The rules and orders of the Court of Exchequer

VI. ANSWERS. Time for Defendants to put in their Answers.

EVery Defendant shall put in his Answer within eight days after his Appearance, and the Bill filed as aforesaid, if the Bill shall be filed in the Term, or within two days after, in case he doth not desire a Commissi∣on to Answer, which is to be entred under his Appearance; and to be retornable the beginning of the following Term, and no Defendant living within fifteen miles of London, * 1.1 to have a Com∣mission but by special Order of the Court; and all Defendants living within fifty miles of Lon∣don, appearing upon a Process retornable the first Retorn of Easter or Michaelmas Terms, * 1.2 and

desiring a Commission to answer, are to retorn such Commission by the end of the same Term; and every Defendant taking or craving a Commission to answer, is to Rejoin gratis, * 1.3 and join in Commission to examine Witnes∣ses, or else the Plaintiff to have a Commission ex parte within a Week after the end of the Term; and in default of putting in his Answer as aforesaid, an Attachment is to be awarded against him: * 1.4 And where a Com∣mission is prayed, but not taken out within three Weeks of the beginning of the next ensuing Term (except Trinity Term) in such case Process of Contempt to issue retornable the first day of the said next Term.

Notes

• * 1.1

  15 Miles no Commission.
• * 1.2

  Defendants to answer the same Term of the first retorn.
• * 1.3

  Rejoin gratis.
• * 1.4

  Attachment three weeks be∣fore Term.