Appendix 2

London Consistory Court Depositions, 1586-1611: List and Indexes. Originally published by London Record Society, London, 1995.

Citation:

'Appendix 2', in London Consistory Court Depositions, 1586-1611: List and Indexes, ed. Loreen L Giese( London, 1995), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol32/xxxii-xxxviii [accessed 4 December 2024].

Guildhall Library MS 25, 188 (formerly St. Paul's Cathedral) is a table of fees in the London Consistory Court for 1598. It measures 46 ½" long by 10 7/8" wide (118.11 cm x 27.62 cm). For the table of ecclesiastical fees compiled by Archbishop Whitgift in 1597, see John Strype, The Life and Acts of John Whitgift (Oxford, 1822), vol. II, pp. 377-81. The table is reprinted in John Ayliffe, Parergon juris canonicici anglicani (London, 1726). William Warlowe's 1610 deposition (item 1595) serves as an informative gloss for the Consistory Court Table of Fees since it provides the daily wages of a labourer: 'he worketh as a labourer in any kind of worke sometime for xiid a day and sometime for 8d a day and meate and drinke'.

The Table of ffees and dutyes belongeinge to the Lord Bishop of London his Chauncellor Register Generall Apparitor and other officers of hi{s} Consistory Courte of London made in the yeare of our Lord god 1598



	Bishopp:	Chauncellor:	Register	Appar:
Inprimis for the Bishopp of Londons Commission graunted to his Chauncellor to proceed in the ellection of the deane of the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paul	xiii^s iiii^d	xiii^s iiii^d	xiii^s iiii^d	0
Item to the gent of the Bishopps Chamber vi^s viii^d
Item for the fee of the Sentence made in confirmacion of his election	ii^li	ii^li	xxvi^s viii^d	x^s
Item for the Mandate to Install the said Deane	xiii^s iiii^d	xiii^s iiii^d	x^s	0
Item for the Registringe of all the proceedeings touchinge the said election vizt for the Certificate thereof the Citacion against the Canons and Prebends of St. Pauls with a Intimacion the Certificate thereof the schedule of preclusion the schedule of election and other instruments apperteyninge thereto	nil	nil	ii^li	0
Item for letters testimoniall thereuppon	nil	xiii^s iiii^d	x^s	0
Item for every Citacion in a matter of instance betweene party and party if it issue out of the Registry and Seale thereof	nil	iiii^d	viii^d	0
Item for every Citacion with an Inhibicion and Seale issueing out of the Registry	nil	xxii^d	xxii^d	0
Item for every Citacion with an Intimacion in a busines of deprivacion of a minister from his function and Seale	nil	xii^d	ii^s iiii^d	0
Item for every suspencion and excomunicacion in a Matter of Office	nil	ix^d	ix^d	vi^d
Item for every absolucion under Seale	nil	ix^d	ix^d	nil
Item for the examinacion of every first witnes upon any matter in Court	nil	xii^d	vi^d	iiii^d
Item for examinacion of all other witnesses	nil	vi^d	iii^d	ii^d
Item for examinacion of every witnesse uppon Interrogatories	nil	xii^d	vi^d	nil
Item for examinacion of every party principall	nil	xii^d	vi^d	iiii^d
Item for Chirurgions licence to practize Chirurgery within the dioces	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	nil
Item for the coppy of the deposicion of every witnes	nil	nil	viii^d	nil
Item for the Coppies of the answers of every partie principall	nil	nil	i^s	nil
Item for the fee of any Commission issueing out of the Registry to examine Witnesses in the Country or take the answers of any party uppon any matter	nil	vi^s viii^d	v^s	nil
Item for the Seale of every proces that is transmitted unto a higher Court	nil	vi^s viii^d	0	nil
Item the taxacion of every such proces is left to discretion of the Judge to whome the cause is appealed soe that here the fee is uncertayne usually taxed by him after the rate of iiii^d the lease	nil	nil	—	0
Item for the makinge of every procurator	nil	nil	iiii^d	0
Item for every diffinitive and interloqutorie Sentence	nil	vi^s viii^d	iii^s iiii^d	i^s
Item for the Sequestracion of the fruites of every liveinge the Judge is to have vi^s viii^d and the Register iii^s iiii^d constantly but the Apparitor if the liveinge lye within the Citty of London is to have i^s if it be in the Countrey he is to have after the rate of ii^d for every mile as it is distant from the Citty	nil	vi^s viii^d	iii^s iiii^d	—
Item for the Collacion of any Benefice	xiii^s iiii^d	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	i^s
Item to the Secretary and other of the Bishopps servaunts	xi^s viii^d
Item for Confirmacion of every reall Composicion donne by the Bishopp the Register is to be allowed for the Registringe thereof accordinge to the length but to the Bishopp is payed	xiii^s iiii^d	—nil—		nil
Item to the servaunts of the Lord Bishopp for every such reall composicion confirmed by the Bishopp as afforesaid	nil	nil
Item for every Certificate into the ffirst ffruites office made att the instance of any partye	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	0
Item for every licence to preach	nil	nil	vi^s viii^d	0
Item for letters of orders graunted to every minister	nil	nil	v^s	0
Item for letters testimoniall made uppon the admission of a Midwife	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	0
Item for a licence to officiate a Cure within the dioces of London	nil	iii^s iiii^d	iii^s iiii^d	0
Item for retocacion of a Sequestracion	nil	vi^s viii^d	iii^s iiii^d	0
Item for all acts spedd in open Courte att the instance of any party	nil	nil	iiii^d	0
Item for every act spedd out of Courte	nil	nil	viii^d	0
Item for the Coppy of every act of Court if the party desire it to be subscribed by the Register	nil	nil	i^s	0 to p^ro beneficia
Item for the exhibiteinge and Registringe of every Institucion in the time of the Bishopps visicacion	nil	nil	i^s	i^s
Item for exhibiteinge and Registringe of every dispensacion and qualificacion for houldeinge twoe benefices	nil	xx^d	xx^d	nil
Item for admission Registringe and exhibiteinge of every proxey in the time of the Bishopps visitacion	nil	xii^d	xii^d	nil
Item for exhibiteinge of the letters of orders of every Parson and Curate in the tyme of the visitacion of the Bishopp	nil	nil	iiii^d	iiii^d
Item for the Citacion and appearance of every party called in a busines of correction	nil	vi^d	vi^d	iiii^d
Item for the purgacion of every party for himselfe	nil	ix^d	ix^d	iiii^d
Item for every one of the compurgators	nil	vi^d	vi^d	ii^d
Item for the Intimacion made to those whoe will object against every such purgacion	nil	xii^d	xii^d	vi^d
Item for the dismission of every party after such theire purgacion	nil	vi^d	vi^d	iiii^d
Item for the Institucion of every Clarke into any Beneficie and the mandate directed to the Archdeacon for his induction into his liveinge	vi^s iiii^d	iii^s viii^d	v^s	xii^d
Item for letters testimoniall uppon the subscription of every minister to the articles made in the convocacion held by the Clergy in Anno domini 1562	nil	iii^s iiii^d	ii^s iiii^d	nil
Item for a licence to teach schoole within the dioces	nil	iii^s iiii^d	iii^s iiii^d	nil
Item for licence for eateinge flesh in the tyme of lentt	nil	iii^s iiii^d	iii^s iiii^d	nil
Item for an Induction to a liveinge beinge within the peculiar Jurisdiction of the Bishopp of London	vi^s viii^d	iii^s iiii^d	iii^s iii^d	0
Item for a licence to marry	nil	vi^s	iii^s iiii^d	0
Item for consigneinge every decree goeinge out of the Registry	nil	nil	iiii^d	0
Item for all letters testimoniall	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	nil
Item for the search of all acts and instruments donne within the space of fifty yeares	nil	nil	i^s	0
Item for the search of every Composicion	nil	nil	iii^s iiii^d	iiii^d
Item for every bond taken for the Bishops indempnity	nil	nil	i^s	0
Item for letters dimissory	nil	iii^s iiii^d	iii^s iiii^d	0
Item for every Significavit into the Chauncery for the delivery of any person out of prizon taken by vertue of a writt de excomunicato capiend	nil	vi^s viii^d	xx^d	nil
Item for every significavit into the Chauncery pro corporis captione et incarceracion	nil	vi^s viii^d	xx^d	0
1: Item for the admission of every Resignacion of any benefice	nil	xx^d	xx^d	0
2: Item for letters testimoniall thereuppon under Seale	nil	ii^s vi^d	ii^s vi^d	nil
Item for openinge of every Writt of Prohibicion out of the Courts of Kings Bench and Common pleas	nil	xv^d	xv^d	nil
3: Item for any Intimacion made to a patron uppon the resignacion of any liveing or deprivacion of any Clarke of his benefice	nil	iii^s iiii^d	iii^s iiii^d	i^s
Item for a licence to deliberate and determine any annuall pension	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	0
Item for the act of exhibicion of every Inventory	nil	nil	i^s	0
Item for every allegacion libel or matter annexed to any Commission uppon which any witnes or party is to be examined	nil	nil	ii^s	0
Item for every Caveat in matters that concerne benefices	nil	nil	iii^s iiii^d	0
	Episcopo	Chauncellor	Register	Appar
Item for every ordinary Caucion	nil	nil	xii^d	0
Item for every act of Institucion or collacion	nil	nil	xii^d	0
4: Item for every act of admession of a resignacion	nil	nil	xii^d	0
Item for every presentacion made by the Bishopp of any liveinge within his guift	xiii^s iiii^d	nil	vi^s viii^d	0
Item to the Bishopps gent of his Chamber	vi^s viii^d
Item to the rest of the Bishopps servaunts	iiii^s
Item for the Registringe of the Church wardens names of every parish within the dioces of London in the time of the visitacion	nil	nil	iiii^d	nil
Item for the probate of every will where the goodes extend but to v^li	nil	vi^d	vi^d	nil
Item for the probate of every will where the goodes exceed v^li and not xl^li	nil	ii^s vi^d	xii^d	xii^d
Item for the probate of every will where the goods exceed xl^li of what valew soever	nil	ii^s vi^d	ii^s vi^d	xii^d
Item for the exhibicion of every bill of presentment	nil	nil	iiii^d	nil
Item for every Administracion where the goodes exceed v^li and not extend unto xl^li	nil	ii^s vi^d	ii^s vi^d	xii^d
Item for every administracion where the goodes exceed xl^li of what valew soever it be	nil	vi^s viii^d	ii^s viii^d	xii^d
Item for writeinge of every Inventory accordinge to the length thereof vizt for every presse of Parchment beinge the whole length of the skin	nil	nil	ii^s	0
Item for the delivery of any bond out of the Registry	nil	nil	ii^s	0
Item for every tolleracion under Seale	nil	vi^s viii^d	iii^s iiii^d	0
Item for the dispensacion of any partie for not bringeinge in an Inventory	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	0
Item for letters of request	nil	iii^s iiii^d	iii^s iiii^d	0
Item for letters	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	0
Item for a Commission toapprize the goodes of any deceased	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	0
Item for the Coppye of every libell or matter out of the Registry	nil	nil	iii^s iiii^d	0
Item for the Coppy of every allegacion	nil	nil	ii^s	0
Item for every Quietus est uppon an Accompt not exceeding v^li	nil	vi^s viii^d	iii^s iiii^d	i^s
Item for the Quietus est uppon every Accompt where the goodes exceed xl^li and not above lxvi^li xiii^s iiii^d	nil	x^s	iii^s iiii^d	i^s
Item where the goodes exceed lxvi^li xiii^s iiii^d and not a C^li	nil	xiii^s iiii^d	iii^s iiii^d	i^s
Item every Quietus est in any estate exceeding C^li of what valew soever	nil	xx^s	iii^s iiii^d	i^s
Item for ingrosseinge every Accompt for every presse beinge the length of a skin of parchment	nil	nil	iii^s iiii^d	0
Item for the decree of the Judge uppon a distribucion and allocacion of any goodes uppon an accompte	nil	vi^s viii^d	vi^s viii^d	0
Item for the decree of the Judge uppon any Accompte wherein the Administrator dureinge the minority of an Executor is dismissed from further Accompte	nil	vi^s viii^d	v^s iiii^d	0
Item for the wax of every Seale to the Judges man	iiii^d
Item for writeinge of every Instrument the Clarke is to have	iiii^d
Item for every oath out of Court to the Judges man	iiii^d

This Coppie agrees with the originall Table of fees made by the right reverend father in God Richard Lord BP of London and others in the yeare of our lord god 1598 and is faithfully examined by me.

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