These are courts of record, held in , of which the sheriffs being judges, each has his assistant or deputy, who are commonly called judges of these courts, before whom are tried actions of debt, trespass, covenant, &c. To each of these courts belong attornies, who upon their being admitted by the court of aldermen, have the following oath administered to them:--

To each of these courts likewise belong a secondary, a clerk of the papers, a prothonotary, and clerks sitters. The secondary's office is to allow and return all writs brought to remove causes out of the said courts; the clerk of the papers files and copies all declarations upon actions: the prothonotary draws and engrosses all declarations; the clerks sitters enter actions and attachments, and take bail and verdicts. To each of the compters or prisons belonging to these courts, appertain serjeants at mace, with a yeoman to each, besides inferior officers, and the prison keeper.