The history of England : written in French . o the Crown for the fame. In the fifth Year of King Stephen, anAcccmpt was rendered at the Exchequer ot certain Moneys imprefted to the Accomptant, when the Emprefs came into Mag. Ret, 5 Steph. Ac-cording to antient ufage, the Kings Treafure was to be ifTued by virtue of a Writ or Mandate under the Great and Privy-Seal, and directed femetimes tothe Chief Jufticier and Barons ot the Exchequer, but moft commonly to the Trcafurers and Chamberlain of the Receipt, And the Writ was founded upona Bill or Certificate from the Exchequer or Wardrobe
The history of England : written in French . o the Crown for the fame. In the fifth Year of King Stephen, anAcccmpt was rendered at the Exchequer ot certain Moneys imprefted to the Accomptant, when the Emprefs came into Mag. Ret, 5 Steph. Ac-cording to antient ufage, the Kings Treafure was to be ifTued by virtue of a Writ or Mandate under the Great and Privy-Seal, and directed femetimes tothe Chief Jufticier and Barons ot the Exchequer, but moft commonly to the Trcafurers and Chamberlain of the Receipt, And the Writ was founded upona Bill or Certificate from the Exchequer or Wardrobe, or other Matter of Record. But the ulual Writ for ifluing the Kings Mcney cut of the Exchequer•was the Liberate, (fo called from that Word ufed in it,) directed to the Treafurer and Chamberlain. This Writ was of two frits: a Liberate for paying aSum hac vice only • and a Liberate Current or Dormant for paying in Continuance or more than once. The Reader may fee Inftancci of thefc Things iaMadox*& Hift* tfthe Exchequer, ch. vi» Hi. The Coins of Henry I, are of tlie fame fliape and fire with thofe of the Cmtpienr, and inferibed HE NR IC. REX ANCL The King:, Full- Face,Sceptre and Crofs, and an open Crcwn with three Flower-de-lis (which diitinguiftes his Coin irem thofe of Heny II,) cn cne Side; and the Rt\er;t, aCrofs Potent in each Quarter of a large Crofs, as in the Figure annexed. (1) Malmjbury fays, he was firft brought into Henrys. Family, while Prince, as a Steward; and recommended to h\m as a fit P;rftn to manage , p. 184. (-} He tcok a light Ship at Witjsnds, and repaired forthwith to Lixdfn, fiUlmfi. p. i-t. Supported Book VI. 4. S T E P H E N. r M,,! R. Paris. He it trvwnd. !m(I).Hovcd. Jlr makes targe Pri- vtifes to the Barons. Mahnlb. Bnmpt. Huntingd. 178. He takes The Oath of the Bijkfsand SfephenUeitaes the lace :;- Ann. Supported
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