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england_n	ireland_n	lord_n	scotland_n	6,987	5	7.9748	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69998	Certaine observations concerning the office of the Lord Chancellor composed by the Right Honorable and most learned Thomas, Lord Ellesmere, late Lord Chancellor of England ; whereunto is annexed a perfect table and a methodicall analysis of the whole treatise.	Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617.	1651 (1651)	Wing E359; ESTC R4472	72,038	136

proffits of the people but if the same acts or ordinances be examined and approved by the Chancellor Treasurer or chiefe Justice or three of them or before both the Justices of Assize in their circuit in the Shire where such acts and ordinanees be made upon paine of forfeiture of 40 l. for every time that they do the contrary Stat. de Anno 19 H. 7. cap. 7. Corp. 2 3. If the Ward●ns and Masters of Fellowships of handicrafts within any City or Borough or Town Corporate where such Wardens be and in such where no Wardens of handicrafts are then if the Bayliffs or Governors of the Boroughs or Towns will wrongfully intreat any stranger in executing of the Stat. de Anno 14. H. 8. then the stranger so grieved may by b●ll or information complain to the Chancellor or Treasurer of England or to the Justices of Assize in the County for the time being which by their examination shall have authority to hear and determine the same Complaint and to award to the Complainant such amends as by their discretions shall be thought reasonable Stat. Anno 14. H. 8. cap. 2. Aliens 3. 4. The Tables to be set up in the City of London touching Scavage within the same shall be first viewed examined and approved by the Chancellor and Treasurer the President of the Counsell and the Lord Privy seal the Lord Steward and the two chief Justices or by 4. of them at the least and by them subscribed Stat. Anno 22 H. 8. cap. 8. Aliens 5. If any Printers or Sellers of Printed Books doe inhance their prises in sale of binding at too high and unreasonable prises in such wise as complaint be made thereof unto the King or to the Chancellor or Treasurer or either of the chief Justices then they or two of them shall have authority to enquire thereof as well as by oathes of 1● persons as otherwise by due examination by their discretions and after the same so found then they or two of them from time to time shall have authority to redress such inhaunsing of prises by their ●retions and to limit prises as well of the books as for binding them and moreover ●hat the offendor being convicted forfeit for every book by them sould and inhaunsed 3. s. 4 d. the one half to the King the other to the party grieved that will complaine Stat. Anno 25 H. 8. cap. 15. books 6. The Chancellor Treasurer President of the Counsell Privy Seal and the two chief Justiees or three of them shall have authority by their discretion to set prices of all kind of Wines that is to say of the prices of the But Tun Pipe Hogshead Ponchen Teirce Barrel or Rundlet when it shall be sold in gross so that they or any of them cause the prices by them set to be written and open Proclamation thereof to be made in Chancery in Term time or eise in the City Borough or Town where any such Wines shall be sold in gross 28. H. 8. cap. 14 Wines 20. 7. The L. Chancellor Keeper of the Great Seal Treasurer President Privy Seale and other of the Privy Couusell the chief Justices or three of them at the least whereof the Lord Chaneellor Keeper Treasurer President or Privy Seal to be one upon complaint made in writing shall have Authority to take order with the bodies lands and goods of Banckerupts for the payment of their debts Vide Stat. Anno 34 H. 8. cap. 4. Banckerupts And thus much of the Absolute power of the Lord Chancellor his Judiciall power the which poor barren Treatise I have not presumed to collect either for instruction of hi Honor from whose wisdome I have alwayes thought nothing can be hidden or for ostentation of my reading and experience who do freely acknowledg my selfe the most ignorant man of my profession but to this end and with this intention have I done it partly to provoke some good matter from those learned Lawyers and skilfull Antiquaries that are Attendants ûupon his Lordship and especially for satisfaction to his desire that did demand it and may command me Sic litabant Mola qui non habcbant Thuca FINIS An ANALYSIS IN the Office of the Chancellor of England are six things to be considered I. HIS ANTIQUITY in Office and not in name which hath been from the time of the first Creation of Kings and Rulers And he was called AMONG the Hebrewes Mazcre AMONG the Grecians Nomophilax AMONG the Romans Praetor In OFFICE and name which hath bin from the time of Charls the Great King of France IN OFF CE and name in England which hath bin from about the time of King Edward the Confessor II. The ETYMOLOGY of his name Either à Cancellando Iniqua Concessa Regis viz. by cancelling or disallowing the unjust Grants of the King by withholding them from the Seale untill the King may be better informed according to the verse Et mandata pii principis aequa fuit Iniquas leges viz. by cancelling the rigor of extreme laws in tempring them with Conscience according to the verse Hic est qui leges Regni cancellat iniquas RECORDS viz. Of Cancelling such Records as ought to be made void which may be either by drawing of crosse lines over such Records and by entring of a vacat in the Margent declaring the cause of the Cancelling Which may also be either by Judgment given in the Court for admitting such Record or else by personall agreement of such partie or parties as it only concerneth Or by plucking the Records from the File And this ought not to be done but by authority of Act o● Parliament Or ●Cancellis for that he fitteth in Judgement within certain limits or bounds c. III. His constitution which hath bin and may be in two sorts viz. By Letters Patents which hath been but rarely used and I find only three of them of Record Walie● Grey Bishop of Chester and Chancellor by Patent dated Anno 7 Regis Johannis Ralph Nevill Bishop of Chichester and Chancellor by severall Patents one bearing date Anno 11 H. 3. the other Anno E7 ejusd. Regis One other in the time of H. 6. BY DELIVERY of the Great Seal unto his hand and custody which delivery is to be entred of Record wherein is to be noted that the Keeper of the Great Seal had the Seal delivered in diverse manners It was delivered to the Chancellor by the King and immediately he took an Oath for the faithfull exercising of the Office of Chancellor and then he sealed Writs therewith alone It was delivered to the Keeper of the Great Sease without any Oath and therefore he did not commonly Seale therewith but in presence of some of the Masters of the Chancery IIII. H●S preheminences viz. Unto him are substituted all the Chancellors in England Ireland Wales and Scotland and a●l they that have charge of any the Kings Seales wheresoever beside the Lord Privy seal By prescription