Master at common law
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The title of officers of the English superior courts of common law appointed to record the proceedings of the court to which they belong; to superintend the issue of writs and the formal proceedings in an action; to receive and account for the fees charged on legal proceedings, and moneys paid into court. There are five to each court. They are appointed under St. 7 Wm. IV. and 1 Viet, c.
30, passed in 1837.
Mozley & Whitley.