Anno tertio Georgii Regis. C. 15. any Law, Statute, Cuilom or Ui'agc to th£ contrary notwithstanding; And that the Quietus ofand b Sheriff's, under the Auditor's Hand, or his Deputy, (hall be a fufficient Difcharge for the (aid She- Quietus figncd .WP.W,U bytnem. Car. z. A. D. 1716.
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' mini jiffs of lhall accou where; the faid rifts in that Behalt. ' XXIII. And whereas by ihe A£t made in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of King'3 & '4
- Charles the Second, intituled, An Aft for preventing the unneceffary Charge of Sheriff's, and for Eafe *» c,a1,
' pajfing their Accompts, It was (amongft othei Things) provided, That the Sheriffs of the County of ' Chejtcr, Lamajler and Durham, being Counties Palatine^ as to their Manner of accounting, fhoulcf ac- jjjjjjf 1 ^^ £ . ' count before the ref|K-clive Auditors of the faid Counties only, and not ell'ewhere;' Be it enacted and a(:C o Unt; as'by declared by the Authority aforefaid, Thai the relpectivc Auditors of the faid Counties, or their Deputies, the raid' Aft, by virtue of their refpecttve Offices, fhill and may take, ftate and allow the Accounts of the Sheriffs of be. ore the Au- the faid refpeftivc Counties, and appoi'e the faid Sheriffs refpe&ively touching the Execution of the Pro- ^"°_ rs ° f | hofc cefs to them ri-fpeclively directed, called the King's Procefs; and that the faid refpeciive Sheriffs, upon a "^ ",'J."^ their fuch their Accounts touching the Premiffes, fhall and may have, fue forth, and obtain their refpec~tive Q^ietu', &c. Quietus eft and Difcharge from the faid refpective Auditors or their Deputies, according to their ancient from thofe Couffe and Ufage of the Sheriffs of the faid Counties Palatine only. Auditors. XXIV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Sheriffs of the City and County Sheriff- of the of the City of Chejtcr, and their Succeffors, fhall and may account, as formerly, before the Mayor of the ci, y of Charter fame City, and his Succeffors (for the Time being) for and touching ail fuch Matters and Things as J, oaccoun t ss have been heretofore granted from the Crown to the fame City in and by their feveral and refpe&ive thcM^L/of 5 Charters. _ that city, for all Things granted by their Charters. XXV. And as for and concerning all other Matters and Things whatfoever, not mentioned to be grant- But for other ed in or by the Charters of or to the fame City, and for which the Sheriffs of the fame ,City are or ought Matters before to be accountable to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors : It is hereby further declared and enacted by ^ c^un?" a the Authority aforefaid, That the Sheriffs of the faid City of Chejler, and their Succeffors, mail at all the sheriffs 'of ' Times hereafter account for and concerning the fame, before, and be appofed by, and obtain their Quietus thit County tfl and Difcharge from, the Auditor of the County of Chcjfer, or his Deputy, in like Manner as the She- af e above ap- riffs of the faid County of Chefier are by this Act appointed to do, and not elfewhere, or in any other V 0,atei t0 do - Manner whatfoever. The SCHEDULE or L I S T in the Ad mentioned, viz. A SCHEDULE of FEES to be paid for paffing the Patents of the feveral Sheriffs of England and Wales. The Charge taken and received in the Court of Chancery on account of filing out of the Patents of the feveral Sheriff's of England and Wales, that are fue d out there, for each the Particulars are as folloiveth. THE King's Duty for Stamps To the Serjeant Trumpeter To the Mafter of the Rolls Signing the Docquet — — Hanaper Fee The Six Clerks Fee on the Patent, Writ of Affiftance, Writ of Dif- charge, and Dedimus Potejlatem For ingroffing the Patent, Writ of Af- fiffance, Writ of Difcharge, Dedi- mus Potejlatem, the three Oaths, the Docquet Parchment, and attending the fealing the Patent The Recognizance and Duty in a Weljh Patent mere. /. s. 12- d. 6 1 1 - 4 - IS 7 — 14 }- A SCHEDULE of FEESto be paid by the Sheriffs ■of England and Wales for paffing their Accounts. FEES to be paid to the Clerk of the Pipe at the Ajpa- fal of Sheriffs. CAnt' Cumbr' Ebor' Hunt' Lond' and Mid'fcx •• Lincoln ■ Monmouth Northumbr' • — Rutland Weftmor' .; The reft of the Counties of England, each /. i 1 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 i s. d. 13 4 13 4 6 8 13 4 13 4 J 3 4 6 8 6 8 FE ES to be paid to the Clerk of the Pipe at cajling out of Courts and for the Quietus, and Chancellor's Allow- ance. GAnt* Hunt' Cumb' Ebor' Kent' Lond' Mid'fex Monmouth Northumbr' Rutland ■ — Weftmor' X 2 /,. S. d. 4 3 4 16 8 10 3 4 4 5 2. 3 4 6 8 16 8 2 16 8 1 16 8 ■2 The
