non solvendo pecuniam ad quam clericus mulctatur pro non-residentia (non sol-ven-doh pi-kyoo-nee-[schwa]m ad kwam kler-[schwa]-k[schwa]s m[schwa]lk-tay-t[schwa]r proh non-rez-[schwa]-den-shee-[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. A writ prohibiting an ordinary from taking a pecuniary mulct imposed on a clerk of the sovereign for nonresidence.
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clericus (kler-[schwa]-k[schwa]s). [Law Latin “clergyman”] Hist. 1. Eccles. law. A person in holy orders; a priest or deacon. 2. A court clerk or officer of the royal household. 3. AMANUENSIS.
clericus mercati (kler-[schwa]-k[schwa]s m[schwa]r-kay-tI). [Law Latin] See CLERK OF THE MARKET.
legit vel non?(lee-jit vel non). [Latin] Eccles. law. Does he read or not? • This was the formal question propounded by a secular court to an ordinary (an ecclesiastical official) when an accused person claimed exemption from the court’s jurisdiction by benefit of clergy. If the ordinary found that the accused was entitled to exemption,