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the office of the chief remembrancer. Such he appears to be from 

 the terms of the roll which he is represented to engross. He sits 

 between the clerk, or secondary of the pipe roll, and the comp- 

 troller ; the first of whom is demonstrated by his long roll written 

 lengthways ; the second by the narrow one written across. Next 

 to this latter is the crier of the court ; the words which he uses " a 

 *' demain," still said, but in English, upon the adjourning of the 

 court, his stafi^, and his attitude put this beyond a doubt. 



The extreme figure opposite is, most probably, either the usher, 

 whose business was to keep the court, deliver writs, t&c. or the mar- 

 shal, who, while the account was depending, kept the writs, 

 vouchers, &c. in binns, files, or bags, (Madox, 727.) He had the 

 custody of the king's debtors until they were discharged. This 

 figure may also represent the auditor compotorum (^Mad. 729.) 

 The sixth person, was, as I conjecture the clerk of the estreats, or 

 summonister.* 



Opposite to the judges are the sheriff; " succinctus gladio," and 

 probably the attorney and solicitor general, who appear to have 

 been usually present, or perhaps two auditors, whose attendance 

 seems to have been also requisite. 



That which is next to us is clearly the foreign apposer, who, to 

 this day, attends at the passing of sheriff's accounts, that they may 

 be apposed before him, (apponere,) of their sums upon the green wax 

 process, after they are apposed of their sums out of the office of the 

 clerk of the pipe, 



* This office was held with that of " chief grosser" at one time ; see Stat. 7 and 8, Ed. IV. c. 

 48 : aiid, by 1 1 and 12 Ed.lV. c. iO and 66, and 21 Ed. IV. c. 1, it appears, that the office of 

 clerk of the pleas and clerk of the green wax were at that time united. This sixth figure 

 might be some person who held these twe last employments. 



