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41s, efc. He has alfo the overfight of all Defaults and Mif.
carriages of inferior Officers; and fits in the Compting-
Houfe with the fuperior Officers, 'viz, the Lord Steward,
Treafurer, Comptroller, and Cofferer, for the correding and
redreffing things out of order. See HOUSHOLD, and COMPT-
ING-HfoUJe.
CLERKi Of the King's great Wardrobe, is an Officer of
the King's Houfe, that keepeth an Accompt, or Inventory
in Writingi of all things belonging to the King's Wardrobe.
See WARDAOB19.
CLERK of the King's Silver, is an Officer belonging to
the Common Pleas, to whom every Fine is brought, after
it has been with the Guflos !Brevium; and by whom the
Efah& of the Writ of Covenant is enter'd into a Paper Book:
and according to that Note, all the Fines. of that Term are
alfo recorded in the Rolls of the Court. See SILVER-OfCCe.
CLERK of the A1arket, is an Officer of the King's Houfe;
whofe Duty is to take charge of the King's Meafures, and to
keep rhe Standards of them: that is, Examples of all the
Mealures that ought to be us'd thro' the Land. See ST ANDAR D.
CLERr-AIarJIal of the King's Houfe, feems to be an Of-
ficer that attends the Marfhal in his Court, and recordeth all
his Proceedings.
CLERK of a Merchant Ship, is an Officer appointed to
take care that nothing be fquander'd, or fpent neealefly. See
SH IP.
He is oblig'd to keep a Regifler, or Journal, containing
an exaa Inventory of every thing in the Loading of the Vef-
fel ; as the Rigging, Apparel, Arms, Provifion, Munition,
Merchandifes: as alto the Names of the Paffengers, if there
be any ; the Freight agreed on; a Lifi of the Crew; their
Age, Quality, Wages ; the Bargains, Purchafes, Sales, or
Exchanges the Ship makes from its Departure; the Con-
fum ption of Provifion; and in fhort, every thing relating to
the Expence of the Voyage. He alfo regiflers the Conful-
tation of the Captains, Pilots, &c.
He alfo does the Office of a Regiler in all criminal Pro-
ceffes; and of a Notary, to make and keep the Wills of
thofe who die in the Voyage; takes Inventories of their Ef-
feds, $cc. The Clerk is not allow'd to quit the Veffel during
the Voyage, on Forfeiture of all his Wages, ec.
In fmall Veffels, the Mailer, or Pilot, does the Office of
Clerk. See MASTER.
CLERR of the Nichils, or Nihils, is an Officer in the Ex-
chequer, that maketh a Roll of all fuch Sums as are nihiled
by the Sheriffis upon their Efireats of green Wax; and deli-
vers the fame into the Lord Treafurer's Remembrancer's
Office, to have Execution done upon them for the King. See
NiHI H L.
CLER It of the Ordnance, is an Officer in the Tower; who
regiflers all Orders relating to the King's Ordnance. See
ORDN AN CE.
CLERIK of the Outla-wrics, is an Officer belonging to the
Court of Common Pleas; being a Deputy to the King's
Attorney-General, for making out the Writs of Capias title-
gatum, after Outlawry; and the King's Attorney's Name is
to every one of thofe Writs. See OUTLAWRY.
CLERK of the Paper-Office, is an Officer of the Kings
Bench. See PArER-fCce.
CLER i of the 'Parcels, an Officer of the Exchequer. See
Excii E QER.
CLER i of the Parliament, is he that recordeth allThings
done in the Parliament; and engrolreth them fairly into
Parchment Rolls, for their better keeping to Poflerity. See
PARLIAMENT.
Of thefe there are two, one of the higher, or Houfe of
Lords; and the other of the lower, or Houfe of Commons.
CL ER It of the Patents, or Letters Patent under the Great
Seal. See PATENT.
CLERK 0f the Peace, is an Officer belonging to the Sef-
fion of the Peace ; whofe Duty is at the Seffion to read the
Indidtments, to enroll the Adts, and draw the Procefs * to
enroll Proclamations of Rates for Servants Wages; to enroll
the Difcharge of Apprentices; to keep the Counterpart of
the Indenture of Armour, Fec. Alfo to certify in the King's-
Bench Tranfcripts of Indidlments, Outlawries, Attainders,
and Convidions, had before the Juflices of the Peace within
the Time limited by Statute. See PEACE.
CLERK of the Pell, belongs to the Exchequer: His Bufi-
nefs is, to enter the Teller's Bills into a Parchment Roll,
call'd Pellis recelftorum; and alfo to make another Roll of
Payment, call'd Pellis exitnuum; wherein he fets down by
what Warrant the Money was paid. See PELL.
CLERKS of the Petty Bag, is an Officer in Chancery,
whereof there are three; the Mailer of the Rolls being their
Chief. See CHANCERY.
Their Office is to record the Return of all Inquifitions out
of every County5; all Liveries granted in the Court of Wards;
all Ofler les maines; to make all Patents of Cuflomers, Gau-
gers, Comptrollers, and Aulnagers; Summons's of the No-
bility, Clergy, and Burgeffes to the Parliament; Commiffi.
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Fifteenths; and all Traverfes upon any Ofi
wife; and to receive the Money due to
fame. See PETTY-.Rag.
CLERK of the Pipe, belongs to the
having all Accompts and Debts due to d
and drawn out of the Remembrancer's O1
down into the great Roll: He alfo writes
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bheritt, to levy the laid Debts upon Me Goods and Clh
of the faid Debtors; and if there be no Goods, he ,
them down to the Lord Treafurer's Remembrancer, to
Efireats againfi their Lands. See PIPE.
CLERK of the Pleas, is an Officer in the Excheq
whofe Office the Officers of the Court, upon fpecial
leges belonging to them, ought to fue, and be fued upo
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CLER KS of the Privy-Seal. There are four of thefe Of
cers, who attend the Lord Keeper of the Privy-&al, or, X
there be none fuch, the principal Secretary,; and write c
make out all Things fent by warrant from the Signet to the
Privy-Seal, and to be pafs'd to the Great Seal: as alfo tI
make out Privy-Seals upon any fpecial Occafion of the King'
Affhirs; as for Loan of Money, or fuch-like. See PAIVi5-&W
CLER K of the Sewers, is an Officer belonging to the Coni
miffioners of the Sewers, who writes down all Things they
do by virtue of their Commiffion. See SEWER.
CLERK of the Signet, is an Officer continually attendini
on the King's principal Secretary; who has cuflody of thi
Privy-Signet, as well for fealing the King's private Letters
as fIr fuch Grants as pafs his Majefly's Hand by Bills fignd
Of thefe there are four, who attend in their Turn, and have
their Diet at the Secretary's Table. See SIGNET.
CLERIK of the Superfedeas, is an Officer of the Court o
Common Pleas, who makes out Writs of isrperjedeas (upol
the Defendant's appearing to the Exigent) whereby the
Sheriff is forbid to return the Exigent. See SIPERSEDEAS.
CLERKS of the 9ireafiury. See TREA SURYP.
CLERK of the Treafury, is alfo an Otficer of the Commtn
Pleas, who has charge of the Records of the Niji Prius
the Fees due for all Searches; and hath the certifying of al
Records into the King's-Bench, when a Writ of Error i
brought: He alfo makes out all Writs of Splerfedeas 4
non Molejfanda, which are granted for the Defendants whit
the Writ of Error hangeth : he alfo maketh all Exemplifi
cations of Records, being in the Treafury.
CLERK of the Warrants, is an Officer likewife belongin'
to the Court of Common Pleas, who enters all Warrants q
Attorney for Plaintilfand Defendant: and enrolls all Deed
of Indentures of Bargain and Sale, which are acknowledg'
in the Court, or before any Judges out of the Court. Set
WARRANT.
CLEROMANCY, a kind of Divination perform'd bi
the throwing of Dice, or little Bones; and observing th;
Points, or Marks turn'd up. See DIVINATION.
At Bura, a City of Achaia, was a Temple, and a cele
bratedOracle of Hercules; where fuch as consulted the Oracle
after praying to the Idol, threw four Dies, the Points whereo
being well fcann'd by the Prieff, he was fuppos'd to draw at
Anfwer from them. See ORACLE, and SoRTEs.
The Word comes from the Greek xiiiA-, Lot, and pAyTeht
7Divination.
CLIENT, Cliens, among the Romans, was a Citizen wbc
put himfelf under the Protedion of fome great Man, wh(
in that Relation was call'd his Patron, Patronus. See PA
TRON.
The Patron aflifled his Client with his Protedion, Iner
reft and Eflate; and the Client gave his Vote for his Patron,
when he fought any Office for himfelf, or his Friends. COi
ents ow'd refped to their Patrons, as thefe reciprocally ow'
them their Protedion.
This Right of Patronage was appointed by Romulusft*
unite the Rich and Poor together, in fuch manner, as mth
one might live without Contempt, and the other withoa
Envy. But the Condition of a Client, in courfe of Titm
became little elfe but a moderate kind of Slavery.
By degrees, the Cuffom extended it felf-beyond Romel
and not only Families, but Cities, and entire Provinces, evOr
out of Italy, follow'd the Example. Thus, Sicily, v.g. pry
it felf under the Clientela, or Protedion of Marcellus.
Lazitis and Bludeus, refer the Origin of Fiefs and Tenurq
to the Patrons and Clients of antient Rome: But the Dig,
rence is pretty considerable between the Relation of Ve
fals and their Lords, and that of Clients and their Patrons.
See VASSAL, LORD, &c.
For the Clients, befide the Refpec& they bore their JA
trons, and the Vote they gave them, were oblig'd to afl
them in all Affairs; and even to pay their Ranfom, if they
fhould be taken Prifoners in War, in cafe they were not able
to do it of themfelves. See FEE, and TENURE.
The Word Cliens is form'd of Colens, honouring.
CLIENT, is now us'd for a Party in a Law-Suit, who h
turn'd over his Caufe into the Hands of a Counfellor, or So
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