De Computo
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Writ of account. A writ commanding a defendant to render a reasonable account to the plaintiff, or show cause to the contrary.
Reg. Grig. 135-138; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 117 (E).
The foundation of the modern action of account.