those courts, in actions upon the case, covenant, trespass, etc., wherein the damages were uncertain; which the plaintiff was obliged to pay to the prothonotary or the officer of the court wherein he recovered, before he could have execution for the damages. This was originally a gratuity given to the prothonotaries and their clerks for drawing special writs and pleadings ; but it was taken away by statute, since which, if any officer in these courts took any money in the name of damage-cleer, or any iting in lieu thereof, he forfeited treble the value. harton. —Damage feasant or faisant. Doing damage. A term applied to a person’s cattle or beasts found upon another’s land, doing damage by eeening down the grass, grain, etc.