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Register first to take an oath in Exchequer,
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VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every such register, before he enter upon the execution of the said office, shall be sworn before the lord chief baron, or some other of the barons of her Majesty’s court of Exchequer, who are hereby required to administer such oath in these words:
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You shall truly and faithfully perform and execute the office and duty, that is directed and required by act of Parliament, in registring memorials of deeds, conveyances, and wills within this kingdom, so long as you shall continue in the said office.
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And that when and as often as the said register shall appoint any deputy to execute the said office, such deputy shall before he enter on the execution thereof take the said oath before the lord chief baron, or some other of the barons of her Majesty’s court of Exchequer, who are hereby required to administer the same; and that every such register, at the time of his being sworn into the said office, shall also enter into a recognizance with two or more sufficient sureties, to be approved of by the lord chief baron, or some other of the barons of her Majesty’s court of Exchequer, of the penalty of twenty thousand pounds unto her Majesty, her heirs and successors, to be taken by the said lord chief baron, or some other of the said barons, conditioned for his true and faithful performance of his duty in the execution of his said office; the same to be kept and to remain in the office of her Majesty’s remembrancer of the Exchequer amongst the records of the said court.
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