What is CLERKS OF SEATS

in the principal registry of the probate division of the English high court, discharge the duty of preparing and passing the grants of probate and letters of administration , under the supervision of the registrars. There are six seats, the business of which is regulated by an alphabetical arrangement , and each seat has four clerks. They have to take bonds from administrators, and to receive caveats against a grant being made in a case where a will is contested. They also draw the “acts,” f. e.. a short summary of each grant made, containing the name of the deceased, amount of assets, and other particulars . Sweet