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 William Arkcll, tlur last foiu- named bciug * |^ 
 infants under the ago of twenty-one years, 
 
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 and Province of Ontario, Merehaiit, the al)i)ve-named Plaintitf, 8iii;wi:th. 
 
 
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 1. Tliat- > 4»« )rtly hi ' fore the, thirreenth day of l)eeei.d)er, in the year of our Lord, 1 S (')•», -y4+w- 
 ( Vmn)j,.ui i ,int iMid one William Arkell, since deceased, agret^r t ogetluT tl t4a-44i<^;s^-Awnltl- tmttntvnf >^ 
 to purMiase",tTie following lands, that is to say, that parcel or tract of land and [)remises situate, 
 lying and being in the Township of SouthwoM, in tiie County of Elgin, in the l'rovin(;e ol 
 Ontario, containing hy admeasurement SH acres and six-tenth'^ of .in acre, he the sann' more <)r 
 less, and l»ein<>- composed of Lot munlier I , on the westerly side of the lloiith IJoad, acconlhig 
 to a plan and survev nf Lots lumdiers |:i, 14, 1."), IG and 17. in the Broken Front Concession 
 of the said Township <if Soiithwold. made liy William .McMillan, Kscjuiiv, rmvineial Land 
 Surveyor, for'lh'e'lilonorahle .U'an Thomas Taschereau and Charh's Terrault Ivindsay, bearing 
 date the' twentv-fnurth dav of November, in the year of our Lord 1S(J!), and (h'posited in 
 the Registry oHice of the" County of Elgin^ a nd if th e y K . uccew M in pvarha^ingv tliat -th^y 
 would, UH-sooH -tts-a-ftworabk^-ttppfM-t unity sh^wkL occur, endeavor t«> st4L the siHnt^ ag.on +(f tt 
 pi^ottt^l Mid- it WMtv further agm-tb-that the-«tiflr William Arkell shouH mH for ;md t»tt:-bt,4ialf -of 
 lM>t.h of them in the purchasing thereof, ami that he an<l your Complainant should be etpudly 
 iBterested tht^reiit.^ a- 'i<" < '■ • ' ' >)"/ "y ' '■ ' ' ^' ' ' \"'^y'y"V "^-^C,,. / v^ ? 
 
 ^ T he n aid William Ark e ll, aeeord ingfyr-n mUn-i iunmanee of the r. aid agrecnh-f it, {wr-ekwM-l 
 t4t^4_>wi4l In+i4rt4r.+fn th^^lb+Homlil.- .l+'a-n Thomfi.H-4^seb ereau and C4ttt<4gt-Ffmttdt- Lindr^tty f^r-tbf 
 num o f i ^ Gtjij.iJ l, o f whi'^4h-'-b^^**^l WU4wm- Arktdl-pTii^LtlH^ in c ,t. sh th o ,s u »t-i^^UK»r^ , where 
 upon they, by rndeutuiv of iJnrgain and Sale, bearing date the «wi4 thirteenth (lav of I )ecrndi'r, 
 in the year mI" our L>rd 1 Stilt, granted and cmveyed the saitl lands to the said William .Vrkell 
 and his heirs, and he on the stune day, by Imh-iture of liaigain and Sale by way of .Mortgage. 
 o-ranted and reconveveil the same to them, ii> secur.' tlu! payment of tlu' sum of .-i^.lOt), (ijcing the 
 remainder of the .sidd puivhase money) in 4 ei[Ual annual instalments of otu'-fourth the said sum 
 each, in 1, il. ;5 ami 4 vears from the'date of the saul .Mortgage, together with interest with each 
 instabuput, upon the whole unpaid prineiiml. 
 
 ;j.ec The said William Arkell ailvaneed one half of the luiil l Uin of aM (io.-JI , . ^ o p i d i l dow ii.^ 
 for your Coinplidnanl, wh" . Mil. . i i. nnm»fKr i.ii[ ii ii i l t , l ii > i i i o i in to him. ^^ tx ^ «-<,<?•/ c-c^ x <- <^^^ t^ 
 
 4. No sum whatever has bi'en jiaid on account of either the primapai or interest ot the said 
 Mortga<i-e mom?y, and - instalments thereof are in arrear. 
 
 5. In or about the month of May, in the year of (mr Lord 1^70, the said Willuim Arkell 
 died int' state, leaving him surviving, his wi.hiw the defendant .Vnn Elizabeth .\rkell and 4 chil 
 ilreii, 'lie defendants Charles Merriman Arkeil, Chira W. Arkell, Ida Mary Arkell, and Frederick 
 William Arkell. his heirs and heiresses at law, of whom Charles Merrinian, the cld.'st, is now ol 
 the agi' of lo years. 
 
 0. In or about the month of June, in tiie year of our Lord lS7(i, the del'endant Ann 
 Elizabeth Arkell was appointed Administratri.\ of all and singular the goods and chatlcls, rights 
 and credits, which were of tiie said Wilb.im Arkell. by tic Surrogate Court of the County ot 
 Elgin, being the proper Court in that behalf. 
 
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 1 lands are wild lands, and are worth abaut $1000. 
 
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8. The said lands an; more, valuable and can he ,s..l 1 and .lispdsi d ..f (o .rivater advanta-^r 
 m one l.loek than ornenvisc., and tiiey eanm.t l.e pa.titioned hetwrcn v.-iir Complainant and the 
 UetendaMts without juvjudu'e to the int.-rests of all of them. 
 
 _ S). Your Oomplainant swl.mit.s that he is mtitled to an undividrd one-half or moiety of ilic 
 equity of redemption m the said hmds, and that the infant Defendants are eiititle.l each to mii 
 undivided one-ei^hth part or share therein, but subject to the dower of ih,. DefeiKhint Ann Elizabe'tl, 
 Arkell m the undivided moiety or one-half share of the said William Arkell ther-in. 
 
 10 The defendant Ann Klizabeth Arkell is willino to accept in lieu of her dower, in an 
 undivuled nioietv of the e(|Uity ..f redemption in said lands, such portion ..f the i.n.ceeds of tiie 
 sale thereot, as this Honorable Ciairt may deem the value of such dower. 
 
 11. Your Complainant submits that the said lands „uoht to be sn|,l under the .liivction ol 
 this Honorable Court, subject to th.^ i-ayments yet to a.-criie under and bvviitue of the siid 
 Mort-a-v. and that the proc.'eds of such sale should be applie.l, Hrst, in pavmeiit of the arrears 
 upon the said Alort^rage ; and .secondly, in payment of the costs of this suit, and that the reniain<lei 
 .shouhl l)e allotted between your Comi)lainant and the ! >clendaMts, accordiiii-- lo their .sevr; 
 interests therein as aforesaid. 
 
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 Your Conijjlainant then'fore prays :-- 
 
 1. That the said lands and juvmi.ses may be sold 
 under the direction of this H(>norai)le Court, .-subject to 
 the moneys and interest yet lo accrue due upon tia said 
 Mort,<;a,n(', and rhaf out of the proce(Mls of such sale mav 
 be paid, firstly, the aiTears iipi.n the said .Mort,na,ife, anil 
 secondly, the costs of this suit. 
 
 -. That the residue of such j)rocceds mav be al- 
 lotted between your Complainant and the Defendants, 
 one-half thereof to your Com[)lain:int. ami the remaindei 
 amont;- the Defendants, accordiiio to tlieii' interests. 
 
 '■'). Or if this Honorable Court should nor deem it 
 advi.sable that the said lands should be sold, that the 
 .same may be partitioned, subject to the .said .Morto.ioc, 
 one-half thereof beiiio- allotted to your Complainant? and 
 the other half to and anions the Defendants, and that 
 the several [)ortions allotted may be conveved to. ;iiid 
 vested in fee simple, in the parties entitled tiieivto: and 
 that your Complainant may be paid his co-ts of this suit, 
 or such ])art thereof as the Court may think lit. and ma\ 
 liave a charge therefor upon the portions allotted to the 
 Defendants. 
 
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 4. That for t!ie juirposes aforesaid, all proper 
 directions may lie given and accounts taken. 
 
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 ."). That your Complainant may li.ive such further 
 and other relief in the premises as to vour Lordshiiis 
 may seem meet. 
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 And your Coni]>laiiiant will ever prav.