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ftf the Dockets, Clerk of the Declarations, Clerk of the 
Bail, Pofteas, and Efcheats; Signer of Writs; Signer of 
the Bills of Middlefex ; Cuftos Brevium; Clerk of the 
Upper Treafury, Clerk of the Outer Treafury, Filacer, 
Exigenter and Clerk of the Outlawries, Clerk of the Er¬ 
rors, Deputy-Marfhal, Marfhal and Affociate to the Chief 
Juftice, Train-bearer, Clerk of the Nifi Prius in London 
and Middlefex, Clerks of the Nifi Prius to the different 
counties appointed by the Cuftos Brevium, Crier at Nili 
Prius in London and Middlefex, Receiver General of the 
Seal Office, Criers, Uffiers, and Tipltaffs. 
The Secondary, or Mailer, conftantly attends the fitting 
of the court, to receive matters referred to him by the 
judges, to be examined and reported to the court; he 
figns all judgments, and taxes colls, &c. And he alfo in¬ 
forms the court in point of practice. The deputy of him 
and of the chief clerks has the cuftody of the llamp, for 
ligning all writs, &c. and keeps remembrances of ail re¬ 
cords ; writs returned are filed in his office, and common 
bails, &c. The Cuftos Brevium files originals, and other 
writs whereon proceedings are had to outlawry, examines 
and feals all records of Nifi Prius for trials at the affifes, 
and has feveral clerks under him for making up records 
throughout England. The Clerk of the Papers makes up 
the paper books of all fpecial pleadings and demurrers, 
which the plaintiff’s attorney commonly fpeaks for, and 
afterwards gives a rule for the defendant’s attorney to 
bring to him again to be entered, Sec. The Clerk of the 
Declarations files ail declarations, and continues them on 
the back from the term of declaring till ilfue is joined. 
The Signer and Sealer of Bills keeps a book of entry of 
the names of the plaintiffs and the defendants in all fuch 
writs and proceffes ;-and the defendants enter their ap¬ 
pearances with him. The Clerk of the Rules takes notice 
of all rules and orders made in court, and afterwards 
draws them up and enters them in a book at large, and 
attends the court to take minutes thereof; with him alfo 
are given all rules of courfe on a cepi corpus, habeas cor¬ 
pus, writs of inquiry, See. and he files all affidavits ufed 
in court, and makes copies of them. The Clerk of the 
Errors allows all writs of error, and makes Juperfcdeas 
thereupon into any county, and tranlcribes and certifies 
records. The Clerk of the Bails and Pofteas files the bail- 
pieces, and marks the poileas. Sec. The Filacers of coun¬ 
ties make the metre procefs after the original, in filing to 
the outlawry ; and have the benefit of all procefs and en¬ 
tries thereupon. The Marfhal, by himfelf or deputy, al¬ 
ways attends the court, to receive into his cuftody fuch 
prifoners as ffiall be committed. The Crier makes procla¬ 
mations of fummoning and adjourning the court, calls non- 
fuits, and fwears jury men, witneffes, &c. 
The flyle of the court is, “ Pleas before our Lord the 
King at Weftminfter, of the term of Saint Michael, in 
the fifty-third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord 
George the Third, by the Grace of God of the United 
Kingdoms, Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of 
the Faith, and in the Year of our Lord 1812.” 
In this court there are turn ways of proceeding ; viz. by- 
original writ, or by bill. Tiie former is generally ufed in 
cafe the debt is large, becaufe the defendant, if he means 
to delay execution of the judgment, mult bring his writ 
of error returnable in parliament, which greatly enhances 
the expence ; but tiie latter is more expeditious. 
If the party is privileged, as an attorney or other perfon 
entitled to privilege, this court holds plea on a writ of 
privilege, which is the firlt procefs iffued againft the de¬ 
fendant to compel him to appear and make his defence. 
It attorneys, officers, or minitlers of this court, arefued by 
perfons not entitled to privilege, they mull be fued by bill, 
which expreffes either the grievance or wrong which the 
plaintiff hath faltered by the defendant, or fome faults by 
him committed againft fome law or llatute of the realm. 
Alfira peer knight, citizen, or burgefs, or other perfon 
entitled to privilege of parliament, may be fued in this 
court by original writ, or by original bill, in manner as 
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dire£led by fiat. 12 Sc 13 Will. III. c. 3, upon which a 
bill of fummons and dillringas may iffue to compel his 
appearance. But no writ of fummons will lie againll a 
perfon, not entitled to privilege, on a bill filed againll 
him in this court; though many have attempted that mode 
of proceeding, which has been fet afide with colts. 
An appeal in K. B. mult be arraigned on the plea-fide ; 
except it come in by certiorari, when it is faid it ought to 
be arraigned on the crown-fide. 2 Hawk. P.C. c. 28. § 4. 
Where the court proceeds on an offence committed in the 
fame county wherein it fits, the procefs may be made re¬ 
turnable immediately ; but, when it proceeds on an of¬ 
fence removed by certiorari from another county, there 
mull be fifteen days between the telle and return ol every 
procefs, &c. 9 Rep. 118. 1 hiji. 134. 1 Sid. 72, 
KING’S BRUM'PTON, a village in Somerfetlhire, 
three miles north of Dulverton ; with fairs on Wednefday 
before Holy Tliurfday, and Thurfday fe’nnight after the 
10th of October. 
KING’S CHAIR. See Konigstuhl. 
KING’S CLIFF. See Cliff Regis, vol. iv. 
KING’S COUN'TY, a county of Ireland, in the pro¬ 
vince of Leinlter, bounded on the north by Welt-Meatb, 
on the eall by Kildare, on the fouth by Queen’s County, 
and on the well by Galway.; thirty-four miles from north 
to Fouth, and, where brondelt, thirty-two from eall to well. 
It contains fifty-two parilhes, about 13,536 houfes, and 
74,500 inhabitants. Except for the mountain of Sliebh- 
bloom, the furface is generally level, and tiie foil in gene¬ 
ral rich and well cultivated; lome parts, however, are yet 
rude and uncultivated. The principal rivers are the Shan¬ 
non, which forms its weliern boundary, the Brofna, the 
Boyne, and the Barrow: Birr or Parlonilown is the moll: 
confiderable place. Two members are returned by the 
county to the imperial parliament. 
KING’S COUN'TY, a maritime county of New York, 
in America, containing all that part of the (late, bounded 
eafterly by Queen’s County ; northerly, by New York coun¬ 
ty ; welterly, partly by Hudfon’s River, partly by the ocean.; 
and loutherly by the Atlantic Ocean, including Coney 
Ulands. This fertile trabl of land, fituated on the wel 
end of Long Illand, and Feparated from Staten Illand by 
the Narrows, contributes largely to the fupply of the New- 
York market with vegetables, roots, fruits, butter, Sec. 
It is divided into fix townffiips, and contains 4495 inha¬ 
bits, including 1432 Haves. Chief towns, Brooklyn and 
Flatbufh. 
KING’S COUN'TY, a county of Nova Scotia, compre¬ 
hending the lands on the fouth-weft and fouth fides of 
the Batin of Minas. The Habitant is navigable for vef- 
lels of forty tons a little way up ; the Canaid for veffels 
of 160 tons, four or five miles; and the Cornwallis is na¬ 
vigable for vellels of 100 tons five miles, for thole of fifty 
tons ten miles farther. There are confiderable fettlements 
on thefe rivers; and they afford a good portion of fine 
lands for tillage, and for herbage, and lome excellent- 
meadows. 
KING'-CRAFT, f. The art of governing. A word 
commonly ufed by king James. 
KING’S COURT, a poft-town of the county of Ca¬ 
van, Ireland : thirty-nine miles north-weft from Dublin. 
KING’S CREEK, a river of Virginia, which runs into, 
the Chefapeak in lat. 37. 20. N. Ion. 76. 2. W. 
KING’S CREEK, a river of North Carolina, which- 
l tins into the Cangaree in lat, 35. 8. N. Ion. 81.40. W. 
KING'-CUP, f. The name is properly, according to 
Gerard, king-cob. —A flow'er; the crowfoot. See Ranun¬ 
culus.' —June is drawn in a mantle of dark grafs-green, 
and upon his head a garland of bents, king-cups , and mai¬ 
denhair. Beach. 
Fair is the king-cup that in meadow blows, 
Fair is the daily that befide her grows. Gay, 
KING’s-E'VIL, J. A fcrofulous diftemper, in which 
the glands are ulcerated 5. formerly believed to be cured , 
by. 
