A breviate of the establishment of the Friendly Society for securing houses from loss by fire by mutual contribution agreed by the trustees inrolled in Chancery, and to be seen at large at the office. Friendly Society (London, England) 1684 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A29338 Wing B4413 ESTC R41274 31354753 ocm 31354753 110250 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2006-12 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-12 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-01 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-01 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A BREVIATE of the Establishment of the Friendly Society for Securing Houses from Loss by Fire , by Mutual Contribution agreed by the Trustees Inrolled in Chancery , and to be seen at Large at the Office. I. IMprimis , That there shall be an Office kept , where any Person concerned , may Search and take Notes gratis . II. That Policies shall be delivered , wherein one House only to be contained , in which Policy the Trustees are impowered to Pay the Sums due , in case they be not otherwise Paid , within Sixty days after the Houses are Burnt ; every Person receiving a Policy , doth thereby become a Member of the Society . III. That every Member of the Society shall Pay yearly beforehand at the Office , the Sum of 1 s. 4 d. for every 100l . Secured on Brick-houses , and 2 s. 8 d. for every 100l . Secured on Timber-houses , by way of Praemium . Houses having Party-walls entire of Brick or Stone , to be esteemed Brick-houses , and Houses not having Party-walls of Brick or Stone , to be esteemed Timber-houses . IV. That every Member of the Society shall Contribute towards the making good such Losses as shall happen to any of the Houses of the Members of the said Society ; Provided , That no Person be Charged for any one Loss above Thirty Shillings for each 100l . by him Secured on Brick-houses , and double so much on Timber-houses . V. That any Member of the Society may within 8 days after any Rate is declared , Examine the Registers , and except against the said Rate ; which upon just Cause or Error in Casting , shall be altered . VI. That every Member upon the receiving of his Policy , shall deposit as a Pledge or Caution for the Performance of his Covenants , the Sum of 6 s. 8 d. for every 100l . Secured on Brick-houses , and 13s . 4d . for every 100l . Secured on Timber-houses ; for which Receipts shall be given , and Covenants , to repay the same ( or so much thereof as shall not be Forfeited ) at the end of the term in his Policy expressed . VII , & VIII . If any Member Omit or Neglect to Pay his Annual Payment at the Office within 40 days after it is Due , he shall forfeit 8 d. over and above the said 1 s. 4 d. for every 100l . Secured on Brick-houses , and 1 s. 4 d. for every 100l . Secured on Timber-houses to be deducted out of the deposited Money . IX . If any Member neglect to Pay his Share towards any Loss for 25 days after Publication of the Rate , he shall forfeit one 4th part of the Money so Due , over and above his said Share to be Deducted out of the deposited Money ; and if he shall again make Default , for the space of Three Months after Demand made in Writing ( to be left at his Dwelling , or last Secured House ) he shall from thenceforth forfeit the Benefit of his Policy ; his Covenant nevertheless to stand good against him for so much as shall be then Due . X. The Acts and Covenants of the Deputies shall Charge and Bind the Undertakers . XI . That every Member upon any Loss , shall forthwith certifie his said Loss to the Office , and some of the Office shall certifie the same to the Trustees ; who shall forthwith appoint some Skilful and Able Builder or Workman to View and Estimate the said Loss , and make Report , and shall set the Rate of Contribution accordingly ; But if the Trustees shall omit to do so , the Undertakers with the consent of Three or more of the Principal Members , to do it . XII . That such Workman as shall be imploy'd to Estimate the Damage of any House only Damnified by Fire , shall be obliged to Repair the said Damages at the Rate he shall value the same ; in case the Party Damnified shall not be willing to take the Money at which the said Damage is valued , or the Undertakers shall not be willing to do it themselves . XIII . The Form of the Workman's Certificate of his View and Estimate of the Damages , and Examination of the Registers , and of the declaring of the Rate , and Publishing it by affixing it to the Gates of the City , and other publick Places , whereby it will appear that the Rate is certain , and not Arbitrary . XIV . That the Trustees have Power to raise Money by the Rents , Sale , or Mortgage of the Estates settled upon them by the Undertakers for the Payment of all Sums Due to any Member by reason of any Loss by Fire within Fifty days after any Rate of Contribution shall be declared , if the same shall not be otherwise Paid , according to the true intent and meaning of the Establishment . XV. No Question to be admitted about the Description , Quality , or Value of any House that shall be Burnt ; but the Money in the Policy expressed to be Paid , after the Rate declared as aforesaid . XVI . Whenever the Roof and Floors of a House from the first Floor upwards , shall be Burnt or fall in , that House to be deemed a Demolished House , and the whole Sum Secured thereon to be Paid . XVII . To prevent any Fraud in getting any Policies by indirect means after a House is Burnt , no House is to be Esteemed a Secured House till the Mark hath been actually affixed thereon . XVIII . Watermen , and other Labourers to be Imploy'd at the Charge of the Undertakers to assist at the quenching of Fires . XIX . If there shall be so much Money Insured upon Houses as the Trustees shall not think the Security already given to be sufficient , the Undertakers to give such further Security as the Trustees shall reasonably require . XX. If any one Fire shall be so great as to require 30s . for each 100l . Secured on Brick-houses , and double for Timber-houses , to make good the said Loss ; it shall be Lawful for any Member after the Payment of his said Share , to Surrender his Policy , and receive back his deposited Money ; and from thenceforth be Discharged from the Society , if he so please .