons to the Great Council	98
9 Precedency	ibid.
10 Dutchy Lands	ibid.
11 Sheriffs of London in Debt	99