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in England and also with all other and such powers as are
practised and Exercised by the said Officers of Examiner and
Master in the Court of Chancery of England, so farr as the
Different Circumstances of the Court of Chancery of Maryland
and the Court of Chancery of England will Admit, for the said
Offices being no way Incompatible, and the Business of the
Court here not being so great, But that one Person may
Execute both, if they are joyned a Person of greater Skill and
Honesty may be procured
By this Method (the Intended Officer constantly residing in
Annapolis) the Depositions of Witnesses may be taken at any
time as their Convenience Serves They will be taken likewise
w^th the greatest Privacy (The Officer being sworn for that
Purpose) and it is hoped with Clearness and Accuracy, Acco^ts
Decreed will be taken and Stated with Expedition and Judg-
ment, The Attorneys attending the Officer with their Reasons
objections and Answers Concerning the same, all matters of
fact Referred by the Court, will be Reported with Greater dis-
patch and all the proceedings Carried on with less Expence
than they are at present.
All which is Humbly submitted to his Lordshipps Con-
sideration
Dated this Ninth Day of June 1733.
Sam^l Ogle.

Whereas in pursuance of our Order Our Chancellor The
Honourable Sam^l Ogle Esq^r hath Certified to us by his Re-
port bearing date the ninth day of June 1733 That it is his
opinion that the Practice in our Court of Chancery of Issuing
Commissions to persons residing in the Country as well to
take the Examinations and Depositions of Witnesses as to the
fact in Issue in the Cause, as also to take all Accounts between
the Parties is Attended w^th great Delay and Expence to the
Suitor as also with a just reasonable fear of the Increase of
Perjury and Subornation of it, and that for preventing the like
Inconveniences for the future It is necessary that an officer
should be Created for the taking such Depositions and
matters of Account which officer shall Constantly reside in our
Metropolis and be Sworne faithfully to Execute his office We
taking the said Report & opinion Into our Consideration Do

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Approve thereof and we do hereby Authorize and Command
our said Chancellor as soon as Conveniently may be to Issue
our Commission under our Great Scale to such Person as he
shall think Proper thereby Giving and Granting to such Per-
son full power & Authority to take the Examinations and Dep-
ositions of Witnesses as to the ffacts in Issue in all Causes
Depending or hereafter to be Commenced in our Court of

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