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 1 62 C. 1 6. Anno tertio G FEES to be received by the Tipflaff in the /aid Court. I. s. d. F every High Sheriff when he en- ") ters on Recognizance in the Ex- chequer Of every Sheriff of a County fwom to " anfwer upon his two Appofals upon j the King's Remembrancer, Treafu-, rer's Remembrancer and Firft-fruits Procefs for each of the faid Appofals Of every Sheriff of a City, &c. fworn to anfwer the like Appofals Of every Sheriff of a County fworn to" his Account in Court or elfewhere, and on his Appofal on the Pipe-Prc- cefs before the Curfitor-Baron Of every Sheriff of a City, &c. on his 1 Appofal on the Pipe-procefs before >— . i — the Curfitor-Baron 3 Of every Sheriff of a County at his 1 calling out of Court, and finifhing > — 2 — his Account J London Middlefcx and York to pay double. FE E S and Allowances to be paid to the Auditors of the Exchequer, for making up and paffing the under- mentioned Sheriffs Accounts, viz. EORGII Regis. A. D. 1 7 16. ■ — 2 — 2 — 1 — -- 3 — FOR inrolling a Sheriff's Patent, fi- ling the feveral Certificates, draw- ind and ingroffing the Account, and for the Quietus of the Sheriffs of Che- Jhire and Lancajbire, the Fees for each ■ County to be. ■ ■ /. 20 — — For the County Palatine of Durham, ? according to ancient Cuflom j For calling out of Sheriffs in open } Court, except London and Middlejex, > York, and Lincoln, each County 3 For London Middlefcx, York, and Lin- coin, each County '< ) s. 6 d. 8 ro — 1 — FE ES to be paid by the Sheriffs of Wales to the Auditor of Wales and Chefhire, for the feveral Sheriffs of Wales. /. s. d. 'OR every old Seizure charged in } _ the Sheriff's Account ■ j For every new Seizure charged in the Sheriff's Account For inrolling a Sheriff's Patent, filing the feveral Certificates, drawing and ingrofTing the Account, and for the Quietus efl, for each County The FEES due to the Receiver of North and South Wales. h 8 18 ROM every Sheriff upon paffing" his Accounts at the Audit for i figning his Accounts and entring in the Revenue-book For the Sheriffs of Chefhire. OR inrolling the Sheriff's Patent, filing the feveral Certificates, drawing and ingroffing the Account, and for the Quietus ejt 13 d. >20 — — For farther Promficns concerning Sheriffs, fie 20 Geo, 2. c. 37. 24 Ceo, 2. c. 48. f. 12, end 32 Geo', 2. c. 14. After Sept. 29, 1717, the year- lySum of 40CCI. fliall be fet apart in the Exche* quer. Out of the Mo- nies fo let apart the Sums here- after expreffed fha]l be paid to the feverai She- riffs, for the Ex- pences of their Patents, &c. CAP. XVI. An A& for the better enabling Sheriffs to fue out their Patents and pafs their Accounts. W upon them that troublefome and expenfive Office for the Service of their Country, fhould 4 pay thofe large Fees that are demanded of them, and of Right belong to the Officers and Clerks of ' the Chancery, Exchequer and Pipe, for paffing their Patents and Accounts and obtaining their Quietus's: 'And whereas it would be unreafonable to take their due Fees from the Officers and Clerks, or to expect ' that they fhould do the Duty of their refpective Offices without a reafonable Reward for their Labour : ' And whereas the whole Expence of paffing the Patents and the Accounts of the feveral Sheriffs herein ' -after mentioned amounts to four thoufand Pounds :' Therefore, to the End that the Sheriffs may be eafed and JufHce done to the faid Officers and Clerks, Be it enaclred by the King's moft Excellent Ml jelly, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and of the Commons, in this pre- fent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the the twenty-ninth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and feventeen the yearly Sum of four thoufand Pounds fhall be fet apart at the Receipt of the Exchequer, out of fuch Fund as by any AcT: of this Seffion of Parliament fhall be charged with the faid yearly Sum, and in fuch manner as fhall be. thereby appointed, for the Ufes and Purpofes hereafter mentioned. II. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That there fhall be yearly and every Year paid- out of the Monies which fhall, from Time to Time, be fo fet apart, upon the firft Day of Michaelmas- term, to the feveral Sheriffs for the Time being, of the feveral Counties herein after mentioned, the feve- ral and refpeiSlive Sums herein after expn ffed, to enable them refpeclively to bear the Expences of the re- fpecfive Letters Patents for their Offices, and to pafs their refpeclive Accounts, and to obtain their refpec- tive Quietus's : The faid yearly Sums to be received without any Account or Imprell whatfoever to be fet upon them, or any of them, and without paying any Fees or Charges for the fame, or any Part thereof: That is to fay, 1 TO
 * k T7[ZH-ERE AS it is not reafonable that the Sheriffs of this Kingdom, who are obliged to take-