UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW LIBRARY \ -/ *i * f- /o <&L S ss* / X' / CL-n/1 /V *stttr Gctj / ' < * n00g/ jfa / s s teXet/y. h /e*rt'&/ EVERY-DAY irmkttfe itr . COLLECTION OF PRACTICAL FORMS Jiesignefc for professional AND SUITED TO THE EMERGENCIES OF ACTUAL PRACTICE. WITH NOTES AND A TABLE OF STAMP DUTIES, BY THOMAS WILKINSON, ESQ., FORMEBLY OF LIVEEPOOL, SOLICITOR OF THE SUPREME COUET, AND CLERK TO THE JUSTICES FOE* THE BOROUGH AND COUNTY OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TTNE. Parchemins inventes pour faire souvenir ou pour convaincre les homm.es de leur parole. LA BBUYEEE. THIRD EDITION, RE-EDITED AND ENLARGED. LONDON : HORACE COX, ; LAW TIMES OFFICE," 10, WELLINGTON STEEET, STEAND, W.C. 1881. LONDON : PBINTED BY HOBACE COX, 10, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, W.C. c- u. to tfje Eijtrti Litton, IN the preparation of this Edition for the press I have spared no pains to make the work increasingly useful. The text throughout has been carefully revised ; obsolete matter expunged, and alterations in type and arrangement everywhere effected. Notably, several new and, I hope, serviceable forms have been inserted. The later Case-law, as well as the provisions of recent Statutes, where relevant to the subject matter, will be found to be incorporated with, or cited in the various notes. With such emendations I am encouraged to believe that the volume may, at least in the minutiae of drafting, facilitate the Practitioner's labours while benefiting, in a greater degree, the Conveyancing tyro for whom the publication was primarily intended. T. W. Central Police Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, May 28th, 1881. a 2 na (Extract from flje Preface to tfte Jftrst Litton. THIS work originated in an earnest desire to furnish the Profession with a collection of Precedents in the by-paths of Conveyancing, which might be found useful when time or expense (or both) prevents the employment of more formal and elaborate instruments, or the occasion merely demands a simple form not found in larger and more learned volumes. In the execution of this intention, it was suggested that some Precedents, in strictness formal, elaborate, and costly, might, from their peculiar character or provisions, be inserted without any great detriment to my design, while adding considerably to the completeness of the work and its usefulness in practice. In deference to which suggestion must be attributed such forms found herein as border the great highway of property-alienation. To those students articled in offices where the practice is of a miscellaneous or kaleidoscopic rather than of a specific or conservative character (and such are ' ' legion ") I venture to hope some forms will be of considerable assistance. It is sufficiently perplexing to peruse in Davidson or Prideaux strict settlements with their ela- borate provisions for jointure, pin-money, portions, and PREFACE. the complicated machinery of remainders and cross- remainders, and to find in actual practice that your prosaic client wishes his settlement to comprise shares in a barge or a building society, a life policy, some furniture, and a renewable leasehold, without having altogether to rely upon one's unaided efforts to frame so heterogeneous a document ; yet in every- day life perhaps the family estates are the exception, and the very mixed personalty the rule ! Law Association Buildings, Liverpool, March 2Sth, 1870. CafaU 0! Contents. PAGE TABLE OF CASES . six PRECEDENTS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 1. Acknowledgment by a Mortgagee of the Receipt of Title Deeds 1 2. of Title 2 3. of a Statute-barred Debt 2 4. that an Irrevocable Voluntary Settlement has been Explained ... 3 5. that a Surrender of Copyholds to Mort- gagees never acknowledged 3 6. by a Mortgagor that he is Tenant to Mort- gagee 4 AGREEMENTS. 7. Agreement to let a Dwelling House by the Month 4 8. to let a Cellar by the Year 5 9. to let a Furnished House by the Month 5 10. to let an Office by the Tear... 7 11. to let a Field by the Year with Special Conditions as to the Mode of User ... ... ... ... 8 12. for the Hire of a Steam Engine and Apparatus with the Option of Purchase ... 10 13. to let a House and Shop by the Year, the Bent being Payable in Advance, and the Tenant to have the Option of purchasing the Landlord's Lease ... 12 14. to let a Slaughter House by the Year 14 15. to let a Theatre for a Term, Surety Guaran- teeing Bent, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 14 16. for the Sale of a Dwelling House in Course of Erection, and the Benefit of an Agreement for a Lease ... ... ... 19 17. for the Sale of a Leasehold Dwelling House in the Occupation of a Tenant 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 18. Agreement for the Sale of a Smallware Business, Stock-in- Trade, Fixtures, and Effects 20 19. for the Purchase of a Public-house Lease and for Services as Barman meanwhile ... 21 20. for the Sale of a Public-house Lease, Goodwill, and Fixtures ... 23 21. for the Sale of Freehold Land 26 22. for the sale of Freehold Land, Incorporating by Reference Public Sale Conditions of a Local Law Society (concise form) ... ... ... 30 23. to rescind a Contract ... ... 31 24. altering Terms of an Agreement ... ... ... 32 25. giving the Option of Purchasing a Share in a Partnership and for Services meanwhile ... 33 26. for the Services of a Foreman and General Manager with House rent free ... ... ... 36 27. for the Services of a Foreman, General Manager, and Overlooker at a Weekly Salary and per- centage on profits ... 39 28. for the Services of an Agricultural Superintendent for an Estate Abroad ... ... 42 29. for an Ale and Porter Agency ... 45 30. between Co-owners for the Management of a Mer- chant Vessel ... ... ... ... ... 47 31. for Testing and "Working a Patented Invention ... 52 32. for the Services of an Assistant ... ... ... 55 33. for the Services of Husband and Wife at a Con- cert Hall : 56 34. for the Services of a Commission Agent ... ... 58 35. to refer to a Sole Arbitrator (concise form) ... 60 36. ' to refer Disputes touching the Construction of Agreements ... ... 62 37. to refer the Terms of a Dissolution of a Partner- ship to two Arbitrators and an Umpire... ... 64 38. under Seal declaring the User of Lights to be on Sufferance 66 39. on paying an Execution out of a Dwelling House 68 40. between Partners that they are jointly interested in a Lease ... ... ... ... 69 ASSIGNMENTS. 41. Absolute Assignment of a Leasehold Dwelling House ... 70 42. of a Public-house Lease, Licences and Fixtures 72 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 43. Absolute Assignment of Household Furniture and Effects in Part Satisfaction of a Judgment Debt 75 44. Assignment by Creditors of their Debts in Consideration of an Immediate Composition ... ... ... 77 45.. of Shares in a Building Society ... ... ... 80 ATTESTATIONS. (I.) Deeds. 46. Attestation, Common Form ... ... ... ... ... 81 47. by an Attorney 82 48. by a Blind Party 82 49. by a Deaf and Dumb Party 82 50. by a Marksman ... ... ... 82 51. where Obliterations or Erasures ... ... ... 83 52. where Interlineations ... ... ... ... 83 53. where Alterations ... ... ... ... ... 83 54.- of a Surrender of Copyholds ... ... ... 83 55. by a Company ... ... ... ... ... 84 56. of a Bill of Sale 84 (II.) Wills. 57. Common Form ... ... ... ... ... 84 58. where the Testator is Deaf and Dumb ... ... 85 59. where the Testator is Blind 86 60. where Another signs for the Testator ... ... 86 61. where the Testator Acknowledges Will 86 62. where the Testator a Marksman ... ... ... 87 AUTHORITIES. 63. Authority to hold Furniture assignedby a BiU of Sale ... 87 64. to convey Land in respect of 1 Stare's ... ... 88 65. to use Notices for transferring Licences 88 66. to pay Consideration Money to a Solicitor ... ... 89 67. by Cestui que Trusts to Trustees to postpone Sale 89 68. to a Trustee and Executor to Sell ... ... ... 91 69. by a Wife to Trustees to advance Husband Money 92 70. to Distrain for Rent 93 CONTRACTS. 71. Building Contract 94 72. Contract for the Erection of Dwelling Houses 102 73. with a Sub-Contractor Ill 74. for altering Premises ... ... ... ... ... 112 75. for pulling down Premises ... ... 113 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE DECLARATIONS OF TRUST. 76. Declaration of a Person's Name being used in Trust for another ... ... ... ... 115 77. as to Shares in a British Ship being held in Trust 116 78. by an Executor of Pilot-boat Shares being held in Trust for himself and Co-executors . . . 116 79. by a Mortgagee of Mortgage Money being Trust Money 117 EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 80. Equitable Mortgage of Interest under Contract to secure existing Debt and future Advances 118 81. by Partners of Premises subject to a prior Legal Mortgage ... ... 121 82. by a Mortgagee of Interest under Mortgage, and giving priority ... 123 83. by a Deposit of Deeds 124 84. ' of Deeds given with a Promissory Note 125 85. Letter accompanying a Deposit of Title Deeds with Bankers for securing a Floating Balance of Account ... ... ... ... ... ... 127 86. Equitable Mortgage by a Publican to a Brewer with whom he Deposits a Copy of his Lease . . . 128 87. Further Charge for a present and future Advances ... 133 GUARANTIES. 88. Guaranty for a Loan 135 89. for Payment of Bent 136 90. for Payment of a Debt in respect of Goods ... 136 91. for the due Performance of a Manager's Duties... 137 92. toaBank 139 INDEMNITIES. 93. Indemnity to a Surety of a Composition ... ... ... 140 94. to a Person permitting the Use of his Name in carrying on a Business 141 LEASES. 95. Lease of Building Land ... 142 96. of a Dwelling House 147 97. of a Dwelling House and Fixtures (concise form) ... 151 98. of a Public House by a Freeholder 152 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 99. Lease of a Public House, Fixtures, and Music Hall by a Leaseholder (the Rent increasing and being Pay- able in Advance, and the Tenancy Determinable at the End of any Tear) 157 LETTERS OF LICENCE. 100. Letter of Licence to a Debtor froin his Creditors . 1A1 '- A A TV i i J? '"xl ' T j. 101. to two Debtors from their Joint Creditors 165 LICENCES. 102. Licence from a Lessor to assign absolutely ... 168 103. from a Lessor to assign by way of Mortgage ... 168 104. by Mortgagees to grant a Lease ... ... ... 169 MEMORIALS. 105. Memorial to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to stamp a Deed without or with a mitigated Penalty . . . 170 106. to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to stamp a Deed after an alteration in the Date 171 107. for the Grant of a Certificate of Naturalization ... 172 NOTICES. 108. Notice to a Yearly Tenant to quit 174 109. to a Lessee to repair ... ... ... ... ... 175 110. by a Landlord to Sheriff of Unsatisfied claim for Rent 176 111. by a Lessor to determine a Lease for Breach of Covenants and Non-payment of Rent ... ... 176 112. by Vendors to Tenant of a Purchaser (who failed to perform his Contract) to pay Rent to them ... 177 113. of an Application to Justices to eject a Tenant holding over ... ... ... ... ... ... 178 114. of the Dissolution of a Partnership for the Gazette 179 115. by a Mortgagee to a Tenant to pay Rent to him ... 180 116. by Executors to Creditors to send in Claims, and to Persons indebted to pay (concise form) ... ... 181 117. to Creditors under 22 & 23 Yict. c. 35, s. 29 ... 181 118. a shorter Form of a similar Notice ... ... ... 183 119. of the Adoption of an Additional Surname ... ... 183 120. to an Executor of an Assignment of Interest under Will ... 184 121. of an absolute Assignment of Interest in a Life Policy ... 184 122. of an Assignment of the Equity in a Life Policy ... 185 123. of a Mortgage of a Life Policy 185 , xii TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 124. Notice to a Mortgagee of a Second Mortgage of Freeholds 186 . 125. to a Depositary of a Charge on a Lease ... 187 126. demanding Payment of Money (payable on demand) under a Bill of Sale 187 127. demanding Possession of Goods ... ... ... 188 128. of Claim to Goods seized under a Bill of Sale, or a Writ of Execution 189 129. to a Builder to proceed according to his Contract ... 189 130. to determine a Partnership ... ... ... ... 190 131. to Carriers by a Yendor of Goods not to deliver same to the Purchaser ... ... ... ... 190 132. of the Transfer of a Mortgage Debt by a Marriage Settlement 191 133. to a Trustee of an Appointment by a Married Woman of her Share and Interest under Will . . . 193 134 to a Yendor of Land contracted to be sold of Charge by the Purchaser ... ... ... 193 135. to Yendors of Land contracted to be sold of Further Charge by the Purchaser ... ... 194 PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS. 136. .Articles of Partnership ... ... ... ... ... 195 137. Receipt for the Purchase Money of Half-interest in a Business, and explaining Articles of Partnership 201 138. Memorandum cancelling Articles of Partnership ... ... 202 139. Deed of Dissolution of Partnership ... 203 POWERS -OF ATTORNEY. 140. Power of Attorney from Partner to draw Bills (concise form) 208 141. to obtain Letters of Administration to two Estates 209 142. to dissolve a Partnership... ... ... 210 143. from Partners to manage their Business Abroad 212 144. from a Mortgagee of Hereditaments Abroad to enter and sell 214 145. from Trustees under a Deed of Assign- ment to collect Portions of the Trust Estate 216 146. from an Owner as to the Sale and Management of a Merchant Yessel . . . 217 147. from Cestui que Trust to act in respect of his Share under Will 218 148. from Partners to recover a Debt due from a foreign firm ... 220 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE RECEIPTS. 149. Receipt for Consideration Money ... ... ... ... 223 150. for the Purchase Money of Stock-in-Trade and Effects 223 151. for a Composition on a Debt, and Undertaking to execute Release ... ... ... ... ... 224 152. for a Composition paid by a Trustee, and Under- taking by Creditors to execute Release ... ... 224 153. for a Dividend paid by Trustees under a Deed of Assignment to Creditors ... ... ... ... 225 154. by a Mortgagee for Deeds ... ... ... ... 226 155. by a Legatee for his Share of Residuary Estate . . . 226 156. for Moneys secured on Mortgage and Undertaking to transfer ... ... ... ... ... ... 227 RECITALS. 157. Recital of a Lease 227 158. of a Mortgage of a Lease ... ... 228 159. of a Second Mortgage of a Lease ... ... ... 228 160. of a Transfer of a Second Mortgage of a Lease . . . 229 161. of no Sale having taken Place under a Mortgage ... 230 162. of no Reconveyance having been Executed ... ... 230 163. -of a Contract and Sub-contract for Sale ... ... 230 164. of Amounts due on Mortgages and Agreement to pay off same out of Purchase Money 165. of a Contract with a Party deceased... 166. of a Will and Devise of Residue 167. of Codicils not affecting a General Devise 168. of a Death and Probate of a Will and Codicils 169. of a Death and Probate of a Will and Codicil the latter whereof did not affect the Will as recited 233 170. of a Request to Convey 233 171. of a Judgment obtained against a Mortgagor . . . 233 172. of aii Action having been commenced against a Mortgagor 233 173. of Liability on Promissory Notes ... 234 174. of a Policy of Life Assurance ... ... ... 234 175. of a Mortgage of a Policy of Life Assurance ... 235 176. of a Contract for Purchase of a Policy of Life Assurance ... ... 235 177. of an Appointment of Leaseholds by a Will ... 235 178. - - of a Death and Probate of a Will by one Executor 236 179. of Executor's Assent to a Bequest ... ... ... 236 180. of a Deposit of a Lease ... ... ... ... 236 181. of a Mortgage of Leaseholds to a Building Society 236 xiv TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 182. Recital of a Memorandum of Further Charge to a Building Society 237 183. of a Contract for Sale of Freeholds in Considera- tion of an Annuity ... ... ... ... ... 238 184. of a Bond given as collateral Security 238 185. of Indebtedness on an Award... ... 238 186.- - of a Deposit of Deeds 239 187. of an Agreement that Purchase Money should be paid to Mortgagees in Part Satisfaction ... ... 239 188. of Mortgagees having consented to release Land ... 239 189. of an Auction Sale of Leaseholds by Executors ... 240 190. of a Purchase having been made on a Joint Account 240 191.- - of a Partnership 240 192. of a Disclaimer 241 193.- - of Ownership of Fixtures, &c 241 194. as to Production of Deeds 241 195. - of a Lease being Partnership Property 242 196. of an Agreement to assign a Lease on the Dissolu- tion of a Partnership ... ... ... ... 242 197. of an Agreement for a Partition of Freeholds ... 242 198. of the Dissolution of a Partnership ... ... ... 243 199. of an Agreement to accept a Surrender of Lease- holds 243 200. of an assignment for Benefit of Creditors ... ... 244 201. of an Enfranchisement under the Copyhold Acts . . . 245 202. of a Conveyance to Uses to bar Dower subject to Reservations and Restrictions ... ... ... 246 203. ' of a Reconveyance ... ... ... 246 RELEASES. 204. "Release by Creditors of an Intestate on Payment of a Com- position by Administrator ... ... ... ... 247 205. by Creditors to Attorney of their Debts against his Principal on Payment of a Composition ... ... 249 206. from a Debt owing by a Firm ... ... ... 251 207. between a Purchaser and a Vendor ... 252 208. to a Mortgagee of the Equity of Redemption in Freeholds by the Parties entitled under the Will of a deceased Mortgagor 253 ^09. of an Annuity charged on Land ... ... ... 255 STATUTORY DECLAEATIONS. 210. Declaration by an Attesting Witness to a Notice of Disso- lution of Partnership ... ... ... ... 257 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 211. Declaration by an Attesting "Witness to the Execution of a Deed 258 212. by a Vendor that Hereditaments to be comprised in Conveyance are Unincumbered ... ... 259 213. by a Mortgagor of Chattels that they^are Unin- cumbered... ... 259 214. as to the Identity of a Plot of Land 260 215. by a Husband that his Deceased Wife had no Separate Estate ... ... ... ... ... 261 216. by an Attesting Witness to the Execution of a Power of Attorney 262 217. in Proof of Debt to accompany a Power of Attorney 262 218. as to change of a Building Society's Trustees... 263 219 as to a Death 265 220. in Proof of Heirship 265 221. verifying a Certificate of Baptism, Marriage, or Death, and the Identity of the Person named therein ... ... 268 222. in Verification of a Memorial 268 223. by a Memorialist verifying the Statements in his Memorial for the Grant of a Certificate of Naturalization ... ... ... ... ... 269 224. by four Householders vouching for the Respect- ability and Loyalty of a Memorialist for the Grant of a Certificate of Naturalization . . . 269 SURRENDERS. 225. Surrender of a Lease from Mortgagor, Mortgagee, and Purchaser to a Corporation ... ... 271 226. of a Portion of the Premises comprised in a - Lease, an Abatement being made in the Rent 275 227. of an Existing Right of Way in Exchange for a New Right of Way ; ... 277 TESTIMONITJMS. (I.) Simple Contracts. 228. Testimonium, Common Form 279 229. by a Company 279 (II.) Deeds. 230. Common Form 279 231. to Lease and Counterpart ... ... ... 279 232. to a Deed Poll . 280 xvi TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 233. Testimouium to au Indenture executed by an Attorney . . . 280 234. by a Company 280 235. by a Corporation ... ... 280 (IU.) Wills. 236. Common Form 280 237. where Will written on several Sheets of Paper 281 UNDERTAKINGS. 238. Undertaking by Creditors to accept a Composition and to execute a Release or an Assignment of their Debts 281 239. to Stamp a Deed 282 240. to Deposit an Agreement for Tenancy and to execute a Mortgage ... ... ... ... 282 241. by a Borrower to pay a Lender's Costs, if Loan gooff 282 242. by Solicitors in a Bankruptcy to a Landlord on his withdrawing Bailiffs ... 285 243. by Members of a Land Society on their Direc- tors allotting the Shares in Anticipation of the Period for Winding-up ... ... ... 286 244. by a Mortgagee on a Mortgagor suffering Judgment in Ejectment as Collateral Secu- rity 287 245. by a Mortgagor on a Second Mortgagee dis- charging a Building Society's First Mort- gage ... ... 288 WILLS. 246. Will of Real and Personal Estate. All to Testator's Wife absolutely (concise form) ... 289 247. of Personal Estate only. Pecuniary Legacies. Residue to Grandchildren on Condition that none of them marry into a certain Family with Gift over . . . 290 248. of Real and Personal Estate. Unconverted to Daughter at twenty-one. If she die before attain- ing that Age for Sale and Division in specified Shares among a Cousin, a Nephew, and two Brothers 291 249. of Real and Personal Estate. Furniture and House- hold Effects to two Sisters until Marriage or Death of one, and then entirety to the other. Pecuniary Legacy to a Niece at Twenty-one or Marriage. Residue for Sale and Investment. Income to Sisters until Marriage of one and then entirety to the TABLE OF CONTENTS. xvii PAGE other. If both Sisters marry, Income to be divided into Three Parts and paid to them and Niece during Life. Ultimate Division of Capital and Income into Shares among their Issue, and in Default to Brothers and their Issue. .. 293 250. Will of a Married Woman under a Power contained in her Father's Will, appointing Property in Favour of her Children and Grandchildren at Twenty-one or Marriage. In Default to Husband 296 251. of Real and Personal Estate. Furniture to Wife. Trusts for Sale and Investment. Income to Wife for Life, and afterwards Capital and Income to Children equally. Ultimate trust for Sisters and Brothers 298 252. of Widow of Real and Personal Estate. Trust for Sale and immediate Division of Proceeds after Payment of a pecuniary Legacy and Debts ... 300 253. of Real and Personal estate in Favour of Natural Children. Ultimate Trust for Executors ... ... 301 254. of Widow of Real and Personal Estate. Trust for Sale and Investment. Income to be divided between two Daughters for separate Use for Life, and afterwards Capital to be divided between their Children. If one Daughter die in the Lifetime of the other without Issue, whole Income to Survivor and Capital to Survivor's Children. If both die without Issue, to Next of Kin. Provision for Payment or Deduction of Debt due from one Daughter's Husband to Testatrix ... 303 255. of Widow exercising a Power contained in her Marriage Settlement appointing Property com- prised therein, and devising other Property to Trustees. Trust for Sale. Bequest of numerous pecuniary Legacies with Provision against Lapse. Residue to Brother 305 256. of Real and Personal Estate. Provisions for carry- ing on Business, and for Sale to Sons. Annuity or Income (in the Event of Sale) to Wife. Ulti- mate Division of Capital and Income into Shares among Children and Grandchildren. Full Powers of Investment, and other usual Trustee Clauses . . . 309 257. Codicil reviving a Will revoked by Marriage, and revoking two pecuniary Bequests, and giving an addi- tional Legacy to two Brothers ... ... 319 6 xviii TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 258. Codicil of Widow putting a married Daughter living with her apart from her husband on a Footing with her unmarried or widowed Sisters, and excluding her from Sharing in the Residue 320 259. bequeathing lapsed Legacies, and reducing and in- creasing other Bequests ... ... 322 260. of Widow giving one of two Daughters a Power of Appointment over her Moiety, and defeating Right of Survivorship as declared by Will . . . 323 MISCELLANEOUS. 261. Articles of Marriage ... ... ... ... ... ... 324 262. Bond to secure faithful Discharge by an Agent of his Duties 326 263. Certificate on Attested Copy of a Document ... ... 328 264. Conveyance to a Member of a Land Society ... ... ... 328 265. Deed of Separation. Husband to take the Children, and allow Maintenance to Wife, who is to see Children once a Week ... 332 266. Indenture of Apprenticeship ... 335 267. Reconveyance of Freeholds by Mortgagee to Mortgagor on Repayment of Loan 337 268. Bill of Sale to secure a Debt and present Loan 338 269. Second further Charge by a Mortgagor to Mortgagees to secure a Debt and further Advances ... ... ... 342 270. Post-Nuptial Settlement of a Life Policy, and Furniture for Benefit of Wife and Children . 345 APPENDIX : Table of Stamp Duties 353 INDEX , 366 0f Casts. A. PAGE Allen, Be 85 Amiss, In the Goods of 85 Anderson v. Anderson ... 85 , Whiteheadv 191 Ashton v. Blackshaw ... ... 351 Attenborough and Commissioners of Inland Revenue ... ... 124 B. Bachelor, Brown v. .. 139 Backhouse v. Hall 139 Bailey, Be 86 Bailey v. Collett 209 Banks v. Gibson 199 Barclay, Hill v. ... 148 Barlow v. Bateman 183 Barrett, Ludbrook v. ... 106 Barrow v. Wadkin 173 Bartlett v. Pickersgill 240 Bateman, Barlow v ... 183 , Brown v. ... ... 98 Batterbury v. Vyse ... ... 106 Bayliss, Meek v. ... ... 124 Bellv. Nevin 190 Bellamy v. Saull 357 Bigge, Treloar v. 148 Bingham v. Corbitt 139 Bishop, Cox v 130 Black, Wicks v ... 81 Blackshaw, Ashton v 351 Bradbury v. Morgan 139 Bradlaugh v. De Rin 354 Bridge, Phillips v 155 Brightly v. Norton 187 Bristow v. Secqueville 222 Britnor, Re Ex parte Royle 155 Brooks v. Stuart 247 Brown v. Bachelor 139 v. Bateman ... ... 98 Bryce, In the goods of ... ... 86 Burchell v. Clark 151 Burgess v. Eve ... 139 Butler v. Hunter 112 b 2 TABLE OF CASES. G. PAGE Carter v. Wake 125 Casmore, Re ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 Castle v. Wilkinson ... ... ... ... ... 255 Catherwood, James v.... ... ... ... ... 222 Cattv. Tourle 160 Cave v. Mackenzie ... ... ... ... ... 240 Cavendish (Lord G-.), Doe dem. Devonshire (Duke of) v. ... 217 Chalmers v. Victors ... ... ... 139 Chaplin, Yiney v. ... ... 89 Charlesworth v. Holt 334 Cherry v. Heming ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 81 Christie v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue ... ... ... 208 Claridge, Seal v. ... ... ... 84 Clark, BurcheU v 151 Clegg v. Rowland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 182 Cole, Holland v 159 Collard v. Sampson ... ... ... ... ... 84 CoUett, Bailey v 209 Collis v. Stack 3 Commissioners of Inland Revenue and Attenborough 124 , Christie v 208 , Phillips v 208 , Potters 208 Cooper v. Twibill 160 Corbitt, Bingham v. ... ... ... 139 CottreU, Melbourne v 284 Cowley, Littu 191 Cox v. Bishop 130 Cuyler, White v ... 81 D. Darlington v. Hamilton ... ... ... ... ... ... 149 Davies v. Lowndes ... ... ... 183 Davies, Morgan v. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 175 Davis v. Goodman ... ... ... ... ... 84 Dawber, Foster v 224 Delaney v. Fox 175 Deffell v. Miles 84 Dennis, Luker v. ... ... ...' ... ... 161 De Rin, Bradlaugh v 354 De St. Sauveur, Sharp v 173 Dickin, Ex parte ; Ee Waugh 98 Dobb, Westr 148,150 Dobson v. Espie 247 Doe dem. Courtail v. Thomas ... ... ... ... ... 271 Devonshire (Duke of) v. Cavendish (Lord G-.) 217 Egremont (Earl of) v. Pulman ... ... 151 Mansfield v. Peach 81 Richmond (Mayor of) v. Morphitt 174 v. Scott 175 Drybrough, Robinson v. Dumpor's Case,., ,,. ... ... ... ... ... 168 TABLE OF CASES. E. PAGE Enyon, In the goods of 86 Espie, Dobson v. ... 247 Evans, Richardson v 168 Eve, Burgess v. 139 F. Few v. Perkins 175 Fish, Longchamp v. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 86 Foster v. Dawber 224 Fowler v. ... ... ... 351 Shawv 125,193 Fowler v. Foster 351 Fox, Delaney v. 179 Freeman, Pasley v ... ... 106 Furber, Warrington v. ... 135 G. G-andy, Gott t> 149 Garry v. Sharratt 122 Gibson, Banks v. ... ... 199 Glover v. Halkett 135 Goodman, Davis v ... 84 Goss v. Nugent (Lord) 247 Gottv. Gandy 149 Gregg, Moore v. 130 Gurney v. Gurney 85 Gye, Lumley v. 106 H. Halkett, Glover v 135 Hall, Backhouse v 139 v. Hall 3 , Keech v 169 Hamilton, Darlington v. ... ... ... ... ... ... 149 v. Hector 334 Hayman, Remon v. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 355 Harrison, Re ; Ex parte Jay 101 Meads 98 Hartley, Phillips v 354 Haynes, Be ; Ex parte National Mercantile Bank 84 Heard v. Pilley 240 Homing, Cherry v 81 Hector, Hamilton v. ... 334 Henderson, Oastler v 271 Hewson, Holcombe v 160 Higgins, Lyall v 137 Hifl v. Barclay 148 Hirst v. Horn 175 Holcombe v. Hewson ... ... ... 160 Hollands Cole 159 , Littler v 247 Hollingsworth, Vicarino v 87 xxii TABLE OF CASES. PAGE Holt, Charlesworth v 334 Hopwood, Howe v. ... ... 2 Horn, Hirst v ... 175 House Property Investment Company, Sear v. 148 Hunt v. Hunt 333 Hunter, Butler v ... ... 112 Hyde v. Warden 150 I. Isaac, Mayers 139 J. Jackson v. Nichol ... ... ... 191 Peases 288 James v. Catherwood 222 v. James ... ... 125 Jay, Ex parte ; Be Harrison ... ... ... ... 101 Jenkins, In the goods of ... ... ... ... ... ... 86 Johnson v. Nicholls ... ... ... ... ... 139 Jones v. Mills 174 K. Keechv. Hall 169 King, Watson v 209 L. Lake, Williams v 135 La Riviere, Stokes v. ... ... ... 191 Laurie P. O. of the Union Bank v. Scholefield 139 Lehmann v. Me Arthur ... 148 Litt v. Cowley 191 Littler v. Holland 247 London and North Western Railway Company v. Walker 100, 189 Longchamp v. Fish ... 86 Lowndes, Davies v. ... ... 183 Ludbrook v. Barrett 106 Luker v. Dennis ... 161 Lumley v. Gye ... ... 106 Lumley, Ward (Lord) v 271 Lyall V. Higgins ... 137 M. Me Arthur v. Lehmann ... ... 148 Mackenzie v. Cave ... 240 Makin v. Watkinson ... ... 175 Martin v. Wright 139 Massey v. Sladden and others 187 Mayer v. Isaac 139 Meads, Ex parte ; Re Harrison 98 Meakin, Eeg. v. ... 259 Meek v. Bayliss ... ... 124 Melbourne v. Cottrell ... 284 TABLE OF CASES. PAGE Midland Banking Company, Ex parte ; Re Sellers 140 Miles, Deffell v 84 Mills, Jones v. ... ... ... ... ... 174 Moore v. Gregg ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 130 Morgan, Bradbury v. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 139 v. Davies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 175 Morphitt, Doe dem. Richmond (Mayor of) v. ... 174 N. National Mercantile Bank, Ex parte ; Be Haynes ... ... 84 Nevin, Bell v ... 190 Newton v. Sherry 182 Nichol, Jackson v ... 191 Nlcholls, Johnson v. ... ... ... 139 Norman v. Thompson 224 Norton, Brightly v 187 v.Powell 137 Nugent (Lord), Gross v. ... 247 O. Oastler v. Henderson 271 Olive, Stephens v. ... ... ... 335 Owston, Be ... 85 P. Pasley v. Freeman ... ... 106 Peach, Doe dem. Mansfield v. 81 Pease v. Jackson ... ... ... ... 288 Peckham v. Taylor 115 Perkins, Few v. 175 Phene v. Popplewell 271 Phillips v. Bridge 155 Phillips v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue ... 208 v. Hartley 354 PickersgiU v. Bartlett 240 Pilley, Heard v 240 Popplewell, Phene v. 271 Potter v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue 208 Powell, Norton v 137 Priestner, Wood and another v 139 Prosser v. Rice 288 Pulman, Doe dem. Egremont (Earl of) v 151 R. Ray, West v 84 Rayner, Saffron Walden Second Benefit Building Society v. ... 192 Reg. v. Meakin ... ... 259 Remon v. Hayman ... 355 Rice, Prosser v. ... ... ... Richardson v. Evans ... 168 Roberts, Smith v. ... Robinson v. Drybrough ... 355 Rowe v. Hopwood ... 2 xiiv TABLE OF CASES. PAGE Rowland, Clegg v 182 Scott v 199 Rowlinson, Timmins v. ... ... ... ... 174 Boyle, Ex parte ; Re Britnor ... ... ... 155 Bussel v. Bussel ... ... ... 134 Russell, Webb v ... 169 S. Saffron Walden Second Benefit Building Society v. Bayner . . . 192 Sampson, Collard v. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 Sanders, Smart v ... ... ... 209 Saull, BeUamy v 357 Scholefield, Laurie P.O. of the Union Bank v 139 Scott, Doe v 175 v. Bowland 199 Seal v. Claridge ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 Sear v. House Property Investment Company ... 148 Secqueville, Bristow v. ... ... ... ... ... ... 222 Sellers, Re ; Ex parte Midland Banking Company ... ... 140 Sharratt, Garry v 122 Shaw V.Foster 125,193 Sharp v. De St. Sauveur ,. . 173 Sherry, Newton v, ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 182 Sladden and others, Massey v. 187 Smarts. Sanders ... ... 209 Smith v. Boberts ... 86 Smith, Tatlock v 224 Solvency Mutual Guarantee Company v. York 139 Stack, Collisv 3 Stapilton v. Stapilton ... 89 Stephens v. Olive 335 Stokes v. La Biviere ... ... ... ... 191 Stuart, Brooks v. ... ... ... 247 T. Tatlock v. Smith 224 Taylor, Peckham v ... 115 Tempest v. Tempest 85 Thomas, Doe dem. Courtail v. ... 271 Thompson, Norman v ... 224 Timmins v. Bowlinson ... 174 Toms v. Wilson 187 Tourle, Catt v 160 Treloar v. Bigge 148 Twibill, Cooper v. ... ... 160 V. Vansittart v. Vansittart 334 Vicarino v. Hollingsworth 87 Victors, Chalmers v. ... ... 139 Viney v. Chaplin 89 Vyse, Batterbury v 106 TABLE OF CASES. W. PAGE Wadkin, Barrow v. ... ... ... ... 173 Wake, Carter v 125 Wakeford, Wright v 81 Walker, In the goods of ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 v. London and North Western Railway Company 100, 189 Walrond v. Walrond ... 334,335 Walsh v. Whitcomb 208 Ward (Lord) v. Lumley 271 Warden, Hyde v 150 Warrington v. Furber 135 Watkinson, Makin v. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 175 Watson v. King 209 Watton, Wharton v 135 Waugh, Be; Ex part e Dickin ... 98 Webb, Re 85 Webb v. Russell 169 Weightman, Wood v. . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... 182 Wests. Dobb 148,150 West v.Ray 84 Wharton v. Watton 135 Whitcomb, Walsh v 208 White v. Cuyler 81 Whitehead v. Anderson 191 Wicks v. Black 81 Wilkinsons. Castle ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 255 Williams?;. Lake 135 Wilson, Toms v 187 Wintle,Ee 266 Wood and another v. Priestner 139 Wood v. Weightman 182 Wright, Martin v 139 v. Wakeford 81 T. York, Solvency Mutual Guarantee Company v ... 139 Page 180, note (a), add "The Gazette authorities have now arranged to dispense with the declaration of identity in those cases where the notice of dissolution is attested by a country solicitor whose name appears in the current Law List." EVERY-DAY PRECEDENTS CONYEYANCINGL 1. Acknowledgment by a Mortgagee of the Receipt Precedent of Title Deeds. JL A SCHEDULE of Title Deeds and documents relating to Receipt for hold hereditaments situate at , in the county of , belonging to A.B., of &c. [mortgagor] , and mortgaged by him to me for securing and interest. [Here insert the dates and descriptions of and the parties to the various title deeds and documents in chronological order.] I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE that I hold the above-mentioned deeds and documents as mortgagee, (a) and undertake to (a) A mortgagee is not bound to produce his mortgage deed, or, indeed, any of the deeds in his possession, to the mortgagor, or any person claiming under him, until payment of the principal and interest due and his costs, though the application be made bond fide only to obtain information with a view to paying off the mortgage : (Smith's Man. of Eq. 12th ed., 330.) B PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. return the same to the said A.B., his heirs [appointees] or assigns [or, if leasehold, his executors, administrators, or assigns], on payment of the principal and other moneys secured (damage by fire or inevitable accident excepted) . DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [mortgagee}. Precedent 2. Acknowledgment of Title. 2. To A.B. of &c. [owner] . Acknowiedg- J HEEEBY ACKNOWLEDGE that the piece of land situate at ment of title. ,, , , . , in the county ot , and now in my occupation, and used by me for the purpose of &c. [state user"], is occupied and used by your permission. AND I UNDERTAKE to deliver up possession thereof to you at any time on demand, (a) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [occupier] . Precedent 3. Acknowledgment of a Statute-barred Debt.(b] 3. Acknowledg- ment of a statute- barred debt. To A.B., of &c. [creditor'] . I HEEEBY ACKNOWLEDGE that I am indebted to you in the sum of , with [if so] interest thereon after the rate of per cent, per annum, for &c. [here (a) See 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 27, s. 14, and 37 & 38 Viet. c. 57. (&) See 9 Geo. 4, c. 14, which enacts that no acknowledgment or promise by words only shall be deemed sufficient, and that the acknowledgment must be in writing, signed by the party charge- able. As to the construction of which statute, see Rowe v. Hop- wood (38 L. J. Q. B. 1 ; L. Rep. 4 Q. B. 1). By 19 & 20 Viet. o. 97, s. 13, however, an acknowledgment is good if signed by the duly authorised agent of the principal. As to ratification of an infant's contract, see 37 & 38 Viet. c. 62. A CKNO WLEDGMENTS. insert consideration], AND I UNDERTAKE to pay the same on request, (a) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [debtor]. 4. Acknowledgment that an Irrevocable Voluntary precedent Settlement has been Explained. (Written 4 - on the fold of the draft and signed by the client.) (b) I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE that the deed, Of which this is the Acknowledg- draft, has been carefully read over to me by Mr. W., who settlement has fully explained the provisions of the same, which are ex P lained - according to my wishes. I understand that the said deed is irrevocable, and I do not desire to reserve to myself any power of revoking or altering the trusts of such deed. Dated the day of 18 . A.B. [settlor]. 5. Acknowledgment that a Surrender of Copy- Precedent holds to Mortgagees never Acknowledged. 5m (Endorsed on the engrossment of the cove- nant to surrender.) We, the within-named A.B. and C.D. [mortgagees'] Acknowiedg- hereby admit and acknowledge that the surrender in the surrender not within written indenture mentioned as prepared and ackn owledged. engrossed was not in fact ever acknowledged, and that (a) This latter clause is not absolutely necessary if the acknow- ledgment is so distinct that a promise to pay may be reasonably inferred: (Collis v. Stack, 1 H. & N. 605; 26 L. J. Ex. 138.) (6) See on this subject Hall v. Hall (42 L. J. Ch. 444 ; L. Rep. 8 Ch. 430) ; also Smith's Man. of Eq. 12th ed., 117, as to the duty of the solicitor to the settlor, or for both parties in the matter of such settlements. B 2 4 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. all the principal moneys and interests intended to have been secured by such surrender have been fully paid and discharged. Dated the day of 18 . A.B. C.D. Precedent 6. Acknowledgment by a Mortgagor that he is 6 Tenant to Mortgagee. To A.B., of &c. [mortgagee] . Attornment I HEREBY ATTORN and become tenant to you of ALL THAT & c - [parcels], with the appurtenances thereunto belong- ing, at the yearly rent of , payable in advance, for the purpose of enabling you forthwith to obtain a judg- ment in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in an action of ejectment, to be commenced by you as landlord against me as tenant. AND I UNDER- TAKE to suffer judgment to go by default in the said action, and that I will not at any time seek or attempt to set aside the said judgment or any writ of possession or other execution to be issued thereunder. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [mortgagor'] . Precedent 7. Agreement to let a Dwelling House by the 7 - Month. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &C., BETWEEN A.B., of &C. [land- lord], of the one part and C.D. of &c. [tenant], of the other part. WHEREBY the said landlord lets, and the said tenant takes, the DWELLING HOUSE, No. in Parcels. Street, in the parish of , from the date AGREEMENTS. hereof, as tenant from month to month, at the rent of , per calendar month, payable always in advance, Rent. clear of all deductions except property tax. AND IT is AGEEED that the said tenant shall make good all damage Tenant to done to the windows, doors, shutters, and other fixtures dMnag^? belonging to the said dwelling house while in his occu- pation (reasonable wear and wear and accidents through fire and tempest only excepted) . AND THAT the tenancy Notice to hereby created shall be determinable at one calendar determme - month's notice in writing by either landlord or tenant. As WITNESS, &c. 8. Agreement to let a Cellar by the Year. Precedent P AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [land- L lord'}, of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [tenant}, of the Parties ' , , - m -j A T, i T. i , -1 IT. j Witnesseth. other part. THE said A.B. hereby lets, and the said C.D. takes, THE CELLAR, No. , in Street, Parcels. from the day of 18 , as tenant from year to year, at the rent of per year, payable Kent. quarterly in advance, the said C.D. paying all rates, taxes and assessments in respect thereof, except property tax, and making good all damage done to the said cellar Tenant to during his tenancy (reasonable wear and tear and acci- d dents from fire excepted) (a). As WITNESS, &c. 9. Agreement to let a Furnished House by the Precedent Month. 9 - AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B. of &c. [land- Parties. lord~\, of the one part, and C.D. of &c. [tenant], of the (a) If the cellar is likely to be used for the purpose of storing combustible or explosive goods, it would be prudent to limit the exception to " wear and tear," unless additional rent be paid for the risk. I PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Witnesseth. Parcels. Eent. Tenant to deliver up premises. Notice to determine. Proviso for re-entry. other part. WITNESSETH that the said A.B. hereby lets, and the said C.D. takes, THE DWELLING HOUSE No. , in Terrace, with the appurtenances and the furniture, articles, and effects therein, which are specified in a schedule or inventory thereof now signed by the said parties hereto, from the day of , as tenant from lunar month to lunar month, at the rent of per week, payable every lunar month in advance, the first of the said monthly payments being due on the signing hereof, the said A.B. paying all rates and taxes in respect of the said dwelling house except the gas and water rates. AND IT is AGREED that the said C.D. shall deliver up the said premises and furniture, articles, and effects at the expiration of the said tenancy in as good a condition as the same are now in (reason- able wear and tear and damage by fire and tempest only excepted), and shall and will duly replace and repair all such parts thereof as may be destroyed or injured by the said C.D., his family or servants, during his occupation of the said premises. AND THAT the tenancy hereby created shall be determinable at one lunar month's notice by either the said A.B. or C.D. AND THAT if any monthly payment of the said rent shall be in arrear and unpaid for days after the same shall have accrued due, it shall be lawful for the said A.B. to re-enter upon the said premises and to use and pursue all such ways and means and adopt all such measures as may be deemed necessary or expedient for the purpose of effect- ing such entry by force or otherwise, as occasion may require, and without the necessity of commencing any action of ejectment or other action whatsoever, to expel and remove the said C.D. and all other occupiers of the said premises, and his and their goods, chattels, and effects, without being liable for any loss, costs, damages or expenses, action or suit, for so doing, and the said premises to have again and enjoy as if these presents AGREEMENTS. had not been made ; and thereupon this agreement shall cease and determine, but such entry shall not impeach, defeat, or prejudice any claim or right of action or other remedy for arrears of rent which the said A.B. might by law have had if no such entry had been made, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. As WITNESS, &c. 10. Agreement to let an Office by the Year. precedent MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made, &c., WHEREBY the undersigned A.B. [landlord] agrees to let, and the Parties. undersigned C.D. [tenant] agrees to take, THE DOUBLE OFFICE belonging to the said A.B., and now in the occu- Parcels, pation of the said C.D., in the building at the corner of Street and Arcade, being at the back of shop No. in Street, , aforesaid, at the yearly rent of , payable quarterly, on the Rent. day of , the day of , the day of , and the day of in every year, the first quarter's rent being payable on Tenant to the day of next. THE said C.D. is to j^s^ 68 and pay all rates and taxes payable in respect of the premises during his tenancy, and to keep the said premises in good and tenantable order and repair, and in such good TO repair, order and repair to leave them at the end of his tenancy (reasonable wear and tear and damage from inevitable accident excepted), and not to make any alteration in the Not to make said premises during his tenancy without the previous a written consent of the said A.B. nor to assign, underlet, Nor assign, or otherwise part with the possession of the said pre- mises, or any part thereof, without such consent as afore- said. AND IT is AGREED that the tenancy of the said Notice to C.D. may be determined at the end of any of the before- * mentioned quarter days by either party giving to the other three months' previous written notice of his inten- 8 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Proviso for re-entry. tion to determine the same. AND THAT if the said C.D. shall during his tenancy assign, underlet, or otherwise part with the possession of the said premises, or any part thereof, to any person or persons without such consent as aforesaid ; or if the said C.D. shall become bankrupt, or execute any deed of assignment for the benefit of, or compound with, his creditors, or shall have any execution issued against him, then, on any of such events occurring, the tenancy hereby created in the said premises shall wholly and absolutely cease and be at an end ; and the said A.B. shall have full right and power to re-enter and take possession of the said pre- mises, and therefrom to remove and put out the said C.D., or any person or persons claiming through him. AS WITNESS, &C. Parties. Witnesseth. Precedent 11. Agreement to let a Field by the Year with 11- Special Conditions as to the Mode of User. AN AGEEBMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [land- lord], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. \tenant~\ } of the other part. WHEEEBY the said parties hereto agree the one with the other of them, as follows : 1. The said A.B. shall let and the said C.D. shall take from the day of 18 , as yearly tenant, the field or piece of ground belong- to the said A.B., situate at and leading out of Lane, in the country of , at the annual rent of clear of all deduc- tions (except property tax), payable quarterly, in advance, the first of such payments being due on the signing hereof, except and always reserving unto the said A.B., his heirs, assigns, and under- tenants, such portion of the said field as is at present fenced off and used as a kitchen garden Parcels. Bent. Exception. AGREEMENTS. 9 by the occupier of Villa, and the hen- neries and outhouses belonging thereto. 2. The said C.D. shall, during the whole of his Tenant t tenancy, at his own expense, repair and keep in re repair the gates, fences, and hedges of the said field, and empty, cleanse, and scour the drains and ditches thereof, and at all times exclusively use the gateway at the side of the said field, leading out of Road, for the pur- pose of ingress and egress, both for cattle, servants, and others, and shall forthwith securely fasten up, or keep padlocked, the gate leading up out of Lane, aforesaid. 3. The said C.D. shall not assign his present tenancy, Not to assign. nor sub-let the said field, or any part thereof, to any person or persons, without the -previous written consent of the said A.B., his heirs or assigns. 4. If any quarterly payment of the said rent shall be Power of re- unpaid for the space of days after the en same shall have accrued due, or if the said C.D. shall fail to repair, and keep in repair, the said gates, fences, and hedges, or any of them, or neglect to empty, cleanse, and scour the said drains or ditches, or use any gateway other than as aforesaid, or shall assign or sublet without written consent, or shall become bankrupt, then on the occurrence of any such event the tenancy hereby created shall be at an end, and the said A.B., his heirs and assigns, shall have full right and power to re-enter and take possession of the said field, and therefrom to put out the said C.D., his chattels and servants. 5. The said C.D. shall forthwith fence off, or other- Tenant to wise sufficiently protect against injury, the whole e xcepted of the said henneries and outhouses, and shall P ar ts f premises. PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. from time to time make good and repair any damage done by him to the same during the continuance of his tenancy (a) As WITNESS, &c. Parcels. Precedent 12. Agreement for the Hire of a Steam Engine i?I and Apparatus, with the Option of Purchase. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &C., BETWEEN A.B., of &C. [owner], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [hirer], of Witnesseth. the other part. WITNESSETH that the said parties do hereby mutually agree, the one with the other of them, as follows : 1. The said A.B. hereby lets, and the said C.D. takes, on hire (with the option of purchase as herein- after mentioned), the horse power port- able steam engine, benches, and apparatus in connection therewith for [describe user] belonging to the said A.B., and now being in the yard numbered in Street aforesaid, from the day of 18 , for the term of months thence next ensuing, at the rent of per month, the first payment to be made on the day of next, and the remaining payments on the first day of each suc- ceeding month during the said term. 2. The said C.D. shall not use the said steam engine for any purpose other than that of , and shall use the same engine, and the benches and apparatus belonging thereto, in a skilful and proper manner, and shall not remove from the (a) If the field is of less extent than two acres the provisions of the " Agricultural Holdings Act, 1875 " (38 & 39 Viet. c. 92), will not by sect. 58 apply, if, however, it exceeds two acres the Act will apply unless wholly or partly negatived as provided for by s. 56. Rent. Hirer not to misuse engine. AGREEMENTS. 11 said yard the same, or any part thereof, without the previous consent in writing of the said A.B. ; and the said C.D. shall at his own expense keep To keep same the same and every part thereof in good working 1D order and condition, and effect all necessary repairs during the said term ; and in case he Proviso in shall make default in so doing,' or in paying the fault, said monthly rent, or any part thereof, when due, the said A.B. shall thereupon be at liberty forthwith, and without any notice whatever, to resume and keep possession of the said engine, benches, and apparatus, and to determine and put an end to this agreement, and all moneys that may have been paid by the said C.D. to the said A.B. previously thereto shall be retained by him for his own absolute use. 3. In the event of the said C.D. paying in cash, on Terms on or before the expiration of such term of to become* months, to the said A.B., his executors, adminis- P nrchaser - trators, or assigns, such a sum of money as shall, with the rent then paid, amount in the whole to together with interest thereon, after the rate of per cent, per annum, from the said day of 18 , then the said C.D. shall be entitled to become the pur- Option of chaser of the said steam engine, benches, and K^SIrm apparatus at that price ; but in case the said C.D. certain events. shall not, within the said period of months, declare by notice in writing to the said A.B. his intention to purchase the same, and shall actually pay to him in cash the said sum of and interest as aforesaid, or such part thereof as shall not have been paid pre- viously to giving the said notice, then the option of purchase by the said C.D. is to be at an end, and the said A.B. is to be at full liberty to take 12 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. And owner to re-take possession. possession and hold and dispose of the said steam engine, benches, and apparatus, and to retain such rent and monthly payments paid up to that time for his own absolute benefit, without any claim or interference by or on the part of the said C.D. ; and the said C.D. shall make good all damage done to the said steam engine, benches, and apparatus, or any part or parts thereof, while in his use or control (reasonable wear and tear only excepted), and in good order and repair deliver up the same to the said A.B., his exe- cutors, administrators, or assigns, at the expira- tion of the said term. As WITNESS, &c. Precedent 13. Agreement to let a House and Shop by the 13 - Year, the Rent being Payable in Advance, and the Tenant to have the Option of purchasing the Landlord's Lease. Parties. AN AGEEEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [land- lord'], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [tenant], of the Witnesseth. other part. WITNESSETH that the said A.B. hereby agrees to let, and the said C.D. to take, from the date Parcels. hereof, and occupy as tenant from year to year, ALL THAT messuage or dwelling house and shop, with the appur- tenances thereto belonging, situate and being No. , in Square, at the clear yearly rent of Bent. , payable quarterly in advance, on every the day of , the day of , the day of , and the day of in each year, the first of such payments to be made on the date hereof, and every subsequent quarterly payment to become due and payable, and be recoverable in like manner, in advance on the first day of every succeeding quarter. IT is AGREED that the said C.D. AGREEMENTS. 13 shall pay and discharge all taxes and outgoings charge- able by law upon the said premises (except the property Tenant to tax) . AND THAT he shall not assign, underlet, or in any ^^ manner part with the possession of the said premises, or any part thereof, to any person or persons without the consent in writing of the said A.B., and shall at his own To repair, cost maintain and keep the glass in the windows, the window frames and shutters, and the fastenings, handles,, and ornaments of doors, windows, and window shutters, the boards of the floors, the inside doors, and all the interior of the said premises, in good order and repair, and in such order and repair will, at the determination of the said tenancy, peaceably and quietly deliver up the And deliver same to the said A.B. (reasonable wear and tear, and damage by fire, or inevitable accident excepted), and shall duly replace and make good all such parts of the premises as may have been changed, altered, injured, or destroyed during the tenancy. AND THAT if the said Proviso for C.D. shall remove any of the fixtures from the said r premises without the consent in writing of the said A.B., or shall not duly observe, perform, and keep the agree- ments on his part herein contained, or if at any time the said premises shall be left unoccupied for the space of days, or if any payment of the said rent shall be in arrear and unpaid for the space of days after the same shall be payable, or if the peaceable possession of the said premises shall not be delivered to the said A.B. immediately on the determination of the tenancy by notice to quit, it shall be lawful for the said A.B. to re-enter upon the said premises, &c. [As in Precedent 9, ante, p. 6]. AND the said A.B. agrees to keep the roofs, Landlord to main walls, and main timbers of the said premises in repair 01 good and tenantable repair and condition during the said tenancy. AND THAT in case the said C.D. shall desire to Option to purchase his leasehold interest in the said premises at p the sum of , and shall at any time during the 14 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. tenancy give to him, his executors, administrators, or assigns, notice in writing of his desire, then and in such case the said C.D. shall be entitled to purchase the same for the then residue of a term of years created by an indenture of lease bearing date, &c., and made between Y.Z., of &c., of the one part, and the said A.B. of the other part; and the said A.B. shall, upon payment of the said sum of and of all rent then accrued due under or by virtue of the agreements herein contained, execute a proper assignment of the said lease to the said C.D. at his expense; but the said C.D. shall not be entitled to investigate or make any objection in respect Title. of the title of the said Y.Z. to grant the said lease, nor to call for any earlier title than the same indenture. IN WITNESS, &C. Precedent 14. Agreement to let a Slaughter House by the ^ Year. To A.B. of, &c. [tenant] . Agreement to I AGREE to let you THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE situate in house. ai er Street, and numbered therein, within the parish of , in the county of , from the day of instant, as yearly tenant, at the annual rent of , payable quarterly, on Lady, Midsummer, Michaelmas, and Christmas days in each year, the first payment to be made on Lady-day next. AND I ALSO AGREE to keep all outside parts of the said slaughter house in tenantable repair. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [landlord]. precedent 15. Agreement to let a Theatre for a Term, 15 - Surety Guaranteeing Rent, &c. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN the Theatre Company (Limited) of the first part, C.D., of &c. [tenant'], AGREEMENTS. 15 of the second part, and E.F., of &c. [surety], of the third part. WlTNESSETH as follows : Witnesseth. 1. The said Company agree to let, and the said C.D. Parcels, to take, that part of the Company's property known as the Theatre Eoyal, being No. in Square, within the parish of j in aforesaid, with the scenery, scenic accessories, lime light apparatus, mechanical appliances and machinery, stage furniture, ward- robe, properties, and paraphernalia belonging thereto, and also the music scores and orchestral arrangements in connection therewith, but re- Reservation, serving to the said Company the refreshment saloons and offices in the said theatre, from the day of 18 , until the day of 18 , both inclusive, at the rent of Rent. payable by equal weekly instalments of on every Monday in advance during the tenancy, the first of such payments to be made on the said day of 18 . And in Royalty, addition to each weekly instalment the said C.D. shall pay to the said Company one equal th part of the gross nightly receipts until the said rent of shall be fully discharged, whereon the payment of the said weekly instalment and nightly receipts shall cease ; but the said C.D. shall, as well before as after the said occurrence, pay all gas, rates, servants' wages, and expenses of whatsoever kind chargeable in respect of the premises during his tenancy. 2. Bach of them the said C.D. and B.F. agrees with Guarantee of the said Company that the said C.D. shall duly Sl pay the said rent on the days and in manner here- inbefore mentioned, and shall nightly pay over to the said Company on and after the said day of 18 , one equal th part of 1G PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Tenant to conduct per- formances in an orderly manner. Prices. the said gross nightly receipts, and pay all gas rates, servants' wages, and expenses in manner aforesaid. 3. The said C.D. shall conduct all entertainments to be given within the said theatre in a chaste, proper, and orderly manner, on lawful days, and at season- able times, and in every respect in accordance with the rules and regulations made, or to be made, for the conduct and government of theatres, whether local or universal in their application or extent, so as to afford no ground whatever for the infliction of fines or penalties, or for prejudicing any licence for the time being attached to the premises, (a) and shall not reduce the prices of admission below the prices already agreed upon between the said Company and the said C.D., that is to say : For each private box on the first tier, For each private box on the second tier, For each private box on the third tier, For each admission to the Stalls, s. ; or, if after 8.45 p.m., s. each person. For each admission to the Dress Circle, s. ; or, if after 8.45 p.m., s. each person. For each admission to the Side Boxes, s. ; or, if after 8.45 p.m., s. each person. For each admission to the Pit, s. ; or, if after 8.45 p.m., s. each person. For each admission to the Gallery, s. (no half price) . (a) The licence must be granted to the actual and responsible manager of the theatre, i.e., of the building, not of the " star " company. See the Act for regulating Theatres (6 & 7 Viet. c. 68). The 5 & 6 Will. 4, c. 30, s. 7, authorises the Excise to grant retail licences to the proprietor to sell beer, spirits and wine in such licensed theatres without the production of the usual justices' cer- tificate, and this privilege is reserved by 35 & 36 Viet. c. 94, s. 72. AGREEMENTS. 17 4. The said C.D. shall not make any alterations what- Tenant not to ,1 . 11 , , assign, &c. ever in the premises, nor assign, sublet, or part with the same, or any part thereof, without the written consent of the secretary of the said Company, nor commifc or suffer any destruction or damage to the premises, but will keep and main- tain the same in good and tenantable repair, and will permit the directors and secretary of the said Company, or any of them, to enter upon and go through the premises at their pleasure, without obstruction or denial, and that he, the said C.D., will reinstate and make good all damage done to the premises while in his occupation or use, and at the end of his tenancy deliver up the same in such good order and condition as the same are now in (reasonable wear and tear, and damage by fire, excepted). 5. That in case the said rent or the said th Proviso for part of the nightly receipts respectively, or any K part thereof, shall be unpaid for the space of days after any day hereinbefore appointed for payment of any instalment or share (whether demanded or not), or if the said C.D. shall be adjudged bankrupt or execute any deed with or for the benefit of his creditors, or liquidate or compound with his creditors within the meaning of any Act now or hereafter for the time being in force in England for the relief of persons in insolvent circumstances, or if any execution shall be issued against him, or if he shall not perform and observe all and singular the agreements herein contained and on his part to be performed and observed, or if at any time the premises shall be closed and no public performance take place for the space of days (not being days in Passion Week, Holidays, or days set apart for c 18 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Public Thanksgiving), then and in any of such cases, notwithstanding the waiver of any previous right of re-entry, it shall be lawful for the said Company or any of their officers, and the said C.D. and E.F. hereby severally empowers and licenses them, into and upon the premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole to re-enter and to use and pursue all such ways or means and adopt all such measures as may be necessary or may be deemed expedient for effecting such entry, by force or otherwise, as occasion may require, without the necessity of taking proceedings in ejectment or other proceedings whatever, and to put out the said C.D. and all other occupiers of the same premises, and his and their goods, chattels, furniture, properties, and effects, without liability for any loss, cost, damages or expenses, action or suit for so doing, and the said premises to have again, repossess, and enjoy as if this agreement had not been made, and thereupon these presents shall cease ; nevertheless such re- entry shall not defeat or prejudice any right of action or remedy for arrears of rent or share of receipts, or for the breach of any agreement, which the said Company might have had against the said C.D. and E.F., or either of them, if no such re- entry had been made. Limitation 6. That the liability of the said E.F. under these of surety's liability. presents shall not at any one time exceed the sum of .As WITNESS, &c. (a) (a) In agreements relating to the occupation of theatres, or in fact of any place of public amusement, it is highly desirable to define the terms of the tenancy as clearly and precisely as possible. In small provincial towns, the lessees of theatres are generally speculators, whose troupes and properties are here to-day and gone to-morrow, and who leave confiding lessors, too often, no rent, and a large gas bill ! AGREEMENTS. 19 16. Agreement for the Sale of a Dwelling House Precedent in Course of Erection, and the Benefit of an 16 ' Agreement for a Lease.(b) RECEIVED from A.B., of, &c. [purchaser] the sum of Agreement for , as a deposit and in part payment of the sum a leasehold of , the purchase-money of A DWELLING HOUSE situate on the side of a new street called, or erection about to be called Street, in , sold by me to him on the following terms : The tenure is leasehold under an agreement for a lease for years, from the day of , 18 , at the yearly rent of The lease to be granted by the lessor direct to the said A.B. The dwelling house to be finished in all respects, externally and internally, as the one adjoining, occupied by , and to be ready for occupation on or before the day of 18 . The balance of the purchase-money to be paid when possession of the house is given. The said A.B. to bear the expense of lease and counter- part from the lessor, and to be satisfied with the latter's title without investigation, on my procuring the grant of the said lease. In case of default in payment of the balance of pur- chase-money as above-mentioned, the deposit to be for- feited to me as liquidated damages, and this agreement to be at an end without any claim by either party against the other, and the property to be resumed by me. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [vendor]. I AGREE to all the above terms. A.B. [purchaser]. (&) Both this and the two succeeding precedents, though osten- sibly receipts for money, are really agreements, and must be stamped as such. c 2 20 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent 17. Agreement for the Sale of a Leasehold 17 - Dwelling House in the Occupation of a Tenant. Agreement for RECEIVED on the day of 18 , from A.B. , leasehold of &c. [purchaser] the sum of , being a deposit ^ ^ P er cen *- on * ne purchase-money or sum of a tenant. agreed upon between us for THE DWELLING HOUSE and premises, No. , in . Terrace , now in the occupation of as tenant, at per annum, sold by me to the said C.D. on the following terms, and subject to these conditions, viz : The said dwelling house and premises are held under a lease granted by the Corporation of for a term of years from the day of 18 , at a peppercorn rent. An abstract of such lease to be furnished, and the assignment thereof to be perused and executed by me at my own expense. The assignment of the lease to be prepared by , at the expense of the said A.B. The balance of the purchase-money, to be paid within days from this date, at which time the said A.B. is to be entitled to the possession or the rents and profits of the premises, and to have the said assignment delivered to him. C.D. [vendor]. I AGREE to purchase the said dwelling house and pre- mises on the above terms, and subject to the above conditions. A.B. [purchaser] . precedent 18. Agreement for the Sale of a Smallware 18 - Business, Stock -in -Trade, Fixtures, and Effects. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c., [vendor'], of the one part and C.D., of &c. [purchaser], of the other AGREEMENTS. 23 part as follows : THE said A.B. agrees to sell to the Agreement. said C.D., and the said C.D. agrees to purchase from the said A.B. ALL AND SINGULAR the stock-in-trade and Parcels, effects (consisting of toys, haberdashery, jewellery, hard- ware, matches, blacking, and other fancy and miscel- laneous articles) now being in and upon the premises, number Street aforesaid, at present in the occu- pation of the said A.B. as tenant, for the price or sum of THE said sum of has been agreed Considera- upon as the total value of the said goods, fixtures, and effects, and is to be paid on or before the signing hereof, Terms of pay- and upon such payment being made the said C.D. is to m be at liberty forthwith, or as soon as may be convenient to him, to remove and clear and carry away the whole or any part of the said goods, fixtures, and effects as he may think fit. THE said A.B. undertakes and agrees to indemnity by indemnify the said C.D. against any claim for rent, rent,&cf a taxes, or rates in respect of his said premises, and against all or any other claims which may be made upon or against the said goods, fixtures, and effects, or in respect thereof, by any person or persons claiming by, from, under, or in trust for the said A.B. THE said A.B. also undertakes and agrees to execute an assignment Andtoexecnte- or bill of sale of the said goods, fixtures, and effects to ance. the said C.D. whenever called upon so to do, the same to be at the sole cost and expense of the said C.D. As WITNESS, &c. 19. Agreement for the Purchase of a Public-house Precedent Lease, and for Services as Barman meanwhile. 19- RECEIVED from A.B., of &c., [intended lessee] Receipt of de- as a deposit, and on account of the sum of , option of lease, the price of a years' lease to be granted by me to him on such terms as may be applicable to a public- house lease in , at the annual rental of 22 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. for the first years, and for the remaining years, of the public-house and vaults at the corner of Street aforesaid ; such term of years to commence as from the day To be returned of , 18 AND IT is AGREED between us that, clined. 6 in the event of the said A.B. declining such lease (which he is to have the option of doing), and giving up to me the possession of the said premises, and all stock-in- trade and property belonging to me in his charge, within calendar months from this date, I am to return to Agreement for him the said deposit. IT is ALSO AGREED between us that barman mean- the said A.B. shall enter my service as barman and while. manager of the said public-house and vaults, and shall faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of his situa- tion, and account to me for all stock-in-trade and pro- perty with which he may be intrusted, and pay over to any person I may appoint all moneys received by him upon my account whenever required so to do ; and he shall receive for such service wages at the rate of shillings per week. AND THAT, in the event of my wishing to dispense with the services of the said A.B., I shall be at liberty to do so upon giving to him 's notice in writing to that effect, or paying to him 's wages in lieu thereof ; but the said A.B. shall not be at liberty to determine this agreement for service, on his part, until after the lapse of calendar months from this date, unless in the meantime he shall have procured a tenant, to be approved of by me, in which case, or at the end of the said period of Guaranty for calendar months, this agreement shall cease. AND of auties. nc IT Is FURTHER AGREED that, if the said A.B. shall decline to accept the said lease, the said sum of shall be held by me as a guaranty for the faithful dis- charge by the said A.B. of the duties pertaining to his situation, and shall be accounted for by me accordingly. Trusts of li- AJ*D the said A.B. undertakes to hold the licences for cences. Notice to de termine ser- vices. AGREEMENTS. 23 the vending of ale, beer, wine, and spirituous liquors upon the said premises in his name, but as a trustee only for me, and to transfer the same to me, or to any person I may direct, whenever thereto required ; and that the said A.B. will not commit or suffer any act or omission whereby any of the said licences may be prejudiced or become void, (a) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [intended lessor]. A.B. [intended lessee]. 20. Agreement for the Sale of a Public-house Precedent Lease, Goodwill, and Fixtures. 20 - AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [vendor], Parties, of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [purchaser], of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said A.B. agrees to Witnesseth. sell, and the said C.D. to purchase, the leasehold, interest, Parcels. and goodwill, with the use of the licences of him the said A.B. in the public-house and premises No. , in Street, , now occupied by the said A.B., and called the " Arms," together with the trade fixtures, utensils, goods, chattels, and effects particu- larly specified in the schedule hereto. AND IT is MUTUALLY AGREED that the said sale and purchase shall be upon the terms hereinafter mentioned, that is to say : 1. The price of the said leasehold interest, licences, Consideration goodwill, trade fixtures, utensils, goods, chattels, for lease ' &c- and effects shall be , and shall be paid as follows : on the signing hereof (a) It may be questioned whether licences can legally be held in the name of another; yet, as trusts substantially framed as the above are every-day occurrences in brewers' agreements with their managers, such an undertaking has been inserted here in deference to usage. 24 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. (whereupon the said C.D. shall be entitled to the possession of the said premises, and shall thence- forth pay all rent, rates, and taxes in respect of the same, but all rent, rates, and outgoings up to that time shall be borne and paid by the said A.B.), further part of the said pur- chase-money within days from the date hereof, and , the balance hereof, within calendar months from the date hereof, together with interest on such sums respectively after the rate of per cent, per annum from the date hereof until payment. And stock. 2. The stock-in-trade of the said A.B. now being in and about the said public-house, shall be valued by the parties hereto, or, in case of dispute or difference, by a competent person or persons to be approved of by them; and when the value thereof is ascertained and agreed upon, the said C.D. shall give his own acceptance for the amount of such valuation to the said A.B., payable days after date, and shall duly pay the same at maturity. Vendor to 3. The said A.B. shall forthwith procure the consent consent G to the ^ the lessor to assign his lease to the said C.D., assignment. an( j w ^h a jj p rO p er parties shall peruse, execute, and deliver to him a proper assignment of the same at his own expense, the said C.D. preparing and paying the cost in connection with the pre- preparation of such deed and the due stamping thereof; and the said A.B. shall also sign all necessary papers for transferring all licences attached to the said public-house to the said C.D. ; and in the event of the lessor refusing for any reason to consent to such assignment, the said A.B. shall repay to the said C.D. the said deposit ; and any further sum or sums of money AGREEMENTS. 25 he shall have received from him (but without interest), and shall return the said acceptance to the said C.D., who shall give up possession of the said public -house, and all other the said premises to the said A.B., and shall pay in cash for such stock as may have been consumed or disposed of by him in the meantime at the cost price thereof, and shall make good any portions of the said pre- mises that may have been injured beyond reason- able wear and tear, whereupon this agreement shall cease. 4. The premises shall be at the risk of the said C.D. Purchaser to solely from the date hereof. 5. The said A.B. declares that he now has good right Premises free and full power to sell and assign the said lease cumbrances. and premises unincumbered ; and that he will on request execute all deeds that may be necessary for effectually carrying into effect the terms of this agreement, but the said C.D. shall not inquire into or call for the title of the lessor of the said A.B. to grant the existing lease. (a) 6. If the said sum of or , with Power to re- interest as aforesaid, shall not be duly paid on the eve nt of the days and in manner before mentioned, the said deposit shall be absolutely forfeited to the said A.B., who shall be at liberty to resell the pre- mises either by public auction or private treaty, at such time and place, subject to such conditions and in such manner as he shall think fit, and the deficiency in price (if any) arising through such resale, together with the expenses attending the same, shall be paid by the said C.D. to the said (a) Sub -sect. 1 of sect. 2 of the Vendor and Purchaser Act, 1874 (37 & 38 Viet. c. 78) would not appear to extend to the title to the leasehold, assuming the vendor's lessor to be himself a lessee, even although for a long term of years. 26 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Costs to be borne equally. A.B., and in default thereof shall be recoverable by him as liquidated damages. 7. The costs of and incidental to this agreement shall be borne by the said A.B. and C.D. in equal moieties. As WITNESS, &c. THE SCHEDULE referred to. Precedent 21. Parties. Witnesseth. Parcels. 21. Agreement for the Sale of Freehold Land. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [vendor], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [purchaser], of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said A.B. (hereinafter called "the vendor") agrees to sell to the said C.D., and the said C.D. (hereinafter called "the purchaser") Consideration, agrees to purchase from him for the sum of per square yard the fee simple in possession of ALL, &c. [parcels'] , together with the free use and enjoyment in common with others entitled thereto of the said roads and streets respectively, and together with the appur- tenances to the said piece of land belonging. AND IT is MUTUALLY AGREED between the said parties hereto as follows : The property is sold subject to the existing tenancies, and [if so] to the following covenant on the part of the vendor contained in the con- veyance of the said land to him " that, &c." [set out restrictive covenant] . The purchaser shall on the signing hereof pay to the vendor the sum of as a deposit and in part payment of the said purchase-money, and shall pay the balance thereof on or before the day of 18, at the office of Mr. , the vendor's solicitor, at which time and place the purchase is to be completed, and the purchaser shall thereupon be entitled to the Tenancies and restriction. Deposit. AGREEMENTS. 27 possession of the said premises or the rents and profits thereof (the current rent being appor- tioned between them) and all outgoings to that time being cleared by the vendor. 3. The vendor shall within days from the date Commence- hereof at his own expense deliver to the purchaser or to Mr , his solicitor, an abstract of his title to the premises sold, commencing with inden- tures of lease and release dated, &c., with which deduction of title the purchaser shall be satisfied and shall not be entitled to call for the production of, or to investigate or make any objection or re- quisition in respect of, the prior title, whether it appear by recital, covenant for production or otherwise. 4. All recitals, statements, and implications, whether Eecitals to be relating to matters of fact or conclusions of law in any deed or writing, dated years or up- wards previously to the date hereof, shall be con- clusive evidence of the fact or implication so recited, stated, or implied, and the purchaser shall not be entitled to the production of any writing so recited or stated not in the vendor's possession. 5. If the purchaser shall not within days from Kequisitions. the delivery of the abstract to him or his solicitor, state in writing to the vendor's solicitor, some valid objection to the title, he shall be taken to have accepted the same, and all objections not delivered within that time shall be considered as waived. 6. If the purchaser shall insist upon any objection or Power to res- requisition as to title or abstract, or evidence of C1 title or otherwise which the vendor shall be unable or unwilling to comply with or remove, he may by notice in writing to the purchaser or his solicitor, at any time rescind this contract (not- 28 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Cost of inves- tigating title. Evidence of identity. Conveyance. withstanding negotiations or litigation in respect thereof), in which event he shall return to him the said deposit, but without any interest, costs of investigating the title or other compensation whatever. 7. The purchaser shall bear the expense of producing and examining all deeds and writings not in the possession of the vendor, and of all journeys for that purpose, and of obtaining, making, and pro- ducing all attested official or other copies of, or extracts from, proceedings in any court of law or equity, deeds, wills, registers, or other documents, whether of record or not, and of obtaining all certificates of births, baptisms, marriages, or deaths, and of all declarations he may require, whether for the verification of the abstract, or to accompany his title. 8. No evidence of identity shall be required beyond such as is afforded by the deeds and evidences in the possession of the vendor, and if any error or mistake shall appear to have been made in the description of the property, or of the vendor's interest therein, the same shall not vacate the sale, but if pointed out by either party prior to the completion of the purchase, a compensation or equivalent shall be given or taken by the vendor or purchaser as the case may be. 9. The vendor shall not be required to procure the release, by a separate instrument, of any incum- brance affecting the property, but the party entitled to the benefit thereof shall concur in the conveyance to the purchaser for the purpose of discharging the same, and on payment of the balance of the purchase-money as aforesaid, the vendor and all necessary parties shall execute a proper conveyance for granting the fee simple of AGREEMENTS. 29 the said premises unto and to the use of the pur- chaser and his heirs, with the usual covenants for title, such conveyance to be prepared by, and at the expense of, the purchaser, and to be sent in by him for execution days before the day fixed for completion. 10. If, from any cause whatever, the balance of the interest. said purchase-money shall not be paid on or before the day of 18 , the pur- chaser shall pay interest thereon, from that day until the actual completion of the purchase, after the rate of per cent, per annum. 11. If the balance of the purchase-money shall not be Power to re- paid on the said day of. 18 , the evenTotthe said deposit shall thereupon be absolutely for- purchaser's feited to the vendor, &c. [continue as in Precedent 20, clause 6, ante, p. 25.] 12. The receipts of the vendor shall be good and effec- Eeceipts on tual discharges for any purchase-money received on such re-sale, and the concurrence of the pur- chaser shall not be necessary in any sale to be made by virtue hereof. 13. The power of sale hereinbefore contained shall not Power of re- prejudice the right of the vendor to enforce this prejudice contract for sale or the payment of the balance of the said purchase-money and interest. the contract. 14. The premises shall be at the risk of the purchaser Purchaser to from the date hereof. 15. The expenses of, and incidental to this contract Costs to be and of the stamp thereon, shall be borne by the c vendor and purchaser in equal moieties. As WITNESS, &c. 30 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Agreement. Consideration, Tenure.. And excep- tions. Precedent 22. Agreement for the Sale of Freehold Land 22 - Incorporating by Reference Public Sale Con- ditions of a Local Law Society (concise form). IT is AGRERD between A.B. of &c. [vendor] and C.D. of &c. [purchaser} as follows : 1. The vendor agrees to sell and the purchaser to purchase at the sum of < , and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned the premises described in the schedule. 2. The premises are sold for an estate of inheritance in fee simple in possession [if any exceptions add] all erections, buildings, plant, machinery, and other effects on the ground are excepted out of the sale, and for the purpose of removing the same, the vendor shall be entitled to access to the premises at all times within months from this date [or within from the date hereinafter appointed for completion of the pur- chase] . 3. The purchase shall be completed, and the purchase money paid at the office of Mr. , the vendor's solicitor, situate in aforesaid on the day of next. 4. The vendor shall within days from the date hereof deliver to the purchaser or his solicitor an abstract of title commencing as to the pieces of land firstly and secondly described with an inden- ture dated, &c., and made, &c., and as to the piece of land thirdly described with an indenture dated, &c., and made, &c. 5. Objections and requisitions on the title shall be delivered within days from the delivery of the abstract. Completion. Title. Requisitions. AGREEMENTS. 31 6. The Public Sale Conditions of the Law Society Certain public ,, TIT in sale conditions so tar as the same are applicable to a sale by to apply. private treaty shall be considered as incorporated with this agreement. As WITNESS, &c. THE SCHEDULE referred to. 23. Agreement to rescind a Contract. Precedent 23. AN AGREEMENT made, &c v BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [pur- chaser], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [vendor], of the other part. WHEREAS the said C.D., in the month of Recital of con- , 18 , agreed to sell to the said A.B., who agreed to purchase from him, for the sum of , a certain piece or parcel of land situate in - Park, in the county of , and then paid to the said C.D. in part payment of the said purchase-money, but no contract or agreement in writing was entered into between the said parties. AND WHEREAS the said A.B., And of pur- shortly after such purchase, entered into possession of bmtyto com- the said piece of land and partially erected thereon a plete same - building intended for a messuage or dwelling house, but being unable to finish the same, or to pay the residue of the said purchase-money to the said C.D., he has requested him to take back to himself the said piece of land, with the unfinished building thereon, which the said C.D. has agreed to do upon the terms hereinafter mentioned. Now THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that in pur- Witnesseth. suance of the said agreement, and in order to carry into effect the intention of the said parties, they do hereby mutually agree, the one with the other of them, as follows : 1 . The said contract for sale and purchase shall be Contract to be rescinded and put an end to, and the said C.D. shall retain the said sum of so paid as aforesaid for his own use and benefit. 32 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Vendor to re- sume posses- sion of land. Purchaser to discharge all existing liabili- ties. Mutual re- lease. Purchaser to execute further assur- ance. 2. The said C.D. shall resume possession of the said piece of land, and shall retain and keep as his own property the said unfinished dwelling house, and all building materials, articles, and things upon the said land for the purpose of erecting the same. 8. The said A.B. shall pay and discharge all debts and liabilities incurred by him for materials or other- wise in the erection of the said dwelling house or in relation thereto. 4. The said A.B. and C.D. hereby release each other from the performance of the said contract, and from all actions, suits, and demands which either of them has or may have against the other in respect thereof, and from all costs, losses, damages, and expenses (except as in clause 3 is mentioned) already incurred, or to be hereafter incurred, in relation to the same. 5. Lastly, that the said A.B. shall, whenever requested, at the cost of the said C.D., his heirs or assigns, execute and do every such further assurance and thing for better assuring the said piece of land, dwelling house, and premises unto him or them, as he or they shall require. As WITNESS, &c. precedent 24. Agreement altering Terms of an Agreement 24- (Endorsed on original). Parties. MEMORANDUM OP AGREEMENT made, &c., between the within-named [or the said] A.B. of the one part and the within-named [or the said] C.D. of the other part. Eecitalof WHEREAS since the date of the within-written [or the agreement to foregoing ] agreement the said A.B. and C.D. have mutually agreed to alter and vary the same so far as regards the amount payable and the respective times of AGREEMENTS. 33 paying the remaining instalments of the unpaid purchase- money therein expressed to be due from the said C.D. to the said A.B. Now THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that the witnesseth. said A.B. agrees to accept and the said C.D. to pay in Consideration, lieu of the balance of purchase-money remaining due and owing to the said A.B. from him and in full discharge thereof the sum of , payable by the instalments and in manner hereinafter mentioned ; that is to say, on the day of next, further on the, &c. [and so on, specifying times and amounts] , and on the signing hereof the said C.D. shall make and deliver to the said A.B. his promissory notes for the above-mentioned instalments, bearing even date herewith payable on the days aforesaid, and shall duly pay each of the said notes at maturity. As WITNESS, &c. 25. Agreement giving the Option of Purchasing a Precedent Share in a Partnership, and for Services 25> meanwhile. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. Parties. [vendor] , and C.D., of &c. [purchaser] , of the other part. WHEREAS the said A.B. has for some time past carried on Eecital as to the business of , in Street, burineaBana under the style or firm of "A.B. and Co." and has jfy* con - employed the said C.D. therein as his foreman to manage the said business for him, but no partnership of any kind has subsisted between them, and all the capital, tools, utensils, stock-in-trade, credits, and effects, and the tenant's interest in the premises and goodwill of the business thereof were and are the sole property of the said A.B. as the said C.D. hereby acknowledges, and all the debts due and owing in respect of the said business are the personal obligations of the said A.B. ANDAndagree- WHEREAS the said A.B. has agreed with the said C.D. to ose of share to foreman. 34 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Witnesseth. Consideration for sale. Option to be exercised within a given time. Agreement to employ pur- chaser as foreman pend- ing exercise of option. give him the option of purchasing one equal half part or share or lesser part or share of and in the said business and all properties thereof, and until the expiration of the time hereinafter allowed for the exercise of such option of purchase by the said C.D. to continue to employ him as his foreman at the wages and commission hereinafter mentioned. Now IT is HEREBY MUTUALLY AGREED be- tween the said parties as follows : 1. In the event of the said C.D. paying to the said A.B. in cash on or before the day of ,18 , the value of such share in the said business, as he shall elect to purchase (not exceeding one moiety of the entire interest of the said A.B. for the time being therein), such value to be ascertained from the books thereof at the time of such election, the said C.D. shall be entitled to be the purchaser of such share ; and the said A.B. shall sell and assign it to him, and thereupon the said parties shall immediately enter into and execute articles of partnership (con- taining all usual and proper stipulations and agreements), to be prepared and executed at their joint expense. 2. If the said C.D. shall not before the said day of 18 , exercise the said option of purchase, and actually pay on or before that date the said purchase-money, then the said option is to be at an end, and the said A.B., is to be at full liberty to hold or dispose of the said business as he may think fit, without any claim or inter- ference on the part of the said C.D. 3. Until the said C.D. shall purchase or forfeit by lapse of time the option of so doing, the said A.B. shall continue to employ the said C.D. as foreman, and he shall obey all the orders and directions of the said A.B., and shall discharge his duties faitli- AGREEMENTS. 35 fully and honestly in that capacity, and devote his whole time and attention exclusively thereto at the salary of per week ; and in addition to such weekly salary, he shall be allowed and paid for so acting a commission of per cent, on all net profits arising from the said business, after deducting such weekly salary, and all other out- goings and expenses of whatever kind or nature soever, such commission to be ascertained and paid on the amount of cash which shall up to that period have been actually received by the said A.B., and in respect of which the said commission shall not have been previously paid or allowed to the said C.D., or at the option of the said C.D., the ascertained amount of such commission shall be placed to his credit in the books of the said business, and be considered a debt payable on demand to him by the said A.B., with interest thereon, from the time of the amount of the said commission being ascertained until payment after the rate of per cent, per annum. 4. The said C.D. shall keep proper books, to be pro- Books oi'ac- vided by the said A.B., and whenever required kept byf ore- shall render a faithful account of all business man> done by him, and of all goods sold and delivered, of all moneys paid and received by him, and of all stock in hand, in such form as the said A.B. shall require, and shall pay over to him on demand all sums of money that may from time to time be in his hands, and deliver over at any time on request all stock-in-trade and other effects under his control. 5. The said C.D. shall take proper care of everything foreman to intrusted to his charge, and to the utmost of his ote busi " ness. skill and knowledge promote and extend the busi- ness, and shall keep a perfect supervision over all D 2 36 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Vendor to be at liberty to take other partners. Eeceipt of profits not to be deemed to make fore- man a part- ner. servants at any time employed therein, and him- self report to the said A.B. any irregularities or defalcations that the said C.D. may observe or discover. 6. Nothing herein contained shall prevent, or be con- strued to prevent, the said A.B. from engaging alone, or in co-partnership with any person or persons, in any other trade or business than the said street business, either in or elsewhere nor, if the said A.B. shall so choose, from admitting any other person or persons as partner or partners with him in the said street business. 7. And, lastly, the receipt by the said C.D. of a por- tion of the profits of the said business by way of commission, as aforesaid, shall not, nor shall any other matter or thing herein contained, be deemed to constitute or render him liable as a partner with the said A.B. (a). As WITNESS, &c. precedent 26. Agreement for the Services of a Foreman and ! General Manager, with House rent free. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B. of &c. [em- ployer}, of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [servant], of the other part. WHEREAS, the said A.B., has com- menced business in and upon the shop and premises, Number Street, in aforesaid, and has proposed to engage the said C.D. as Manager thereof, upon the terms hereinafter mentioned, to which proposal the said C.D. has assented. Now, THEREFORE, in con- sideration of the premises and of the agreement herein- after contained on the part of the said C.D., he, the said A.B., for himself, his executors, and administrators, Recital of agreement to employ. Witnesseth. (a) See 28 & 29 Viet. c. 86. AGREEMENTS. 37 doth hereby agree with the said C.D., his executors, and administrators, that he, the said A.B., will and Terms of en- by these presents doth hire and engage the said C.D. gi as his foreman and general manager of the business or businesses, which now is, or are, or shall, at any time within the term of years from the day of instant, be carried on by the said A.B., either in his own name or in, or by any other name, style, or description in or upon the said shop and premises, Number Street aforesaid, or in or upon any other shop and premises, in aforesaid, such hiring and engagement to continue for the said term of years. Duration. AND for the services of the said C.D., as such foreman Remnnera- and general manager he, the said A.B., will pay him a salary of per annum, by equal quarterly pay- ments on every the day of , the day of , the , day of , and the day of , in each year, and will also allow him and his family the use of the house at the back part And use of of the sad shop, free from all rent, taxes, and outgoings. AND the said A.B., further agrees that the duties, powers, Duties, &c., and responsibilities of the said C.D., as such foreman andmanager. and general manager, as aforesaid, shall consist in buying all and whatsoever goods, stock, and articles of trade he may from time to time think proper for the purposes of the said business or businesses, and either to buy such goods, stock, and articles, for cash, or to pledge the credit of the said A.B., for the price thereof, and also to take the sole and entire management of the sale of all such goods, stock, and articles, either for ready money or on credit, and with or without any security for payment thereof, and particularly when he shall in his discretion think proper to sell by public auction the whole or any part or parts of such goods, stock, and articles, as for the time being may be in or upon any of the business premises upon such terms and 38 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. conditions as he may think proper without the inter- ference of the said A.B., his executors or administrators, and also to receive and pay all moneys that may be or become due, receivable or payable, in respect of the said business or businesses, with full power to deduct there- out from time to time the amount of his salary when and as each quarterly payment shall become due, and also to engage and employ upon such terms as he may think proper all such servants, clerks, and assistants as he may think necessary for carrying on the said business or businesses, and dismiss them or any of them at his own will and pleasure, and to make all needful disbursements in respect of the said business or businesses, and do all things that to him may seem expedient for the conduct Power to use and management thereof. AND for all or any of the name. *" purposes aforesaid to use the proper name of the said A.B., or the name, style, or description, which may be from time to time adopted by the said A.B., in relation to the said business or businesses, he, the said A.B., hereby granting to the said C.D. as well during the absence as in the presence of the said A.B., his full power and authority in the conduct and management of the said business and businesses, subject only to the right of the said A.B. to call for an account of the state thereof, and of the moneys received, paid, and disbursed by the said C.D., in connection therewith. Agreement by AND, in consideration of the agreement hereinbefore manager'to contained on the part of the said A.B., he the said temuf SUCh C.D., for himself, his executors, and administrators, doth hereby with the said A.B., his executors and adminis- trators, that he, the said C.D., will for and during the said term of years, from the , day of instant, undertake and discharge the duties and responsi- bilities of foreman and general manager of the said business or businesses of the said A.B., as hereinbefore mentioned or referred to. THAT he will accept the said AGREEMENTS. 39 salary of , per annum, payable quarterly as aforesaid, and the free use of the said house at the back of the said shop, in full remuneration for his services as such foreman and general manager. AND THAT he will, And render whenever thereunto called and required by the said required. A.B., from time to time, render to him a faithful account aud statement in writing of all things pertaining to the said business or businesses, and the assets, working management, liabilities, state, and condition thereof, and especially of all moneys received paid and disbursed by the said C.D. on account thereof. As WITNESS, &c. 27. Agreement for the Services of a Foreman precedent General Manager and Overlooker, at a 27 - Weekly Salary and per-centage on Profits. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B. and C.D., Parties. both of &c. [employers] and co-partners (carrying on business under the style or firm of " A.B. and Co.") of the one part, and E.F., of &c. [servant], of the other part. WHEREAS the said A.B., has for some time past carried Recital of . 1-T , existing en- on business in as on ms sole account, gagement with under the said style of " A.B. and Co.," and the said old firrn " E.F. has acted as his foreman in the management of the said business at a salary or wages of per week. AND WHEREAS the said A.B., and C.D., Of alteration having lately entered into partnership for the purpose tion thereof, of carrying on the said business hitherto carried on by the said A.B., solely as aforesaid, it has been mutually agreed between them and the said E.F., that they shall retain the services of the said E.F., as foreman in the management of the said business upon the terms and conditions hereinafter appearing. Now THEREFORE Witnesseth. THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that in consideration of the agreement hereinafter contained on the part of the said 40 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. E.F., they, the said A.B. and C.D., shall and will and Terms of new by these presents do hire, engage, retain and employ, the said E.F., as their foreman or general manager and overlooker in their said partnership, business, and shall and will pay and remunerate him for such services at Eemunera- the rate of per week, to be paid weekly at the end of each current week of the said hiring, and shall and will, in addition to the said fixed salary or sum of per week to be paid as aforesaid, pay to the said E.F., during the said hiring a commission or percentage calculated at the rate of per cent. on the net ascertained profits (if any) of the said partner- ship business, after paying all expenses and outgoings thereof or appertaining thereto, such commission or per- centage to be paid to the said E.F., within calendar months next after the taking or balancing of the said partnership accounts at the end of each Agreement by year. AND in consideration of the agreement herein - manager and after contained on the part of the said A.B. and C.D., he > the said E - F -> doth n ereby agree with the said A.B. terms. an( i C.D., that he, the said E.F., shall and will forth- with enter into the service and employment of the said A.B. and C.D., as their foreman, manager, and general overlooker in the conduct and management of their said partnership business, subject to the general direction, supervision, and approval, of the said A.B. and C.D., and shall and will at all times conduct and manage the duties of his said employment and service fully and faithfully in all respects, and obey, perform, and fulfil the directions and orders of the said A.B. and C.D., in relation thereto, and shall and will, if required, keep proper and sufficient books wherein he will from time to time make due and regular entries of all matters relating to or concerning such part of the said business as shall be committed to his charge, and shall and will whenever required submit the same to the said A.B. and AGREEMENTS. 41 C.D., or either of them for their approval. AND that so And not to i J.T- -j i n i- engage in any long as the said, employment and service shall continue other busi- he will not engage, or be interested or concerned, nes8 ' directly or indirectly, in any other business whatsoever, but will give the whole of his time and attention dili- gently to the said employment and service, and to the conduct of the said business to the best and fullest advantage thereof. AND the said parties hereto do Events upon iipi n i -i i ,L which agree- hereby further mutually agree that the said employment menttobe and service shall cease, and determine, and this agree- v< ment and every clause, matter, and thing herein con- tained (except so far as may be necessary to enable any one or more of the said parties to sue the other or others of them for breach of this agreement) shall be null and void in any of the events or cases following; that is to say : In the event of, and upon, and concurring with the dissolution or determination by any means, or from any cause whatsoever of the partnership now subsisting between the said A.B. and C.D., or upon a month's notice in writing being given to either of the said parties by the other at any time during the said partnership of their or his intention to determine the said employ- ment and service. AND IT is FURTHER AGREED that the Payment of proportion of net profits (if any) which shall be ascer- tained or found to be due to the said E.F., up to the date of the determination of the said employment and service shall be paid to the said E.F., within calendar months after the end of the current year, within which such notice shall have been given as aforesaid. AND, lastly, in case of any dispute or difference arising Disputes to be between the said parties or their respective represen- arbitration, tatives at any time, concerning any matter relating to these presents such matter in dispute shall, on the request of either of the said parties, or their or his representatives, be referred to the decision of three disinterested persons, one of whom shall be chosen by each of the 42 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. parties in difference, and the third by the persons so chosen. And whatsoever award the said arbitrators, or any two of them shall make and deliver in writing under their hands within days after such reference, or within such further time as the said arbitrators or any two of them shall direct, shall be binding and con- clusive upon and between the said parties and their representatives. And if either of the said parties, or their representatives shall delay or refuse to name a referee as aforesaid upon reasonable request, the other or others of them shall be at liberty forthwith to name the two original referees, giving seven days prior notice of such nomination to the party or representatives so delaying or refusing. And for enforcing the performance of any award to be made as aforesaid such award, ami the submission thereto herein contained or to be entered into by any separate instrument, shall from time to time be made a rule of any Court of Record in England on the application of either of the said parties or their respective representatives, if such court shall so please. As WITNESS, &c. Precedent 28. Agreement for the Services of an Agricultural 28 - Superintendent for an Estate Abroad. Parties. AN AGEEEMENT made, &C., BETWEEN A.B. of &C. [ein- pioyer], but at present residing, &c., of the one part, Witnessetb. and C.D., of &c. [servant], of the other part. THE said A.B., for himself, his executors, and administrators, hereby agrees with the said C.D., his executors and ad- ministrators, that he, the said A.B., will take the said C.D. into his service and employment. And the said C.D., for himself, his executors, and administrators, hereby agrees with the said A.B., his executors, and administrators, that he, the said C.D., will enter into the service and AGREEMENTS. 43 employment of the said A.B., as the agricultural superin- tendent of the estate of him, the said A.B., called the Estate, situate, &c. And such service and Terms. employment shall be upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say : 1. The said service and employment shall be considered Duration. as commencing on the day of next, and shall continue thenceforward for the term of years (subject nevertheless as hereinafter appearing) . 2. The duties of the said C.D. shall consist in directing Duties. the cultivation and superintending the general agricultural management of the said estate, and of the stock and cattle thereof, and for that pur- pose he shall have the custody and care of all agricultural implements, and the control of all agricultural servants and labourers, and the general charge of all matters incident to such direction, superintendence, and management. 3. The said C.D. shall at all times yield prompt and Superinten- faithful observance to the orders of the said A.B., or his lawfully constituted agent or agents for the his time> time being, and shall give the whole of his time and attention to the said service and the duties pertaining thereto, and shall not nor will during any part of the said term embark, engage, or be interested in any other business or employment, or in any speculation or adventure whatsoever, either on his own account or as the agent or representative of any other person or persons whomsoever. 4. The said A.B. shall pay to the said C.D. a salary at Eemunera- the rate of sterling per annum, such salary to be payable quarterly on the day of , the day of , the day of , and the day of 44 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. How payabl. Passage out to be paid. House to be found with cer- tain privileges. Misbehaviour of superinten- dent to deter- mine service. Provision for determining agreement in the event of climate being unsuitable. in each year, the first quarterly payment to be due on the day of next. 5. One half of each quarterly payment of salary shall be made by a bill on some responsible house in aforesaid, payable after sight, and the other half thereof in such manner and form as the said C.D. shall from time to time reasonably choose. 6. The said A.B. shall and will pay the passage money of the said C.D. from to the said estate. 7. The said A.B. shall and will find and provide the said C.D. with a house on or near the said estate free of rent, and that the said C.D. shall and may use for his own consumption a sufficient and neces- sary portion of the vegetables, poultry, eggs, milk, butter, and other eatables (except flesh meat) grown or produced in or upon the said estate, but that all other expenses of living and other outgoings of the said C.D. shall be borne and paid by him personally at his own proper costs and charges. 8. It at any time during the said term the said C.D. shall be guilty of drunkenness, dishonesty, wilful disobedience, or other gross misconduct, it shall be lawful for the said A.B., or his lawfully authorised agent or agents for the time being, to dismiss the said C.D. forthwith from the said service and employment, and the said C.D. shall thereupon forfeit all benefit and claim whatsoever under or by virtue of this agreement. 9. If at any time during the said term the said C.D. shall produce and show to the said A.B., or to his lawfully authorised agent or agents for the time being, a medical certificate to the effect that the climate of the place where the said C.D. shall AGREEMENTS. 45 reside, and where his said service and employment shall be carried on, is dangerous to the health of the said C.D., then the said C.D. shall thereupon have full power to cancel and annul this agree- ment forthwith by giving a written notice to the said A.B., his executors or administrators, or to such lawfully authorised agent or agents as afore- said; and on such notice being given the said term and the said service and employment shall cease and be at an end, and this agreement and every clause, matter, and thing therein contained shall be null and void, except so far as to enable either party to sue the other for a former breach thereof, and so far as to enable the said C.D. to recover the amount or proportion of salary that may be due to him up to the day of the date of such notice. As WITNESS, &c. 29. Agreement for an Ale and Porter Agency. Precedent 29. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B. and C.D., both of &c. [brewers'], of the one part, and B.F., of &c. [agent], of the other part. WHEREBY the said A.B. and Witnesseth. C.D. agree to employ the said E.F., and the said E.F. Employment agrees to act as the sole agent at aforesaid of the said A.B. and C.D., and the survivor of them and their or his future partner or partners in trade for the sale and delivery in , and the neighbourhood of , ale and porter, to be brewed by the said A.B. and C.D., or their firm, for the time being. AND the said A.B. and C.D., for themselves and the survivor of them and their and his future partner and partners, agree with the said E.F. to allow to him, for and in respect of all moneys which he may receive from the sales under the said agency, a com- mission at the rate of per centum on the gross Amount of commission. 46 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Agent to bo sole agent, And sole collector. Terms on which sales may be made. Agent not to be liable for bad debts. Notice to determine agency. amount of the moneys actually received, and also for the cartage delivery of the full and return of the empty casks, the sums following, that is to say, for every hogshead, for every barrel, and for every half barrel. AND further, that during the continuance of the said agency they will not employ or authorise any other agent or representative than the said E.F. for the sale of their ale and porter in aforesaid or the neighbourhood. AND also that they will not at any time collect or receive or employ or authorise any other person than the said E.F. to collect or receive any moneys whatever arising from or due or payable in respect of sales effected by the agency of the said E.F. AND the said parties hereto further mutually agree that the sales to be effected by the said E.F. may either be for cash or on credit (not exceeding months) in the discretion of the said E.F. That out of the moneys received by him from time to time he shall deduct the commission and cartage allowance aforesaid, and shall once a pay the balance in his hands into the bank at aforesaid, to the credit of the account of the said A.B. and C.D., or their firm for the time being, at the said bank, and shall at the same time send to the brewery of the said A.B. and C.D., or their firm for the time being, an account showing from whom the money so paid into the bank has been received. THAT the said E.F. shall not be answerable for bad debts nor for any loss or damage that may happen to the goods to be sent to him for sale or delivery before the same shall come to his hands or custody. AND that either of the parties hereto shall be at liberty to put an end to this agreement upon giving to the other of them calendar months' notice, in writing, of their or his inten- tion so to do, such notice to be sent by post to, or delivered at the place of business for the time being of, the party to whom it shall be addressed. As WITNESS, &c. AGREEMENTS. 47 30. Agreement between Co-owners for the Manage- Precedent ment of a Merchant Vessel ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. Parties. [one part-owner] , of the one part, and C.D., late of &c. [other part-owner], but at present at, &c. (about to proceed to sea), of the other part. WHEREAS the said Eecitai of parties are owners of the ship or vessel called the o^vesse!?* ," of , of tons register, in the following shares and proportions, that is to say, the said A.B. is entitled to parts or shares, and the said C.D. to the remaining parts or shares thereof. (a) AND WHEREAS for the good management of the said ship And of deter- or vessel the parties hereto have determined to enter into enter into the agreement hereinafter contained ; Now THEREFORE they the said parties hereto do hereby, and each of them ment. doth for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators agree with the other of them, his executors and adminis- trators in manner following, that is to say, THAT the said One co-owner A.B., his executors and administrators shall at all times husband, hereafter have the management, ordering, and direction of the said vessel in every respect, and shall and may enter into such contracts for freighting, loading, and repairing the said vessel as he or they shall think proper for the mutual benefit of the said parties hereto. AND And have cus- ALSO that the said A.B. , his executors or administrators papers, &c P S shall have the custody of all the books, papers, writings, contracts, accounts, and agreements belonging or relating to the said vessel, to all of which nevertheless he, the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns shall be allowed at all times to have free access for inspecting or taking copies thereof. AND THAT all damages and Losses, &c., to be borne proportion- (a) The property in a ship is to be considered as divided into ately. sixty-four shares, but no fractional part of a share can be registered, nor can more than thirty-two persons be registered as owners at one time : (17 & 18 Viet. c. 104, s. 37.) 48 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. losses which shall or may happen to the said vessel in every respect* or the accounts thereof, or otherwise how- soever shall be borne and paid by the said A.B. and C.D ., or their respective executors and administrators in pro- portion and according to their respective parts which they shall respectively hold in the said vessel, and they and each of them and each of their executors and admi- nistrators shall and will respectively advance and pay the Neither owner same at any time when thereunto requested. AND that the said A.B. and C.D., and their respective executors or administrators shall not and* will not, directly or indirectly, do or suffer to be done any act, matter, or thing whatsoever whereby the said vessel shall or may be seised or charged, but shall and will at all times during the continuance of this agreement use their and each of their utmost care to preserve the said vessel, with Ship's bus- the appurtenances, from all spoil and damage. AND countatstated THAT so long as he the said A.B., his executors or administrators, shall be and act as ship's husband, and have the custody and management of the said ship's accounts, he and they shall and will at the close of every year, or as soon after the expiration of the voyage on which the vessel may then be engaged as practicable, make ready and exhibit to the said C.D., his executors, administrators and assigns a full, just and true account in writing of all the freights, earnings and profits that shall then have arisen from or grown due for or in respect of the said vessel, and also of all losses and damages which shall or may have happened since the then preceding settlement to or on account of the said vessel and for all matters and things whatsoever relating And pay or thereto. AND IT IS HEREBY FURTHER AGREED that the balance ap- said A.B., his executors or administrators shall and will, gearing there- p rev j ous ^ o each periodical settlement of his said accounts as aforesaid, pay and discharge all the debts due or on account of the said vessel in case there shall be sufficient AGREEMENTS. 49 money in his hands for that purposes, and shall and will pay or cause to be paid unto the said C.D., his executors or administrators, his or their representative proportion of all such freights, earnings, profits and benefits ; but if any loss or damage shall appear to have happened during the then preceding year, that then and in that case, on the settlement of such accounts as aforesaid, the said C.D., his executors and administrators shall and will advance and pay, according to the share he may hold in the said vessel, his or their proportion of such loss upon demand unto the said A.B., his executors and adminis- trators. AND that he the said A.B., his executors and Power to administrators shall and may from time to time insure the whole of the said vessel in such association, clubs, or insurance offices or otherwise and to such amount as the t said A.B., his executors or administrators, shall think proper, and shall likewise pay all such sum or sums of money as shall from time to time become due or payable for or in respect of any premiums of insurance or of any policy or policies of insurance made on the said vessel or on any cargo or cargoes to be taken therein or on the freight of the said vessel. AND IT is HEREBY MUTUALLY For joint DECLARED AND AGREED by and between the said parties hereto that all such insurances as shall from time to time and at all times be made or effected upon the said vessel and premises shall be for the benefit of the said owners, parties hereto, in such proportions as aforesaid, and that the said insurance shall from time to time be received and enjoyed by the said owners, parties hereto, in the like proportions. AND FURTHER that if the said A.B. and Provision in C.D., or either of 'them, their or any of their executors by^ithe/to or administrators shall at any time hereafter be minded or desirous to sell and dispose of his part or share of the vessel, said vessel and premises, then and in such case the person so desirous to sell shall give days' notice in writing of such his intention to the other of them the E 50 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. said parties hereto, his executors or administrators, to be left with him or them respectively, or at his or their usual places or place of abode, and shall at the same time offer to sell his or their shares or share to the other oi the said parties hereto, his executors or administrators, at a fair price or valuation to be fixed thereon by three indifferent professional valuers, one of them to be chosen by the said party, to whom such notice of sale has been given, his executors or administrators, one other of them by the party or parties giving such notice of sale, and the third or other of them by the two indifferent valuers At expiration to be chosen as aforesaid. AND THAT such valuation >yage. g^g^i j. a k e p] ace immediately on the arrival of the said vessel from off the voyage on which she shall at the time of such notice being given be engaged ; and in case the owner or owners to whom such notice shall have been given shall neglect or refuse to purchase the same at such valuation within days from the making of the same, or shall within days from the arrival from the said vessel from off the voyage on which she shall be engaged at the time of giving such notice as aforesaid, neglect to appoint a valuer, then at the expiration of either of the said periods of days respectively the whole of the said vessel called the " ," with the materials and appurtenances, shall be sold by public auction at aforesaid or such other convenient place as shall be fixed upon by the said parties hereto, their respective executors or administrators, for the best price that can be reasonably had or gotten for the same. Liberty for AND THAT the owners, parties hereto, or either of them, their executors or administrators, shall and may be at liberty to bid for and become the purchaser of the said Conditions of vessel. AND THAT also that the said owners, parties hereto, and each of them, their and each of their executors or administrators, shall and will join in and agree to the usual conditions for the sale of the said AGREEMENTS. 51 vessel, and in giving and delivering peaceable and quiet possession thereof to the purchaser or purchasers. AND Seller to exe- ALSO shall and will upon demand execute the assignment CT or transfer of the said vessel and premises unto the purchasers thereof. AND THAT the expenses of and preparatory to and attendant on the completion of such sale or otherwise in relation thereto shall be borne and paid by both the said parties hereto, their respective executors and administrators, in proportion to the shares they respectively hold in the said vessel. AND LASTLY Disputes to the said owners, parties hereto, do and each of them arbitration. doth hereby for himself promise and agree to and with each other that if any doubt, question, difference, or. dispute shall happen to arise between them, the said owners, parties hereto, touching or concerning the said vessel or the accounts thereof or any way relating thereto, the same shall within calendar months after such difference or dispute shall arise be referred unto three indifferent persons, arbitrators, one of whom shall be chosen by each of the parties in difference and one other of them by the said referees so to be chosen as aforesaid, to be by them, the said arbitrators, or any two of them, ended and determined, and that each of them, the said parties hereto, their executors and administrators, shall and will stand to, abide by, perform, fulfil, and keep such award so as the same be rendered and given under the hands of the arbitrators, or any two of them, within calendar months next after their appointment. AND THAT such agreement of reference, arbitration, bond, or submission deed, and the award to be made in pur- suance thereof shall be naade a rule of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice, to the intent that the said parties may be finally bound and concluded thereby. As WIT- NESS, &c. E 2 52 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 31. Parties. Recital of in- vention. And agree- ment as to trial. Witnesseth. Inventor to permit trial. 31. Agreement for Testing and Working a Patented Invention. AN AGREEMENT made, &c. BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [inventor] , of the one part, and C.D., of &c., E.F., of &c., and Gr.H., of &c. [speculators] , of the other part. WHEREAS the said A.B. has from the Office for Registry of Patents a certificate of protection bearing date the day of in respect of the use and exercise of his certain invention for converting, &c. [here describe invention] . AND WHEREAS the said invention has not yet been tried, and the said A.B. being desirous that it should be tried forthwith, has applied to the said C.D., B.F., and G.H., who have agreed with him and with each other to take the necessary steps for testing and ascertaining the value of the said invention with the ulterior view (in the event of a satisfactory result of the experiment) to a joint mutual adventure of all the said parties hereto in the objects and purposes of the said invention, but nevertheless upon the terms and conditions hereinafter appearing. Now THEREFORE the said A.B., for himself, his executors, and administrators, in consideration of the agreement hereinafter contained on the part of the said C.D., E.F., and G.H., doth hereby agree with the said C.D., E.F., and Gr.H., and with each of them and their respective executors and administrators, that he, the said A.B., shall and will forthwith permit and suffer the said C.D., E.F., and G.H. to take all necessary measures and proceedings for the purpose of fully and fairly testing and trying the utility and value of the said invention and its application to the purposes for which it was designed, and that in order thereto he will from time to time give to them and each of them every information relative to the said invention and the nature, operation, and results thereof, and render to them and each of them every assistance in his power with the view AGREEMENTS. 53 of having the said invention so fully and fairly tested and tried as aforesaid. AND FURTHEE that in case such trial And if success- shall in the judgment and opinion of the said C.D., E.F., spectators in and G.H. prove to be successful, and the said invention workin s same - be by them ascertained to be of utility and value for the purposes for which it was designed, then he the said A.B. will join with the said C.D., E.F., and G.H. in the working thereof for their mutual and equal benefit as hereinafter mentioned. AND the said C.D., E.F., and Speculators to G.H., each for himself severally and his respective a t their own executors and administrators, in consideration of the cost< agreement hereinbefore contained on the part of the said A.B., hereby agree with the said A.B., his executors, and administrators that they will forthwith proceed by all due and proper means to have the said invention fairly and fully tested and tried, and will from time to time find and provide the funds and take, use, and adopt all such means, processes, and appliances as may be necessary for that purpose. And that in case the And buy same said invention shall upon such full and fair trial prove, in the judgment and opinion of the said C.D., E.F., and G.H., successful and of full utility and value for the pur- poses for which it was designed, they will pay to the said A.B. the sum of as the consideration or purchase-money of or for a permanent joint interest in the said invention and the future results thereof, and will thereupon join with the said A.B. in working the said invention for their mutual and equal benefit. AND Ample time to each of them the said A.B., C.D., E.F., and G.H., for ' himself, his executors, and administrators, hereby agrees with the others and each other of them, their and his respective executors and administrators, that full and ample time shall be taken and allowed in testing and trying the said invention, but so nevertheless that there be no unnecessary delay in the use and adoption of the means, processes, and appliances necessary thereto; 54 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Eesultof test that the judgment and opinion of the said C.D., E.F., within a given and G.H. with reference to the result of the said testing and trial shall be declared within calendar months after such result shall have been ascertained; Invention to that if such result be satisfactory, and it shall appear to be patented if , ., . , ., . . successful. the said parties hereto that the said invention is ot sufficient value and utility to carry the same into full prosecution and use, then letters patent for the said invention shall be immediately taken out in the name of the said A.B., but at the joint equal expense of all the Parties to be said parties hereto, and the said parties hereto shall be thenceforward _ . . . . jointly into- thenceforward engaged and interested in a joint adven- SSuSLfiossi. ture for working, exercising, and carrying on the said invention under the letters patent so to be obtained as aforesaid for their joint benefit in equal proportions, and shall so continue for the then entire residue of the term to be granted in the said letters patent ; that the said parties will in like manner bear in equal proportions the And special losses of the said joint adventure ; that the said joint be signed. adventure shall be prosecuted in such manner, upon such terms, and with and under such conditions and regu- lations as to the management thereof in all matters of detail as the said parties hereto shall mutually agree upon, and which shall be embodied in a special agree- ment to be then prepared and signed in substitution of these presents; that such agreement shall expressly provide against the assignment or transfer of or other dealing with the share or interest of any of the parties in the said joint adventure to or for the benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever, without the full know- lege and consent of all the other parties thereto ; AND that if the said parties shall decide to take out a patent or patents for any foreign country, all the said parties shall Speculators to have an equal interest in such patent or patents ; AND, Fo? testing. 1167 LASTLY, each of them the said C.D., E.F., and G.H., for himself, his executors, and administrators, hereby agrees AGREEMENTS. 55 with the others and each other of them, their, and his respective executors and administrators, that they will contribute and pay the costs and expenses of and attending the said testing and trial, AND also the said And purchas- ing in equal sum of in equal shares and proportions. As shares. WITNESS, &C. 32. Agreement for the Services of an Assistant. Precedent 32. To A.B., of &c. [servant]. IN CONSIDERATION of your faithfully discharging the Proposal, duties tha.t may devolve upon you whilst in our estab- lishment, we agree to engage and to continue to employ you as one of our assistants in our business of now carried on by us in , on the terms following, Terms, that is to say : THAT you shall devote the whole of your Assistant to time and to the utmost of your power promote and extend ^ ^ our business, obey all orders and directions given by us or our managers, and discharge the duties of your situa- tion faithfully and honestly, for the period of Term, years to be computed from the day of 18 , determinable as hereinafter mentioned, and for so doing, we agree to allow and pay to you the remunera- Eemnnera- tion following, in lieu of salary, viz. : For the year of the said term, a percentage after the rate of per cent, per annum upon the net profits actually realised by us in our business, after deducting all expenses of, and incidental to the same, including rent, salaries, taxes, interest upon capital, losses from bad debts, and all other outgoings ; for the year of the said term, a percentage of, &c. [and so on, speci- fying year and commission] . IT is, HOWEVER, expressly Payment of stipulated that such percentage upon profits shall not not to create a create or be held to constitute a partnership, and that P artnersl "P- none, express or implied, shall subsist between us. You To be per- shall be permitted to draw such sums on account of your draw on account. 56 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Assistant to supervise es- tablishment. Notice to de- termine ser- Acceptation. Precedent 33. Proposal. remuneration and at such times as you may please, not exceeding per calendar month; which sums shall be charged to your account, and the balance (if any) found to be due to you on ascertaining our net profits, shall be paid to you on demand ; but in the event of you having overdrawn your percentage, you shall repay the excess when ascertained. IT is ALSO AGREED that you shall take proper care of everything belonging to us intrusted to your charge, and keep a perfect supervision over all assistants or servants placed under you in our establishment, and immediately report to us any irregu- larities or defalcations you may discover in your own department ; and that you shall not carry on or be interested in any other business whatever. AND the service herein mentioned shall be determinable at any time by either of us giving to the other calendar months previous notice, in writing, for that purpose ; and in case it shall expire at a time other than the usual annual period of ascertaining any profits, the percentage payable to you for the period between the previous annual balancing and the expiration of such notice shall be calculated on the amount of the net profits of the pre- ceding year ending at the time of the prior yearly balancing. DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. and E.F. [employers]. I AGREE to the above-mentioned terms, and undertake faithfully to abide thereby, and to comply with and carry out the same. A.B. [servant]. 33. Agreement for the Services of Husband and Wife at a Concert Hall. To A.B. and C.D., of &c. [proprietors]. IN CONSIDERATION of your employing me and my wife F.F., at the respective salaries hereinafter mentioned, I AGREEMENTS. 57 agree, on my own behalf and on behalf of my said wife, that we will enter your service for a period of Terms, years from the day of 18 , and dis- charge our respective duties as hereinafter denned : 1 . I will become and act as principal basso and Husband to manager of the stage, mechanical, theatrical, and an a stage musical department of the Concert Hall, mana er - and take upon myself the entire supervision and management in that department, subject to your direction and approval, and devote my whole time and energies thereto ; but it is understood that I am not to be called upon to appear in theatrical costume, or otherwise than in plain dress, in respect of which services you are to pay me' a salary of per week, payable every Saturday. 2. My wife shall become and act as principal mezzo Wife to act as soprano, and take upon herself and duly perform B0 whatever duties may be incidental to her said service, or otherwise, as vocalist in the musical selections performed at the said concert hall, she also being not called upon to appear in character- istic costume, and in respect of whose services you are to pay me a salary of per week, payable as aforesaid. S. We will attend at the said concert hall from Hours of i-ii -i attendance. to o clock every working evening, unless prevented from illness, and give our utmost attention to rehearsals, and to the due performance of our respective vocations faithfully and regularly according to professional custom or usage. 4. I will keep the books, papers, and writings pertain- Husband in ing to the business of my employment in a proper other"auties manner, and will attend at the office of the said * keep the books, &c. concert hall at all reasonable times during the day 58 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. for the due transaction of my various duties, and whenever required I will render a true statement of all business done, and of everything belonging to you in the possession or control of myself or my wife, and deliver up the same, and in the meantime will take proper care of all things intrusted to my keeping, and will not conceal, waste, or make away with, obliterate, or deface, nor permit (so far as I am able to prevent it) the same to be done by others, any property or things in my care as aforesaid in connection with my said employment; and when I cease to be in your service I will desist from interfering therein, and from holding myself out as your manager or servant. Neither sala- 5. No salary is to be payable to me or to my wife incase of P during such time (if any) as we or either of us sickness. shall be absent through sickness or otherwise. DATED the day of 18 . E.F. [husband]. Acceptation. WE AGREE to accept Mr. and Mrs. E.F. on the terms and conditions above specified. A.B. and C.D. [proprietors'] . precedent 34 Agreement for the Services of a Commission ^ Agent. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &C., BETWEEN A.B., of &C. [agent], of the one part, and C.D. and E.F., of &c. Witnesseth. [principals] , of the other part. IT is HEREBY AGREED between and by the said parties hereto as follows : Duties of 1. That the said A.B. shall be employed and act for r?uneration. " * ne 8& ^ G.D. and E.F. as their agent for the sale of sold by them, and shall faithfully and honestly execute and perform the duties of his AGREEMENTS. 59 employment as such agent to the utmost of his skill and knowledge, and promote their interests, and from time to time, on request, render a just and true account in such manner as they shall require, of all his dealings and transaction as such agent, and he shall be paid and allowed for so acting the commission of for every hundredweight, and so in proportion for every quarter or less quantity of goods and stores sold by him for and on account of the said C.D. and E.F., such commission to be paid to the said A. B. at the end of each on the amount of cash that shall up to that period have been actually received by the said C.D. and E.F. in respect of goods sold by the said A.B., and in respect of which the said commission shall not have been previously paid or allowed to him, and the said A.B. shall bear and pay his own travel- ling expenses. 2. That the said A.B. shall collect and receive the Agent to accounts and debts to become due and owing to the said C.D. and E.F. for goods, stores, and merchandise, supplied through his agency, except in cases where the said C.D. and E.F., shall, by notice to the said A.B., elect to draw bills or cash orders on the purchaser direct, and he shall pay over to the said C.D. and E.F., in cash on and in every the moneys received by him on their account as aforesaid. 3. That the said C.D. and E.F. shall not be bound to Principals not execute any orders received through the said A.B. execute unless they shall think fit, and the said A.B. shall orders - not sell goods on credit to any person or persons whom the said C.D. and E.F. shall previously have forbidden him to trust, and shall personally make good all loss sustained by them by reason 60 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Agent to be at liberty to take other commis- sions of a dif- ferent descrip- tion. Notice to determine agency. of any breach of this stipulation, or of any of the conditions herein contained. 4. That the said A.B. shall be at full liberty, during the continuance of this agreement, to sell and dispose of, by commission or otherwise, any goods, wares, or merchandise of a different description to that sold by the said C.D. and E.F., for any person or persons whomsoever. 5. That the agency hereby created shall be determin- able by either party giving to the other or others of them a notice in writing to that effect, and on the delivery of such notice the said A.B. shall give up to the said C.D. and E.F. all books, papers, and property in his possession or control belonging to them, and shall thenceforth desist from using their names in anywise, or acting or holding himself out as their agent, and this agree- ment shall then be at an end, except in respect of any claim which either of the said parties may have against the other of them for any previous breach of the agreements herein contained. As WITNESS, &c. Precedent 35. 35. Agreement to refer to a Sole Arbitrator (concise form). AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c., of the one part, and C.D. and E.F., of &c., of the other part. WHEREAS the said A.B. claims a considerable sum of money to be due to him from the said parties hereto of the second part, under and in respect of, &c. [set out the fact]. AND WHEREAS the said C.D. and E.F. dispute such claim, and for determining the said dispute the parties hereto have agreed to refer the same as herein- Witnesseth. after mentioned. Now THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that the said parties agree to refer all questions as to the said Parties. Eecital of claim. And agree- ment to refer AGREEMENTS. 61 dispute to the certificate or award of Y.Z, of, &c. Appointment [arbitrator] , so that such certificate or award be made in of arbltrator - writing on or before the day of next, or such further time as the arbitrator by writing under his hand (whether before or after the said day) shall from time to time appoint. AND THAT each party shall produce Each party before the arbitrator all deeds, contracts, plans, notices, deeds', &c & books, or documents relating to the premises, and that they shall perform and keep the certificate or award, and shall not bring any writ of error, or commence or prose- cute any action in any court whatever against the others or other of them, or against the arbitrator for any matter (save enforcing the certificate or award) relative hereto. AND THAT the parties and their witnesses shall be And give examined on oath if required, and that if any of the evidence - parties impede the arbitrator from making such certificate or award by affected or wilful delay, or by non-atten- dance after reasonable notice, and without satisfactory excuse, then the arbitrator may proceed ex parte. AND Award may be IT is AGREED that this submission may be made a rule of ' ar t. a * any of Her Majesty's Courts of Record in England, and that the costs of this agreement, of the certificate or Costs, award, of- proceeding thereon, and of the expenses of making this submission a rule of court, shall be in the discretion of the arbitrator. As WITNESS, &c.(a) (a) It is advisable, when practicable, that the execution of an agreement to refer should be attested, either by an independent witness or by the adverse solicitor (if such a term may be applied) to each party, so that should the award have to be made a rule of court the affidavit of execution by the party against whom the award is given may be made without difficulty. 62 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 36. Parties. Recital of dis putes and agreement to refer. Witnesseth. Appointment of arbitrator. Award to be conclusive. 36. Agreement to refer Disputes touching the Construction of Agreements. AN AGREEMENT made, &c. BETWEEN A.B., C.D., and B.F., all of &c., of the one part, and G.H., of &c., of the other part. WHEREAS disputes and differences have arisen and do now exist between the said parties touching their respective rights, duties, and liabilities under or in respect of three several agreements, one of which is dated, &c., and made between the said G.H. of the one part and the said parties hereto of the first part of the other part, another of which is dated, &c., and made between the said parties hereto of the first and second parts, and one, J.K., of the other part, and the third is dated, &c. and made between the said parties hereto of the first and second parts and one L.M., and touching the preparation of the said three agreements and the purport, meaning, intention, and construction of the same respectively, and for the purpose of adjusting the said disputes and differences and all other matters in difference (if any) between the said parties hereto the reference hereinafter agreed to has been arranged. Now THESE PRESENTS WITNESS, and the said parties hereto do hereby mutually agree to refer the said disputes and differences, and all other matters in difference (if any) between them, to the certificate or award of Y.Z., of &c. [arbitrator] , so that such certificate or award be made in writing on or before the day of next, or such further time as the said Y.Z., by any writing signed by him (whether before or after the said day), shall from time to time appoint. AND IT is AGREED that the certi- ficate or award of the said Y.Z. shall be final and con- clusive in the premises. AND THAT such certificate or award the said Y.Z. shall have power to make notwith- standing the death of all or any of the said parties in difference. AND THAT the said parties respectively shall AGREEMENTS. 63 and will well and truly obey and perform the certificate or award of the said arbitrator touching the matters in dispute. AND THAT the said parties respectively and their Parties to respective witnesses shall and will attend the said arbi- trator and submit to be examined touching the matters in dispute upon oath or otherwise as the said arbitrator shall direct. AND THAT the said parties respectively shall TO produce produce and show forth to the said arbitrator all deeds, ' )ds ' &c ' contracts, writings, plans, notices, books, accounts, letters, papers, and documents touching the matters in dispute which shall be in their or any of their custody, possession, or power, if thought necessary by the said arbitrator. AND FURTHER, that if any of the said parties Power to pro- to this submission shall prevent or obstruct the said arbi- ce ex parte ' trator from making an award or certificate in the pre- mises by non-attendance before him or by non-produc- tion of any deeds, contracts, writings, plans, notices, books, accounts, letters, or documents in their custody, possession, or power which may be material or necessary in the judgment of the said arbitrator, or otherwise, after such notice as the said arbitrator shall deem reason- able for that purpose, then the said arbitrator shall be at liberty to proceed in the said reference ex parte. AND No action to THAT no writ of error or action whatever shall be com- respect of the menced or prosecuted by the said parties or any of them ^Jf ct ~ f th against the said arbitrator, or against the other or others agreement, of them for or relating to the matters hereby referred, except for the purpose of enforcing the certificate or award to be made in pursuance hereof. AND THAT this Award may be submission may be made a rule of any of Her Majesty's urt. a r Courts of Record in England if required by the said parties or any of them. AND THAT the costs of and inci- Costs of refe- dent to this agreement of the said reference and arbi- re lce ' ' trator and his certificate or award shall be in the dis- cretion of the said arbitrator, who may direct to and by whom and in what manner and when the same or any 64 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. And of making part thereof shall be paid. AND THAT, if by reason of court. any default in performance of the said certificate or award to be made in pursuance hereof by any of the said parties, the others, or other of them, shall procure this agreement to be made a rule of court, then the costs of making the same such rule of court shall be borne and paid by the party making default, unless the court shall Provision in otherwise order. AND, LASTLY, it is agreed that if the award defec- certificate or award of the said arbitrator shall be bad or defective in any respect, so that the same shall or may be set aside on that account, the authority of the said arbi- trator shall thereupon revive, and it shall be competent for the said arbitrator to make a new certificate or award, either upon the original evidence laid before him, or upon such re-examination of the parties and their respective witnesses or any of them, and of their papers and documents, as the said arbitrator may deem neces- sary, and so toties quoties until a good and sufficient cer- tificate or award shall be made by the said arbitrator in respect of the matters hereby referred. As WITNESS, &c. Precedent 37. Agreement to refer the Terms of a Dissolu- 37 - tion of Partnership to two Arbitrators and an Umpire. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &C. BETWEEN A.B., of &C., of the Eecitaiof one part, and C.D., of &c., of the other part. WHEREAS partnership. the gaid pari ies hereto on the day of 18 , entered into partnership together as at which business they have since carried on, but no articles of agreement were executed by the said parties, defining the terms or conduct of the said partner- And disputes ship. AND WHEREAS disputes and differences having menUjcnrefer arisen between the said parties in respect of the said 8ame - partnership they have mutually determined to dissolve AGREEMENTS. 65 the said partnership; but, being unable to agree upon the terms of such dissolution and the security to be given for the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the said partnership, they have agreed to refer all such disputes and differences, and the terms of such disso- lution, and the security to be given for the discharge of the said debts and liabilities, and all other matters in difference (if any) between them to arbitration as herein- after mentioned. Now THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that the Witnesseth. said parties hereby refer all disputes and matters as aforesaid in difference between them to the certificate or award of W.X. and Y.Z., both of &c. [arbitrators], and Appointment such third person as the said arbitrators shall, by writing an( j mnpire. before proceeding upon the said reference, appoint as umpire, with full powers for the said arbitrators, or any two of them, to certify or award the dissolution of the said partnership and the mode of realising and distributing the assets thereof, and to certify or award which (if either) of the said parties shall be entitled to the business, and upon what terms as to price or otherwise, and to approve of or reject any sureties or security to be proposed or offered by the said parties respectively for the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the said partnership, and to certify or award the execution by the said parties hereto, or either of them, of such deeds or writings as the said arbitrators, or any two of them, shall think proper, for terminating all disputes and differences between the said parties, and closing the affairs of the said partnership, so that such certificate or award be made in writing on or before the day of next, or such further time as the said arbitrators, or any two of them, by writing under their hands, shall, before or after that day, from time to time appoint. AND THAT Parties to pro- the said parties respectively shall produce before the & c . said arbitrators, or any two of them, all books, docu- ments, or writings relating to the premises, and shall F 66 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. perform and keep the certificate or award of the said arbitrators, or any two of them, and shall not bring any writ of error, nor commence or prosecute any action whatever against the other or against the arbitrators, or any of them, for any matters relating hereto, save for enforcing (if necessary) the said certificate or award. And give AND IT is HEREBY AGREED that the said arbitrators, or any two of them, are empowered and authorised to examine the said parties, or either of them, and all or any persons or person produced as a witness or witnesses by such parties upon oath or otherwise, as they or any of them Power to pro- shall direct. AND if either party impede the said arbi- trators, or any two of them, from making such certificate or award by affected or wilful delay, or by not attending after reasonable notice, then they may proceed in his Award may be absence if they shall think proper so to do. AND IT is made a rule of , , . , . ' , court. FURTHER AGREED that this present submission may be made a rule of any of Her Majesty's English Courts of Costs. Record, and that the costs as between solicitor and client of and incident to the negotiation between the said parties, resulting in this agreement, of this agreement, and of making it a rule of court, of the reference and certificate or award, and of all deeds and writings to be executed by the said parties or either of them, and the expenses of proceeding upon the certificate or award, shall be in the discretion of the said arbitrators, or any two of them [or shall abide the event] . As WITNESS, &c. precedent 38. Agreement under Seal declaring the User of 38 - Lights to be on Sufferance. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &C., BETWEEN A.B., of &C., of the Recital of one part, and C.D., of &c., of the other part. WHEREAS 3 p ' the said C.D. is the owner of a dwelling house, with a farmyard, garden, and premises thereto belonging, AGREEMENTS. 67 situate, &c., and the said A.B. is the owner of a house or houses which was or were built in the year 18 , and adjoin and abut on the above-mentioned farmyard and garden of the said C.D., and certain of the windows in the said house or houses of the said A.B. overlook such farmyard and garden. Now THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH Witnesseth. that in consideration of the agreements hereinafter con- tained on the part of the said C.D., the said A.B. doth A.B. to enjoy hereby agree with the said C.D. that the use and enjoyment ^ sufferance. for any period, however long, of the said windows in the said house or houses of the said A.B. which overlook the said farmyard and garden of the said C.D. shall not give to or confer upon the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, or his tenants, any claim, right or title to ancient lights ; but the same windows or lights shall at all times here- after be considered as on sufferance only, and be made up and closed by the said A.B. on notice as hereafter mentioned. AND FURTHER that the said A.B. shall and To pay yearly will, so long as the said windows shall be permitted to ment. remain as aforesaid, pay to the said C.D., his heirs or assigns, on the day of in every year the sum of as an acknowledgment that the said windows are on sufferance as aforesaid. AND LASTLY, in And to close case the said C.D., his heirs or assigns, shall at any time notice? be desirous that the said windows should be closed, and shall give notice in writing of such his or their desire to the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, or leave the same at his or their last known place of abode ; then the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, shall and will, at his or their own expense, within months after the service of the said notice, build or make up the said windows and effectually close the same. AND in consideration of the Qualified agreements hereinbefore contained on the part of the said A.B. the said C.D. doth hereby declare and agree to *>ymnt and with the said A.B. that the said C.D., his heirs or assigns, shall not nor will in any manner obstruct or inter- P 2 I 68 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. fere with the said A.B. or his tenants in the use and enjoyment of the aforesaid windows until he or they shall have given such notice as aforesaid, and the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, shall have refused or omitted to comply with the same. IN WITNESS, &c. Precedent 39. Agreement on paying an Execution out of a 39 - Dwelling House. To A.B., of &c. [lender'] . Agreement on IN CONSIDERATION of your, at my request, paying the sum of to Mr. Y.Z., the owner of the household furniture and effects in my dwelling house in , under a bill of sale thereof, dated &c., executed by me to him, under which the goods are now in his possession in my said dwelling house (such sum of being paid in full by you for the purchase of the same goods), I HEREBY CONSENT to, and authorise you and your agents or servants to enter and remain in my said dwelling house as long as you think proper, and to retain and keep pos- session of all the said goods purchased by you as afore- said, and to sell the same on the premises by either public auction or private treaty, it being understood between us that out of the proceeds of the said sale you are to pay all costs, charges, and expenses of every kind, including the usual commission on sale and costs of keeping pos- session, and repay to yourself the said sum of together with for interest thereon, as agreed for weeks, and then pay over to me any surplus that may remain in your hands, such sale to take place not earlier than the day of 18 , and not later than the day of 18 . DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [borrower]. AGREEMENTS. 69 40. Agreement between Partners that they are Precedent jointly interested in a Lease. " AN AGEEEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c., of the Parties. one part, and C.D., of &c., of the other part. WHEREAS Kecital of lease the said C.D. is the owner of a piece of land, with the to the other messuages, or dwelling houses and shops, situate on the par side of Street, in aforesaid, and by an indenture of lease dated &c., and made between the said C.D. of the one part, and the said A.B. of the other part, in consideration of the rent and covenants therein contained, the said C.D. demised the said premises unto the said A.B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, for the term of years, to be computed from the day of 18 , with a covenant for renewal as therein mentioned. AND WHEREAS the And of their said C.D. and A.B. carry on business as at and agreement aforesaid, in partnership together, and on the treaty for the said lease it was agreed that the premises thereby demised should be held by the said A.B. during the continuance of the said term, as part of the partner- ship estate of the said partners. Now THESE PRESENTS Witnesseth. WITNESS that, in pursuance of such agreement, the said A.B. hereby declares and admits that the said C.D. is jointly Declaration interested with him as part of their partnership estate interest. in the said lease and premises thereby demised, subject to the rent and covenants thereby reserved and contained. AND THAT the said A.B. shall be possessed of the said Lessee to be lease and premises, subject as aforesaid, and of all lease as a benefits and advantages to be derived therefrom, as a asset. 61 ' trustee for the benefit and on the joint account of the said C.D. and A.B. as such partners as aforesaid in the shares in which they are respectively interested in their said partnership estate. As WITNESS, &c. 70 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 41. Parties. Recital of lease. Of the erection of a dwelling- house. Vesting ef premises in vendor. And contract for sale. Witnesseth. Consideration. Receipt. 'Assignment. Parcels. 41. Absolute Assignment of a Leasehold Dwelling House. THIS INDENTURE made, &c., BETWEEN A.B. of &c. [vendor], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [ purchaser] , of the other part. WHEREAS by an indenture of lease, dated, &c., and made between W.X. [lessor'], of the one part, and Y.Z. \lessee], of the other part, all that, &c. [parcels], with the appurtenances, and [if so] subject to the excep- tions therein mentioned, was demised unto the said Y.Z., his executors, administrators, and assigns, for the term of years from the day of 18 , at the yearly rent of , and subject to covenants by the lessee, and conditions therein contained, AND WHEREAS since the date of the said lease the said Y.Z. erected a messuage or dwelling-house on the said plot of land, AND WHEREAS the said premises are now vested in the said A.B. for the residue of the said term of years, AND WHEREAS the said A.B. has agreed with the said C.D. for the sale to him, for the sum of , of the premises aforesaid for the residue of the said term, free from incumbrances, Now THIS INDENTURE WIT- NESSETH that in pursuance of the said agreement, and in consideration of the sum of , this day paid by the said C.D. to the said A.B. (the receipt whereof the said A.B. doth hereby acknowledge), he, the said A.B.,. doth hereby assign unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, ALL THAT the said plot or piece of land, hereditaments, and premises comprised in and expressed to be demised by the hereinbefore recited indenture of lease, with the messuage or dwelling-house ASSIGNMENTS. 71 and other erections and buildings now erected and standing upon the same plot of land, TOGETHER with all General rights, easements, and appurtenances thereto belonging except [if so] as in the said lease is excepted) . AND all the estate, right, title, term, and interest of him, the said A.B., in and to the same premises, To HOLD the said Habendum. premises expressed to be hereby assigned, with the appur- tenances (except as aforesaid), unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, henceforth for the residue now unexpired of the said term of years, at the rent reserved by and subject to the covenants by the lessee, and conditions contained in the said lease, and henceforth to be paid, performed, and observed. AND Covenant by the said A.B., for himself, his heirs, executors, and i eaiac va iid. administrators, hereby COVENANTS with the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that notwith- standing anything by the said A.B., done, omitted, or knowingly suffered, the hereinbefore recited indenture of lease is now a valid and subsisting lease of the said premises hereinbefore expressed to be hereby assigned, and is nowise void or voidable ; AND THAT, notwithstand- Rent paid and 1 , 1 . T . , -| , covenants ob- mg any such thing as aforesaid, the rent reserved by served. and the covenants by the lessee, and conditions con- tained in the said lease, have been respectively paid, performed, and observed up to the date of these presents ; AND THAT, notwithstanding any such thing as aforesaid, For power to he, the said A.B., now hath power to assign all the said premises unto the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, and assigns, for the term aforesaid, free from incumbrances ; AND THAT all the said premises may be Free from in quietly entered into, and during the said term held and cc enjoyed without any interruption by the said A.B., his executors or administrators, or any person claiming through or in trust for him. AND THAT he, the said And for fnr- A.B., his executors and administrators, and every other person claiming through or in trust for him, will at all 72 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. times, at the cost of the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, or assigns, execute and do all such assurances and things for further or better assuring all or any of the said premises unto the said C.D., his executors, administra- tors, and assigns, for the then residue of the said term, and in manner aforesaid as by the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall be reasonably required. Covenant by AND the said C.D., for himself, his heirs, executors, and pay rent and administrators, hereby COVENANTS with the said A.B., his nantsT 8 OVe ~ executors and administrators, that he, the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, will henceforth pay the rent by the said lease reserved, and perform all the covenants by the lessee therein contained, and keep Andindemnify the said A.B., his heirs, executors, and administrators, vendor there- . , .., , . . from. indemnified against all actions, suits, expenses, and claims on account of the nonpayment of the said rent or the breach or non-performance of the said covenants, or any of them. IN WITNESS, &c. Precedent 42. Assignment of a Public-house Lease, Licences, A Q " and Fixtures. Parties. THIS INDENTURE made, &C., BETWEEN A.B., of &C. [vendor], of the one part, and C.D. of &c. [purchaser] , Recital of of the other part. WHEEEAS by an indenture of lease * *-' dated &c., and made between Y.Z. [lessor], of the one part, and the said A.B. of the other part, the said Y.Z. demised unto the said A.B. all that, &c. [parcels], to hold the same unto the said A.B., his executors, admi- nistrators, and assigns, from the day of 18 , for the term of years, thence next ensuing, subject, during such portion of the said term, and until the said premises should be granted and obtain a licence to sell by retail excisable liquors, to the rent of per annum, without deduction, and from and after and during the remainder of the said term as should be ASSIGNMENTS. 73 unexpired at the time of obtaining the said licence to the rent of per annum, without deduction (except as therein mentioned), the said yearly rents respectively to be payable by equal quarterly payments in every year on the days therein mentioned, and subject also to the observance and performance of the covenants, conditions, and agreements therein contained; and on the part of the lessee, his executors, administrators, and assigns, to be observed and performed. AND WHEREAS Of grant of the said A.B. some time since obtained the grant of a licence to sell by retail excisable liquors on the said premises. AND WHEREAS the said A.B. has agreed with And contract the said C.D. for the sale to him of the same premises demised by the said lease, with the licenses attached thereto, and the goodwill of the business of a licensed victualler, carried on by him therein, and the fixtures, chattels, and things herein mentioned for the sum of . NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that in Witnesseth. pursuance of the said agreement, and in consideration of Consideration. the sum of , to the said A.B., paid by the said C.D. on or before the execution hereof (the receipt Receipt, whereof the said A.B. hereby acknowledges), the said A.B. doth hereby assign unto the said C.D., his executors, Assignment, administrators, and assigns, ALL and singular the pre- Parcels, mises comprised in and demised by the said indenture of lease, which are now used as a licensed public-house. TOGETHER with the benefit of the ale and spirit licences attached thereto, and the goodwill of the trade carried on therein ; and all the tenant's fixtures, fittings, chattels, and things now being in, upon, or about the said premises. AND all the estate and interest of the said A.B. in the premises. To HOLD the premises demised Habendum. by the said lease, with the licences thereto belonging, unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, for all the unexpired residue of the said term of years, subject to the rent and to the observance 74 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. and performance of the covenants and conditions in the same lease reserved and contained, and on the lessee's part to be paid, observed, and performed. AND TO HOLD all other the premises hereby assigned unto the said C.D. Covenant by absolutely. AND the said A.B. for himself, his heirs, lease valid, executors, and administrators, hereby COVENANTS with the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that notwithstanding any act, deed, or thing, by the said A.B. done or knowingly suffered the said lease is now a Ent paid and valid lease, and not void or voidable, and that the rents, served! covenants, and conditions therein reserved and contained, have on his part been duly paid, observed, or performed, For power to up to the date of these presents. AND THAT, notwith- froni^ncum- standing any such thing as aforesaid, the said A.B. now has power to assign all the said premises hereby assigned unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, in manner aforesaid free from incumbrances. AND THAT the same premises shall at all times during the residue of the said term be quietly entered into held and enjoyed by the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, without any interruption by the said A.B., his executors, or administrators, or any person or persons And for claiming through him or them. AND THAT the said A.B., further assm- , . , .. . . _ . . ance. his executors and administrators, and every person claim- ing as aforesaid, shall at all times at the cost of the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, execute and do every such assurance and thing for further or more perfectly assuring unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, all or any of the said premises as by him or them shall be reasonably required. Covenant by AND the said C.D., for himself, his heirs, executors, and pay^Tand administrators, hereby COVENANTS with the said A.B., his observe cove- execu tors, and administrators, that the said C.D. his nants. executors, administrators, or assigns, will at all times hereafter during the residue of the said term pay the rent reserved by the said lease at the times and in the manner ASSIGNMENTS. 75 thereby reserved, and will duly observe and perform the covenants, conditions, and agreements therein contained, and which on the part of the lessee, his executors, administrators, or assigns should be paid, observed, or performed, and keep the said A.B., his heirs, executors, and administrators indemnified from and against all And indemnify actions, suits, claims, and demands whatever, for, or on 1 account of the non-payment of the said rent, or the non- observance or non-performance of the said conditions or agreements. IN WITNESS, &c. 43. Assignment of Household Furniture and Precedent Effects, in Part Satisfaction of a Judgment 43- Debt. THIS INDENTURE made, &c., BETWEEN A.B. of, &c. \_judg- Parties. merit debtor}, of the one part, and C.D., of, &c. [creditor] , of the other part. WHEREAS the said A.B. is indebted to Recital of in- the said C.D. in the sum of , upon a judgment recovered against the said A.B. by the said C.D. in the Queen's Bench Division of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice, on the day of 18 AND inability to WHEREAS the said A.B., being, as he alleges, at present poLffor P part unable to satisfy the said judgment in full, has proposed satisfaction. to the said C.D. to accept an assignment of the house- hold furniture, effects, and things hereinafter mentioned, in part satisfaction and reduction of the said judgment debt, but without prejudice to the right of the said C.D. to issue execution on the said judgment whenever he shall think proper for any balance that may remain due on the said judgment, with interest as hereinafter men- tioned at the time when such execution shall be issued, which proposal the said C.D. has agreed to accept, and the said household furniture, effects, and things have been appraised and valued at the sum of , by Mr. Y.Z., of , licensed appraiser. Now THIS Witnesseth. 76 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Consideration, Assignment. Parcels. Habendum. Covenant by assignor for power to assign. Free from in- cumbrances and for further assurance. Qualified re- lease by as- signee. INDENTURE wiTNESSETH that in consideration of the premises, and of the release of the said A.B. by the said C.D. from the sum of , in part satisfaction and discharge of the said judgment debt of , here- inafter contained, the said A.B. doth hereby assign unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, ALL and singular the household furniture, fixtures, plate, plated articles, linen, china, glass, printed books and domestic utensils, effects and things specified in the schedule hereunder written. AND all the estate and interest of the said A.B. therein or thereto. To HOLD all and singular the said premises hereinbefore expressed to be hereby assigned unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns absolutely. AND the said A.B., for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, hereby COVENANTS with the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that, notwithstanding any- thing by the said A.B. done or knowingly suffered, the said A.B. now hath good right and full power and authority to assign the said premises hereinbefore expressed to be hereby assigned in manner aforesaid, free from incumbrances. AND THAT the said A.B., his heirs, executors, and administrators, and every person having or rightfully claiming any estate, right, title, or interest at law or in equity to the said premises, or any part thereof, through or in trust for him or them, will from time to time, and at all times hereafter, on the request and at the cost of the person or persons requiring the same, execute and do all such further acts, deeds, and assurances in the law for more perfectly assuring all or any of the said premises unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, and enabling him or them to obtain and retain possession of the same, as by him or them shall be reasonably required. AND THIS INDENTURE ALSO WITNESSETH that in consideration of the premises, the said C.D. doth hereby release and discharge the said ASSIGNMENTS. 77 A.B., Ms heirs, executors, and administrators, and his and their estates and effects, lands, and tenements, from the sum of , parcel of the said judgment debt of , but without prejudice, nevertheless, to the right of the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns,'to issue execution upon the said judgment when- ever he or they shall think proper so to do for any balance that may remain due thereon, with interest as hereinafter mentioned, at the time when such execution may be issued. AND the said A.B., for himself, his heirs, Covenant by executors, and administrators, hereby COVENANTS and balancTof & agrees with the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that the sum of , the balance of the said judgment debt after deducting the said sum of , shall bear and be chargeable with interest from the day of , 18 , when the said judgment was entered up to the date when the same shall be fully paid and satisfied at the rate of per cent, per annum, and that in any execution which may be issued for recovering the balance of the said judgment debt, it shall be lawful to include interest at the rate aforesaid, in addition to the balance of principal money due on the said judgment, any rule of law to the contrary notwithstanding. IN WITNESS, &c. THE SCHEDULE referred to. 44. Assignment by Creditors of their Debts in Con- precedent sideration of an Immediate Composition. 44 - WE the undersigned, being respectively creditors of Parties. A.B., of &c. [debtor'}, to the amount of the several sums of money placed opposite our respective names or the names of our respective firms in the first column here- under written, in consideration of the several sums of Consideration. money placed opposite our respective names or firms in the second column hereunder written, and paid to us 78 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Assignment. Parcels. Power of attorney. Habendum. Covenant by creditors for power to assign. respectively by C.D., of &c. [purchaser], on our respec- tively executing these presents, being after the rate of shillings in the pound upon the amount of our respective debts mentioned in the said first column, and in full for the purchase of such debts, do hereby severally and respectively assign, transfer, and set over unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, ALL and every debts and debt, sum and sums of money, now due and owing to us respectively, either in our own right or in copartnership or otherwise, by the said A.B., and which debts and sums are respectively set opposite our respective names or firms in the said first column. AND all dividends to be at any time declared, or to become payable to us respectively in respect of our said several debts. AND all securities for the same respectively legal or equitable in the said premises. TOGETHER with power for the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, in our names respectively or otherwise, but for his and their own use and benefit, and at his and their risk and costs to sue for, recover, and receive the said debts, sums of money, dividends, and premises, and to sign, seal, and execute good and sufficient releases and discharges for the same respectively in as full and bene- ficial a manner in all respects as we ourselves respectively could do if this assignment had not been made (a). To HOLD the premises hereinbefore assigned or intended so to be unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, as his and their own property and effects abso- lutely. AND each of us the said creditors for ourselves respectively, and for our respective heirs, executors, administrators, and partnership firms, hereby COVENANTS with the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that we respectively now have good right and (a) This power of attorney may, under the provisions of the Judicature Act 1873 (36 & 37 Viet. c. 66, sect. 25, sub-sect. 6) be omitted, if written notice of the assignment be given to the debtors. ASSIGNMENTS. 79 full power to assign the said respective debts, dividends, and premises in manner aforesaid free from incumbrances. AND THAT we respectively will not at any time hereafter revoke or make void the aforesaid power or authority hereby given to the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, and assigns, nor do, execute, or suffer any act or thing whereby or by reason whereof the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, may be in anywise prevented or hindered from having or receiving the said premises or any of them to and for his and their own use and benefit. AND THAT we the said creditors respec- tively, and all and every other persons or person claiming under or in trust for us respectively, shall and will on request, at the cost of the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, or assigns, make and perfect all such affidavits declarations, and furnish all such information and accounts, and produce such books and documents in our possession as may be required for establishing our said debts respectively before any court of law or equity, or otherwise. AND will at the like cost on request execute and do all acts and deeds required for more effectually assuring the said premises hereby assigned or intended so to be, and for enabling the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, to recover, and enforce pay- ment of the same respectively to and for his and their own use and benefit, according to the true intent and meaning hereof. IN WITNESS, &c. Free from in- cumbrances. Not to revoke power to sue. To assist in establishing debts. And for fur- ther assur- ances. Creditors' signatures. Seals. 1st column. 2nd column. Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of Amount of debt assigned. Amount of purchase-money paid. s. d. M 8. d. 80 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent 45. Assignment of Shares in a Building Society I (Endorsed on scrip). (a) Assignment of I HEREBY assign and transfer ALL my estate and interest building in the within-mentioned shares in the ' ' Building Society/' to CD. and E.F., both of, &c. [purchasers] . DATED the day of , 18 . A.B. [vendor]* Witness, G.H., (Address), (Occupation). (a) In all well-drawn rules of building societies, provisions re- lating to the transfer of members' unadvanced shares will be found, and in many cases also a form of such transfer. The transfer fees, ordinarily Is. per share, are sometimes (though but seldom) 2s. 6d., and it is almost invariably provided that no transfer shall be valid unless approved by the board of directors, and recorded in a book of the society kept by the secretary for the purpose. Further, they are not liable to stamp duty: (6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 32, s.8.) ATTESTATIONS. 81 I. DEEDS.() 46. Common Form. Precedent 46. SIGNED, (b) sealed, and delivered by the within [or above] named A.B. [vendor], C.D. {purchaser], and E.F. C mmonform - [trustee] in the presence of, &c. Y.Z., Witness, (Address), (Occupation) . (a) Under ordinary circumstances a single witness is sufficient, though the deed would not be void even without any : (2 Black. Com. 307, 378.) Yet if a power is to be exercised by a deed attested by two witnesses, a deed attested by a single witness will be insufficient : (Sug. Pow. 8th edit. 207.) But the 22 & 23 Viet. c. 35, s. 12, provides that a deed executed after the 13th of August, 1859, in the presence of two or more witnesses in the manner in which deeds are ordinarily executed and attested, shall, so far as respects the execution and attestation thereof, be a valid execution of a power of appointment by deed, or by any instrument in writing not testamentary, notwithstanding additional or other form of execution, attestation, or solemnity shall have been required. It is to be observed that if the power prescribes less than the statute, it is sufficient to comply with the terms of the power ; but if the power prescribes more than the statute, it is sufficient to comply with the statute : (WoodfalTs L. & T., llth edit., 192.) (6) The omission of the word signed in the attestation to deeds exercising a power required to be exercised by a writing under- hand and seal attested by witnesses, and the decisions of Wright v. Wakeford (4 Taunt. 213), Doe dem. Mansfield v. Peach (2 M. & S. 576), &c., rendered useless some scores of deeds, and required an Act of Parliament (the 54 Geo. 3, c. 168) to cure the defect. Ver. sap. As to the vexed question whether a deed must be signed as well as sealed, see the case of Cherry v. Heming (19 L. JL Ex. 63.) 82 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 47. By an attorney. 47. By an Attorney. SIGNED, sealed, and delivered as the act and deed of the within [or above] named A.B. by C.D.,(a) his duly- authorised attorney, in the presence of, &c. Precedent 48. By a blind party. 48. By a Blind Party. SIGNED, sealed, and delivered by the within [or above] named A.B. (who being blind) the contents of the within [or above] written indenture were first audibly and correctly read over to him, when he seemed perfectly to understand the same, in the presence of, &c. Precedent 49. 49. By a Deaf and Dumb Party. SIGNED, sealed, and delivered by the within [or above] named A.B. (who being deaf and dumb, but who could read) the contents of the within [or above] written indenture were first read over by him, when he seemed perfectly to understand the same in the presence of, &c. Precedent 5O. By a marks- man. 50. By a Marksman. SEALED and delivered by the within [or above] named A.B., the contents of the within [or above] written indenture being first correctly read over to him, when he seemed perfectly to understand the same, and made his mark thereto in the presence of, &c. (a) In executing a deed for the principal, under a power of attorney, the proper way is to sign in the name of the principal (White v. Cuyler, 6 T. R. 176); but if that be done, it matters not in what form of words such execution is denoted by the signa- ture of the names : (WicJcs v. Black, 2 East, 142.) ATTESTATIONS. 83 51. Where Obliterations or Erasures. Precedent 51 SIGNED, sealed, and delivered by the within [or above] I named A.B. the words " " and " " [or, if long, the words " " to " " inclusive] erasures. on the line of the skin having been first obliterated [or, written on erasures] in the presence of, &c. 52. Where Interlineations. precedent SIGNED, sealed, and delivered by the within [or above-] " named A.B. the words " " to " " [or, Where inter- * Imeations. if long, the words " " to " " inclusive] between the and lines of the skin having been first interlined in the presence of, &c. 53. Where Alterations. precedent and delivered by the within [or above] named A.B. the word " " and the names 53 SIGNED, sealed, and delivered by the within [or above] _ " . . . . alterations. and " originally written having been respectively altered throughout to " " and " " in the presence of, &c. 54 Of a Surrender of Copyholds. precedent 54 TAKEN and accepted the day and year first-above written " Vvir TOO Of a surrender DV me > , of copyholds. I./.., Steward of the said Manor. G 2 84 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 55. By a Company. PASSED under the common seal of the within [or above-] By a company, named Company (Limited) in the presence of > Directors. Secretary. Precedent 56. Of d BUI of Sale, (a) '. SIGNED, sealed, and delivered by the above-named [or Of a bill of fa e sa i viz-* > portion thereof in days from the commencement of the work, or as soon afterwards as work to the value of shall be executed and the balance thereof on the work being completely finished in every respect to your satis- faction, or to that of your surveyor, I HEREBY UNDERTAKE AND AGREE at once to commence, and duly and regularly proceed every lawful day, with a sufficient number of workmen to execute and finish (and have all rubbish and other waste cleared away), on or before the day of 18 , with the best materials of their respective kinds, and in a good and workmanlike manner, the whole of the excavating, building, and other works mentioned or contained or to be reasonably inferred from, although not specified in, the specification hereto annexed. AND in accordance therewith I also agree to be responsible (a) for any accident or mishap that may occur in the execution of such works, and to remedy and repair the same at my own expense, and generally to save you harmless against all loss, costs, damages, and expenses you may sustain by reason of any delay for breach of this contract; and in the event of the said work not being completed and finished on the said day of , 18 , I will pay to you per day for each day thereafter during which the same shall remain unfinished or uncompleted, until completion, as ascertained and liquidated damages by reason of such delay and not by way of penalty ; and I hereby authorise () This will be inferred unless the parties stand in the position of master and servant ; for a person who employs another to do a lawful act is presumed to employ him to do it in a lawful and reasonable manner : (Butler v. Hunter, 31 L. J. Ex. 214.) CONTRACTS. 113 you to retain the said per day out of money that may be payable to me. AND in case I shall at any time make default in duly proceeding with the said work every lawful day, faithfully, and to your satisfaction, or that of your surveyor, of which default he shall be sole judge, I empower you to employ such other contractor or workmen to supply, &c. [as in Precedent 73, ante, p. Ill] . I FUETHBE AGREE that no extras shall be charged to you or paid for, except on the written order of yourself or your surveyor, and any extra works ordered are not to be deemed a breach of this contract, but an extension of time is to be allowed to me beyond the said day of , 18 , at the rate of one day for every of extra work. DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. [contractor]. 75. Contract for pulling down Premises. precedent 75. To A.B., of &c. [proprietor] . IN CONSIDERATION of , and also in consideration Contract for of your giving up to me, free of charge, all the old materials (except the grates and mantel pieces) in, upon, or about the messuage and premises situate, and being No. in Street, , and belonging to you, and now about to be pulled down, I HEREBY UNDERTAKE AND AGREE forthwith to commence, and duly and regularly proceed every working day, with such a number of workmen, horses, and carts as can conveniently and properly be employed on the work, and as may be directed by your surveyor, and carefully pull down, remove, and clear away the said messuage and buildings belonging thereto to the foundations thereof, and daily cart away such parts thereof as may be pulled down ; and I will not allow any part thereof to accumulate on the laud nor in the street, so as to cause any obstruction. i 114 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. AND I UNDERTAKE to have all works in and about the same completed, and all the old materials, rubbish, and other waste caused by the said works, finally cleared and carted away and the foundations laid entirely bare and excavated to such a depth as your surveyor may reason- ably direct for the foundations of the new building, before the day of , 18 AND I ALSO UNDEETAKE at my own expense forthwith to erect a barri- cade or hoarding, inclosing the frontage to Street of the said messuage and buildings, not less than feet in height, and to be fixed and attached to substantial posts or holdfasts, nevertheless to be con- structed as to part thereof, as to be removable when required, and as may be directed by your surveyor, such hoarding to be erected and completed in a workmanlike manner and to the satisfaction of the Borough Surveyor [or other officer of local authority] . I AGREE to use the utmost care in the performance of the works, and not to cause any damage or injury to adjoining properties. AND, whenever it may be necessary, I undertake properly and effectually to shore up and support adjacent build- ings in any wise dependent for support upon the mes- suage and premises now to be pulled down; such shores or other supports to be provided and set up by me, at my own expense, and to be removed by me when your sur- veyor shall certify to me that such support is no longer necessary by reason of the support to be given by the new buildings. AND I agree and bind myself to be personally responsible for any accident, &c. [undertaking to answer for damage, and authority to complete work as in Precedents 73 and 74, ante, pp. Ill and 112] . AND IT is AGREED that you are to pay me the said < within months after I shall procure and deliver to you the cer- tificate of your surveyor that the works have been done and materials and rubbish cleared away faithfully and according to this contract to his satisfaction, and in case DECLARATIONS OF TRUST. 115 any difference or dispute shall arise between us, the same shall be referred to such surveyor, whose decision in the matter shall he final and binding without appeal. DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. [contractor]. Iktlaratuma 0f Crusty 76. Declaration of a Person's Name being used in precedent Trust for another. 76 - WHEREAS by a surrender acknowledged on the Declaration of day of 18 , by A.B. and C.D., of Ac. U8er of name ' in consideration of therein mentioned to be paid by me, the undersigned E.F., of &c. [trustee], to the said A.B. and C.D., they the said A.B. and C.D. sur- rendered a piece of land and dwelling house, situate in , unto and to the use of me the said E.F., according to the custom of the manor of . Now I, the said E.F., do hereby acknowledge and declare that the said sum of was the proper money of Y.Z., of &c. [cestui que trust], and that my name was made use of in the said surrender, and in the deed of covenants relating to the said land and dwelling house as a trustee only for the said Y.Z. AND THAT I will, whenever required by the said Y.Z., and at his expense, surrender the hereditaments and premises to him and his heirs, or as he or they may direct. As WITNESS, &c. E.F. [trustee]. (a) Declarations of trust of freehold, copyhold, or leasehold land, &c., are required by the Statute of Frauds to be evidenced by some writing, signed by the party declaring the same. Aliter if money, even though secured on real estate, or of chattels personal : (1 Sp. 497, 498 ; 2 Sp. 19 et seq. and 897 ; Peclcham v. Taylor, 31 Beav. 250.) i 2 116 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 77. Declaration as to Shares in a British Ship being held in Trust. (a) To A.B., of &c. [cestui que trust] . Declaration as J HEREBY acknowledge and declare that you have paid and to shares m ship. provided parts or the purchase-money and outfit of the barque of the official number of which vessel is , and the bill of sale whereof, Mr. Y.Z. [vendor], has been made out in my name alone as purchaser, and dated, &c., and duly registered at AND I DECLARE that I will hold and stand possessed of in trust as you may direct equal parts or shares of the entirety of the said vessel and her freight and earnings, and that I will on request account for the same, and at any time transfer the said parts or shares to you, or to any person or persons you jnay appoint. AND I UNDERTAKE to account in accordance with this memorandum for the like share of the moneys arising from any insurance of the said vessel in case of loss. DATED the day of 18 . ____ C.D. [trustee]. precedent 78. Declaration by an Executor of Pilot-boat 78m Shares being held in Trust for himself and Co-executors. To A.B. and C.D., of &c. [co-executors] . The like of I HEREBY acknowledge and declare that the pilot-boat. shareg in the NQ> ilot boat of (a) No notice of any trust, express, implied, or constructive shall be entered in the register or receivable by the registrar (17 & 18 Viet. c. 104, 8. 43). The effect of this provision is to recognise the existence of unregistered interests in British ships and registered ownerships in trust for partnerships, and persons not named on the register, thus making the registered owner personally responsible for breach of trust in equity. DECLARATIONS OF TRUST. 117 recently transferred to me and now standing in my name alone in the registry of that boat are the property of the estate of Y.Z., late of &c., deceased, [testator], and that I am possessed thereof in trust for you conjointly with myself, as executor and executors of the said will, upon and for the trusts, intents, and purposes of and in the said will expressed and declared of and concerning the same. AND I UNDERTAKE, from time to time, to account for and pay over to the persons entitled thereto all proceeds to be received by me in respect of the ownership of the said shares as and when received, and that I will at any time, upon request, transfer the said shares and deal with the same as you may direct. AND I DECLARE that I have no title to, or interest in, such shares, except as a trustee for you and except my interest as one of the children of the said testator entitled to a distributive share with my brothers and sisters under the said will. DATED the day of 18 E.F. [co-executor] . 79. Declaration by a Mortgagee of Mortgage precedent Money being Trust Money. 79 - I HEREBY acknowledge and declare that the principal Declaration of sum of , mentioned in a certain indenture of mone^being mortgage, bearing date, &c., and made between, &c., K st mone y- which sum is expressed therein to have been lent and paid by me to the said A.B. [mortgagor], was not, in fact, money belonging to me, but the said sum of formed part of the estate of Y.Z., late of &c., deceased. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [mortgagee]. 118 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 80. Equitable Mortgage of Interest under Con- 80 ' tract to secure existing Debt and future Advances. Parties. Recital of contract. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [mort- gagor], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [mortgagee], of the other part. WHEREAS by an agreement dated, &c., and made between Y.Z. [vendor], of the one part, and the said A.B. of the other part, the said Y.Z. agreed to sell to the said A.B. at the price of and [if so] subject to all reservations, restrictions, and agreements, affecting the same, All, &c. [parcel's from contract] . And it was thereby agreed that the said A.B. should forthwith commence and proceed with all expedition to complete the erection on the said land of messuages or dwelling houses, and that the said Y.Z. should advance to him the sum of for each house to enable him indebtedness, to complete the same. AND WHEREAS the said A.B. is indebted to the said C.D. in the sum of , or thereabouts, for sold and delivered by the said C.D. to the said A.B. to enable him to proceed with and complete the said messuages or dwelling houses as the said A.B. doth hereby acknowledge, and he may become further indebted to the said C.D. in respect of the same messuages or dwelling houses. AND WHEREAS the said C.D. having required security for the said sum of , and such further sums as the said A.B. may become indebted to him, the said A.B. has agreed to give security for the same, and interest in manner Witnesseth. hereinafter appearing. IT is WITNESSED that in pur- And agree- ment for security. EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 119 suance of the said agreement, and in consideration of Consideration. the premises, the said A.B. doth hereby promise and Agreement for agree to and with the said C.D., his executors, adminis- debt further trators, and assigns, that the said A.B., his executors, or -jffeJSJJ 8 "** administrators, shall and will pay on demand unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, the said sum of , together with, all other sums which may be owing at the time of such demand to the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, upon any account whatever relating to the said messuages or dwelling houses with interest thereon, after the rate of per cent, per annum to be computed as to the said sum of , from the date hereof until payment, and as to any other sum or sums from the date of the same, being respectively advanced or becoming due in cash until payment. AND FOR THE CONSIDERATION Charge. aforesaid, the said A.B. doth hereby charge the said piece of land messuages, or dwelling houses hereinbefore mentioned, AND all his estate and interest Parcels. therein ; AND all the benefit and advantage of him, the said A.B., under the said recited agreement of, &c., with the payment of the said sum of ; and further sums (if any), AND DOTH DECLARE that these presents Declaration u n / J * vi * A. ., thatthepre- shall operate as a good equitable secunty to the said miaes shall C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns for the said sums and interest. AND FURTHER that the said Agreement to A.B., his executors or administrators shall and will, on mortgage. 8 ^ request, execute and deliver to the said C.D., his exe- cutors, administrators, or assigns, a legal mortgage of the said premises, and such mortgage shall be prepared by the solicitor of the said C.D., at the expense of the said A.B., and shall contain a covenant for payment of the said sum of , and interest and such further sums and interest on demand, and such power of sale and all other usual powers as to the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall require to be 120 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. inserted therein, having for their object to secure the payment to the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns of the said sum of and interest, and such further sums and interest by sale of the said premises, either by public auction or private treaty ; and of all expenses to be occasioned thereby, and either subject to, or discharged from, the claims of the said Direction to Y.Z., under the said recited agreement. AND IT is event of a sale AGREED that in the event of a sale of the said premises fhe^t U ract r bv the said Y ' Z - under the P ower in that Behalf contained to pay surplus i n the said recited agreement before the said legal moneys to the mortgagee mortgage shall be executed to the said C.D., his execu- tors, administrators, or assigns, the said A.B. doth hereby direct the said Y.Z. to pay, and hereby empowers the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, to receive and give a valid discharge for the surplus moneys arising from any such sale, and to adjust and settle all accounts with the said Y.Z. in relation to the said recited agreement; and the moneys arising from the rents and , sale of the said premises under the powers in that behalf Agreement as therein contained. AND IT is AGREED that in the event to sale or sur- ,. , , . -, . 1,1 -jr\T\ J/L plus moneys, of a sale ot the said premises by the said (J.I)., or in the event of the payment to him of the surplus moneys in the hands of the said Y.Z., arising from any sale or otherwise, the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall apply the moneys when received, first in payment of all expenses he or they may be put to in recovering the same, and then in or towards payment of the moneys, and interest due under this agreement, and pay over the balance (if any) to the said A.B., his exe- cutors, administrators, or assigns, (a) As WITNESS, &c. (a) An agreement, accompanied with a deposit of title deeds, for making a mortgage is subject to a mortgage stamp ; but this instru- ment having once borne the ad valorem stamp, the mortgage after- Avards executed in pursuance of it is liable only to the stamp applicable to a common deed : (6 Jann. Conv. 234, note)(a). EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 121 81. Equitable Mortgage by Partners of Premises Precedent subject to a prior Legal Mortgage. 81< AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B. and C.D., of Parties. &c. [mortgagors'], of the one part, and E.F., of &c. [mortgagee], of the other part. WHEKEAS the. said A.B. Eecitaiof and C.D. are indebted to the said E.F. in the sum of for money lent and advanced by him to them. AND WHEREAS the said E.F. having required security for And agree- the repayment of the said , the said A.B. and ty. C.D. have agreed to give such security for the same with interest as hereinafter appears. Now THESE PRESENTS Witnesseth. WITNESS, that in pursuance of the said agreement, and in consideration of the sum of , so due and owing Consideration, as aforesaid, the said A.B. and C.D. do hereby promise Agreement for and agree to and with the said E.F. that the said A.B. debTandin- and C.D., or the survivor of them, shall and will, upon e demand, well and truly pay unto the said E.F. the said sum of , with interest thereon, from the day of 18 , after the rate of per cent, per annum. AND THESE PRESENTS ALSO WITNESS Witnesseth. that for the consideration aforesaid the said A.B. and C.D. hereby charge with the repayment of the said sum Charge, of and interest as aforesaid, ALL that piece of land, &c. [parcels], subject to a mortgage already sub- Parcels, sisting thereon for securing , and interest, but otherwise free from all charges and incumbrances what- soever, AND all the estate and interest of the said A.B. Declaration and C.D. respectively in the premises. AND the said S^hSTbe A.B. and C.D. hereby declare that these presents shall a .e od 8ecu ' operate as a good equitable security to the said E.F. for the said sum of and interest as aforesaid. AND ALSO that the said A.B. and C.D., or the survivor of Agreement to them, shall and will, upon request, at their expense, execute to the said E.F. a valid legal mortgage of the premises, and such mortgage shall contain a covenant 122 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Power for let pfemises Direction to byTim to pay 6 surplus moneys to mortgagees, Agreement as moneys. for payment of the said sum of and interest as aforesaid upon demand, and all such powers of sale and other powers as are usually inserted in mortgage deeds and as may be required on behalf of the said E.F., having for their object to secure the repayment of the said sum of , with interest as aforesaid, by a sale of the premises either by public auction or private contract, and the payment of all expenses occasioned thereby, and either subject to or discharged from the before-mentioned mortgage security. AND IT is FURTHER AGREED that until the said legal mortgage shall be given, it; sha11 be lawful for the said E.F. to enter upon the said premises and to let and manage the same, and to receive the rents and profits thereof, and to apply them in like manner as is hereinafter mentioned with regard to the surplus moneys. (a) AND IT is HEREBY DECLARED that in the event of a sale of the said premises or any part thereof under the said mortgage security, or under any other security to which they shall be subiect before the said legal mortgage shall be executed to the said E.F., the said A.B. and C.D. direct the person or persons making such sale to pay, and hereby empower the said E.F. to receive and give effectual discharges for the surplus moneys arising therefrom, and to adjust and settle all accounts in relation to the said mortgage security, and the moneys arising from the rents or sale of the said premises under the powers therein contained, and the said person or persons shall not be required to see to the application, or be in anywise answerable for the misappli- cation of the moneys mentioned in any such receipt. AND LASTLY it is agreed that the said E.F. shall apply the said surplus moneys when received first in payment of all expenses incurred by him in recovering the same or (a) The deposit of title deeds is a sufficient authority to the mortgagee to receive the rents : (Garry v. Sharratt. 10 B. & C. 717). EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 123 otherwise incidental thereto, and then in or towards payment of the said sum of and interest as aforesaid, and then pay the balance (if any) to the said A.B. and C.D. as part of their partnership estate. As WITNESS, &c. 82. Equitable Mortgage by a Mortgagee of Interest Precedent under Mortgage, and giving priority. 82m To A.B., of &c. [mortgagee]. I HEEEBY acknowledge that I am indebted to you in Acknowledg- the sum of for money lent by you to me, debtedness. and interest thereon, and for securing part whereof with interest at per cent, per annum, I have already given to you security by second mortgage on certain properties in , belonging to me. Now Consideration. IN CONSIDEEATION of my said indebtedness, and of your forbearing to realise your said security for calen- dar months from this date, I AGREE to pay you the said Agreement to sum of and interest thereon at the rate of Everest. per cent, per annum (in lieu of interest at the rate of per cent, per annum) within the said period of calendar months. AND as a Charge. further security for the due payment thereof I hereby charge ALL my estate and interest under a certain inden- Parcels, ture of mortgage dated, &c., and made between Y.Z. of &c. [mortagor], of the one part, and myself of the other part, for securing to me the sum of and further sums and interest, which indenture contains a prior charge for securing to you from the said Y.Z. (with my concurrence) and interest. AND Certain /-ITI 11 charges to for the consideration aforesaid 1 also agree that the sum have priority, of with interest at the rate of per cent, per annum, from &c., owing to you by the said Y.Z. under a further charge, dated, &c., shall, in addi- tion to the said sum of and interest secured 124 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. to you by the said indenture of, &c., take precedence of my said debt and interest, and be a charge prior to my charge on the hereditaments mortgaged by the said Y.Z. AND THAT you shall receive payment in. full of all moneys and interest that may be due to you from the said Y.Z., on a final settlement of accounts, before I shall be entitled to receive the said sum of and interest, or any part thereof, under the said inden- Declaration ture of mortgage. AND I DECLAEE that you shall hold AV j XT.- * premises shall this charge as a good equitable security for the said sum security* 1 ^ ^ an ^ interest as aforesaid. AND I UNDER- Undertaking TAKE to execute to you upon request any further legal mort- assurance of my interest under the said indenture of mortgage that you may require. DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. [mortagor] . gage. Precedent 83. Deposit of deeds. Object of deposit. 83. Equitable Mortgage by a Deposit of Deeds.(a) To A.B., of &c. [mortgagee'] . HAVING deposited with you the title deeds (in a box) relating to the Estate in belonging to us as Trustees for the Land Society in pur- suance of a resolution of the Society authorising us in this behalf, WE HEEEBY DECLARE that the same title deeds are held by you for securing to you the repayment of all moneys which are now owing, or which may here- after be owing to you by the said Land Society, or by us as Trustees thereof, whether alone or jointly with any other person or persons, or which the said (a) A memorandum merely stating why title deeds are depo- sited is not an a'greement for a mortgage, and needs not be stamped (Meek v. Bayliss, 31 L. J. Ch. 448) ; neither is a memorandum of the deposit of goods chargeable as a mortgage : (Attenborough and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, 25 L. J. Ex. 22.) EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 125 Society may from time to time on any account, or in any way owe or be liable to, or in a position to become liable to pay to you, or which you may be or become liable to pay on the Society's account, whether otherwise secured or not, and notwithstanding time to pay may be given by you to persons liable for the same together with interest thereon, after the rate of per cent, per annum. (a) AND in case the moneys hereby Power of intended to be secured with interest as aforesaid shall not be paid within calendar months after de- manded, we empower you to sell and dispose of the said estate in such way and for such price as you may think proper, with the discretion and powers of an absolute owner, and to execute transfers on our behalf, and to give receipts which shall discharge purchasers from all liability, (b) DATED the day of 18 C.D., E.F., and G.H. [mortgagors]. 84 Equitable Mortgage of Deeds given with a Precedent Promissory Note. AN AGKEEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. Parties. [mortgagor] , of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [mort- gagee], of the other part. WHEREAS by a promissory Eecital of note under the hand of the said A.B., bearing even date herewith, the said A.B. promised to pay unto the said (a) Where a deposit of deeds is accompanied with a memorandum in writing, the kind, and amount of charge intended to be created by the deposit must be ascertained solely by reference to the written document (Shaw v. Foster, 42 L. J. Ch. (H.L.) 49.) (6) The proper remedy for an equitable mortgagee with a deposit of title deeds relating to land is by a decree for foreclosure and not a sale : (James v. James, 42 L. J. Ch. 386) ; aliter for a pledgee of chattels who is only entitled in equity to a sale : (Carter v. Wake, 46 ibid. 841.) 126 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. And agree- ment for further secu- rity. Witnesseth. Charge. Agreement to execute legal mortgage. C.D. the sum of , with interest thereon, after the rate of per cent, per annum from the date thereof, months after the date of the said note, for money lent to the said A.B. by the said C.D. AND WHEREAS it has been agreed between the said parties that, for further securing the payment of the said sum of , the said A.B. shall deposit, and he hath accordingly this day deposited, with the said C.D. the title deeds mentioned in the schedule hereto. Now THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that, for further and more effectually securing unto the said C.D. the pay- ment of the said sum of and interest there- on, after the rate of per cent, per annum, to be computed from the date hereof, in case the said note shall not be paid when due, the said A.B., for himself, his executors, and administrators, doth hereby agree and declare with and to the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that the said title deeds shall remain a security unto him and them for payment of the said sum of and interest as aforesaid, and that until payment thereof it shall be lawful for the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, to retain the said deeds. AND THAT the said A.B., his executors, and administrators, and all necessary parties, will, whenever thereunto required, at his or their own expense, make and perfect all such acts, deeds, and assurances, as shall be requisite for legally and effec- tually vesting in the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, or assigns, the property comprised in the said deeds, and for enabling him or them to sell the same, and retain out of the proceeds the expenses attending such sale, and the principal moneys and interest intended to be hereby secured. As WITNESS, &c. THE SCHEDULE referred to. EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 127 85. Letter accompanying a deposit of Title Deeds Precedent with Bankers for securing Floating Balance 85 - of Account. To the A.B. Banking Company (Limited). I HAVE deposited with, you the documents mentioned in Letter accom- the schedule hereto, and I charge all my estate and interest p0 sit of deeds, which I have now or may have in the property to which these documents or any of them relate, and particularly in property at [description] with the payment of all such sum and sums of money as either alone or jointly with any person or persons whomsoever and in whatever name or firm I now owe and shall at any time or times here- after owe to you, as bankers or otherwise, together with interest, commission, banking charges, law and other costs, charges and expenses, and this agreement shall be a continuing security notwithstanding any settlement of account or other thing whatsoever. AND I AGREE to execute whenever required by you (but without prejudice to any rights as to sale, or otherwise which may belong to you as equitable mortgages) a legal or formal mortgage by deed of the aforesaid property for further securing such sums or sums as aforesaid; such mortgage to be from and to such persons or corporations, and with such powers of sale and other powers and provisions as your solicitor shall advise. AND I AGREE to pay all costs and expenses of or connected with this agreement or such mortgage and incident thereto and consequent thereon respectively, and I charge the aforesaid property there- with and with interest thereon. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [customer] . THE SCHEDULE referred to. PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 80. Equitable Mortgage by a Publican to a Brewer *?; with whom he Deposits a Copy of his Lease. Parties. AN AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [mort- gagor], of the one part, and C.D. of &c. [mortgagee], of Becitalof the other part. WHEREAS the said A.B. is the lessee under an indenture of lease, dated, &c., of all that licensed public-house and premises, called the " ," situate in , now in his own occupation for the residue of a term of years, commencing on the day of 18 , subject to the rent, cove- nants, and conditions, therein reserved and contained. Agreement for AND WHEREAS the said C.D., at the request of the said to a tradewith a A.B., has agreed to lend him the sum of , and tTgtfe a seci a * d the said A - B v "having proposed to trade with the said rit 7- C.D. in the way of his business, may become further indebted to the said A.B., and in order to secure the payment of all such moneys with interest, the said C.D. has proposed to deposit the said lease with Y.Z., of &c. [depository], to be held for the mutual benefit of lessor and lessee, and the said C.D., and also to charge his interest in the premises comprised in the said lease, as And also pro- security to the said C.D. AND WHEREAS the said A.B. has also proposed that the said C.D. should draw upon him a bil1 of ex change for the sum of , to bear gagor for . even date herewith, payable months after date, and to be from time to time renewed in part, as herein- after mentioned, to which proposals the said C.D. has Witnesseth. agreed. Now THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that in pursuance Consideration, of the said agreements, and in consideration of Eeceipt. now lent by the said C.D. to the said A.B. (the receipt whereof he hereby acknowledges), the said parties hereto hereby mutually agree the one with the other of them as follows : Deposit of 1. The said A.B. hereby deposits with the said C.D. a decoration" 1 copy of the said lease, and declares that these EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 129 presents shall enure as a good equitable mortgage that the pre- i-u j \ i a mises shaU or the premises comprised in such lease, and in an be a good agreement endorsed on such lease the said A.B. se doth hereby charge the same premises, and the goodwill in trade, fixtures, furniture, utensils, and effects in the said public-house and hotel called the " " and the possession thereof as a secu- rity for the payment of the said sum of and as a continuing security for all such other sum or sums of money, as the said A.B. may from time to time become indebted to the said C.D. upon any account whatsoever, with interest on all the said moneys, at the current rate of interest for the time being, charged by bankers in to customers on overdrawn accounts, such interest to be computed from the date hereof on the said sum of , and on all other moneys from the time of the same being advanced or becoming due in cash. 2. The said A.B. shall, upon request, obtain the con- Mortgagor to sent of the lessor and execute and deliver at his own expense to the said C.D. such legal assign- re( i ue8t ' ment or underlease by way of mortgage of the said leasehold premises with all such powers of sale and other powers as the said C.D. shall require to be inserted therein, and shall also assign to the said C.D. all and singular the articles of furniture, fixtures, utensils, chattels, and effects, in, upon, or belonging to the said public-house, hotel, and premises, and used in or about the same, in carrying on the business thereof. And all the tenant's interest and goodwill in trade of the said A.B. therein, and all the estate and interest of the said A.B., therein or thereto, with such powers of sale and other powers as aforesaid, as a security for the payment of all the moneys K 130 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. And transfer licences. Declaration that lease is valid, that observe cove- nants and in- demnify mort- spect thereof. and interest hereinbefore mentioned and agreed to be secured as aforesaid. 3. The said A.B. shall, upon request by the said C.D., . , r . , ,, , sign or procure such signature as shall be necessary to any documents required for transferring the licences belonging to the said public-house and hotel to the said C.D., or to such person as he shall nominate or appoint; and in case of refusal so to do, or of the absence or disability of the said A.B., it shall be lawful for the said C.D., and the said A.B. expressly authorises and empowers the said C.D.,to sign and use the name of the transferror of the said licences to any such documents and all other acts necessary for transferring the said licences. 4. The said A.B. hereby declares that the said lease , 11,1 11 and agreement endorsed thereon are a good and subsisting lease and agreement of the premises thereby demised, and that he will duly pay the J J r j rent reserved, and observe, perform, and keep the covenants, conditions, and agreements contained in the said lease and agreement, and on the part of the lessee, his executors, administrators, or assigns, to be observed and performed, and save harmless and keep indemnified the said C.D.from all claims, demands, and expenses by reason of any non-payment of the said rent, or non-observ- ance or non-performance of the said covenants, conditions, and agreements of any of them, and will on request produce to the said C.D. the receipts to show that the said rent has from time to time been duly paid, (a) (a) Though such a clause as this is more frequently than not inserted in agreements accompanying deposits of leases, it is not absolutely necessary, as an equitable mortgagee is not liable in case of non-payment of rent or breach of covenant: (see Moore v. Gregg, 2 Phil. 717 ; Cox v. Bishop, 26 L. J. Oh. 389.) EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 131 5; The said A.B. shall at his own expense insure from Mortgagor damage by fire in the sum of at the m least, all the insurable fixtures, furniture, and fittings in the said public-house, hotel, and pre- mises, and shall deliver the policy to the said C.D., and so long as any money shall be owing to him he shall pay all premiums of insurance in respect thereof and deliver every receipt for the premium to the said C.D. 6. days before the maturity of the said bill Provisions as of exchange for and also days bills of ex- before the maturity of each of the renewed bills cliail g e - of exchange hereinafter mentioned (except the last thereof), but so long only as the agreements herein contained on the part of the said A.B. shall be well and truly performed, the said bill of exchange shall be from time to time renewed by the said C.D. drawing and the said A.B. accepting other bills of exchange for such amounts, and at such dates as may from time to time be agreed upon, and upon each such renewal the said A.B. shall pay in cash such sum or sums of money as shall be required for the expenses of renewals and bankers' charges, and reduce the amount for which the said bills shall be drawn in such a manner as to pay to the said C.D. in cash, on the renewal of the first and every subsequent bill, until the whole amount owing to the said C.D. shall be fully discharged, and on each of the said renewals the said A.B. shall also pay to the said C.D. interest on the said moneys due under this agree- ment, or so much thereof as shall for the time being remain unpaid, at the rate and to be com- puted as aforesaid. And in case any default shall be made by the said A.B. in duly making the several payments in this clause mentioned, or any K 2 132 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. part thereof, or in effecting and keeping on foot such insurances as aforesaid, the whole amount due to the said C.D. at the happening of such default shall become payable ; and the said A.B. doth hereby promise and agree to pay the same upon demand, and the said bills of exchange shall no longer be renewed. Reassignment 7. On all the said bills of exchange interest and by mortgagee. , . , , . , -1,1 j e expenses being duly paid, and the said sum or and interest, and all such other sum or sums as the said A.B. shall become indebted to the said C.D. upon any account whatsoever, and interest as aforesaid, being fully discharged, and on all and singular the agreements herein con- tained on the part of the said A.B. being well and faithfully performed, the said C.D. shall, at the request and expense of the said A.B., reassign the said premises, and deliver up to him the said copy lease undefaced and uninjured (inevitable accident only excepted). Mortgagor to 8. So long as any moneys shall be owing by the said 8^1y X with A.B. to the said C.D., the said A.B. shall not, nor Uquors^ 66 OT ^^ directly or indirectly, sell or dispose of in the said public-house, hotel, and premises, any cor- dials, wines, spirits, or spirituous liquors other than such as shall be purchased from the said C.D., provided he shall be willing to supply the same at the price charged to his other customers, and of the like quality ; and in case the said A.B. shall commit any breach of this clause, all bills of exchange then running, although the same may not have arrived at maturity, and all interest or other moneys owing by the said A.B. to the said C.D. shall immediately thereupon become payable, and the said A.B. doth hereby promise and agree to pay the same to the said C.D. upon demand, EQUITABLE MORTGAGES. 133 and the said C.D. shall thenceforth be under no obligation to renew any further bills of exchange whatever. As WITNESS, &c.(a). 87. Equitable Further Charge for a present Loan Precedent and future A dvances. ^ MEMORANDUM OP AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., Parties, of &c. [mortgagor], of the one part, and C.D. of &c. [mortgagee], of the other part. WHEREAS by an agree- Recital of ment dated, &c., the said A.B., in consideration of pl lent and advanced by the said C.D. to him, did thereby charge all that, &c. [parcels] in order to secure to the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, the repayment of the said sum of , with interest after the rate of per cent, per annum until repaid ; and also all costs, charges and ex- penses of and incidental to that agreement, or which the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, might incur or be put unto by reason thereof. AND WHEREAS And agree- the said A.B., being in further want of , has fnrther"ioan requested the said C.D. to lend him the same, which the and advance s- said C.D. has agreed to do on having the repayment thereof, and of such further sum or sums of money) not exceeding ) as the said A.B. may become indebted to him on any account whatsoever, secured in (a) There is no doubt that, strictly, these mortgages should (where chattels are concerned) be registered and re-registered under the Bills of Sale Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Viet. c. 31), but in practice this additional security is often purposely declined in deference to the wishes of debtor and creditor, who alike find publicity prejudicial ; but, of course, unless instructed by his client to the contrary, the solicitor's duty is to comply with the provisions of the statute. Notice to prior incumbrancers or interested parties is in these cases of vital importance, and should never be neglected. Such notice should always be given in writing, and a duplicate annexed to the security when put away. 134 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Witnesseth. Consideration Receipt. Parcels. Further charge. Provisions contained in the prior charge to be applicable to the present security. manner hereinafter appearing. Now THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in pursuance of the said arrangement, and in consideration of this day paid by the said C.D. to the said A.B. (the receipt whereof he hereby acknowledges), the said A.B. doth hereby promise and agree to, and with the said C.D., that ALL the heredita- ments and premises comprised in and expressed to be charged by the said agreement of, &c., shall be and by these presents are charged as well with the payment of the said sum of [present loan] and interest thereon after the rate of per cent, per annum, and such other moneys (if any) as may be advanced by or become due to the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, or assigns from the said A.B., with interest after the rate aforesaid from the time or respective times of the same being advanced or becoming due, as also with the payment of the said sum of [past loan] and interest now due and to become due for the same. AND it is hereby further declared and agreed that all the undertakings, powers, and provisions contained in the said agreement of &c., shall extend and be applicable so as to be an additional security for the payment of the said sum of , and further sums and interest in like manner, and as if such sum and sums had formed part of the principal money expressed and intended to be secured by the said agreement, (a) As WITNESS, &c. (a) It must be remembered that, although an equitable mortgage suffices, in many cases at a nominal cost, to secure to the satisfaction of a prudent lender the repayment of his loan, still there are weighty objections to such u security, in the facts that an equitable mortgagee cannot recover possession of the land by ejectment, nor can he compel payment of the rent from a tenant. Further, he may be postponed by a subsequent legal mortgagee without notice : (see hereon Bussel v. Russel, I B. C. C. 269 ; 1 L. C. Eq. 541, and notes). GUARANTIES. 135 88. Guaranty for a Loan. Precedent OO To A.B.,(&) of &c. [promisee], IN CONSIDERATION of your becoming one of the sureties Guaranty for j .,...-, ,. a loan. and signing the joint and several promissory note ol ourselves and Y.Z. [borrower]) to the Loan Society in , to be dated on or about the date hereof, for the sum of , WE HEEEBY JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY UNDERTAKE to pay, or see that the said Y.Z. shall pay, all the instalments of the said Society in respect of the said loan as and when they become due, and to hold you harmless and keep you indemnified against all loss, costs, damages, and expenses to be sustained by you, by reason of your signing the said note at our request, (c) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. and E.F. [promisors]. (a) Guaranties must be in writing (29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 4) ; but the statement of a consideration, although rendered unnecessary by th( 19 & 20 Viet. c. 97, s. 3, is more frequently retained than otherwise in every-day practice. (6) Although the Statute of Frauds merely requires the agree- ment to be signed by the party to be charged therewith, the agree- ment must contain the names of both parties : ( Williams v. Lake. 29 L. J. Q. B. 1.) (c) Guaranties are subject to an agreement stamp: (Glover v. Halkett, 3 Jur. N.S. 1083 ; Wharton v. Watton, 7 Q. B. 744), unless for payment of goods sold (see Precedent 90) to an Industrial Society : (Warrington v. Furber, 8 East. 242.) 136 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 89. Guaranty for Payment of Rent. 89. To A.B. and C.D., of &c. [promisees']. Guaranty for "W B HEEEBY jointly and severally undertake and agree, in rent. consideration of your accepting Mr. Y.Z. as tenant of your house, No. , in Street, , at the yearly rent of , payable quarterly, to be responsible $o you for the due payment of such rent from time to time as it falls due on each quarter day, and in the event of the said Y.Z. making default or neglecting to pay you such rent that we will pay the same to ypu upon demand ; and further that this guaranty shall con- tinue in force so long as the said Y.Z. shall remain your tenant, or so long as any money remains due to you on account of such rent. DATED the day of 18 . B.F. and G.H. [promisors'] . precedent 90. Guaranty for Payment of a Debt in respect of ^1 Goods. To A.B. of &c. [promisee] . Guaranty for WHEREAS Mr. Y.Z., of &c. [debtor] is indebted to you in debt^re - a the sum of , for goods sold and delivered by spect of goods. vou ^ o j^ m> N OW HEREBY UNDERTAKE and agree in con- sideration of your forbearing to sue him for payment thereof for calendar months from this date, to guarantee to you the due payment at the end of that period of the said sum of , with interest thereon after the rate of per cent, per annum from this date, in case the said A.B. shall then make default in payment of the same. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [promisor]. GUARANTIES. 137 91. Guaranty for the due Performance of a Precedent Manager's Duties. 91 ' To A.B., of &c. [promisee] . IN CONSIDERATION of your appointing Mr. Y.Z. of &C. Guaranty for [servant] to be your manager (a) of the Hotel, formance of a . T manager's situate at , in ,1 HEREBY UNDERTAKE, duties, agree, and guarantee to you, that the said Y.Z. shall and will from time to obey all your orders and direc- tions, and at all times, during his continuance in your service as such manager, faithfully, honestly, diligently, and carefully execute, perform, and discharge the duties pertaining to his office in every respect, to your satis- faction, and keep "the cash account, books and papers, belonging to or relating to such employment, or other- wise coming under his care, in a proper and business- like-manner, and shall and will from time to time, and at all times whenever required by you, or any person or persons appointed by you, render a true and just account of all business done, of all moneys received or paid, and of all stock then on hand, in such form as you may desire, and on demand pay over to you or such other person or persons as aforesaid, all sums of money that may from time to time be in his hands, and deliver over to you at any time on request, all stock in trade, and other effects under his control, and in the meantime take proper care of everything entrusted to his charge, and diligently employ himself in your service, and, to the utmost of his skill and knowledge, promote and extend the business, and keep a proper supervision over any other servants that may be em- ployed in the said establishment, and immediately report to you any irregularities or defalcations he may observe or discover. THAT the said Y.Z. shall hold in his own (a) The nature of the intended service should be accurately described here : (Lyall v. Higgins, 4 Q. B. 538 ; Norton v. Powell, 4 M. & G. 42.) 138 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. name, but, as a trustee only for you, so long as lie shall be in your service, all licences for the sale of ale, beer, wines, spirits, or tobacco, and upon request do all necessary acts for transferring the same to you or to your nominee at any time, and will conduct the business of the said hotel in a proper manner, not permitting any act which may in anywise prejudice or endanger all or any of the said licences, or whereby any fine shall be imposed. THAT he shall not, nor will be, interested in any other business whatever during such service, nor contract any debt or obligation, whereby you may be prejudiced, nor become bail or security for any person whomsoever, nor embezzle, waste, or consume, make away with, obliterate, deface, or in anywise injure, nor permit (when he can prevent) the same to be done by others, any moneys, goods, books, papers, or property entrusted to his care, or coming into his possession, and when his service expires shall desist from interfering in your business, or holding himself out as your manager, and immediately thereupon shall pay and deliver up to you or your appointee, all licences, moneys, securities, books, papers, and property, in his possession or power, belonging to you. AND I FURTHER UNDERTAKE and agree well and sufficiently to save you harmless, and keep you fully indemnified against all losses, charges, damages, and expenses which shall happen or come to you by reason of any act, deed, matter or thing, whatsoever done or omitted to be done by the said Y.Z. in or during his said employment, or after the determination thereof,, and I agree that this guaranty shall be a continuing one until all your claims upon me, and the said Y.Z. respec- tively, shall be fully discharged, (a) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [promisee] . (a) As to whether a guaranty is, in the absence of this, or a similar express stipulation, continuing or for one transaction only, GUARANTIES. 139 92. Guaranty to a Bank. precedent 92. To the A.B. Banking Company (Limited) [promisees]. IN CONSIDERATION that you will open a banking account Guaranty to a with C.D. and E.F. of &c. [intended customers'], and make advances to them, and give credit to them by dis- counting bills or otherwise, I HEREBY GUARANTEE the payment of the balance which may on the closing of such account be or become due to you from the said C.D. and E.F., individually or in partnership with any other person or persons, to the extent of AND I AGREE that in default of payment of the. balance due on the said banking account by the said C.D. and E.F., you shall be at liberty, if you shall think fit, to receive and place to the credit of such account all such moneys, whether in the shape of payments, dividends, or other- wise, as may be recovered from the said C.D. and E.F., or from their estate, or from any collateral securities, and after giving credit for the same the balance that may then remain shall be recoverable under this guaranty, and any liabilities you shall be under by reason of your having put your names to any bills or in any way guaranteed the same for the said C.D. and E.F., may be reckoned as part of such balance notwith- standing such liabilities may be outstanding at the closing of the account. AND this guaranty is to extend see Martin v. Wright (6 Q. B. 917), Mayer v. Isaac (6 M. & W. 605), Johnson v. Nicholls (1 C. B. 251), Brown v. Bachelor (25 L. J. Ex. 299), Solvency Mutual Guarantee Society v. York (27 L. J. Ex. 487), Bingham v. Corbitt (34 L. J. Q. B. 37), Backhouse v. Hall (34 L. J. Q. B. 141), Wood and another v. Priestner (15 L. T. Rep. N. S. 317 ; 17 L. T. Rep. N. S. 103), Chalmers v. Victors (18 L. T. Rep. N. S. 481), Laurie P.O. of the Union Bank v. Scholefield (20 L. T. Rep. N. S. 852), and Burgess v. Eve (41 L. J. Ch. 515). The death of the surety does not operate as a re- vocation of a continuing guaranty : (Bradbury v. Morgan, 31 L. J. Ex. 462.) 140 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. to the house or firm of C.D. and E.F. as " C.D. and Co." of whatsoever it may consist, (a) DATED the day of 18 . G.H. [promisor]. Bttiumttttus. Precedent 93. Indemnity to a surety of a composition. 93. Indemnity to a Surety of a Composition. To A.B., of &c. [surety] . IN CONSIDEEATION of your becoming a party to our deed of composition, and being surety for payment of in the pound composition to the separate creditors of Y.Z., of &c. [debtor] , named in the schedule to the deed, WE HEREBY AGREE AND UNDERTAKE to pro- vide in due time the whole of the money required to pay the said composition and all expenses, and to save you harmless and to keep you indemnified from all claims and demands of the said creditors, and as a further security to you we hereby assign to you so far as we lawfully or equitably may, and undertake and agree on the bankruptcy against us being annulled (which is already arranged to be done), to ratify and confirm to you the sum of , belonging to us and now in the hands of , on account of goods consigned by us to him for sale on our account. AND WE FURTHER UNDERTAKE to direct the remittance to you of the pro- ceeds of the said goods not exceeding , and when received you are to hold the same in trust, in the first place to reimburse you all expenses that you may (a) As to the relative positions, and respective rights of the various parties in the event of the customers' insolvency, see and consider Ex parte, the Midland Banking Company, Re Sellers : (38 L. T. Rep. N. S. 395.) INDEMNITIES: 141 incur on our account or by reason of your suretyship, and in the next place to pay yourself all moneys which you may pay on our account to the separate creditors under the said deed, with interest thereon from the date of payment at the rate of per cent, per annum, and to pay the surplus (if any) unto us. AND WE UNDERTAKE after the said bankruptcy is annulled to execute any further instrument or writing you may require for carrying into effect the ,terms herein stated and incidental to this arrangement. DATED the day of 18 . Y.Z., C.D., and E.F. \_indemnifiers] . 94 Indemnity to a Person permitting the Use of Precedent his Name in carrying on a Business. To A.B., of &c. [person indemnified] . IN CONSIDERATION of your permitting me or other the indemnity to person or persons for the time being constituting the n firm of " C.D. and Co." to have the exclusive right to use your name henceforth in carrying on the business of ^e on a busi- , in , under the style of "A.B. and Co./' and giving me and my said firm full power and authority to carry on the said business there, under the said style of "A.B. and Co.," and to use your name therein, and in all, or any matters relating thereto, or connected therewith, in such way or ways as may be deemed necessary or advisable for carrying on the said business, I have placed to the credit of your account with my firm of "C.D. and Co.," the sum of , as the purchase money of the said business, and the plant, effects, and goodwill thereof. AND I HEREBY UNDER- TAKE and agree for myself, as well as for other the person or persons for the time being, composing the said firm of C.D. and Co., from time to time and at all times 142 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. hereafter, well and sufficiently to protect, defend, and save you harmless, and keep you, your heirs, executors, and administrators, and your lands, tenements, goods, and chattels indemnified from and against all debts, claims, and demands, costs, charges, and expenses, to be at any time sustained or incurred by you through or in consequence of the said business in , being so carried on by me, under the said style of " A.B. and Co.," or for, or by reason, or in consequence of the exercise of any of the powers given to me by you or in anywise in relation thereto. AND I UNDERTAKE to execute and deliver to you on request any deed or further indemnity you may require for carrying into effect the terms of this agreement or the arrangement contemplated by ourselves. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [indemnifier]. Precedent 95. Lease of Building Land (under a power in 95 - that behalf in a Settlement). Parties. THIS INDENTURE made, &C., BETWEEN A.B., of &C. [sur- viving trustee and lessor], of the first part, C.D., of &c., and D.D., his wife [life tenants'], of the second part, and Witnesseth. B.F., of &c. [lessee], of the third part. WITNESSETH that, in consideration of the rent and covenants herein- after reserved and contained, and on the part of the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns, to be observed and performed, he, the said A.B., pursuant to and in execution of a power to him given by a certain indenture of settlement, bearing date, &c., and expressed to be made between the said D.D. (then D.B., spinster), LEASES. 143 of the first part, the said C.D. of the second part, and B.B. (since deceased) and the said A.B. of the third part, and of every other power enabling him in this behalf and with the consent of the said C.D. and D.D. his wife (testified by their being parties to and executing these presents), DOTH by these presents demise and lease unto the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns ALL THAT plot of land situate and being, &c. [parcels], Parcels. and containing in the whole by recent admeasurement (including one-half in width of the said street and passage, so far as the same respectively are co-extensive with the said land, but which said halves of street and passage are not intended to be hereby demised, but to be for ever hereafter left open and unbuilt upon) superficial square yards, or thereabouts, which said plot of land is delineated and more particularly described in the plan drawn in the margin of these presents and therein edged , TOGETHER with the free use and And user of enjoyment of the said street and passage in common with pa^ag^ the other lessees and occupiers of hereditaments abutting thereupon. AND ALSO all and every the rights, ease- General ments, and appurtenances to the said demised premises belonging (except nevertheless and out of these presents Exception of always reserved unto the said A.B., his heirs and assigns, m or other the owner or owners thereof, all mines of coal and cannel and other mines and minerals whatsoever lying within and under the said premises, with full and free liberty to dig and search for, get, take, and carry away the same mines and minerals and dispose thereof at pleasure without any liability on the part of the said A.B., his heirs and assigns, to make any compensation to the said E.F., his executors, administrators, or assigns, or his or their tenants, for any damage to the surface of the said land, or to any buildings thereon thereby to be occasioned) TO HOLD the said premises expressed to be Habendum. hereby demised unto the said E.F., his executors, 144 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Eeddendum. Covenant by lessee to pay rent. And taxes. And to build houses in con f ormity with local regula- tions. administrators, and assigns from the day of 18 , for the term of years thence next ensuing, YIELDING AND PAYING therefor during the said term the clear yearly rent of (a) by equal half- yearly payments on every the day of , and the day of in each year free from all rates, taxes, assessments, and impositions whatsoever (property tax only excepted), the first half-yearly pay- ment to be made on the day of , 18 AND the said E.F. for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, doth hereby COVENANT with the said A.B., his heirs and assigns that he the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns will pay unto the said A.B., his heirs, or assigns the said yearly rent at the times and in the manner aforesaid, AND will also pay or cause to be paid all rates, taxes, charges, assess- ments, and impositions whatsoever now or hereafter to be imposed upon or in respect of the said hereby demised premises. AND ALSO that he the said E.F., his execu- tors, administrators, or assigns, will at his and their own costs in all things, and in conformity with the regu- lations of [here insert description of the local authority] forthwith, in a good, substantial, and workmanlike manner, erect, build, and completely finish fit for occu- pation, and at all times hereafter during the said term maintain and keep in repair upon the front of the said plot of land to Street aforesaid or more good and substantial dwelling house or dwelling houses, or other erections and buildings of brick or stone, or both, to be set with lime, mortar, and covered with Welsh slates, which, when finished, shall be of the clear yearly value of not less than three times the said yearly rent hereby reserved, and; in case of fire, tempest, (a) This form is a general reservation of the rent, so that there can be no difficulty in the reversioner, whoever he may be, taking advantage of it : (2 Platt on Leases, 88.) LEASES. 145 destruction or decay of or to the buildings so to be erected, or any of them, will from time to time rebuild and replace the same with other such like good buildings, so as at all times during the said term such buildings shall remain of such clear yearly value as aforesaid. AND ALSO that it shall be lawful for the said A.B., his And to permit heirs, and assigns twice, or oftener, in each year at ^a exam1ne? r seasonable times to enter upon the said hereby demised premises to examine the condition thereof. AND ALSO Not to erect a that he the said E.F., his executors, administrators, or of buildings, assigns shall not nor will at any time during the said term erect or build upon the said land, or any part thereof, any court of dwelling houses, nor any back dwelling house, nor permit or suffer any part of any dwelling house or other building erected on the said land to be occupied as a back dwelling house without the previous consent in writing of the said A.B., his heirs, or assigns. AND ALSO that he the said E.F., his And to pay executors, administrators, or assigns, will, during the expenses 8 r said term hereby granted, as often as need shall require, pay a reasonable share and proportion towards the costs of and expenses of making, supporting, repairing, and cleansing the pavements, channels, fences, wy- draughts, sewers, and drains which are now or hereafter shall be formed or laid down in Street aforesaid, and the passage aforesaid by the said A.B., his heirs, or assigns, or by the said [local authority] . AND, FURTHER, that Not to carry the said E.F., his executors, administrators, or assigns shall not at any time during the said term exercise or carry on, or permit or suffer to be exercised or carried on by any person or persons whomsoever upon the said demised premises, or any part thereof, the trade or business of an ale or beerseller licensed victualler or vendor of wines or spirits, nor any noisome, dangerous, or offensive manufactory, trade, or business, nor do or cause, nor knowingly or willingly permit or L 146 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. And to con- struct a foot- way. Proviso for re-entry. Qualified covenant by lessor and C.D. for quiet enjoyment. suffer to be done any act, matter, or thing on the said demised premises, or any part thereof which may here- after be or grow to be an annoyance, damage, or disturb- ance to the owners or occupiers of the adjoining or adjacent property. AND ALSO that he, the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns will make a footway of flags in front of the said hereby demised premises to Street aforesaid, and lay a sufficient kerb thereto, the whole to be done to the satisfaction of the said [local authority~\, and as they shall require. PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the said yearly rent hereby reserved or any part thereof shall remain unpaid for the space of days next after any or either of the said days or times herein- before appointed for the payment thereof, and whether demanded or not, or if default shall be made in the observance and performance of all or any of the covenants herein contained on the part of the said E.F., his exe- cutors, administrators, or assigns, to be performed then and thenceforth, and in any of the said cases it shall be lawful for the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, into and upon the said hereby demised premises, or any part thereof, in the name of the whole to re-enter, and there- upon the said term of years shall absolutely determine. AND the said A.B., so far as relates to his own acts and deeds, and for the purpose of binding the estate so far as he lawfully can or may without rendering himself personally liable for any breach of covenant herein contained otherwise than for his own acts and deeds, doth hereby for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, AND the said C.D., so far as relates to his own acts, deeds, and defaults, doth hereby for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators COVENANT with the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that he the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns, paying the said yearly rent on the days and in manner hereinbefore appointed for payment thereof and LEASES. 147 observing and performing the several covenants by the lessee herein contained may peaceably and quietly hold and enjoy the said hereby demised premises, and every part thereof, during the said term without any interruption by the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, or any person claiming through, or in trust for him or them. IN WITNESS, &c. 96. Lease of a Dwelling House. precedent 96 THIS INDENTURE made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c., ! [lessor'], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. (hereinafter Parties - called "the lessee"), of the other part. WITNESSETH Witnesseth. that the said A.B. doth hereby demise unto the said lessee, his executors, administrators, and assigns ALL Parcels, that dwelling house Numbered in Road, , aforesaid with the garden, yards, out- buildings, and ground held therewith. TOGETHER with General all ways, lights, sewers, watercourses, rights, privileges, w easements, advantages, and appurtenances thereto be- longing. To HOLD the said premises unto the said Habendum. lessee, his executors, administrators and assigns for the term of years, from the day of 18 . YIELDING AND PAYING therefor during the said Reddendum. term, the yearly rent of , clear of all deductions (except property tax, and the landlord's proportion of sewerage and water rates, if any), by equal payments in advance on the day of , the day of , the day of , and the day of , in every year, the first of such payments to be made on the day of 18 AND the said lessee doth hereby for Covenant by 1 , himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, COVENANT rent!* 3 with the said A.B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that he the said lessee, his executors, admini- strators, or assigns, shall and will during the said term L 2 148 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. pay the yearly rent hereinbefore reserved, on the days And taxes. and in manner aforesaid. AND will pay during the said term, all taxes, charges, rates, assessments, and im- positions, whatsoever (except as aforesaid), and will during the said term keep and preserve the whole of the inside (except the roof, main walls, and main timbers) of the saicF premises jn pood Border and And to repair, tenantable repair (reasonable wear and tear, and. damage by fire, storm, tempest, or inevitable accident excepted) . And yield up AND will, at the expiration or other sooner determination term. of the said term, deliver up the peaceable and quiet possession of the said demised premises, with all improve- ments or alterations which may have been made thereon, unto the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, in good order and condition (reasonable wear and tear, and damage by fire, storm, tempest, or in- And to permit evitable accident excepted). AND THAT the said A.B., lessor to enter , . -. . . , , i i and examine, his executors, administrators, and assigns, and his and their agents, and workmen, may at all seasonable times during the said term enter upon the said demised premises, to inspect and examine the condition of the Not to assign same. AND THAT the said lessee, his executors, adminis- trators, or assigns, shall not nor will assign or sublet, or make any alterations upon, in, or about the said demised premises, without the consent in writing of the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, first obtained for such purpose, (a) but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld if the proposed lessee or assignee is a respectable and responsible person, or the proposed alterations beneficial to the property. (6) AND (a) It should be noted that an assignment without licence is tinder such a covenant a forfeiture against which equity will not relieve : (Hill v. Barclay, 17 Yes. 63). (6) See Lehmann v. Me Arthur (37 L. J. Ch. 625), West v. Dobb (39 L. J. Q. B. 190), Treloar v. Bigge (43 L. J. Ex. 95), and Sear v. The House Propei-ty and Investment Company (50 L. J. LEASES. 149 the said A.B. doth hereby for himself, his heirs, execu- Covenant by tors, and administrators, COVENANT with the said lessee, q^feTenjoy- his executors, administrators, and assigns, that upon ment - payment of the rent and performance of the covenants, conditions, and agreements hereinbefore reserved and contained, the said lessee, his executors, administrators, and assigns, shall and' may peaceably hold and enjoy the said demised premises, with the appurtenances, during the said term, without any let, suit, trouble, molestation, eviction, or disturbance whatsoever, of, or from the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, or any person or persons claiming under him or them in any- wise. AND ALSO that the said A.B., his executors, And to repair administrators, or assigns, shall and will during the Ol continuance of this demise keep the roof, main timbers and outside parts of the said premises, in good and tenantable repair and condition, and paint(a) the outside wood and ironwork once every years, (b) PEO- Proviso for ,-< -p ,-i -! , abatement of VIDED ALWAYS that it the said premises, or any part ren t j n the thereof, shall at any time during the said term be T rent of fire> destroyed by fire, storm, or tempest, so as to render the same unfit for use or occupation, then and in every such case the rent hereby reserved, or a fair proportion thereof, shall cease to be payable until the said premises shall be rebuilt, and rendered fit for occupation. PEO- And for re- VIDED ALSO that if the said yearly rent, or any part en ry ' thereof, shall be in arrear, or unpaid for days after any of the days whereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, whether legally demanded or not, and no Ch. 77) : wherein Hall, V.C. states " that the non-performance of the stipulation leaves the lessee at liberty if the licence is unreasonably withheld, to deal with his property as he would if no licence were required." (a) A covenant to repair and amend does not include a covenant to paint : (Darlington v. Hamilton, 24 L. J. Ch. 33.) (6) A landlord is under no obligation to repair unless he contracts to do so : (Gott v. Gandy, 2 E. & B. 845.) 150 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. sufficient distress can be found upon the said demised premises to satisfy the same, or if the said lessee, his executors, administrators, or assigns shall commit, or suffer any wilful or voluntary waste, spoil, or destruction, on the said demised premises or shall assign, or sublet, or alter the same or any part thereof, without such written consent as aforesaid, (a) or if the said lessee shall become bankrupt file any petition for the liquidation of his affairs by arrangement, or make any assignment, or enter into any composition with, or for the benefit of creditors, or shall neglect or fail in the due performance of all or any of the covenants or agreements herein contained, and which on the part of the said lessee, his executors, adminis- trators, or assigns, are, or ought to be, done or per- formed, then, and in any of the said cases, it shall be lawful for the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, into and upon the said demised premises, or any part thereof in the name of the whole, to re-enter, and the same, and every part thereof, to have again, repossess and enjoy as in his and their former estate, anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary thereof notwith- standing. IN WITNESS, &c.(6) (a) In West v. Dobb (ante) where the proviso was worded that " in case the lessee should fail in the observance, or performance of any or either of the covenants and agreements on his or their part contained," &c., it should be lawful for the lessor to re-enter, and one of such covenants was a covenant not to assign, semble, per Kelly, C. B., and Channell, B., that the alleged breach of covenant was no forfeiture as the proviso applied only to a default in the performance of an affirmative and not of a negative covenant ; and see judgment of Brett, L.J. in Hyde v. Warden (47 L. J. (app.) Ex. 127), wherein he stated that the court would be prepared to hold that the power of re-entry did not apply to a breach of a negative covenant. (6) On the execution of a lease and counterpart, the lease, executed by the lessor only, is delivered to the lessee, and the counterpart, exe- cuted by the latter only, to the lessor. The advantage of having the LEASES. 151 97. Lease of a Dwelling House and Fixtures Precedent (concise form). 97m THIS LEASE made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [lessor'], of Parties, the one part, and C.D., of &c. [lessee], of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said A.B. hereby demises unto the Witnesseth. said C.D. ALL that, &c. [parcels']. TOGETHEE with the Parcels, several fixtures, and things specified in the schedule hereunder written. To HOLD the said premises unto the Habendum. said CJX, his executors, administrators, and assigns, from the day of , 18 , as tenant from year to year. RENDEEING therefor the clear yearly rent Reddendnm. of , to be payable by equal half-yearly pay- ments in advance on every the day of , and the day of , in each year of the tenancy ; the first of such payments to be made on the said day of , 18 , being the day of the commencement of the tenancy, and every subsequent half-year's rent to be due, payable, and recoverable in advance, on the first day of each half-year in like manner. AND the said C.D., for himself, his heirs, executors, and Covenant by administrators, hereby COVENANTS, with the said A.B., his ren^ 6 heirs, and assigns, that he, the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, will pay the said rent upon the days and in the manner before mentioned. AND And that THAT it shall be lawful for the said A.B., his heirs, and assigns, to distrain for rent due and payable in advance, in like manner as for rent in arrear and with all usual powers of distress and sale. IN WITNESS, &c. THE SCHEDULE referred to. counterpart executed by the lessee only, is, first, that it can be used in evidence without giving proof of the execution of the lease (Doe dem. Earl of Egremont v. Pulman, 3 Q. B. 622) ; and secondly, that it avoids the necessity of having a denoting stamp affixed : (see 33 & 34 Viet. c. 97, sect. 93). A lease and counterpart must be taken as one document, and can only be construed together : (Burchell v. Clarle, 46 L. J. (App.) C. P. 115 ; 35 L. T. Rep. N. S. 690.) 152 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 98. Parties. Witnesseth. Parcels. Habendum. Eeddendnm. Covenant by lessee to pay rent. 98. Lease of a Public House by a Freeholder. THIS INDENTURE made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. [lessor], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [lessee], of the other part. WITNESSETH that in consideration of the yearly rent hereinafter reserved, and of the covenants, provisoes, and agreements hereinafter contained, and on the part of the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, to be paid and performed, the said A.B. doth hereby demise and lease unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, ALL that, &c. [parcels], with the outbuildings and appurtenances thereto belong- ing, situate and being Number , in Street, , aforesaid, now in the occupation of E.F., To HOLD the said premises with their appurtenances unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, from the day of , 18 , for and during the term of years then next ensuing. YIELDING AND PAYING therefor yearly and every year unto the said A.B., his heirs and assigns, (a) the clear yearly rent or sum of , payable quarterly on the day of , the day of , the day of , and the day of , in every year, by equal portions free and clear of and from all taxes, rates, and assessments, parliamentary, parochial, or otherwise (except property tax and the landlord's pro- portion of the sewerage and water rates), the first pay- ment to be made on the day of next. AND the said C.D., for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, hereby COVENANTS with the said A.B., his heirs and assigns, that he the said C.D., his heirs, execu- tors, administrators, or assigns, shall and will yearly and every year during the said term pay unto the said A.B., his heirs and assigns, the said yearly rent or sum herein- (a) See as to the better form of reddendum. note (a), to Precedent 95, ante, p. 144. LEASES. 153 before reserved, on or at the several days or times and in manner hereinbefore appointed for payment thereof; AND ALSO shall and will pay and discharge all taxes, And taxes. rates, charges, and other impositions, parliamentary, parochial, or otherwise, which now are or hereafter during the said term shall be assessed, rated, charged or imposed upon, or in respect of the said premises, or upon the said yearly rent hereinbefore reserved, or any part thereof, or upon the landlord or tenant in respect thereof (except property tax and the landlord's proportion of the sewerage and water rates). AND ALSO that the said C.D., And to repair his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall and will atenTof the at all times during the said term, when, where, and as term - often as occasion shall require, well and sufficiently repair and keep repaired in a workmanlike manner and with good materials, all the glass in the windows and the shutters, doors, locks, fastenings, partitions, ceilings, floors, privies, shelves, counters, drawers, cupboards, forms, fixtures, fittings, water-closets, sinks, drains, cisterns, pipes, watercourses, and all other the inside of the said premises, reasonable wear and tear and damage by fire or other inevitable accident only excepted, and in such good and sufficient repair shall and will, at the end or other sooner determination of the said term, peaceably and quietly yield, surrender, and deliver up the said demised premises unto the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, as also all additions and improvements whatsoever which shall at any time during the said term be made by him or them in or upon the said demised premises or any part thereof. AND THAT it And to permit shall be lawful for the said A.B., his heirs and assigns, with or without surveyors and workmen in his or their company, at his or their discretion from time to time in the daytime during the said term to enter upon the said premises hereby demised to view, search, and see the state and condition thereof, and of all decays, defects, 154 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. and wants of reparation and amendment of the inside of the said demised premises which on every such view shall be found to give or to leave notice in writing, at or upon the said demised premises, to or for the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns to repair and amend the same within days then next following, within which said time or space of days next after every such notice shall be so given or left as aforesaid the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns shall and will repair and amend all such decays, defects, and wants of reparation and amendment of the inside of the said Not to assign demised premises. AND THAT the said C.D., his execu- tors or administrators, shall not nor will, at any time during the said term hereby granted, assign over the present lease nor grant, assign, demise, underlet, or part with the possession of the said demised premises, or any part thereof, to any person or persons whomsoever, without the special licence or consent in writing of the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, first obtained for that To use the purpose. AND THAT the said C.D., his executors, admi- pubUcf-house* nistrators, or assigns shall not, nor will, at any time only- during the continuance of this demise, convert the hereby demised premises into a private house, nor use, permit, or suffer the same to be used for any other purpose than as a licensed public-house for the sale of ale, wine, and spirituous liquors, and shall and will keep the same open every lawful day, and conduct the business thereof in a proper and orderly manner so as to afford no ground or pretence for discontinuing the licences thereof, and will not do, permit, or suffer any act, matter, or thing, which may be a breach of the rules and regu- lations established by law for the conducting of licensed public-houses or be a reasonable ground for the with- drawing or withholding of all or any of the licences for sale of beer and ale, wine and spirituous liquor therein. AND shall and will from time to time during the con- LEASES. 155 tinuance of the said term apply for and do, or cause to TO renew be done, all and whatsoever shall be requisite for obtain- ^eidThe^up ing the renewal of such licences, and will at the end or f* end of the term. other sooner determination of the said term deliver up the same licences in full force to and for the benefit thenceforth of the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, or the incoming tenant of the said premises, or as he or they may direct, and for that purpose if required shall appear personally before the justices, and sign, deliver, give and do all such consents, transfers, acts, and things, as may be requisite for procuring a transfer of the same to the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, or to whom he or they may direct, (a) PEOVIDBD ALWAYS and these proviso for presents are upon this express condition, that if the said re yearly rent hereinbefore reserved, or any part thereof, shall be in arrear for the space of days next after any of the said days whereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid (being demanded and not paid on demand) (6), or if the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, or assigns, shall make default in the performance of any of the covenants, clauses, conditions, or agreements herein contained on his or their part to be done, per- formed, and observed, or in case the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, or any of them, shall become bankrupt, or shall permit the said lease or the said demised premises, or the tenant's interest therein to be taken in execution, or in case the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, or his or their under-tenants shall so misconduct the said business of the said spirit vault as to have any fine by the justices recorded against the same, or otherwise jeopardise the (a) As to the validity of this covenant see Ex parte Boyle, re Sritnor (46 L. J. Bk. 85). (6) The demand of the rent in respect of which ejectment is brought, must be made after, not during, the days limited in the proviso have elapsed : ( Phillips v. Bridge. 43 L. J. C. P. 13.) 156 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. renewal of any of the said licences, then, and in any of such cases thenceforth and at all times thereafter it shall be lawful for the said A.B., his heirs or assigns into and upon the said premises hereby demised, or any part thereof, in the name of the whole, to re-enter, and the same to have again, repossess, and enjoy as if these presents had not been made, and the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, and all other occupiers of the said premises thereout and thence utterly to eject, put out, and remove, this indenture or anything herein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise not- Covenantby withstanding. AND the said A.B., for himself, his heirs, quiet* enjoy- executors, and administrators, hereby COVENANTS with the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that he the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, paying the said rent hereinbefore reserved in manner at the times and according to the reservation thereof as aforesaid, and performing, fulfilling, and observing all and singular the covenants, provisoes, and agreements herein contained on his and their part to be performed, fulfilled, and observed, shall, and lawfully may, peace- ably hold, occupy, and enjoy the said premises with the appurtenances during the said term hereby] granted without any lawful let, suit, trouble, molestation, or dis- turbance whatsoever of, from, or by the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, or any other person or persons lawfully or equitably claiming under or in trust for him or them. And to repair AND THAT the said A.B., his heirs or assigns, shall and will at his or their own expense at -all times during the said term when and as often as occasion shall require, well and substantially repair, uphold, and keep in good and tenantable order and repair the roof, main timbers, main walls, and outside parts of the said hereby demised Proviso for premises. PROVIDED ALWAYS, and it is hereby agreed, rent in the that in case the said hereby demised premises shall at went o fire, anv ^ me Qr ^ mes exanune. their appointees, at all reasonable times to enter upon and go through the demised premises, and to examine the condition thereof, without any obstruction or denial whatsoever. PROVIDED ALWAYS, and these presents are upon this condition, that, in case the said rents respec- tively or any part thereof respectively, shall be unpaid for the space of days next after any of the days hereinbefore appointed for payment thereof respectively, whether demanded or not, or if the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall be adjudged bankrupt, file any petition for the liquidation of his affairs by arrangement, or assign his or their estate for the benefit of, or in trust for, creditors, or make any general composition with creditors, or, if any execution shall be levied upon the demised premises, or if this lease, or the tenancy hereby created, shall be taken in execution, or if the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, or assigns, shall not perform and keep all the covenants and agreements herein contained, and on his and their part to be performed, or, if any fine affecting the licences shall be recorded against the demised premises or the occupiers thereof, or if at any time the premises shall be left unoccupied or be not kept open for business every lawful day, then and in any of such cases (notwithstanding the waiver of any previous right of entry) the covenant for quiet enjoyment hereinafter con- tained shall cease and be void ; and it shall be lawful for the said A.B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, or the person or persons in whom shall be vested for the (a) See Holcombe v. Hewson (2 Camp. 391), Cooper v. Twibill (3 Ibid. 286), and Catt v. Tourle (20 L. T. Rep. N. S. 551 ; and on appeal, 21 Ibid. 188), where the questions of uncertainty, mutu- ality, and public policy, with reference to such a covenant, are fully considered. See also note (a), post. p. 161. LEASES. 161 time being the reversion in the said premises, imme- diately expectant on the determination of the said tenancy into and upon the demised premises or any part thereof, in the name of the whole, to enter and to use and pursue all such ways and means, and adopt all such measures as may be necessary or deemed expedient for effecting such entry, by force or otherwise, as occasion may require, without the necessity of commencing any action of eject- ment or any other action whatsoever, and to expel, remove, and put out the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, and all other occupiers of the same premises, and their goods, chattels, furniture, and effects, without being liable for any loss, costs, damages, expenses, or action for so doing, and the same premises to have again, repossess, and enjoy, as if these presents had not been made, and thereupon this demise shall become void and be at an end; but such entry shall not defeat or prejudice any right of action or other remedy for arrears of rent or breach of covenant which the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, might have had if no such entry had been made, any- thing herein contained or any rule of law or equity to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. AND Covenant by the said A.B., for himself, his heirs, executors, adminis- supply beer, trators, and assigns, hereby COVENANTS with the said C.D. that he the said A.B., or his firm of , or their successors in trade for the time being, will supply the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, with sixpenny and lower priced beer and ale of the like good quality and at the same market price as to their other customers. And in case of any supply being bad in quality, on notice thereof will take and replace the same with a similar article of good quality, (a) AND (a) See hereon Luker v. Dennis (47 L. J. Gh. 174; 38 L. T. Rep. N. S. 827), wherein it was held that a covenant to take all beer is conditional on a proper supply of a marketable article, and that K 162 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Power of attorney as regards licences. And for quiet THAT the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and enjoyment. assigns, duly paying the said rents respectively, and per- forming all the lessee's covenants and agreements herein contained, may peaceably and quietly use, occupy, and enjoy the demised premises during the said tenancy without any interruption whatsoever by the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, or any person claiming under him or them. AND for securing to the said A.B. the delivery and transfer of all the said licences at the expiration or determination of the said tenancy the said C.D. doth hereby constitute and appoint the said A.B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, the true and lawful attorney and attorneys irrevocable of the said C.D., in the name of the said C.D., his executors or administrators, or otherwise, as occasion shall require, to demand, take possession of, recover, and receive the said licences, in whose possession soever the same shall be found, and for and in the name of the transferror of the said licences, or otherwise, as occasion shall require, to sign all requisite notices, transfers, and other documents for vesting such licences in the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, or his or their appointees, and to appear before all justices and officers appointed for the granting and transferring of licences, and to do all acts, and sign all such documents as shall be required for obtaining a new grant or licence, or a transfer of the licences which are now attached, or which may hereafter be attached, to the demised premises in such manner as shall be requisite for enabling the said A.B., his execu- tors, administrators, or assigns efficiently to continue to keep open and conduct the demised premises as a licensed victualling house or tavern or music-hall after the expiration or determination of the tenancy hereby such a covenant as that in the text imports a condition precedent that it will be performed in lieu of the condition otherwise implied. LETTERS OF LICENCE. 168 created. AND LASTLY, it is hereby agreed and declared Power for between and by the parties hereto that the tenancy to determine hereby created shall be determinable at the end of the first or any subsequent year of the tenancy by either of the said parties, his executors, administrators, or assigns, giving to the other of them, his executors, administra- tors, or assigns, or leaving for him or them at his or their last known place of abode or business calendar months' previous notice in writing determining the tenancy, provided that such notice shall expire at the end of the last quarter of any year of the tenancy, and not otherwise. IN WITNESS, &c. THE SCHEDULE referred to. lettra nf Hi 100. Letter of Licence to a Debtor from his Precedent Creditors. * To ALL TO WHOM THESE PEESENTS shall come the several persons whose names and seals are hereunto subscribed and affixed by themselves, or their respective partners, agents, or attorneys, being respectively creditors of A.B., of &c. (and hereinafter called " the creditors ") severally send greeting. WHEREAS the said A.B. is indebted to Recital of the creditors in several sums of money, which he is not m at present able to pay, but which he expects to be able to pay by the instalments following, that is to say shillings in the pound on the day of next, shillings in the pound on the day of 18 [and so on, specifying times and amounts] . Now THESE PRESENTS WITNESS, that in Witnesseth. M 2 164 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Licence. Covenant by creditors not to sue. And that licence may be pleaded in bar. consideration of the premises, they, the creditors, do and each of them doth hereby grant unto the said A.B. licence to come, go, pass, or repass from place to place within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, where and as his vocations, or occasions, shall require from the date of these presents, up to the said day of 18 , the said A.B. in the mean- time duly paying the several instalments hereinbefore mentioned to the creditors, without being sued, arrested, or molested in his person, or otherwise, for or on account of any debt, sum of money, or other thing whereby, or whereof he is, or may be in anywise charged, or charge- able, or indebted to the creditors, or any of them, or their or any of their respective partners. AND each of them the creditors, so far as relates to the acts and deeds of himself and his partners, and his and their heirs, executors, and administrators, doth hereby for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, COVENANT with the said A.B., his executors and administrators, that they the said covenanting parties respectively, or their respective executors, or administrators, partner, or partners, or any other person or persons, by, with, or through their or any of their order, privity, or procure- ment, will not at any time between the date of these presents, and the said day of ,18 (provided the said instalments are duly paid from time to time as they respectively fall due), sue, arrest, attack, or molest the said A.B., his heirs, executors, or adminis- trators, or his or their bodies, goods, or estates, for or on account of any debt or sum of money which he now owes to the creditors respectively, either solely by himself, or jointly with or for any person, or persons, or for or on account of any other thing, wherewith he or they now is, or are, or shall, or may be charged, or chargeable. AND THAT these presents may be pleaded in any court of law or equity, as a bar, and in discharge of all and every LETTERS OF LICENCE. 165 action, or other proceeding, judgment, and execution, which shall or may be brought, commenced, sued, or prosecuted, or taken against the said A.B., his heirs, executors, or administrators, or his or their goods, or estates, by the said covenanting parties respectively, or any of their heirs, executors, or administrators, partner or partners, or any other person, or persons, by, through, or with their or any of their acts, privity, order, or pro- curement, (a) IN WITNESS, &c. 101. Letter of Licence to two Debtors from their precedent Joint Creditors. To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS shall come, the several persons, companies, and co-partnership firms, whose names and seals are hereunto subscribed and affixed by themselves, or their respective agents, or attorneys, being respectively creditors of A.B. and C.D., both of &c., trading there in co-partnership under the style of " A.B. and Co." (and hereinafter designated "the said cre- ditors") send greeting. WHEREAS the said A.B. and Recital of C.D. (hereinafter called "the said debtors") have for indel some time past carried on business in co-partnership as aforesaid, and in the course thereof have become indebted to the said creditors in various sums of money, which they are unable immediately to pay, but which they expect to be able to pay in full within calendar months from the day of ,18 . AND And meeting WHEREAS at a meeting of the said creditors, held on the day of instant, it was agreed that the said creditors should give time to the said debtors for payment, and execute these presents. Now THESE Witnesseth. PRESENTS WITNESS that in pursuance of the said agree- (a) Letters of licence from creditors are subject to an ordinary deed stamp of 10s. 166 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Licence. Covenant by creditors not to sue. merit, and in consideration of the premises, they, the said creditors, do and each of them doth hereby grant unto the said debtors, and unto each of them, licence to come and go, and to pass and repass, from place to place within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, when and as their respective vocations, business, or occasions shall require, for the term of calendar months from the day of , 18 , without being sued, arrested, or molested, in their, or his person, or persons, for or on account of any debt, sum of money, or other thing whereby or whereof they are, or may be, in anywise charged, or chargeable, or indebted to the said creditors, or any of them, or their or any of their respective partners. AND each of them, the said creditors, so far as relates to the acts and deeds of himself, and his partner, or partners, and his or their heirs, executors, and administrators, doth hereby for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, COVE- NANT with the said debtors, and also as a distinct and separate covenant with each of them his respective executors and administrators, that they the said cove- nanting parties respectively, or their respective partners, or partner, or any other person, or persons, by, with, or through their or any of their order, privity, or procure- ment will not (provided the said debtors or either of them do not give any preference or priority, to any one or more of the said creditors, over the other or others of them, at any time hereafter during the said term of calendar months), during such term sue, arrest, impede, or molest, the said debtors or either of them, their or either of their heirs, executors, or administrators, or their or either of their bodies, goods, or estates, for or on account of any debts or sums of money which they now owe, either solely by themselves, or jointly with or as sureties for any other person or persons, or for or on account of anything wherewith they or he may be LETTERS OF LICENCE. 167 charged or chargeable. AND THAT these presents may And that be pleaded in any court of law or equity as a bar and in bTpleLied y discharge of all and every action, or other proceeding, m ar - judgment, or execution, which shall or may be brought, commenced, sued, prosecuted or taken against them, the said debtors, or either of them, by the said several covenanting parties, or any of them, or their or any of their heirs, executors, administrators, partners, or partner, or any other persons or person, by, through, or with their or any of their acts, privity, order, or procurement. PEOVIDED ALWAYS that in case the said Proviso deter- debtors, or either of them, shall at any time hereafter in certain during the said term of calendar months give events - any preference or priority to any one or more of the said creditors over the others or other of them, the licence hereby given shall be at an end, and no longer be avail- able to the said debtors, or either of them, anything hereinbefore contained notwithstanding. IN WITNESS, &c. "THE SAID CREDITORS." Signatures. Seals. Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 102. LlCBUGQ /TO/71 0, LeSSOT to ttSSWH absolutely. 102. To A.B., of &c. [lessee] . Licence from IN puESUANCE OP THE LEASE granted by me to you of a assign abso- dwelling house and premises, No. , in Street, , and the dwelling-house No. , adjoining, now used as a licensed public-house, I HEREBY CONSENT to your assigning the same premises and all your interest therein under the said lease and the licences attached to the premises, to Mr. Y.Z., of &c., for all the residue now unexpired of the term of years created by the said lease ; but this consent shall be available for this turn only, and shall not extend or be construed to extend to authorise an assignment or underlease by the said Y.Z. to any other person without my consent in writing first obtained. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [Zeasor]. Precedent 103. Licence from a Lessor to assign by Way of. 103 - Mortgage. To A.B., of &c. [lessee] . Licence from AT YOUE BEQUEST, and in pursuance of the lease granted by me to you, bearing date on or about, &c., of a piece a lessor to assign by way of mort- gage. (a) See 22 & 23 Yict. c. 36, s. 1, et seq. ; 23 & 24 Viet. c. 38, s. 6 ; and Dumpor's case (1 Sm. L. C. 7th ed. 41). A verbal licence will not suffice where a written one is required (Richardson v. Evans, 3 Madd. 218), and a written licence after breach is not good unless by deed. See a form in Davidson's Concise Prec. 10th ed., 303. LICENCES. 169 of ground with the messuage thereon, situate at , in the county of , I HEREBY CONSENT to your assigning or underleasing the same by way of mortgage or security to Mr. Y.Z., of &c., either for the residue or any less period of the term of years created by the said lease ; but this consent shall only extend to the assignment or underlease, hereby specifically authorised, and shall not prevent, or be deemed to prevent, any pro- ceeding for any subsequent assignment or underlease by you to any other person without my consent in writing first had and obtained. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [lessor]. 104. Licence by Mortgagees to grant a Lease Precedent (endorsed), (a) ^ WE, the undersigned, being mortgagees of the property Licence by JY CONSENT to A.B. [mortgagor ;en lease to Y.Z. [lessee] . C.D. and E.F. [mortgagees] . within demised, do HEREBY CONSENT to A.B. [mortgagor] to grant a granting the within- written lease to Y.Z. [lessee] . (a) Strictly, a lease of property in mortgage should be granted by both mortgagor and mortgagee, the lessee covenanting with the latter as having the legal estate (Webb v. Russell, 3 T. B. 393); but as frequently a lease is drawn and oftentimes engrossed in the belief that the property comprised therein is unencumbered, a licence in some such form as the preceding is generally taken, at the last moment, by the lessee's solicitor for the security of his client. As to the effect of leases granted of mortgaged property by mort- gagor or mortgagee alone, see Keech v. Hall (1 Sm. L.C. 7th ed., 579 and notes. 170 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent 105. Memorial to the Commissioners of Inland 105 ' Revenue to stamp a Deed without or with a mitigated Penalty, (a) Memorial to To the Honourable the Commissioners of Her Majesty's without a e& Inland Revenue [or (see foot-note) To the Right penalty. Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury] . The Memorial of A.B., of &c., Gentleman, Solicitor for G.H., of &c. Sheweth, THAT YOUR MEMORIALIST was present, and did see C.D. and E.F. on the day of , 18 , duly execute the instrument hereunto annexed, bearing date the day of ,18, being an indenture of , and made between the said C.D. of the first part, the said E.F., of the second part, and the said G.H. of the third part. (a) The Commissioners allow an executed instrument to be stamped, as a general rule on payment of the duty only at any time within two calendar months after its first execution, and they may. if they thing fit, at any time within twelve months after the first execution of any instrument, remit the penalty or penalties, or any part thereof (33 & 34 Yict. c. 97, s. 15). If, however, the twelve months have elapsed since the first execution of the instrument the deed cannot be stamped without payment of the duty to which it is liable and a penalty of 10 ; but by addressing the memorial, as above, to the Treasury instead of to the Commissioners the Board will, if such duty and penalty have been prepaid, and sufficient cause shown to account for the omission or mistake in stamping in the first instance, issue an order for a return of the penalty or some part thereof. MEMORIALS. 171 THAT since the execution of the said indenture on the said day of , 18 , it was temporarily lost or mislaid, and though diligent search was made from time to time by your memorialist and others in his employ, the said deed was not found until the day of instant, when it was immediately pre- sented for the purpose of being duly stamped. THAT such omission to stamp the said deed was purely accidental, and without fraud or intention of fraud or evasion, and was purely occasioned by the circumstance before stated, and not otherwise, and that this present application is not made with any fraudulent or collusive intent whatever. YOUE MEMORIALIST therefore humbly prays that your honours [or lordships] will, under the cir- cumstances stated, be pleased [to direct the said deed to be duly stamped, (a) and] to forego all or part of the penalty otherwise payable as your honours [or lordships] shall think fit. AND YOUR MEMORIALIST will ever pray, &c. 106. Memorial to the Commissioners of Inland precedent Revenue to stamp a Deed after an Altera- 1Q6 - tion in the Date.(b) To the Honourable, &c. [as in the preceding Precedent] . Memorial to The Memorial of, &c. alteration in (a) Omit this reference to stamping if memorial addressed to the Treasury. (6) This memorial may be rendered unnecessary by the attesting witness adding the date of the execution in the attestation clause : thus, SIGNED, &c., by the said A.B. and C.D., on the day of , 18 , in the presence of, &c. The memorial should be verified by a statutory declaration, which, however, is exempt from stamp duty. For a form see Precedent 222, post. 172 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Sheweth, THAT, &c. [as in the first paragraph of ike preceding Precedent] . THAT before the said indenture was executed by any of the said parties thereto the word " "at the top of the first skin was inserted between the words " " and " ," [or was altered to ," or written on an erasure, or as the fact may be] in my presence, and that such alteration was rendered essential and necessary through the mistake of your Memorialist, and without any intention to evade the stamp duty. YOUR MEMORIALIST therefore, &c. [conclude as before, omitting the words " and to forego," &c.] . AND YOUR MEMORIALIST will ever pray, &c. Precedent 107. Memorial for the Grant of a Certificate of loy - Naturalization.(a) Memorial for To the Right Honourable [here insert the names and titles a Certificate (tf an y) f, the Home Secretary for the time being] Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Humble Memorial of A.B., of &c. (a) See hereon 33 Viet. c. 14, 33 & 34 Viet. c. 102, and 35 & 36 Viet. c. 39, and the Regulations of the Home Secretary made in August, 1870, and January, 1871, in reference to the manner of making and the evidence necessary to support applications for certificates in the three cases specified in sect. 7 of "The Natu- ralization Act, 1870," cited, supra, viz. : 1st. Any alien. 2nd. Any person who has been already naturalized. 3rd. Any person desirous of readmission to British nationality. For the forms of declaration required in verification of the statements contained in the applicant's memorial see Precedents 223 and 224, post . MEMORIALS. 173 Sheweth, 1. THAT YOUE MEMOEIALIST was born at , in the Kingdom [or Empire, or Republic] of , and that he is still a subject or citizen. 2. THAT your Memorialist is years of age, and is by trade or business a , and carries on such trade or business at , in the county of 3. THAT your Memorialist has resided at afore- said years and upwards. 4. THAT your Memorialist is married, and has children. 5. THAT your Memorialist is a housekeeper, and has been such for the last years, and has a fixed domicile at No. , Street afore- said, where he has resided for the last years. 6. THAT your Memorialist intends to reside perma- nently within the United Kingdom, and is loyally affected towards Her Majesty the Queen, her Government, and the institutions of this country. 7. THAT your Memorialist is desirous to be enabled to become a registered owner of British ships [or as the fact may be], and to enjoy the rights and capacities of a natural-born British subject, except such as are by law excepted.(a). 8. THAT your Memorialist is ready and willing to take the oath prescribed by the Naturalization Acts, 1870. (a) Formerly aliens might purchase, but they held for the benefit of the Crown (Sug. V. & P. 684) ; and if real estates were devised to British-born subjects upon trust for the benefit of aliens, the trust was in equity executed for the benefit of the Crown : (Barrow v. WadMn, 24 Beav. 327). But now real and personal property of every description, except a British ship, may be taken, acquired, held, and disposed of by an alien in the same manner in all respects as by a natural-born British subject, and a title to such property may be derived through, from, or in succession to an alien (33 Viet, c. 14, ss. 2 and 14), but the Act is not retrospective : (Sharp v. De St. Sauveur, 41 L. J. Ch. 576). 174 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. YOUR MEMORIALIST, therefore, humbly prays that you will be pleased, in pursuance of the power and authority given to you, to grant to him, upon his taking the said oath, your certificate granting to him all the rights and capacities of a natural- born British subject, except the capacity of being a member of the Privy Council or a member of either House of Parliament, and except such other rights and capacities as are by law excepted. AND YOUR MEMORIALIST will ever pray, &c. A.B. precedent 108. Notice to a yearly Tenant to quit. (a) 108. To A.B., of &c. [tenant] . Notice to a I HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE to quit, and deliver up on 61 day next the peaceable and quiet possession of ALL, &c. [parcels] which you hold of me as tenant from year to year; [If date of commencement of tenancy uncertain continue] provided your tenancy originally commenced at day, or otherwise that you quit and deliver up the peaceable and quiet possession of the said premises, at the end of the (b) year of your tenancy (a) It is not necessary that a written notice to quit should be given unless stipulated for, or for the purpose of, enabling the land- lord to recover double value of the premises, under 4 Geo. 2, c. 28, s. 1. Under 11 Geo. 2, c. 19, s. 18, the notice to quit needs not be in writing: (Timmins v. Rowlinson, 3 Burr. 1603.) As to the requisite notice in the case of a weekly tenancy, see Jones v. Mills (10 C. B. Rep. N. S. 788). (&) It is better not to use the expression current year : (Doe dem. Mayor of Richmond v. Morphitt, 7 Q. B. 577). NOTICES. 175 which shall expire next after the end of one half year, from the time of your receiving this notice, (a) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [landlord'] . [by (if so) Y.Z., his agent.] 109. Notice to a Lessee to Repair. (b] precedent 109. To A.B., of &c. [lessee] . IN PURSUANCE of an indenture of lease, dated the Notice to a -, f IDT J.-L j lessee to day of 18,1 HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE that upon repair. a view and examination of the premises, No. in Street, demised to you by the said lease, I find that the repairs mentioned at the foot hereof are required and necessary to put the said premises in good and tenantable order, in accordance with your covenants contained in the said lease. AND I FURTHER GIVE YOU NOTICE that I now require you to cause the same premises to be well and sufficiently repaired, and amended, in a workmanlike manner with good materials, within months next after this notice shall have been given to, or left for you, upon the said premises. AND on failure of your compliance herewith, I shall adopt such proceedings against you as I may be advised. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [lessor]. PARTICULARS OP REPAIRS referred to. (a) See Hirst v. Horn (6 M. & W. 393) ; Doe v. Scott (6 Bing. 362) ; and Morgan v. Davies (3 C. P. Div. 260). (6) See Few v. Perkins (16 L. T. Rep. N. S. 62) ; and Makin v. WatUnson (40 L. J. Ex. 33). 176 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent 110. Notice by a Landlord to Sheriff of Unsatis- lla fied claim for Rent. To the Sheriff of shire, to C.D., his officer, and to all whom it may concern. Notice by a TAKE NOTICE, that the sum of for rent of the sheriffof un- premises situate in Street, , is now due ' daim to me > ^ rom m ^ tenant E -^v of whose goods and effects you are now in possession, by virtue of a writ of execution, and that I hereby claim the said sum of as due to me, and still unpaid, and require its immediate payment, (a) DATED the day of 18 . A.B. [landlord']. for rent. Precedent 111. Notice by a lessor to de- termine a lease for breach of covenants and non-payment of rent. 111. Notice by a Lessor to determine a Lease for Breach of Covenants and Non-payment of Rent. To A.B., of &c. [lessee], CJX, and E.F., of &c. [sub- lessees] , and all others whom it may concern. As SOLICITOR for and on behalf of G.H., of &c. [lessor], I DO HEREBY GIVE YOU, and each and every of you, NOTICE that by an indenture of lease, dated on or about the day of 18 , and made between the said G.H. of the one part, and the said A.B. of the other part, the said G.H. demised unto the said A.B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, All that, &c. '[parcels] for the term of years, subject to the payment of the yearly rent of , and to the performance and observance of the covenants, conditions, and agreements therein contained ; and in the event of any breach thereof, the said demise contained a clause (a) See 8 Anne, c. 14, s. 1 ; and 7 & 8 Yict. c. 96, s. 67. As to goods taken under the warrant of a County Court, or under process of the Admiralty Court, see 19 & 20 Viet. c. 108, s. 75 ; and 24 Yict. c. 10, s. 16. NOTICES. 177 empowering the said G.H. to re-enter and determine the said term. AND WHEREAS the covenants, conditions, and agreements contained in the said lease have been broken in several respects, and in particular by the non-payment of the said rent of , at the times and in manner thereby specified for payment thereof, and there is now due and owing the sum of , being quarters' rent, and the sum of , the amount of one quarter's rent payable in advance. Now I GIVE YOU NOTICE that it is the intention of the said G.H. to re-enter and take possession of the said premises demised by the said lease as in his former estate, and to determine and make void the same, and the tenancy and term thereby created. AND I GIVE YOU FUETHEB NOTICE, and hereby require you to quit and deliver up the peace- able possession of the said premises to the said Gr.H., or to such person as he shall appoint, within days from the date hereof, or in default of your so doing I shall institute and take such proceedings against you as I shall deem advisable. DATED the day of 18 . Y.Z. [solicitor to lessor]. 112. Notice by Vendors to Tenant of a Purchaser Precedent (who failed to perform his Contract) to pay 112 - Rent to them. To A.B., of &c. [tenant] . WE BEG T.O GIVE YOU NOTICE that by an indenture dated, Notice by &c., and made between M.N., of &c. [purchaser] , of the tenant of a one part, and ourselves of the other part, the said M.N. ^ did release and quit claim to us, our heirs, executors, perform his ^ t ' contract) to administrators, and assigns, the premises now in your pay rent to ... m them, occupation, situate in or near Terrace, N 178 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Road, , together with other premises also situate there, which several premises were in the year 18 contracted to be sold by us to the said M.N., which con- tract the said M.N. failed to perform, and in respect thereof became indebted to us to a large amount. AND WE FURTHER GIVE YOU NOTICE not to pay any rent now due or hereafter to become due from you for the use and occupation of the said premises to the said M.N., or any other person than to Mr. Y.Z., whom we have appointed our agent to receive the same, and whose receipt shall be your discharge. DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. and E.F. [vendors']. Precedent 113. Notice of an Application to Justices to eject 113 - a Tenant holding over. To A.B., of &c. [tenant] . Notice of an I, C.D., of &c., owner [or agent (a) to the * owner] do HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE that unless peaceable possession of the tenement consisting of &c. [here insert particulars] , situate which was held of me [or of the said C.D.] under a tenancy from , which was determined by notice to quit from me [or the said C.D.] on day, the day of , 18 , pro- vided your tenancy commenced on that day of the year ; but if your tenancy commenced on any other day of the year, then that you were thereby required to quit and deliver up to me the possession of the said tenement and (a) " Agent " shall be taken to signify any person usually employed by the landlord in the letting of the premises or in the collection of the rents thereof, or specially authorised to act in the particular matter by writing under the hand of such landlord : (1 & 2 Viet. c. 74, sect. 7). NOTICES. 179 premises at the expiration of one current half-year next after the service of that notice, and which tenement is now held over and detained from the said last-mentioned day be given to [the owner or agent] on or before the expiration of seven clear days from the service of this notice I shall on day next, the day of instant, at o'clock in the noon of the same day, at the police court in Street, within the borough of aforesaid, (a) apply to Her Majesty's justices of the peace in petty sessions assembled and acting for the said borough, to issue their warrant directing the constables of the said district to enter and take possession of the said tenement, and to eject any person therefrom. (6) DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. [landlord], [or Y.Z. agent]. 114. Notice of the Dissolution of a Partnership Precedent for the Gazette. ^ NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the partnership hereto- Notice of the fore subsisting between us the undersigned A.B., C.D., and E.F., at , in the county of , as j! r *^f * Gazette. under the style or firm of "B.D. and Co.," was on the day of , 18 , dissolved by mutual consent. All debts owing from or due to the (a) The place of application should be specified: (Delaney v. Fox, 1 C. B. N. S. 166). (6) Summary proceedings can only be taken before two justices where the term does not exceed seven years, nor the rent 20, no fine being reserved (1 & 2 Viet. c. 74) ; and in a County Court where neither the rent nor the value of the premises exceeds 50 per annum, and no fine or premium paid (19 & 20 Viet, c. 108, s. 50). Under the first-mentioned act no costs can bo awarded. N 2 180 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. late firm will be discharged or received by the said E.F., who for the future will carry on the business on his own account, (a) DATED the day of , 18 . A.B., C.D., and B.F. [partners]. precedent 115. Notice by a Mortgagee to a Tenant to pay 115 - Rent to him. To A.B., of &c. [tenant] . Notice by a I HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE that by an indenture dated, a'teM.nfTo &c., and made between C.D. of the one part, and me the pay rent to an dersigned E.F. of the other part, the hereditaments and premises situate at , in the county of , and now in your occupation, were granted [or assigned] to me, my heirs [or executors, administrators], and assigns by the said C.D. to secure the principal sum of , and interest thereon after the rate of per cent, per annum on a certain day now long past, which principal sum is still due and owing, together with an arrear of interest thereon. Now I HEREBY GIVE YOU FURTHER NOTICE and require you to pay to me the rent now, and at any time hereafter to accrue due in respect of your said occupation, and on no account after the receipt hereof to pay any rent which may be now due and unpaid, or at any time hereafter accrue due in respect of the said premises to the said C.D. during the continuance of the said mortgage security, or to any (a) A statutory declaration verifying the signatures of all the partners must be made before this uotice, if signed in the pro- vinces, will be inserted in the Gazette, though if signet! in Condon it is customary for tn'e notice to be ingfirigd^jreithout any declaration on its being presented attested by a known practising solicitor. NOTICES. 181 other person or persons other than myself or my duly authorised agent, (a) DATED the day of 18 '. E.F. [mortgagee]. 116. Notice by Executors to Creditors to send in precedent Claims, and to Persons indebted to pay llg - (concise form). A.B. [deceased']. ALL PERSONS having claims against the estate of A.B., Notice by late of Street, in the county of , creditors 8 to deceased, are requested to send particulars thereof to ^ d . mcl ^ m ^' the undersigned ; and all persons indebted to the said indebted to estate are required to pay the same to me forthwith. DATED the day of 18 . Y.Z. (Address), Solicitor for the Executors. 117. Notice to Creditors under 22 & 23 Viet. Precedent c. 35, s. 29. (b) ^ A.B., deceased. NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that all creditors and other Notice to : creditors (a) The legal mortgagee, who gives notice to the tenant to pay vict. c. 35, him the rent becomes entitled to the rent which is due at the date sect - 29- of the notice as well as to that which accrues afterwards, whether the lease be made before or after the mortgage, for in the one case the lease is void against the mortgagee, and in the other notice of the mortgage to the tenant operates as an attornment by him (2 Fisher on Mortgages, 2nd ed. 867.) As to the position of the mortgagor before notice see 36 & 37 Vict. c. 66, sect. 25, sub-sect. 5. (6) This section of the Act requires that to obtain the indemnity sought for the executors or administrators are to give " such notice I as, in the opinion of the court in which such executor or adminis- trator is sought to be charged, would have been given by the Court / of Chancery in an administration suit." Mr. Waiters, in his tren- 182 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. persons (a) having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of A.B., late of Street , in the county of deceased (who died [if so, intes- tate] at aforesaid, on the day of ,18 , and whose will was proved by [or letters of administration to whose personal estate [or (if so) to whose unadministered personal estate], and effects were granted to] C.D., of &c., in [or by] Her Majesty's High Court of Justice at the Principal Registry [or the District Registry at ] of the Probate Division thereof, on the day of 18 ), are hereby required, pursuant to the twenty -ninth section of the Act of Parliament of the 22 & 23 Viet. c. 35, intituled " An Act to further amend the Law of Pro- perty, and to relieve Trustees," to send, in writing, par- ticulars of their claims or demands to the undersigned Y.Z., the solicitor of the said C.D., at his office, No. , Street, aforesaid, on or before the day of , after which day the said C.D. will proceed to distribute the assets of the said A.B. among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the debts, claims, and demands of which the said C.D. has then had notice, and that he will not be answerable or liable for the assets, or any part thereof, so distributed chant Treatise on the Statutes for the Amendment of the Law of Property, says, in his comment on this portion of the section, " it appears to be the practice of the Court of Chancery to insert the advertisement for creditors once in the London Gazette, twice or three times in the Times, and twice or three times in at least two of the jmncipaT local papers where the~fcestator [or intestate] resided or carried ou any business ; and, where there is any reason to suppose tne testator [or intestate] resided for any time or contracted debts abroad, the advertisement is also inserted in such foreign newspapers. Five is the minimum number of times of inserting the advertisement in any case including the Gazette :" (see pp. 325, 326) ; see also Clegg v. Rowland (15 L. T. Rep. N. S. 385) ; and Wood v. Weightman (L. Rep. 13 Eq. 434). (a) See Newton v. Sherry (1 C. P. Div. 246). NOTICES. 183 to any person or persons of whose claim or demand the said C.D. has not had notice at the time of such dis- tribution. DATED the day of 18 . Y.Z. Solicitor for the said C.D. 118. A shorter Form of a similar Notice. Precedent 118. A.B. deceased. NOTICE is HEEEBY GIVEN that all Creditors of A.B. late of A shorter Street, in the county of who died in or similar notice, about the month of are on or before the day of to send particulars of their debts or claims to the office of Mr. Y.Z. at or in default thereof the executor [or administrator] of the said A.B. will after the said day of dis- tribute the assets of the said A.B. amongst the parties entitled thereto having regard to the claims only of which he has then notice. DATED the day of 18. Y.Z. Solicitor to the Executor [or Administrator] . 119. Notice of the Adoption of an Additional Precedent Surname. (a) 119 ' NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that I, A.B.C., lately called and Notice of the known by the name of A.B., and late of &c., but now of addftionaf &c., have taken and adopted the surname of " C." in surname - addition to the surname of B., and that I, the said A.B.C., now do, and will at all times hereafter, in all deeds and (a) See hereon Barlow v. Bateman (3 P. Wms. 65) ; Davies v. Lowndes (1 Bing. N. C. 597) ; and Hansard, vol. clxvii. 3rd series, p. 430. 184 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. writings, and in all dealings, and for all purposes on all occasions whatsoever, use the names of B. and C., as and for my proper surname. AND FURTHER, that I have united the quarterings of the arms of the family of " C." of &c., with my hereditary arms of the family of B. DATED the day of 18 . Precedent 120. Notice to an Executor of an Assignment of Interest under Will To A.B., of &c., executor of the will of C.D., de- ceased. Notice to an I BEG TO GIVE YOU NOTICE that by an indenture bearing assignment^ date, &c., and made between E.F., of &c. [assignor], of interest under t k e On0 par ^ and me $& undersigned G.H., of &c v [assignee], of the other part, for the valuable considera- tions therein mentioned, the said E.F. did thereby assign unto me, the said G.H., my executors, administrators, and assigns, ALL the interest of the said E.F., in the sum of , appointed by the will of the said C.D., and in the investments thereof, with [if so] power for me, my executors, administrators, and assigns, to demand, sue for, recover-, and give valid receipts for the interest, dividends, and annual income of the said trust premises, in the name of the said E.F. AND all the estate for the life of the said E.F., in the premises. To HOLD the same unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns. DATED the day of 18 . G.H. [assignee]. precedent 121. Notice of an absolute Assignment of Interest 121 - in a Life Policy. To the Directors of the Company. Notice of an IN PURSUANCE of " The Policies of Assurance Act, 1867," assignment I BEG T0 GIVE YOU NOTICE tnat by an indenture dated, &c., NOTICES. 185 and made between A.B., of &c. [assignor] , of the one of interest in part, and myself of the other part, the said A.B. as- a signed unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns, upon certain trusts therein contained, the policy of assurance effected by the said A.B., upon his own life, for in the Company, on the day of 18 , and numbered , together with all moneys payable thereunder, and with power to me to sue for, recover, and give effectual releases and discharges for the moneys thereby assured, (a) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [assignee]. Precedent 122. Notice of an Assignment of the Equity in a 122 - Life Policy. To the Directors of the Company. IN PUESUANCE of " The Policies of Assurance Act, 1867," Notice of an T .-I.T n -ix-io assignment of 1 BEG TO GIVE YOU NOTICE that by an indenture dated &c., the equity in and made between, &c. [parties], ALL that policy, &c. a [parcels], was thereby assigned, by the said A.B. [assignor], unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns absolutely, subject to the payment of the sum of , then due to the said company, and charged with interest on the said policy, and of all interest there- after to accrue due on the same, and subject also to the payment of all moneys thenceforth to become payable for keeping on foot the said policy. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [assignee]. 123. Notice of a Mortgage of a Life Policy. Precedent 123. To the Directors of the Company. PUBSPANGE-of " The Policies of Assurance Act, 1867,'? Notice of a (a) This power is now mere surplusage. See 30 & 31 Viet. 144, s. 1, and 36 & 37 Viet. e. 66, sect. 25, sub-sect. 6. mortgage of a life policy. 180 / A r <-~> PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Notice to a I BEG TO GIVE YOU NOTICE, &c. [continue according to Precedents 121 and 122, and to the facts, and proceed]. AND also that the said indenture contains a power to sell and dispose of the said policy, moneys, and premises, and other powers and authorities to be exercised by me, my executors, administrators, and assigns, having for their object to secure the repayment to me and them, of the principal moneys and interest thereby secured, (a) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [assignee]. Precedent 124. Notice to a Mortgagee of a Second Mortgage of Freeholds. To A.B., of &c. [first mortgagee]. PLEASE TO TAKE NOTICE that by an indenture dated &c., and made between Y.Z., of &c. [mortgagor], of the one part, and me, the undersigned C.D., of &c. [second mort- gagee], of the other part, for the consideration therein mentioned, ALL that piece of land, &c. [parcels] mort- gaged to you by the said Y.Z., and whereon the sum of , or thereabouts, is now due, was, with its appurtenances, granted by him unto and to the use of me the said C.D., my heirs and assigns, by way of mort- gage, with power of sale for securing and interest. AND the said Y.Z. did thereby assign unto me, upon certain trusts therein mentioned, all the surplus moneys, to arise from the sale of the said premises, under the powers or trusts contained in your said mortgage after payment and satisfaction to you of the moneys thereby secured. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [second mortgagee] . (a) The acknowledgment of these notices is now rendered obli- gatory upon insurance offices, on payment of a fee not exceeding 5s. (30 & 31 Viet. c. 144, s. 6.) freeholds f NOTICES. 187 125. Notice to a Depositary of a Charge on a Precedent Lease. 125 - To A.B. of &c. [depositary] . PLEASE TO TAKE NOTICE that by an agreement, (a) dated, Notice to a &c., and made between C.D., of &c. [lessee], of the one aThargTona part, and me the undersigned E.F., of &c. [mortgagee], ease- of the other part, in consideration of , then lent by me to the said C.D., he did thereby charge ALL his interest in a certain indenture of lease dated, &c., of All that, &c. [parcels], with the appurtenances now in his own occupation for the residue of a term of years from the day of 18 , subject to the rent, covenants, and conditions therein reserved and contained, which lease is deposited with you, and held for the mutual benefit of lessor and lessee. AND the said C.D. did thereby also charge the goodwill in trade, and the fixtures, furniture, utensils, and effects, in the said premises, and the possession thereof as a good equitable security for the repayment to me of the sum of < , and such further sums and interest as therein mentioned. AND the said C.D. agreed, on request, to execute and deliver to me a legal mortgage of the said premises with such power of sale and other powers as I should require to be inserted therein. DATED the day of 18 . E.F. [mortgagee]. 126. Notice demanding Payment of Money (pay- Precedent able on demand) under a Bill of Sale.(b) To A.B., of &c. [mortgagor]. I HEREBY DEMAND and require you to pay on demand to Notice de- manding pay- (a) The precedent to which this notice has reference is Precedent mone y S (pay- 86, ante, p. 128. able on de- (b) As to moneys payable on demand, and the requisite notice, see ^bui o? safe^ Toms v. Wilson (11 W. R. 117) ; Brightly v. Norton (Ibid. 167) ; and Massey v. Sladden and others (38 L. J. Ex. 34.) 188 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. the bearer Mr. Y.Z., whom I, the undersigned C.D. [mortgagee'] , have appointed to receive the same in my name and for my use, the sum of , being the amount of principal money and interest now due and owing to me, upon or by virtue of a certain indenture dated, &c., and made between you the said A.B. of the one part, and myself of the other part, whereby certain were assigned to me for securing the principal money and interest therein mentioned. AND I GIVE YOU NOTICE that, on failure of your complying herewith, I shall take such steps as may be necessary for obtaining possession of, and selling the said premises, pursuant to the power for that purpose in the said indenture con- tained, (a) DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [mortgagee]. Precedent 127. Notice demanding Possession of Goods. ^' To A.B., of &c. Notice de- As SOLICITOR for Mr. C.D., of &c. [claimant] , and duly ossession authorised by him in his behalf, I HEREBY GIVE YOU of goods. NOTICE and require you forthwith to deliver to the said C.D. the several articles of household furniture and effects now in your possession, belonging to him, that is to say : [here insert inventory of goods] . AND I GIVE YOU FURTHER NOTICE that unless you forthwith deliver possession thereof, an action will be commenced against you for their recovery and for damages for the conver- sion and detention thereof. DATED the day of 18 .(&) Y.Z. [solicitor]. (a) This latter clause may be omitted, if considered inexpedient to apprise the mortgagor of the mortgagee's intentions on non- compliance with his demand. (6) Some such notice as this is usually made before commencing an action of trover in order to prove the conversion; for if the NOTICES. 189 128. Notice of Claim to Goods seized under a Bill Precedent of Sale, or a Writ of Execution. To A.B., of &c., C.D., his solicitor, E.F., officer in possession, his assistants, and others. I HEREBY GIVE YOU, and each of you, NOTICE as solicitor Notice of for Y.Z., of &c., that the goods, chattels, and effects, seized by you under colour or pretence of a bill of sale, alleged to have been given by one G.H. to the said A.B. execution. [or, if seized under writ, say, pretence of an execution issued at the suit of the said A.B.], belong to the said Y.Z., and not to the said A.B. AND as such solicitor I GIVE YOU and each of you, FURTHER NOTICE that, unless you forthwith deliver up possession to the said Y.Z. of the said goods, chattels, and effects, so seized by you, or some or one of you, an action will immediately be com- menced against you for recovery thereof and for redress. DATED the day of 18 . M.N. [solicitor}. 129. Notice to a Builder to proceed according to precedent his Contract. (a) 129 - To A.B. of &c. [builder] . I HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE and require you forthwith to Notice to a proceed diligently, and in a proper and workmanlike manner, with the erection and completion, pursuant to your contract with me, dated, &c., of the dwelling houses situate, &c. AND that in case you shall neglect or refuse to proceed with the erection and completion thereof in defendant is in possession of the goods, and refuses to deliver them up when demanded, such refusal is evidence to induce a jury to presume a conversion : (Selwyn's Nisi Prius, 1375.) (a) The contract to which this notice has reference is Precedent 72, ante, p. 102. For a more formal notice and precedent see the case of Walker v. L. and N. W. R. Railway Company, cited, ante, p. 100. 190 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. manner aforesaid for days after the service hereof, that I shall then enter into and upon the said premises, and employ such other builders and workmen as may be necessary to complete and finish the said premises, at your risk and expense, or sell the same either finished or unfinished, as I may be advised. AND that I shall take all such proceedings by sale, or other- wise, as may be requisite for the purpose of completing the said contract, and obtaining payment of all such moneys as shall be owing to me under the said contract, without any further notice. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [proprietor.] Precedent 130. Notice to determine a partnership. 130. Notice to determine a Partnership.(a) To A.B., of &c. I HEEEBY GIVE YOU NOTICE, pursuant to the provision in this behalf, contained in our partnership articles, that it is my intention to determine our partnership on the expiration of calendar months from the time of your being served with this notice. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. precedent 131. Notice to Carriers (b) by a Vendor of Goods 131 - not to deliver same to the Purchaser. To the Railway Company and to A.B., their Goods Manager, at I BEG TO GIVE YOU NOTICE that cases of which were delivered by me to you, at , for Notice to carriers by a vendor of goods not to deliver same to the pmv chaser. (a) As to death of partner giving such a notice before it expires, see Bell v. Nevin (15 W. R. 85). (&) To make a notice effective as a stoppage in transitu, it must be given at such a time and under such circumstances that the NOTICES. 191 carriage to , and now in your possession, and lying at your station in Street, , un- delivered, addressed by me to Messrs. C.D. and Co., of &c., for shipment, at the request of Messrs. E.F. and Co., of &c. [purchasers] , are my own property, and that I am the vendor thereof, and that the said goods are now in transit, and were purchased from me by the said E.F. and Co., by whose direction I forwarded the same for shipment to the said C.D. and Co., and that the said E.F. and Co. have since become insolvent and sus- pended payment, and that the said C.D. and Co. have no claim to or interest whatever in the said goods. AND I FURTHER GIVE YOU NOTICE not to deliver the said cases, or any of them, to the said C.D. and Co., or to any other persons or person, but to hold the same to my order and for my use. AND I hereby undertake to in- demnify you from all loss, damages, and expenses, to be sustained by you, by reason or in consequence of your retaining the said goods in pursuance of this notice, and that if you deliver the same contrary thereto I shall hold you responsible for all loss or expenses I may sus- tain by reason thereof. DATED the day of 18 . G.H. {vendor}. 132. Notice of the Transfer of a Mortgage Debt Precedent by a Marriage Settlement. 132 - To A.B., of Ac. {mortgagor-} . PLEASE TO TAKE NOTICE that by an indenture dated &c., and made between C.D., of &c., of the first part, E.F., settlement. company, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, may communicate it to their servants in time to prevent the delivery of the goods to the consignee : (Whitehead v. Anderson, 9 M. & W. 518) ; and see, generally on this subject, Litt. v. Cowley (7 Taunt. 168) ; Stokes v. La Riviere (cited 3 East, 397) ; and Jackson v. Nichol (5 Bing. N. C. 518). 192 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. of &c., of the second part, and G.H. and J.K., of &c., of the third part, in consideration of the intended mar- riage between the said C.D. and E.F., and for other considerations therein mentioned, the said E.F., with the privity and consent of the said C.D., did grant and assign unto the said Gr.H. and J.K., their executors, administrators, and assigns, ALL that sum of , invested with other moneys in the names of the said E.F., and her sisters F.F. and G.F., on security of a mortgage, dated &c., of hereditaments and premises, situated in Street, , from you and all interest then due, or thereafter to accrue due, upon the same, together with full power to sue for, recover, and receive and give effectual releases and discharges for the same. To HOLD the said moneys unto the said G.H. and J.K., their executors, administrators, and assigns, upon certain trusts therein mention, (a) DATED the day of 18 . Y.Z. [trustees' solicitor], (a) In reference to the service of this and similar notices to trustees, mortgagees, &c., the Incorporated Law Society of Liver- pool, of which the writer is a member, lately passed the subjoined resolution : " That the committee, having taken into consideration the effect of the recent decision in the case of the Saffron Walden Second Benefit Building Society \. Rayner (14 Ch. Div. 406), are of opinion that the practice of solicitors to trustees and mortgagees, &c., accepting service of notices of incumbrances or other assur- ances should be discontinued. " That in the opinion of the committee it would, in most cases, be found convenient that the solicitor to the trustees or mortgagees should be employed to obtain his clients' personal acceptance of service, and that a fee of 6s. 8d. for each trustee or other person to whom the notice is given should be paid by the person giving the notice to the solicitor so employed, such fee to include correspon- dence. The solicitor giving the notice to provide a copy of the notice for each trustee, &c., a copy for the solicitor, and a copy to return." NOTICES. 193 133. Notice to a Trustee of an Appointment by a Precedent Married Woman of her Share and Interest under Will. To A.B., of &c. [trustee] . I BEG TO GIVE YOU NOTICE that by an indenture dated &c., Notice to a and made between B.B., wife of A.B., of &c., of the one part, and me the undersigned C.D., of &c., of the other part, for the considerations therein mentioned, the said share and T T> T -i i i -i , . , -, interest under r>.>. did thereby direct and appoint that you or other will. the trustee or trustees for the time being of the said will should thenceforth, during the life of the said B.B., pay unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns, the interest, dividends, and annual produce of the share of the personal estate of the said B.B., bequeathed to her and her children, and of the investments in which the same might be laid out, whether such share were the original share of the said B.B., or any accruing share on the death of &c., and all other (if any) the estate and interest of the said B.B., under the said will ; and the said B.B. thereby constituted me her attorney in her name to demand, sue for, recover, and give valid receipts for the interest, dividends, and annual produce of her share, both original and accruing, under the said will. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [purchaser] . 134. Notice to a Vendor of Land contracted to be Precedent sold of Charge by the Purchaser. (a) To A.B., o* &c. [vendor] . I BEG TO GIVE YOU NOTICE that by an agreement, dated Notice to a &c., and made between C.D., of the one part, and me lontracted'to be sold of (a) For a recent and leading authority on the doctrine of notice purchaser. between vendor and purchaser, see Shaw v. Foster (L. Rep. 5 H. of L. 321 ; 42 L. J. (H. of L.) Ch. 49). O 194 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. the undersigned E.F., of the other part, the said C.D., for the considerations therein mentioned, did thereby charge all his estate and interest in a certain agreement, dated &c., and made between yourself, of the one part, and the said C.D., of the other part, of ALL, &c. [parcels], together with the messuages or dwelling houses now erected or in course of erection by the said C.D. thereon, as a good equitable security to me the said B.F., my executors, administrators, and assigns for pay- ment to me or them of the sum of , and such further sums and interest as therein mentioned. AND the said C.D. agreed on request to execute and deliver to me, my executors, administrators, or assigns a legal mortgage of the said premises with such power of sale and other usual powers as I or they should require to be inserted therein. AND the said C.D. did thereby direct that in the event of a sale by you of the said pre- mises under the powers in that behalf contained in the said agreement of the day of 18 , the surplus moneys arising from such sale should be paid to me, my executors, administrators, or assigns upon certain trusts therein mentioned, and that my or their receipt should be a sufficient discharge for the same. DATED the day of 18 . E.F. [mortgagee]. Precedent 135. Notice to Vendors of Land contracted to be 13S - sold of Further Charge by the Purchaser. To A.B. and C.D., of &c. [vendors]. Notice to I BEG TO GIVE YOU NOTICE that by an agreement, dated iandcon & c v an< l signed by E.F., of &c. [purchaser], the said * ne considerations therein mentioned, did ther charge for securing to me, the under- ff l , , ., ot &c., certain sums ot money therein mentioned, ALL the interest of the said E.F., in a certain charge by the thereby further charge for securing to me, the under- pnrchaser. J ff l , , signed (j.H., ot &c., certain sums ot money therein PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS. 195 contract, dated &c., and made between yourself, of the one part, and the said E.F., of the other part, and all the benefit, and advantage derivable from such contract, and all the interest of the said B.F., in the piece of land therein described, and thereby contracted to be sold by you to the said E.F., together with all buildings since erected thereon by the said B.F. DATED the day of 18 . G. H. [mortgagee]. 136. Articles of Partnership. precedent 136. AETICLES OP AGEEEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c., of the one part, and C.D., of &c., of the other part. Parties - WITNESSETH that the said parties, having agreed to enter Witneseeth. into partnership, do hereby agree the one with the other of them as follows : 1 . They shall become and remain co-partners in the Agreement to t P . .-, f become co- busmess of for the term of years partners, from the day of 18 , under the style or firm of " " 2. The business shall be carried on at No. , in Place of Street, , of which premises the said partners have obtained as part of their partnership estate a lease for a term of years, or at such other place or places as shall be agreed upon between them. 3. The said partners shall be true and faithful to each Partners to other, and each partner shall devote his whole time to The time to, and diligently employ himself in, the bnsine88 - business of the partnership, and carry on the same o 2 196 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. for the greatest advantage ; and neither partner shall directly or indirectly engage in any business except the business of the partnership, and upon account thereof. Capital. 4. The capital of the said partnership shall consist of the sum of , now brought into the business by the said A.B., and of the sum of now brought into the business by the said C.D., and such further sums of money to be advanced by the said partners in equal proportions as shall be required from time to time for carrying on the same, each partner to be allowed interest after the rate of per cent, per annum on all capital employed, advanced, or brought in by him. Profits and 5. The clear profits of the partnership, after paying borne equally. thereout all rents, rates, taxes, wages, salaries, and expenses of carrying on the business, and the interest in respect of capital, shall be divided equally between the said partners, and all losses shall be borne by them in equal proportions, unless incurred through the wilful neglect or default of either, in which case the loss shall be made good by the defaulting partner. Partners to be 6. The said partners shall be at liberty to draw out of the profits for maintenance any sum not exceeding P er 6ach > a11 Such SUmS to be entered in the cash-book, and to be duly accounted for by them respectively on every settlement of accounts and division of profits ; and any excess of drawings beyond the profits shall be repaid when ascertained, and, until paid, shall be con- sidered a debt due to the partnership. Neither 7. Neither party shall, without the written consent of employ 1 * * ne other, employ any partnership moneys or partnership effects, nor sign or use the name of the firm, nor PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS. 197 engage the credit thereof, except for ordinary property other partnership purposes ; nor, without the consent of partnership the other, buy or enter into any contract for the P nr poses, &c. purchase of any stock for the purpose of the business exceeding the price of ; nor transact any business or enter into any contract with, or give credit to, any person after he shall be requested by the other not to do so ; nor, without the consent of the other, compound, release, or discharge any debt owing to the part- nership, or draw, accept, or indorse, any bill of exchange or promissory note, or contract any debt on account of the partnership out of the regular course thereof ; nor, without such consent, employ or discharge or enter into any engagement with any clerk, foreman, or other servant whatso- ever, or enter into any bond, or become bail, surety, or security for any person. 8. Books of account shall be kept, and proper entries Books of T ,i . -, , o TI -i -, account to be made therein daily ot all sums received or paid, t ep t. all work done, and all goods bought, sold, received, or delivered, and all other transactions usually entered into books of account, kept by persons engaged in the like business. 9. On the day of next, and on the Half-yearly -, f -, . accounts and days ot and in every valuations to subsequent year of the said term, a general be made - account shall be made and taken of all moneys, stock, effects, debts, and things belonging or due and owing to the partnership, and of all moneys, debts, and liabilities due or owing by the part- nership, and of all other things included in like accounts, and a just valuation made of the particu- lars in such account capable of valuation, and two copies of the account and valuation shall be made, and each copy signed by both partners, who shall 198 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Power to determine the partnership. Provision for ascertaining amounts due to the partners at expiration or dissolution (other than by death) of the partnership. each keep one such copy and be bound thereby ; but if any manifest error be found therein by either, and signified to the other within six calendar months after the same shall have been signed, such error shall be rectified. 10. If either of the said partners shall desire to ter- minate the said partnership, and shall give six calendar months' previous written notice of such desire to the other, or leave it at the place of business for the time being, then the partnership shall determine at the expiration of such six calendar months. 11. On the expiration of the said term of years, or on the earlier dissolution of the said partnership (as in clause 10 provided), the stock, credits, and effects, and the debts and liabilities of the partnership shall be forthwith ascertained, and in case the parties cannot agree, the same shall be valued by competent persons to be appointed as follows : Each partner shall appoint one such person, and the persons so appointed shall appoint a third valuer, and the valuation of such three persons, or any two of them, shall be final. And in case the said partnership shall be dissolved by notice as aforesaid, the partner to whom such notice shall be given shall have the option of purchasing the share and interest in the partnership of the partner giving such notice, and if he shall purchase it, then he shall pay and dis- charge all the debts and liabilities of the partner- ship, and indemnify the other therefrom ; but if the partner to whom such notice shall be given shall decline to purchase, then the partner giving such notice shall have the option of purchasing the share of the partner receiving notice, and if he shall receive it, then he shall pay and discharge PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS. 199 all the debts and liabilities, and indemnify the other therefrom; but in case both partners decline to purchase, then, and in the event of the deter- mination of the partnership by effluxion of time, or in any other manner than by notice or by the death of either partner (as in clause 12 provided), the said stock, credits, and effects, with the good- will (a) of the said business, shall be forthwith collected or converted into money, and thereout all debts and partnership liabilities shall be dis- charged, and it shall be ascertained what amount of profits each partner shall be then entitled to, and the surplus moneys (if any) shall be employed in or towards payment rateably of the respective amounts then due to the said partners. 12. If either partner shall die during the said term, The like in the stock, credits, and effects, and the debts and partner's liabilities of the partnership shall be forthwith death - ascertained, and in case of difference as to the value thereof, the same shall be valued by com- petent persons to be appointed as follows : Each of them, the surviving partner, and the re- presentatives of the deceased partner, shall appoint one such person, and the persons so appointed shall appoint a third valuer, and the valuation of such three persons, or any two of them, shall be final, and the surviving partner shall have the option of purchasing the share and interest of the deceased partner at the amount of such valu- ation, and if he shall so purchase them he shall pay to the executors or administrators of the de- ceased partner one of the purchase-money (a) If the whole concern and the goodwill are sold, the trade-name is sold with it (Banks v. Gibson, 34 Beav. 566) ; aliter if there is merely a division of the common property between the partners (Ibid.) And see Scott v. Rowland : (26 L. T. Hep. N. S. 391). 200 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. within calendar months after the date of such purchase, another part thereof within calendar months after such date, and the balance thereof within calendar months after the date of such purchase, with interest for the said sums respectively after the rate of per cent, per annum, to be computed from the death of the partner to the date of pay- ment, and shall give security for such purchase- money and interest to the satisfaction of the executors or administrators of the deceased part- ner ; and the surviving partner shall also pay and discharge all the debts and liabilities of the part- nership, and indemnify the said executors or administrators therefrom; but if the surviving partner shall decline to purchase and secure the payment thereof as aforesaid, then the stock, credits, and effects with the goodwill of the same business shall be forthwith collected or converted into money, and thereout all debts and partner- ship liabilities shall be discharged, and it shall be ascertained what amount the surviving partner, and the representatives of the deceased partner shall be respectively entitled to, and the surplus moneys (if any) shall be applied in or towards payment of the respective amount then due to such partner and representatives as aforesaid. Power to 13. If at any time during the said term of toarticles^ years the said partners shall find it necessary to partnership a ^ ^o or amend these presents, or any article or and to extend . . . * -i i i the term. thing herein contained, or to extend the said term, it shall be lawful for them so to do, by any writing signed by them respectively, and such additions, amendments, or extension of term shall be observed and performed in the same manner as if originally herein inserted. PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS. 201 14. And lastly, in case any dispute shall arise on Provision for the construction of these presents touching the pu testo arbi- business or the conduct and management thereof, tratlon - or the settlement of the books and accounts, or the settling, dividing, or applying the profits or losses of the said partnership, or any other cause, matter, or thing relating to the same, then all such disputes shall be referred to arbitration in the usual manner, (a) As WITNESS, &c. 137. Receipt for the Purchase Money of Half- precedent interest in a Business and explaining 137 - Articles of Partnership. KECEIVED the day of 18 , from A. B., Receipt for of &c. [purchaser], the sum of , and his mone^of half acceptance to my draft [or his promissory note, as the case may be~\ for in payment of the sum of explaining , the price as agreed on between us for the partnership. purchase by him of one equal half part or share of the stock-in-trade, machinery, plant, fixtures, and goodwill of the business of , carried on by me in premises in , the whole whereof is this day agreed and valued between us at the sum of . AND IT is AGEEED that, notwithstanding the arrangement mentioned in our articles of partnership bearing even (a) If the partnership is to be a limited one Clause 3 should be modified and a clause to the subjoined effect should be inserted in the articles : This partnership shall not extend to or affect any other trade or business now carried on by the said partners respectively at aforesaid, or any trade or coucern whatever, now or hereafter to be carried on by the said parties respectively, either alone, or in partnership with any other person or persons at any place or places other than the said joint business. 202 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. date herewith for the equal division of the profits and losses between myself and the said A.B., the said A.B. is to be entitled only to one th of the profits and losses until the payment by him at maturity of the said acceptance [or promissory note] for , but from the date of payment of such the said A.B. is to share equally with me the profits and losses as mentioned in the said articles of partnership. AND IT is ALSO AGREED that until the payment to me of the said the said A.B. shall be only entitled to draw weekly on account of profits for maintenance the sum of in respect of every paid by him to me on account of the said sum of notwithstanding the arrangement in the said articles in reference thereto. C.D. and A.B. precedent 138. Memorandum cancelling Articles of Partner - 138 ' ship (endorsed). Memorandum MEMORANDUM OP AGREEMENT that we have this day articles^)! adjusted and settled all accounts between us relating to partnership. fa e -^thin-mentioned partnership business, and have paid and discharged, or otherwise provided for, all the debts and liabilities thereof, and hereby dissolve and put an end to the within-written agreement of partnership. AND WE AGREE that the business heretofore carried on by us shall hereafter belong to the undersigned C.D. alone, and he shall be entitled to the whole of the stock-in- trade, implements, utensils and effects of the partnership, and the goodwill thereof, and be entitled to receive all the outstanding debts, assets, rights, and credits of the said business, and shall pay thereout all the liabilities (if any) of the same. AND WE FURTHER AGREE to execute mutual releases to each other in respect of the PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS. 203 said business, and all matters arising thereout upon demand. DATED the day of , 18 . A.B. and C.D. 139. Deed of Dissolution of Partnership. Precedent 139. THIS INDENTURE made. &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. Parties. [retiring partner] , of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [continuing partner} , of the other part. WHEREAS the Recital of said parties hereto on the day of , 18 , entered into partnership as , at , in the county of , for the term of years thence next ensuing, upon certain terms and conditions then agreed upon between them, and it was among other things agreed that they should be interested in the profits and losses of the said partnership in equal shares, (a) AND WHEREAS the said A.B. having determined to retire Determination from the said partnership, and the said C.D. being willing retire. to continue and carry on the said business on his own account, it has been mutually agreed between the said parties hereto that the said partnership shall be dissolved, and the said partnership is this day dissolved accordingly, and the said A.B. shall on the signing hereof retire from the said concern, and a notice of such dissolution signed by the said parties hereto is intended to be inserted in the London Gazette. AND WHEREAS the said A.B. has And agree- agreed to assign his share in the profits, goodwill, trade name, fixtures, capital, stock-in-trade, credits, profits, C their Business Abroad. Power of KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that W6, A.B. and partners to C.D., both of &c., carrying on business there in co-part - nership as under the style or firm of "A. B. abroad. an( j Co.," for divers good causes and considerations us hereunto moving, do by these presents make, constitute, and appoint Y.Z., of &c., oar true and lawful attorney and agent for us, and in our names, or in the name of our said firm, and as our act or that of our said firm, to carry on, conduct, and manage all and every our business and concerns according to the usual and regular course thereof as heretofore carried on at, &c., and for that purpose for us, and in our names, or in the name of our said firm or otherwise as occasion shall require, to draw, subscribe, and endorse any bill or bills of exchange or promissory note or notes in satisfaction of or on account of any debt or claim due or payable from or to us or to our said firm. AND also for us and in our names, or on our behalf, or in the name and on the behalf of our said firm, to charter or hire any vessel or vessels in or from, &c., to any port or ports in Great Britain or Ireland, or to parts or places beyond the seas or otherwise as occasion shall require, and for that purpose to enter into, make, sign, and execute all necessary agreements and charter parties with the owner or owners of such vessels, and upon such terms and conditions as our said attorney shall think advisable. AND also to examine, adjust, and settle all accounts and reckonings which shall be subsisting unsettled between us or our said firm, and any person or persons whomso- ever in aforesaid, and to pay or receive (as the case may be) the balance, if any, which shall appear to be due on the settlement of such accounts and reckonings. AND also for us and in our names, or in the name of our said firm, or otherwise as occasion shall require, to ask, POWERS OF ATTORNEY. 213 demand, and receive of and from all and every persons or person in aforesaid, all and every sum and sums of money, goods, securities and effects due to us or to our said firm in their or his custody or possession, or for which such person or persons is, are, or shall be liable or accountable to us or to our said firm in anywise, and upon receipt thereof to give and execute effectual releases and discharges for the same ; and also to institute such actions, suits, or proceedings in any court or courts of law or equity as shall be deemed necessary or advisable for enforcing the payment or recovery thereof, and to appear to and defend any actions, suits, or other pro- ceedings commenced or to be commenced against us or our said firm, and either to proceed to judgment and execution, or to become non-suit, or to suffer judg- ment to go by default in any such actions, suits, or other proceedings as aforesaid, or to compromise the same, as shall be most expedient ; and to submit to arbi- tration any disputes or questions which may arise between us or our said firm and any other person or persons, and for that purpose to execute any bonds or agreements of submission, and to perform the award to be made in pur- suance thereof, and to take security for any debt or debts due to us or to our said firm, or to receive payment or satisfaction for the same in real or personal property, and for that purpose to execute all necessary conveyances and assurances thereof, and afterwards, if deemed expe- dient, to sell and convert into money such property, and to sign, seal, and deliver all necessary conveyances, assignments, and assurances to the purchasers of the same or any part thereof; and to give and execute valid receipts for the purchase money, and also to compound for any debt or debts due to us or to our said firm, if deemed expedient. AND for all or any of the purposes afore- said one or more attorney or attorneys, substitute or sub- stitutes, with the whole or less power to appoint, and from 214 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. time to time, at pleasure, to revoke every or any such. appointment, and other or others to appoint, and generally to act, in the entire management and conduct of all matters relating to or connected with our business or the business of our said firm, and to use and pursue all such ways and means, and make, do, and execute all such acts, deeds, matters, and things, as may be requisite or expedient for that purpose, in as full and absolute a manner as we ourselves could do, perform, and execute the same in our own proper persons. WE, the said A.B. and C.D., hereby ratifying, allowing, and confirming, and promising, and undertaking to ratify, allow, and confirm all and whatsoever our said attorney or any such substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises by virtue of these presents. WE, the said A.B. and C.D., hereby authorising our said attorney to appear before all and every or any the court or courts, magistrate or magistrates, officer or officers, constituted and appointed for the registration of deeds and documents in aforesaid, and to cause these presents and all other instruments and writings connected with the execution and fulfilment hereof to be duly registered and recorded according to law. IN WITNESS, &C. Precedent 144. Power of Attorney from a Mortgagee of 144 - Hereditaments Abroad to enter and sell. Power of KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, A.B., of &C., a^rtgageeof nere kj constitute and appoint C.D., of &c., my true and hereditaments lawful attorney and agent for me, and in my name, and enter and sell, on my behalf, or otherwise, for my use, as and when he shall think proper, to enter upon and take possession of ALL and singular the house with the garden and appur- tenances thereto in . AND also to enter upon and take possession of ALL and singular, or any part or POWERS OF ATTORNEY. 215 parts, of the lands, hereditaments, and premises com- prised in and assured to me by way of mortgage by a certain indenture, dated, &c., and made between Y.Z. of &c. [mortgagor], of the one part, and myself of the other part, and for that purpose or any other purpose connected with the execution and fulfilment thereof, to commence and prosecute or defend such actions, suits, or other pro- ceedings as my said attorney shall deem expedient. AND for me and in my name to exercise, perform, and execute all powers of sale and other powers or authorities over or in relation to the said house, lands, and premises, and to execute all deeds and documents necessary for the pur- poses aforesaid as fully and effectually as I myself could or might lawfully exercise or execute the same if per- sonally present. AND also for me and in my name or otherwise for my use, to ask, demand, and receive of and from all and every person and persons in or elsewhere in , liable or accountable in that behalf, all and every sum and sums of money, goods, securities, and effects due to me, and in his or their custody or possession, or for which such person or per- sons is, are, or shall be liable or accountable to me in anywise, and upon the receipt thereof to give and execute effectual releases and discharges for the same. AND I empower my said attorney on payment to him by the said Y.Z., his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, of the moneys secured to me by the aforesaid mortgage to reconvey or re-assign the land and premises comprised in the said security to the person or persons entitled thereto. AND in default of payment to sell the same lands and premises and every or any part thereof, and convey and assure the same or such part or parts as shall be sold to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, and to give effectual receipts, releases, and discharges for the pur- chase moneys. AND for all or any of the purposes afore- said one or more, &c. [Power to appoint substitutes, and 216 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. to revoke appointments, and authority to register documents in local courts as in Precedent 143, ante, p. 132, et seq.] IN WITNESS, &c. Precedent 145. Power of Attorney from Trustees under a Deed of Assignment to collect Portions of the Trust Estate. Power of To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS shall come, A.B. and trustees under C.D., of &c. [trustees'], send greeting. WHEREAS, &c. assignment to L rec ^ e deed of assignment generally and particularly the C rti Ct fth c ^ ause therein giving power to trustees to delegate]. Now trust estate. THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that for better recovering and receiving the goods and moneys hereinafter referred to, and in pursuance of the above-mentioned power conferred upon and vested in the said trustees, and by virtue of all other powers us enabling in that behalf, WE, the said A.B. and C.D., do jointly and each of us, doth separately, by these presents hereby constitute and appoint Y.Z. a partner in the firm of Y.Z. and Co., of &c., the attorney of them the said debtors and each of them ; and of us the said A.B. and C.D. and of each of us for them the said debtors and each of them, and in their or his names or name, and for us the said trustees, and each of us to claim, demand, sue for, recover, receive, and take posses- sion of all goods, chattels, and effects, accounts, books, moneys, negotiable or other instruments or securities, being parts of the said joint and separate estates of the said debtors or either of them respectively which are now due, owing, belonging, or appertaining to the said debtors, or to either of them, or to us as aforesaid, or to the said joint and separate estates respectively from M.N., of &c. [debtor], and from the persons comprising the partnership firm of " O.P. and Co." of &c. [other debtors], and from any other firm or firms, person or persons in , liable or accountable in that behalf, POWERS OF ATTORNEY. 217 or which are in the possession of the said M.N. and " O.P. and Co./' or of any person or persons in , and to give receipts and acquittances for the same, and to endorse and transfer all instruments relating to or respecting the ownership of any part of the said pro- perty, and to appoint substitutes for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, and to do all or any of the said acts. WE, the said A.B. and C.D., and each of us respectively, hereby undertaking to ratify and confirm all acts and things to be done under the authority herein contained. IN WITNESS, &c.(a) 146. Power of Attorney from Owner as to the precedent Sale and Management of a Merchant Vessel. 146 - KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PEESENTS that I, A.B., of Power of &c., do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint C.D., owneTasto m of &c., to be my true and lawful attorney for me, and management in my name, or in his own name or otherwise, to remove of a merchant vessel, the present master Y.Z., of the ship [or barque] or vessel called the " ," or any seaman or officer on board the said vessel ; and from time to time to appoint any other master, seamen, or officers, to the same vessel upon such terms as to my said attorney shall seem fit. AND also to demand and receive of and from the present or any future master of the said vessel, or from the officers thereof, or any other person or persons whom it may concern, the certificate of registry, log- (a) It should clearly appear in this and like cases, that the persons seeking to give such a power are competent to do so, and expressly authorised to delegate wholly or partially their trust by the instrument under which they are acting, otherwise such a sub- stitution would bo in contravention of the maxim, delegatus non potest delegare, and void. Where, however, authority is given by A. to B. to execute a power himself, or give it to another ; by so giving it he does not delegate it. (And see Doe dem. Duke of Devonshire v. Lord G. Cavendish, 4 T. B. 774, n.) 218 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. books, and other papers and documents of and relating to the said vessel ; and all papers, documents, goods, chattels, and effects which now are or hereafter may become due, owing, payable, or deliverable by or from the master, officers or crew of the said vessel or any of them. AND upon receiving the same to give proper receipts therefor. AND to receive from any person or persons liable to pay the same, all freight and earnings of the said vessel, and to give proper discharges for the same, and for obtaining possession of the said vessel, or, on non-payment or non-delivery of any of the premises, to commence and prosecute all such suits, actions, or legal proceedings as he or they may think expedient. AND also to appear to and defend any suits or actions against the said vessel or her owner, and also to receive from any person or persons to whom the same vessel may be sold, the purchase moneys for the same, and to give proper receipts for such moneys, and generally to do all such other acts, deeds, matters and things in and about the premises as amply as I could do if personally present, I hereby binding myself to ratify and confirm whatsoever shall be lawfully done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS, &c. Precedent 147. Power of Attorney from cestui que trust to 147- act in respect of his Share under Will. Power of TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS shall Come, I, A.B., . rom of &c., send greeting. WHEREAS I am entitled, under n the wil1 of Y ' Z -' late of &c -> to a certain share and share under interest of and in the estate and effects of the will. said Y.Z., who died on or about, &c. AND WHEREAS, being about to leave England and to reside abroad for some time, I am desirous of appointing C.D. and E.F., of &c., my attorneys, to act for me during my absence in respect of the said share and interest in POWERS OF ATTORNEY. 219 manner hereinafter appearing. Now KNOW YE, that for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving, and for effectuating the said desire and pur- pose aforesaid, I do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint the said C.D. and E.F., and each of them, my true and lawful attorneys and attorney from time to time, and at all times hereafter until the authority herein given shall be expressly revoked by writing under my hand endorsed on these presents for me, and in my name, place, and stead, to ask, demand, receive, and take possession of all moneys or property whatsoever, which now are, or at any time or times hereafter shall or may be, due, owing, payable, belonging, or coming to me from the trustees and executors, or other the repre- sentatives or representative for the time being of the said Y.Z. deceased, or from any other person or persons whomsoever, for or on account, or in respect of, my share and interest of and in the estate and effects of the said Y.Z. deceased, and whether testamentary, dis- tributive, specific, residuary, or otherwise. AND on receiving or obtaining payment, possession, or delivery thereof, or of any part thereof, to give effectual receipts, acquittances, releases, and discharges for the same. AND also to commence, institute, and prosecute any actions, or other proceedings, either at law or in equity, against the said trustees and executors, representatives or repre- sentative, or any other person or persons, on account or in respect of the premises. AND to defend any actions, or other proceedings which may be commenced against me in respect of the premises, or to compromise the same, and to call for, and demand the production of all proper accounts, statements, and inventories of the estate and effects of the said Y.Z., deceased, from the said trustees and executors, or other person or persons, afore- said, and, if necessary, to institute proceedings for compel- ling the production or delivery thereof. AND to state, 220 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. settle, adjust, and agree to all accounts and reckonings which are now, or which shall at any time or times here- after be subsisting or unsettled between ine and the said trustees and executors, or other person or persons afore- said. AND also for me, and in my name, place, and stead, and as my act and deed, to sign, seal, make, and execute any ordinary or special release in the law to the said trustees and executors, representatives, or represen- tative, or other person or persons aforesaid, for or in respect of the trust and executorship accounts relating to the estate of the said Y.Z. deceased, or for or in respect of the acts of the said trustees and executors, or other person or persons aforesaid in relation thereto, and generally to act in the premises as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I the said A.B. could do if personally present and did the same, I hereby giving and granting to my said attorneys and to each of them my full and absolute power and authority in the premises, hereby ratifying, allowing, and confirming, and under- taking to ratify, allow, and confirm all and what- soever my said attorneys or either of them shall law- fully do or cause to be done in or about the premises by virtue of these presents. AND I hereby declare that the power and authority hereby given shall be and continue valid and effectual for all the purposes aforesaid wheresoever I shall happen to be, and not- withstanding that I may from time to time hereafter return to and depart from England before the said pur- poses and objects have been completely fulfilled. IN WITNESS, &c. Precedent 148. Power of Attorney from Partners to recover 148 - a Debt due from a foreign Firm. Power of KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that W6, A.B. and partners to m C.D., of &c., trading under the style or firm of A.B. and duefrom a 6bt ^'> ^> ^ or Divers good causes and considerations us foreign firm. POWERS OF ATTORNEY. 221 hereunto moving, hereby, make, constitute, and appoint Y.Z., of the firm of Y.Z. and Co., of &c., our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names, or in the name of our said attorney as occasion may require, but for our use and benefit, to ask, demand, sue for, arrest, attach, recover, and receive of and from Messrs. M.N. & Co., of &c., and the person or persons respectively constituting or composing the said firm, all and every debt and debts, sum and sums of money due and owing to us from or by the said Messrs. M.N. and Co., or the person or persons constituting or composing the said firm on any account whatsoever. AND also all and every goods, merchandise, chattels, estate, effects, and property whatsoever belong- ing to us in the hands, custody, or possession of the said firm of M.N. and Co., or any of the persons constituting or composing the said firm, or any of the principals, agents, clerks, or servants. AND upon receipt or posses- sion of the said debts, money, goods, and effects, or of any dividend, composition, or satisfaction for the same, or any part thereof, for us and in our names, or in the name of our said attorney, to give, sign, and execute good and sufficient receipts, releases, acquittances, and discharges for the same. AND on refusal to pay or deliver, or on non-payment or non-delivery of what shall appear to be justly due, payable, or belonging to us from or by the said Messrs. M.N. and Co., or the person or persons constituting or composing the said firm, or any of such person or persons respectively, for us, and in our names, or in the name of our said attorney, to take, use, institute, and prosecute with effect all proper, needful, and necessary, legal, or equitable ways and means for recovering and compelling payment and delivery thereof, and also to resist and defend any actions, suits, or pro- ceedings that may be commenced, instituted, or prose- cuted against us, or against our said attorney, or any of our said property, moneys, estates, or effects. AND also 222 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. to compound, submit to arbitration, or otherwise agree to all or any such accounts, reckonings, and transactions. AND for effecting all or any of such objects, to enter into and make and execute any deeds of composition, bonds of arbitration, or other instruments for referring such accounts, reckonings, and transactions, to the decision of any person or persons to be chosen for the purpose. AND for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, an attorney or attorneys under the said Y.Z., from time to time to appoint, and again at pleasure to revoke such appoint- ment, and to substitute others, as to our said attorney shall seem meet. AND generally to do, transact, and manage for us in the premises as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as we ourselves or either of us might do if personally present. WE, the said A.B. and C.D., hereby undertaking to ratify and confirm all lawful acts and matters to be done under the authority herein contained, (a) IN WITNESS, &c. (a) Powers of attorney, such as the preceding, are liable to a stamp duty of 10s., but if for use abroad the stamp (if any) will be regulated by the revenue laws of the country wherein the power is to be exercised, on the general principle that no country takes cognisance of the revenue laws of a foreign state. And see James v. Catherwood (3 D. & B. 190). In practice we believe powers are frequently sent out purposely unstamped. See, however, Bristol*} v. Secqueville (19 L. J. Ex. 289), as to possible risk resulting from such a course. RECEIPTS. 223 Receipt for consideration money. 149. Receipt for Consideration Money (endorsed Precedent on deed or engrossed at the foot thereof if made-up hookwise.) (a) KECEIVED the [day and year first within [or above] written of and from the within [or above] named C.D., [^purchaser or mortgagee] the] sum of pounds being the con- sideration money within [or before] ex- pressed to be paid [by him] to me [or (if so) to the Company Limited]. If a Bill of Sale add : And I further acknowledge that I fully understand the contents and effect of this security. WITNESS, Y.Z. A.B. [vendor or mortgagor.] 150. Receipt for the Purchase Money of Stock-in- precedent trade and Effects. 1 5?- KECEIVED the day of , 18 , from Mr. Receipt for A.B. [purchaser} the sum of the full purchase m oney r of &S money as agreed for the several articles of household st^k-p-t furniture, stock-in-trade, and other effects particularly specified in the inventory at foot, this day delivered by me to the said A.B., all which premises are my own pro- perty and are unincumbered. AND I UNDERTAKE to (a) Those words within heavy brackets may be omitted when conciseness is desired. 224 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. execute any further assurance of the premises the said A.B. may require at his expense and request. (a) C.D. [vendor]. THE INVENTORY referred to. Precedent 151. Receipt for a composition on a debt and undertaking to execute release. 151. Receipt for a Composition on a Debt and Undertaking to execute Release. RECEIVED the day of , 18 , from Mr. A.B. [debtor], by payment of Mr. Y.Z., his solicitor, the sum of , being a composition of in the pound on the amount of my debt of against the said A.B., and in full discharge of the same. (6) AND I UNDERTAKE, upon request, to execute to the said A.B., at his expense, a complete release and dis- charge for my said debt. C.D. [creditor] . precedent 152. Receipt for a Composition paid by a Trustee 152 ' and Undertaking by Creditors to execute Release. Receipt for a composition paid by a trustee and undertaking to execute release. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, creditors of A.B., of &c. [debtor] , do hereby severally acknowledge to have received from Mr. Y.Z., of &c., the trustee acting under a deed of composition, dated, &c v the several sums of money placed opposite our respective names in the second column here- under written, being a composition of in the pound upon the amount of our respective debts against (a) A mere acknowledgment of payment, however formal, if not under seal, is not conclusive ; and this, even if the parties agree between themselves that it shall be so : ( Foster v. Dawber, 20 L. J. Ex. 385). So that where an estoppel is desired a deed should be used. (b) See Norman v. Thompson (4 Exch. 755) ; TatlocJc v. Smith (6 Bing. 339). RECEIPTS. 225 the estate of the said A.B. mentioned opposite our names in the first column hereunder written. AND WE SEVER- ALLY UNDERTAKE and agree to save harmless the said Y.Z. from all claims and demands for distributing the estate and paying us the said sums respectively not exceeding the sums so paid by him to us respectively, and we hereby discharge the said Y.Z. from all claims in respect of his trust under the said deed of composition. Creditors' signatures. First column. Second column. Amount of debt. Amount of composition. s. d. s. d. 153. Receipt for a Dividend paid by Trustees Precedent under a Deed of Assignment to Creditors. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, Creditors of A.B., of &C. [debtor], Keceipt for a do hereby severally acknowledge to have received from b/trustee^ 1 Messrs. W.X. and Y.Z., the trustees acting, under a u , nder . adeed or assignment duly registered deed of assignment, dated, &c. for the to creditors, benefit of creditors of the said A.B., the several sums mentioned in the second column hereunder written, being a first and final dividend [or, as the case may be~\ of in the pound on the amount of our respective debts against the estate of the said A.B. mentioned and set opposite our respective names in the first column hereunder written. AND we hereby discharge the said W.X. and Y.Z. from all claims, accounts, and demands in respect of their trust under the same deed. Q 226 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Creditors' signatures. First column. Second column. Amount of debt. Amount of dividend. 8. d. 8. d. Precedent 154. deeds. 154. Receipt by a Mortgagee for Deeds. I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE that I have received from Mr. for ^'^') ^ & c - [mortgagor], the several deeds and writings mentioned at the foot hereof, and I undertake to keep the same whole and uncancelled (unless prevented by fire or other inevitable accident), and to return the same to him, his heirs [or executors, administrators], or assigns, on payment of the principal money and interest owing to me, should no sale or transfer of the property take place in the meantime, (a) DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. [mortgagee]. [Here insert particulars of deeds.] Precedent 155. 155. Receipt by a Legatee for his Share of Residuary Estate. the day of , 18 , from the Eeceiptbya RECEIVED store^f resi- 8 executors of A.B., late of &c. [testator], deceased, the duary estate. ghare Q f the res idue of his estate, to which I am entitled as one of the of the said A.B., and I hereby discharge the said executors from all claims and demands so far as I (a) See also Precedent 1, ante, p. 1. RECITALS. 227 am personally concerned in respect of their trust and executorship, and I undertake upon request to execute to them a full and complete release and discharge. (a) C.D. [legatee^. 156. Receipt for Moneys secured on Mortgage and Precedent Undertaking to transfer. RECEIVED from Messrs. A.B. and C.D., of &c. [intended Eeceipt for transferees'] , by payment of Mr. Y.Z., their solicitor, , being the full principal money (all interest having been paid) due by E.F., on mortgage, dated, &c., to transfer, of property in Street, to our client, Mr. G.H. [mortgagee], which sum we are duly autho- rised to receive on his behalf, and we deliver up the deeds to the above-named Mr. Y.Z., and undertake that the said G.H. shall, at the request and expense of the said mortgagor, transfer the said debt and premises to the said A.B. and C.D. DATED the day of 18 . M. and N. [mortgagee's solicitors] . 157. Recital of a Lease. precedent WHEKEAS by an indenture of lease dated on or about, ' &c., and made between A.B. of the one part, and the Eecital of a (a) It is to be noted that although a release is customary the executor cannot require more than the simple receipt. (&) As to the object, shape, and advantage of recitals gene- rally, see Barry's Conveyancing, pp. 185-7, where the subject is ably discussed ; also 1 Davidson's Conv. pp. 41, et seq., 49, 50 ; pp. 557, 558. Q 2 228 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. said C.D. of the other part, the said A.B. did demise and lease unto the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators and assigns, All that, &c. [parcels']. To hold the same, with the appurtenances, unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, from the day of 18 , for the term of years thence next ensuing, subject to the payment of the yearly rent of , by the instalments therein mentioned, and to the observance and performance of the covenants and conditions therein contained, and on the part of the lessee, his executors, administrators, and assigns to be observed and performed. Precedent 158. Recital of a Mortgage of a Lease. 158. WHEREAS by an indenture dated, &c., and made of a Between A.B. of the one part and C.D. of the other lease. part, in consideration of paid to the said A.B. by the said C.D., the piece of land described in and demised by the hereinbefore-recited indenture of lease, together with the buildings erected thereon, was as- signed unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns for the residue of the said term of years, subject to redemption on payment by the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, to the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, of the said sum of , with interest for the same after the rate at the time and in manner therein men- tioned. Precedent 159. Recital of a Second Mortgage of a Lease. 159. WHEREAS by an indenture dated, &c., and made between Recrtalofa A -g Q f the Qne par ^ an( J C D Q f the otber part> the mortgage of a sa {^ piece or parcel of land, buildings, and premises were assigned unto the said C.D., his executors, ad- RECITALS. 229 ministrators, and assigns. To hold the same unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, for the then residue of the said term of years, subject to the said hereinbefore-recited indenture of, &c. [first mortgage], and to the payment of the said principal sum of and interest thereby secured, and subject also to redemption on payment by the said A.B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, to the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, of the said sum of and interest after the rate at the time and in manner therein mentioned. 160. Recital of a Transfer of a Second Mortgage Precedent of a Lease. - WHEREAS by an indenture, dated, &c., and made between Eecital of a A.B. of the first part, C.D. of the second part, and second mort- E.F. of the third part, the said A.B., with the con- gageof alease - currence of the said C.D., did assign unto the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns, the said prin- cipal sum of owing to the said A.B. on the security of the said indenture of, &c., and the interest then due for the same, and the benefit of all securities in respect thereof. To hold the same under the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns, for his and their own benefit. And by the said indenture now in recital, it was further witnessed that the said A.B., at the request of the said C.D., did assign, and the said C.D. did assign and confirm unto the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and assigns, All the said piece of land, buildings, and premises comprised in the said hereinbefore-recited indenture of, &c. To hold the same unto the said E.F., his executors, administrators, and .assigns for the residue of the said term of years, created by the said hereinbefore-recited indenture of 230 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. lease, but subject to the said indenture of, &c. [first mortgage], and to the payment of the principal moneys and interest intended to be thereby secured upon trust, to sell and receive the purchase moneys, and apply the same (after satisfying the costs and expenses of the now reciting indenture and the costs of sale) in payment of the sum therein mentioned and interest thereon, and also such other moneys (if any) as might be advanced by the said E.F. to or on account of or might become due to him from or by the said C.D., his executors or administrators, with interest, and to pay any surplus of the said moneys unto the said C.D., his executors, administrators, or assigns. precedent 161. Recital of no Sale having taken Place under 161 ' a Mortgage. Eecital of no WHEREAS no sale has taken place under or by virtue of the trust for sale contained in the lastly recited inden- under a mort- gage. Precedent 162. Recital of no Reconveyance having been ^??" Executed. Eecital of no WHEREAS all the principal moneys and interest intended haTin^been 6 t ^ e secured by the hereinbefore-recited indenture have executed. been duly paid to the said A.B., but no re-conveyance of the said premises comprised in the same indenture has yet been executed. precedent 163. Recital of a Contract and Sub-contract for ' Sale. Eecital of a WHEREAS the said A.B. has agreed with the said C.D. sub-contract ^ or the sa l e * him of the said piece of land, buildings, for sale. an( j p rem i ses f or the residue now unexpired of the said RECITALS. 231 term of years, with the appurtenances free from incumbrances at the price of , and the said C.D., without having taken any assignment to himself, has agreed, with the concurrence of the said A.B., to assign all his right and interest in the premises unto the said E.F. 164. Recital of Amounts due on Mortgages and Precedent Agreement to pay off same out of Purchase Money. WHEEEAS the said respective sums of , and Recital of n -i -iii 'TAT* i amounts due are now due and owing to the said A.B. and on mortgages C.D. respectively, but all interest for the same has been top^offSSS paid up to the date of these presents, and it has been , nt of P ur - chase money. agreed that such sums respectively shall be paid off out of the said purchase-money or sum of , and that the said.A.B. and C.D. shall join in these presents in manner hereinafter appearing. 165. Recital of a Contract with a Party Precedent deceased. 165 - WHEREAS the said A.B. some time since agreed with Recital of a C.D., now deceased, for the absolute sale to him of the aparty tw said hereditaments subject as hereinafter mentioned for de eased - the sum of , which sum was paid by the said C.D. in his lifetime to the said A.B. as he doth hereby admit, but no conveyance of the said hereditaments was made to the said C.D. 166. Recital of a Will and Devise of Residue, precedent 1 fifi WHEREAS the said A.B. [being at the time of making his will hereinafter recited, and thenceforward to the time Rental of a will and devise of his death, seised of or well entitled to the of residue 232 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. hold and hold hereditaments hereinafter de- scribed (a)] duly made and executed his last will [in manner then by law required for passing freehold estates by devise (a)], dated, &c., whereby, after making certain specific devises and bequests as therein contained, he gave, devised, and bequeathed All the rest, residue, and remainder of his estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever, real and personal, unto the said C.D., his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns upon certain trusts thereinafter mentioned concerning the same, and appointed the said C.D. executor of the said will. precedent 167. Recital of Codicils not affecting a General - Devise. Eecital of WHEREAS the said testator made two codicils to his said affecting a will, dated respectively, &c., but neither of such codicils general devise a g ec ^ e( j the g enera l devise of the residuary real and personal estate made by the said will. Precedent 168. Recital of a Death and Probate of a Will 168t and Codicils. Eecital of a WHEREAS the said testator died on the day of Jrobate n o d fa 18 > without having altered or revoked his wi ^. a ? 18 , without having altered or revoked her executor" 6 sa ^ w ^> an< ^ the sa ^ E.F., having renounced probate thereof, the said will was duly proved in the Registry of the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice on the day of , 18 , by the said G.H. alone. Precedent 179. Recital of Executor's Assent to a Bequest. 179 WHEKEAS the said A.B. has assented to the bequest so made by the will of the said testator to the said C.D., assent to a testified by his executing these presents. bequest. Precedent 180. Recital of a Deposit of a Lease. WHEREAS the said A.B., in the month of , 18 , Eecitalofa deposited the said lease with the said C.D., and under- lease, took to execute a mortgage of the property thereby demised, as security to the said C.D., for the payment of the amount then lent or due, or to become due to the said C.D. from the said A.B., with interest thereon, on which security there is now due for principal money and interest. Precedent 181. Recital of a Mortgage of Leaseholds to a 181 ' Building Society. Eecital of a WHEREAS by an indenture dated, &c., and made between the said A.B. of the one part, and C.D., E.F., and G.H., trustees, of the Benefit Building Society, of the other part, after reciting that the said A.B. was a member of the said Society, and as such entitled to RECITALS. 237 receive out of the funds thereof the sum of , in respect of shares held by him therein, on giving the security in respect thereof required by its rules, it was witnessed that, in consideration of then paid by the said trustees out of the funds of the said Society to the said A.B., the premises in the said indenture of lease, particularly mentioned and described, with the appurtenances, were assigned unto the said trustees, their executors, administrators, and assigns, for the residue of the said term of years, subject to the rents and covenants in the said lease reserved and contained upon trust for the said A.B., his executors, adminis- trators, and assigns, so long as he or they should duly make and pay the said subscription moneys, fines, and payments, and observe and perform the rules and regu- lations made payable or prescribed in and by the rules of the said Society, or any other rule or rules thereof for the time being subsisting in respect of the said shares then held by the said A.B. as aforesaid, and of any other share or shares which he, his executors, administrators, or assigns should or might thereafter purchase or hold in the said Society, in respect whereof an advance or advances, evidenced by a memorandum, endorsed upon those presents, and signed by him or them, should thereafter be made out of the funds of the said Society, on security of the said premises. 182. Recital of a Memorandum of Further Charge Precedent to a Building Society. 182 - WHEREAS by a memorandum dated, &c., endorsed on the Recital of a said indenture of mortgage, and signed by the said A.B., O f further he charged the premises with the payment of to be made in respect of other shares (which he had since society. purchased and then held) according to the rules of the ^38 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. said Society, in addition to the payments to be made in respect of the said before- mentioned shares. precedent 183. Recital of a Contract for Sale of Freeholds 183> in Consideration of an Annuity. Eecitalofa WHEREAS the said A.B. has agreed with the said C.D. sale of free- f or the absolute sale to him of the hereditaments herein- 8ide d r 8 ationof after particularly described and the freehold and inherit- an annuity. ance thereof in fee simple in possession free from incum- brances in consideration of the annual sum or yearly rent-charge of to be limited to the said A.B. for his life, and to be secured to him as hereinafter mentioned. precedent 184. Recital of a Bond given as collateral 184- Security. Eecitalofa WnEEEAS by a bond or deed poll dated, &c v under the coUatfraf 11 "* hands and seal of the said A.B. and C.D., the said A.B. as principal, and the said C.D. as surety, became jointly and separately bound to the said E.F. in the sum of & , conditioned to be void on the repayment to the said E.F. of advanced and lent by him to the said A.B., upon the deposit, by way of securities, of two policies of life assurance, which were thereby charged with the payment of the said sum of and interest, after the rate and in manner therein mentioned. precedent 185. Recital of Indebtedness on an Award. 185 WHEREAS the said A.B. is indebted to the said C.D., indebtedness u P on an award made by Y.Z., on a submission made by on an award, them to his award concerning certain matters in differ- once between them, and upon which reference the said RECITALS. 239 Y.Z., on the day of , 18 , awarded that the said A.B. should pay to the said C.D. , with interest thereon after the rate of per cent, per annum from the date of the said award until pay- ment; and there is also due from the said A.B. to the said C.D. paid for the said award. 186. Recital of a Deposit of Deeds. Precedent 186. WHEEEAS the said A.B., on the day of , 18 , deposited the title deeds of the said piece of land, deposit of messuage, and hereditaments with the said C.D., as deeds - security for and interest. 187. Recital of Agreement that Purchase Money Precedent should be paid to Mortgagees in Part Satis- ^Z' faction. WHEREAS upon the treaty for the said sale it was agreed Kecitai of that the said sum of should be paid to the said that purchase A.B. and C.D. in part discharge of the said principal sum and interest owing 1 to them as aforesaid, and that mortgagees in 1 . part satis- they should join in these presents in manner hereinafter faction. appearing. 188. Recital of Mortgagees having consented to Precedent release Land. 188 - WHEREAS the said A.B. and C.D., being satisfied that Recital of the other hereditaments comprised in the said indenture ha^mg corf- of mortgage are a sufficient security for the whole of the principal money and interest intended to be thereby secured, have consented that the said sum of , shall be paid to the said E.F., and have agreed to join in these presents in manner hereinafter appearing. 240 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent 189. Recital of an Auction Sale of Leaseholds ^??' by Executors. Eecitalof an WHEREAS the said A.B. and C.D., in pursuance of the ^executors, said recited will, advertised the tenant's interest in the unexpired residue of the said term in the premises for sale by public auction, at , on the day of , 18 , at which sale the said E.F. became the purchaser thereof, at the price of , and there- upon paid to the said A.B. and C.D., by way of deposit and in part payment of the said purchase- money, leaving a balance of due in respect thereof. precedent 190. Recital of a Purchase having been made on ^!?' a Joint Account. Eecital of a WHEREAS the said A.B. made the said purchase as the having S been agent for and on behalf of himself and C.D., out of mone y s belonging to them jointly, and the said A.B. has requested the said E.F. to assign the said hereditaments to himself and the said C.D. in manner hereinafter appearing, (a) Precedent 191. Recital of a Partnership. JL91 WHEREAS by articles of agreement dated, &c., and made partnership, between A.B. of the one part, and C.D. of the other part, the said A.B. and C.D. agreed to become and remain co- partners in the business of for all the residue (a) The case of Bartlett v. Pickersgill (4 East, 577 n) is a distinct authority for the proposition that where a person employed to buy an estate for another, without there being any written evidence of such employment, buys the estate in his own name and refuses to convey to his principal, the court will not, after the execution of a conveyance to the agent, compel him at the suit of the principal to convey to the latter. But see Heard \. Pilley (L. Rep. 4 Ch. App. 548) and Cave v. Mackenzie (46 L. J. Ch. 564). RECITALS. 241 then to come and unexpired of the term of , created by the said indenture of lease, under the style or firm of "A.B. and Co." And it was thereby, amongst other things, agreed that the said business should be carried on upon the said land demised by the said lease ; and that the said A.B. should thenceforth stand and be possessed of the said indenture of lease as a trustee for the said partnership, as part of the assets, and not other- wise, and that he should, upon request, assign and transfer the same so as to effectually vest in the said parties thereto the said lease in equal shares. 192. Recital of a Disclaimer. precedent 192. WHEREAS by a deed poll dated, &c., under the hand and seal of the said A.B., the said A.B. did disclaim and renounce all the -real and personal estate and effects, given, devised, or bequeathed to him by the said will, and also the respective offices of trustee and executor of the said will, and all trusts, powers, and authorities by the said will expressed to be reposed in or given to them the said A.B., C.D., and E.F. 193. Recital of Ownership of Fixtures, &c. precedent WHEREAS the said A.B. is possessed of the fixtures, goods, and chattels specified in the schedule hereunder written, Recital of ... . ,, i -I < ownership of which are now in and about the premises hereinafter fixtures, &c. described. 194. Recital as to Production of Deeds. precedent WHEREAS it has been also agreed that the several deeds and writings specified in the schedule hereto, which Recital as to 01 . TIT! production of relate as well to the hereditaments intended to be hereby deeds. R 242 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 195. Recital of a lease being partnership property. granted as to other hereditaments should remain in the custody of the said A.B., and that these presents should contain such covenants relative thereto as are hereinafter contained. 195. Recital of a Lease being Partnership Property. WHEREAS at the time of the granting of the said lease the said A.B. was a partner with the said C.D. and E.F. in the then existing firm of "C.D. and Co." and the said lease was in fact the property of and held by the said A.B. as part of the estate and effects of the said partner- ship firm as he doth hereby admit. precedent 196. Recital of an Agreement to assign a Lease 196 - on the Dissolution of a Partnership. Eecitalof an WHEREAS the said A.B. sometime since retired from the said firm of " C.D. and Co." and on the treaty for his retirement, and as part of the arrangement for carrying partnership. ou t the same, it was agreed between the said parties that the said A.B. should execute such assignment of the said premises as is hereinafter contained. Precedent 197. Recital of an Agreement for a Partition ^ of Freeholds. * Eecitalof an WHEREAS the said A.B. and C.D. are seised of or well ^partition of* entitled to the piece of land and hereditaments herein- after described, with the appurtenances for an estate of inheritance in fee simple, in possession free from incum- brances, and they have mutually agreed to effect such partition as is hereinafter contained. freeholds. RECITALS. 243 198. Recital of the Dissolution of a Partnership. Precedent 1 98 WHBEEAS by an indenture dated, &c., and made between the said A.B. of the one part, and the said C.D. of the dissolution of 6 other part, after reciting (among other things) that the a partnership, said A.B., having determined to retire from the said partnership, all the partnership accounts, dealings, and transactions had been adjusted and settled between the said parties, it had been mutually agreed that the said partnership should be dissolved, and the said partnership was thereby dissolved accordingly, as from the day of 18 ; and that the said A.B. should, on the signing thereof, retire from the said concern, and a notice of such dissolution, signed by the said A.B. and C.D., had been, or was intended to be, inserted in the London Gazette, it was witnessed that for the considera- tion therein mentioned the said A.B. did assign unto the said C.D. the one equal half part or share, and all other the part share and interest of the said A.B., of and in all and singular the goods, wares, merchandise, stock-in- trade, capital, fixtures, goodwill, trade name, property, and effects belonging or due and owing to the said A.B. and C.D., as such partners as aforesaid, and all the estate and interest of the said A.B. therein. To hold the same unto the said C.D., his executors, adminis- trators, and assigns, for his and their own use and benefit. 199. Recital of an Agreement to accept a Precedent Surrender of Leaseholds. WHEREAS the said A.B., at the request of the said C.D., Recital of an has agreed to grant to him a new lease of the said piece a of land and premises for a term, at a rent and subject to certain terms and conditions already agreed upon between them, on having a surrender of the present lease made in manner hereinafter appearing. R 2 244 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 200. Recital of an Assignment for Benefit of 2 _??- Creditors. Recital of an WHEREAS by an indenture dated, &c., and made between benefitoT * A.B. of the first part, C.D. and E\F. of the second part, and The several persons, &c. [creditors], of the third part, the said A.B. did grant and convey unto the said C.D. and E.F., their heirs and assigns, All and singular the lands, messuages, tenements, hereditaments, and real estate, whatsoever and wheresoever situate, of or to which the said A.B. or any person or persons in trust for him, was or were seised, possessed, or entitled, and all leasehold and copyhold estates, lands, messuages, build- ings, and tenements whatsoever and wheresoever situate, with all appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging, and all reversions and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof, and all the estate and interest of the said A.B. therein or thereto. And the said A.B. did assign unto the said C.D. and E.F., their executors, adminis- trators, and assigns, all the goods, chattels, personal estate, substance and effects whatsoever and wheresoever of the said A.B. or wherein or whereto he or any person or persons in trust for him was or were interested. And it was by the indenture now in recital declared that the said grant and assignment thereinbefore contained were so made to the said C.D. and E.F., their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns respectively upon trust, that they or the survivor of them, his heirs, executors, or administrators, should at any time thereafter whenever they or he should in their or his absolute discretion think most advisable, sell, convey, transfer, assign and dispose of all the said hereditaments and real leasehold and copyhold estates, and all the personal estate thereinbefore respectively granted and assigned either by public- auction or private contract, or partly by one and partly by the other mode, for such price or prices as they or he RECITALS. 245 should in their or his discretion think proper; and to stand possessed of all moneys to be received by them or him under or by virtue of the now reciting indenture, upon the trusts therein mentioned. And it was thereby declared that the receipt of the said C.D. and E.F. should be a sufficient and effectual discharge to the pur- chaser or purchasers of the said hereditaments and pre- mises thereby granted and assigned, or any part thereof, for his, her, or their purchase money ; and that no pur- chaser, his, her, or their executors, administrators, or assigns, should afterwards be in anywise liable to see to the application of such purchase money, or be answer- able or accountable for the misapplication or non-appli- cation thereof. 201. Recital of an Enfranchisement under the Copyhold Acts. WHEREAS by an order of enfranchisement, dated, &c., under the hands and seals of the Copyhold Commis- S en un( i er , :, rj the Copyhold sioners, the said commissioners, in pursuance of the Acts. powers vested in them by the Copyhold Acts, did, by that award of enfranchisement, duly enfranchise unto the said A.B. his heirs and assigns the piece of land and hereditaments to which the said A.B. was so admitted as aforesaid with the appurtenances [add here, if so, save and except all the rights reserved by " The Copyhold Act, 1852," s. 48, or as the case may be~\. To hold the same [save and except as aforesaid] unto and to the use of the said A.B., his heirs and assigns as freehold, thenceforth and for ever discharged from all fines, heriots, reliefs, quit rents, and all other incidents what- ever of copyhold or customary tenure. 246 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 202. Recital of a Conveyance to Uses to bar Dower subject to Reservations and Restric- tions. Eecital of a WHEREAS by an indenture dated, &c., and made between useJtoTar A.B. of the one part, and C.D. of the other part, the to reaerva? ect [pi ece or parcel of land and] (a) hereditaments herein- tions and after described, and intended to be hereby [appointed restrictions. . ^ and] granted, with the appurtenances [but subject to the reservation hereinafter referred to] were assured and limited to such uses [for such estates and in such manner] as the said C.D. should by deed appoint, and in default of [and until and subject to] any such appoint- ment, to the use of the said C.D. and his assigns, during his life, without impeachment of waste, with remainder to the use of Y.Z., his executors, and administrators, during the life of the said C.D., in trust for him and his assigns, with remainder to the use of the said C.D., his heirs and assigns. And in the indenture now in recital were contained certain covenants on the part of the said C.D., his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, restrictive of the mode of user and enjoyment of the said [piece or parcel of land and] hereditaments herein- after described and intended to be hereby [appointed and] granted. Precedent 203. Recital of a Reconveyance. 203 WHEREAS by an indenture dated, &c., and made between Eecital of a ^..B. of the one part, and C.D. of the other part, after reconveyance. x recitals by which it appeared that the sum of only was then owing to the said A.B. upon the security of the said indenture of, &c., it was witnessed that in consideration of the sum of to the said A.B., (a) The words within brackets may be omitted when conciseness is desired. RELEASES. 247 paid by the said C.D. the said A.B. did thereby grant unto the said C.D. his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns (amongst other things) the said premises comprised in the said indenture of, &c. To hold the same unto and to the use of the said C.D. his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns discharged from all principal and other moneys, interest, and costs intended to be secured by the said indenture of, &c. 204. Release by Creditors of an Intestate on Pay- Precedent 204 merit of Composition by Administrator. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, being 1 respectively creditors of Release by J creditors of an A.>., late or &c., deceased, to the amount or the several intestate on sums of money placed opposite to our respective names or firms in the first column hereunder written, in con- J*y Adminis- trator. sideration of the several sums of money placed opposite to our respective names or firms in the second column hereunder written, and paid to us respectively by C.D V of &c., administrator of the said A.B., on our respec- tively executing these presents, being after the rate of in the pound upon the amount of our respec- tive debts mentioned in the said first column, and in full (a) A parol contract before breach may be released by parol : ( Goss v. Lord Nugent, 5 B. & Ad. 58.) See also, as to release after breach, Dobson v. Espie (26 L. J. Ex. 240.) But a contract under seal can be released only by an instrument under seal : (Brooks v. Stuart, 9 A. & E. 8, 54; Littler v. Holland, 3 T. B. 590.) 248 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. satisfaction of such debts, except as is hereinafter pro- vided, do hereby for ourselves respectively, and for our respective heirs, executors, administrators, and partner- ship firms, and not one of us for the other of us, or for the acts and deeds of the others or other of us, but each and every of us doth hereby for himself and for his own acts, heirs, executors, administrators, and partner- ship firms only, COVENANT with and declare to the said C.D., his executors and administrators, that this present covenant shall operate and enure, and may be pleaded in bar as a good and effectual release and discharge of all and all manner of actions, suits, bills, bonds, writings, obligatory debts, dues, accounts, trusts, claims, and demands whatsoever, both at law and in equity or other- wise howsoever, which we or any of us, or our or any of our heirs, executors, and administrators, now have or hath, or hereafter shall or may have, challenge, claim, or demand against the estate or effects of the said A.B., deceased, or against the said C.D. as such administrator as aforesaid, his executors, or administrators, or his or their estate or effects, or any of them, for or by reason or on account of all and every or any of the debts to us or to any of us, or our partnership firms respectively, due or owing from the estate of the said A.B., deceased, as aforesaid, or of any interest or commission due or demandable for the same, or for or by reason or on account of any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever Proviso re- in respect of the said several debts. PROVIDED ALWAYS, a^lnsrt third 8 an d it is hereby declared, that the aforesaid release or parties. anything herein contained shall not in anywise prejudice or affect the rights or claims of us the said creditors, or- any of us, against any person or persons other than the said A.B., deceased, who are or may be or have rendered themselves jointly liable with the said A.B., deceased, for the amount of our respective debt or debts. IN WITNESS, &C. RELEASES. 249 Creditors' signatures. Seals. 1st column. 2nd column. Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of Amount of debt released. Amount of composition paid. s. d. s. d. 205. Release by Creditors to Attorney of their Precedent Debts against his Principal on Payment of 2O5> a Composition. To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS shall come the under- signed creditors of A.B., of &c. } send greeting. WHEREAS, &c. [recital of power of attorney^. AND Recital of WHEREAS the said C.D. \_agent~\ has done and performed attorney, various acts and things under and in pursuance of the said power and authority conferred upon him by the said recited deed-poll. AND WHEREAS a meeting of the Meeting of creditors of the said A.B. was held on the day of resolution to ,18 , at which meeting the said C.D. was also reall8e - present, and a resolution was then passed to the effect that the said C.D. should instruct Mr. , accountant, to realise the estate and effects of the said A.B. to the best advantage, and that the assets thereof (after pay- ment thereout of all expenses in any manner incidental to the said realisation of the said estate and effects, and the distribution of the said assets and all expenses incurred in and about the said meeting of creditors, and the carrying that resolution into effect) should be equally distributed among the creditors of the said A.B., and that the said creditors should thereupon execute to the said A.B. and C.D., as such attorney as aforesaid, such PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. And result of release as is hereinafter contained. AND WHEREAS, in pursuance of the said resolution, the said accountant has realised to the best advantage the estate and effects of the said A.B., and (after allowing and deducting such expenses as aforesaid) the sum of , amounting to a composition of in the pound on the amount of the respective debts of the creditors of the said A.B., remains in the hands of the said accountant for distri- Witnesseth. bution among the said creditors as aforesaid. Now Consideration. THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that, in consideration of the premises and of the payment to us the undersigned creditors of the said A.B., at the time of our respectively signing and executing these presents, of the several sums of money placed opposite our respective names in Eeceipt. the second column hereunder written, the receipt of which said sums respectively we, the undersigned creditors of the said A.B., do hereby acknowledge and therefrom do absolutely acquit, release, and dis- charge the said A.B., his heirs, executors, and adminis- trators, and also the said C.D., as such attorney as afore- said, his heirs, executors, and administrators, we the undersigned creditors of the said A.B. do by these Eelease. presents remise, release, discharge, and for ever quit claim, unto the said A.B., his heirs, executors, and administrators, and the said C.D., as such attorney as aforesaid, his heirs, executors, and administrators, and Debts. their respective estates and effects, ALL and all manner of actions, suits, causes of action and suit, debts, dues, sum and sums of money, accounts, reckonings, claims, and demands whatsover, both at law and in equity, which we the said creditors of the said A.B., or our or any of our partners respectively, or any other person or persons whom we or any of us can bind by these presents, now have, or which we or any of us, our or any of our heirs, executors, or administrators, but for these presents, could, would, or might at any time or RELEASES. 251 times hereafter have upon or against the said A.B. and C.D., as such attorney as aforesaid, their or his heirs, executors, or administrators, or their or his estate or effects, or any of them, for or by reason or on account of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever up to and inclu- sive of the day of the date of these presents. IN WITNESS, &c. Creditors' signatures. Seals. 1st column. 2nd column. Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of Amount of purchase money paid. Amount of debt released. s. d. s. d. 206. Release from a Debt owing by a Firm. Precedent To A.B. , of &c. [debtor]. IN CONSIDERATION of your dissolving the partnership Release from a v / i* j r debt owing by heretofore existing between yourself and my son, D.U., a firm, upon the terms agreed to between you on the day of instant, I hereby discharge you, and also the partnership firm of "A.B. and Co.," from the debt of , or whatever the amount may be, now due and owing by you or that firm to me, and from all claims and demands on account thereof. AND I UNDERTAKE to execute and deliver to you, upon request, any more formal release or discharge from the said debt that you may require. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [creditor]. PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 207. Release between a Purchaser and a Vendor. 2O7. To A.B., of &c. [vendor] . Release REFERRING TO YOUR AGREEMENT with me, dated, &C., purchaser and whereby you agreed that, in the event of your becoming the purchaser of the land and dwelling house at , then building by you under contract with me that you would finish and complete the same according to the contract, and would convey the property to me on pay- ment to you of the amount that should be due on a final adjustment of accounts in respect of that property, and of interest at per cent, per annum on all moneys paid by you from the date of payment, including all legal charges, surveyor's fees, and other expenses, such conveyance, and all other charges incidental thereto, to be at my expense, and you have some time since finished and completed the said premises accordingly, I now find, after investigating the accounts, that I am totally unable to purchase the property from you, or to pay the price thereof. I THEREFORE RKQUEST you to release and discharge me from the said agreement of the day of . , 18 , so far as it remains to be performed on my part, and, in consideration of your so doing, I undertake and agree that, should you become the purchaser of the said property, you shall hold the same discharged from your said agreement with me, and from every term, condition, or stipulation therein contained, in like manner as if the same had never been entered into; and I hereby discharge the same accordingly, and declare that I have no further claim whatever to, or in respect of, the said property, or any part thereof. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [purchaser] . T AGREE to the terms above proposed, and hereby RELEASES. 253 release and discharge the said C.D. from the said agree- ment. A.B. [vendor]. 208. Release to a Mortgagee of the Equity of precedent Redemption in Freeholds by the Parties 2O8 - entitled under the Will of a deceased Mort- gagor (endorsed). THIS INDENTURE, made, &c., BETWEEN E.F., of &c., and Parties. M. his wife, G.H., of &c., and N. his wife, J.K., of &c., and L.M., of &c. [releasors], of the one part, and the within-named C.D. [mortgagee], of the other part. WHEEEAS the within-named A.B. [mortgagor] duly made Recital of will and executed his last will, dated, &c., and thereby, after directing the payment of his just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, gave and bequeathed the hereditaments comprised in the within-written inden- ture to the said M.F., N.H., J.K., and L.M. equally between them, share and share alike, and appointed W.X. and Y.Z. executors of the said will. AND WHEEEAS the within-named A.B. died 'on the d a y of ,18 , without having revoked or altered his said will. AND WHEEEAS the said will of the within- His death and named A.B. was on the day of , 18 a duly proved by the said W.X. alone in the Registry of the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice, the said Y.Z. having first duly renounced pro- bate thereof. AND WHEEEAS the said M.F. (being then Marriage of . M F M.B., spinster) in the year 18 intermarried with and became, and still is the wife of, the said E.F. AND Marriage of WHEEEAS the said N.H. (being then N.B., spinster) in N>H " the year 18 intermarried with and became, and still is the wife of, the said G.H. AND WHEEEAS the sum of Amount owing is now due and owing to the said C.D. for principal and interest in respect of the wit bin- written 254 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Application I n r d p th y r"a e t n of And proposal ficiariesto euit tthe mortgagee. Witnesseth. Consideration. Eelease. Parcels. To the intent be\e\Tbytne mortgagee. indenture of mortgage (as the said E.F. and M. his wife, G.H. and N. his wife, J.K., and L.M. hereby severally admit). AND WHEREAS the said C.D. has lately applied to the said E.F. and M. his wife, G.H. and N. his wife, J ' K< and L ' M -> for P a 7 ment of tlw am o unt so due to him for principal and interest as aforesaid, and has intimated his intention, unless the same be paid to him, of institu- ting proceedings in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice for the foreclosure of the equity of redemption to which the said E.F. and M. his wife, G.H. and N. his wife, J.K. and L.M., are entitled in respect of the within-mortgaged hereditaments. AND WHEREAS the said E.F. and M. his wife, G.H. and N. ^ s w ^ e ; 3-^-. and L.M., being unable to comply with such request, and in order to avoid the expense of such proceedings, have agreed and determined to execute such release of their respective interests in the said hereditaments and premises under the hereinbefore in p ar t recited will as is hereinafter contained. Now THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that, in pursuance of such deter- mination and agreement, and in consideration of the premises, they, the said E.F. and M. his wife, G.H. and N. his wife, J.K. and L.M. do, and each of them doth, hereby remise, release, and quit claim unto the said C.D. and his heirs, ALL and every the parts, shares, and interest to which they, the said E.F. and M. his wife, G.H. and N. his wife, J.K. and L.M., or any of them, are, is, or may be entitled under or by virtue of the said will of the said A.B., of and in the hereditaments and premises comprised in the within-written indenture, and of and in the rents and profits thereof respectively. To THE INTENT that the same may be henceforth held by the said QJ^ an( j hig ^^ to t}ie uge of the gaid Q j) ^ hig heirs, and assigns, free from all actions, suits, proceed- ings, claims, and demands, of the parties hereto of the first part, or any of them, in respect of the said here- RELEASES. ditaments and premises, or any part thereof, (a) IN WITNESS, &C. 209. Release of an Annuity charged on Land. Precedent 209. THIS INDENTURE made, &c., BETWEEN A.B. of, &c. [annuitant and releasor], of the one part and C.D. of arties - &c. [releasee], of the other part. WHEREAS by an Recital of deed ^ . J creating the indenture, dated &c., and made between the said C.D. annuity. of the one part and the said A.B. of the other part, he the said C.D. conveyed and assured the piece of land, messuage, and dwelling-house hereinafter described, and intended to be hereby granted unto the said A.B. and his heirs to the use that an annual rent charge of to be computed from the day of ,18 , should be charged upon the said hereditaments and received by the said C.D. and his assigns during his life and subject thereto to the use of the said A.B. , his heirs, and assigns. And by the same indenture the said A.B. for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, covenanted with the said C.D. that he the said A.B. his heirs, executors, or administrators would pay to the said C.D. and his assigns during his life one annuity or yearly sum of by equal quarterly payments in advance on the day of , the day of , the day of , and the day of , in every year, a proportionate part of the first quarterly payment of the said annuity computed from the day of to the day of , to be made on the day of the date of the indenture now in recital, and the whole of the second of such quarterly payments on (a) This deed must be acknowledged by the married woman (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 74, s. 77), for to bind interests of married women out of court, although merely equitable, some deed should be executed and acknowledged: (Wilkinson v. Castle, 16 W. E. 501.) 25(5 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. the day of and the whole of every subsequent quarterly payment to be made in advance in like manner on the day whereon the same should accrue Of payments due. AND WHEREAS the payments of the said annuity under. accruing due on the day of and the day of have been paid by the said A.B. in accordance with the covenant to that effect contained in the said recited indenture, as the said A.B. hereby And of agree- admits. AND WHEREAS the said A.B. has agreed with release. the said C.D. to convey to him the piece of land, messuage, or dwelling house hereinafter described, and the inheritance thereof in fee simple upon being released from the said annuity or yearly rent charge in future in Witnesseth. manner hereinafter appearing. Now THIS INDENTURE Consideration. WITNESSETH that in consideration of the release herein- Grant. after contained he the said A.B. hereby grants unto Parcels. the said C.D., his heirs, and assigns. ALL TFAT, &c. Habendum. [parcels] . To HOLD the same unto and to the use of the And to the said C.D., his heirs and assigns. AND to the intent that intent that , . annuity may the said annuity or yearly rent charge may be gnished." extinguished. AND the said C.D. in consideration of Kelease. the premises hereby releases and discharges the said A.B., his heirs, executors, and administrators, from all actions, suits, claims, and demands, which he the said C.D. now has, or otherwise might have against the said A.B. his heirs, executors, or administrators, by reason or on account of the said annuity or yearly rentcharge of or anything contained in the said recited Covenant by indenture of, &c. AND the said A.B., for himself, his incnmTrances. heirs, executors, and administrators, hereby COVENANTS with the said C.D., his heirs, and assigns that he the said A.B. has not done or knowingly suffered anything whereby the said premises are or may be impeached, affected, or incumbered. IN WITNESS, &c. STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. 257 210. Declaration by an Attesting Witness to a Precedent Notice of Dissolution of Partnership.(a) 210 ' I, A.B., of &c. [attesting witness] } do solemnly and Declaration by sincerely declare that I was present and did see M.N. and O.P., both of &c., the partners mentioned in the notice of dissolution of partnership hereunto annexed, partnership. marked " A.," and whose names are signed thereto, respectively sign the same. AND that the names " M.N." and " O.P." set and subscribed thereto are of the proper handwritings of each of them the said M.N. and O.P., and that the name " A.B." set and subscribed thereto as the witness attesting the signatures thereto, is of the proper handwriting of me the said A.B. AND I make this solemn Declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Provisions of an Act made and passed in the sixth Year (6) of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled " An Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Parliament, intituled 'An Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in various Departments of the State, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more entire Suppression of (a) See Precedent 114, ante, p. 179, and note (a), p. 180. ( 6) " The blank in the schedule ought to be filled up with the word ' sixth ' only. No single Act of Parliament can be passed in two years of the King's reign." Extract from a written opinion of the late Lord Campbell. More frequently than not it will be found that practitioners and precedents alike differ from the ex- chancellor's dictum. B 258 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits, and to make other Provisions for the Abolition of unnecessary Oaths/" DECLARED and subscribed (a) at , in t County of , this day of ,18 T Before me, Y.Z., A Commissioner to administer Oaths in the Supreme Court of Judicature in England. Or, A Justice of the Peace in and for the said County [City, or Borough] of Precedent 211. Declaration by an Attesting Witness to the ail> Execution of a Deed. Declaration by I, A.B., of &c. [attesting witness], do solemnly and witness to the sincerely declare that I was present and did see C.D., of deed? a & c -> *he person named in the notice hereunto annexed marked " A.," sign, seal, and as his act and deed deliver the deed of therein referred to. AND that the name " C.D." set and subscribed to the said deed, is of the proper handwriting of the said C.D. ; and that the name " A.B." set and subscribed thereto as the witness attesting the execution thereof, is of the proper hand- writing of me this deponent. AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion] . (a) As a rule it is not necessary that a declarant should actually subscribe as well as declare to the truth of his declaration in the presence of the party taking it, but in naturalization applications he should do so, and as some importance may be attached in foreign countries to the additional formality, it is prudent also to adopt this form in the case of declarations taken for use abroad. STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. 259 212. Declaration by a Vendor that Hereditaments Precedent to be comprised in Conveyance are Unin- 212> cumbered. I, A.B., of &c. [vendor], do solemnly and sincerely Declaration declare that I have not committed any act whereby I am that heredita- liable to be adjudicated a bankrupt, nor have I at any j^*^^-^ time heretofore petitioned any court for the liquidation of conveyance c .L-L i i arennin- my anairs, or assigned my estate tor the benefit or or in cumbered. trust for creditors, and that I am not in anywise indebted to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and that there are no Crown debts, judgments, writs, or other process of execu- tion, pending suits, or incumbrances of any kind whatso- ever registered or recorded against me in anywise affect- ing the piece of land and buildings thereon erected, situate in Street aforesaid, recently sold and agreed to be conveyed by myself [and others] to C.D., of &c. [purchaser] , for , the conveyance whereof is already engrossed and is intended to bear even date herewith. AND I declare that I [and my mortgagees] have full and absolute power to grant and convey the said hereditaments and premises to the said C.D., so that the same may be held by him, his heirs, and assigns, free from all incumbrances whatsoever [except, if so, the restrictive covenants affecting the same] , created or occa- sioned by me, or any person or persons claiming through, under, or in trust for me. (a) AND I make, &c. [statu- tory conclusion} . 213. Declaration by a Mortgagor of Chattels that Precedent they are Unincumbered.(b) 213> I, A.B., of &c. [mortgagor'], do solemnly and sincerely Declaration declare that I have not committed any act whereby I am chattels that (a) See as to judgments 1 & 2 Yict. c. 110 ; 2 & 3 Viet. c. 11 ; they are nnin- 18 & 19 Yict. c. 15 ; 23 & 24 Yict. c. 38 ; and 27 & 28 Yict. c. 112. Cl (&) See hereon Reg. v. Meakin (20 L. T. Rep. N. S. 544). 9 2 260 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. liable to be adjudicated bankrupt, nor at any time here- tofore petitioned any Court for the liquidation of my affairs, or assigned my estate for the benefit of or in trust for creditors, and that there are no j udgments, writs, or other process of execution, pending suits, or incum- brances of any kind, affecting the fixtures, furniture, effects and things now in, upon, or about the dwelling house and premises in Street aforesaid, occupied by me, which I have this day assigned by way of mortgage to C.D., of &c. [mortgagee], for securing to him the repayment of , and interest thereon, which mortgage bears even date herewith. AND I declare that I have good right and full power to assign the said fixtures, furniture, effects, and things to the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, in manner aforesaid ; and that the same may be held by him and them free from incumbrances. AND I declare that so long as any money shall be due to the said C.D. on the said security I will not do or commit any act or thing whereby the said security may be prejudiced or affected, or remove, conceal, or dispose of any of the property therein comprised, without the previous written consent of the said C.D. AND I make, &c. [statutory con- clusion] . Precedent 214. Declaration as to the Identity of a Plot of 2 _^- Land. Declaration as I, A.B., of &c. [declarant], do solemnly and sincerely Sa h plot e of titydeclare that the P lot of land coloured in the land - plan hereto annexed, marked " A," is the plot of land now intended to be conveyed by C.D., of &c. [vendor], to B.F., of &c. [purchaser], and is a portion of a certain piece of freehold land on the side of , in aforesaid, containing square yards, STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. 261 and of a piece of freehold land immediately adjoining, containing square yards, which two pieces of land were, by indenture, dated, &c., conveyed by to . AND I further say that the piece of land firstly described in and conveyed by the said indenture of, &c., is shown on the said plan as to a portion thereof by being coloured , and as to the other portion thereof secondly described in and conveyed by the said indenture of, &c., by being coloured . AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion] . 215. Declaration by a Husband that his Deceased Precedent Wife had no Separate Estate.(a) 2 _^L' I, A.B., of &c. [husband'], do solemnly and sincerely Declaration declare that I intermarried with my late wife C., then that his O.D., of &c., spinster, on the day of 18 , at , and continued to live with her until rate estate - her death, which happened on the day of ,18 . AND I say that my said wife C. was not, nor was or were any person or persons in trust for her, seised, possessed of, or entitled to any real or per- sonal estate or property of any kind or nature whatever to or for her sole and separate use at any time during the said coverture, or at the time of her said death, as I know of my own knowledge. AND I make, &c. [statu- tory conclusion]. (a) This, or a similar declaration, is required by some insurance offices before paying over policy moneys due to the represen- tatives of a married woman at her death, and in their instructions they generally require it to be taken before a justice of the peace. 262 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 216. Declaration by an Attesting Witness to the ?i?" Execution of a Power of Attorney. (a) Declaration by Borough of , in the County of , to wit. I> A.B., of &c. [attesting witness], do solemnly and sin- f * Cerel 7 declare that I was present and did see E.F. duly attorney. sign, seal, and as his act and deed deliver the paper writing or power of attorney hereunto annexed. AND that the name E.F. thereto subscribed is of the proper hand- writing of the said E.F., and that the names "A.B/' and "C.D." thereto subscribed as witnesses attesting the execution thereof are of the respective proper hand- writings of me this declarant and of the said C.D. AND I make, [statutory conclusion] . Precedent 217. Declaration in Proof of Debt to accompany 217- a Power of Attorney. (b) Declaration in I A.B.. of &c. [declarant], do solemnly and sincerely proof of debt ' ' L i 1 . J to accompany declare that 1 carry on the business ot , in a power of (a) In sending out a power of attorney to act in foreign countries, it is customary for the party to execute it in the presence of two attesting witnesses, if two can be conveniently had, and to cause it to be verified by an attesting witness by a declaration of the due execution, and also to cause a notarial certificate, authenticating it, under the signature and seal of a notary, to accompany the declara- tion and power. Further, it is in general recommended to get the latter also authenticated, when it can be done, under the seal of the consul of a foreign country. If a power of attorney be sent out to a British colony or possession, it is more frequent to have the declaration of due execution made before, and authenticated under the seal of, the mayor of the place where it is administered, if it can be conveniently done, than by a notary : (Brooke on the Office of a Notary, 187, 189.) The mayor's fee for taking each declaration is usually Is. and 5s. for causing the Corporate Seal to be affixed. The Consul's fee varies ; ex. gr. the United States Consul's fee is 10s. 4id., while the Italian Consul only exacts 4s. lOeZ. (6) The power of attorney to which this declaration has particular reference is Precedent 148, ante, p. 220. STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. 263 partnership with C.D., at aforesaid, under the style or firm of " A.B. and Co./' and that Messrs. M. N. and Co., of &c., and the person or persons constituting or composing the said firm are justly and truly indebted to me and my said partner in the sum of for [here insert cause of indebtedness accurately and fully, as in a statement of claim ] , the full particulars whereof, with dates and items, are truly and accurately set forth in the paper writing, or account hereunto annexed, marked A. (a) I declare that the prices charged in the said paper writing, or account, are fair and reasonable, and such as are usually charged by in on similar transactions, and that the items of disbursement therein mentioned and expressed to have been paid or advanced were paid or advanced as thereby appeared. AND I declare that the whole of the before-mentioned sum of is now justly due and owing to me and my said partner on the account aforesaid ; and that neither I nor my said partner, nor any person or persons by our or either of our order, or for our or either of our use, hath or have received any security or satisfaction what- soever for the same or any part thereof. AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion] . 218. Declaration as to change of a Building Precedent Society's Trustees. ?? I, A.B., of &c. [declarant], do solemnly and sincerely Declaration as declare as follows, that is to say : building 6 ' (a) The account should be exhibited thus : This is the account marked A. referred to in the declaration of A.B. hereunto annexed, declared and subscribed this day of ,18 . Before me, T.Z., A Commissioner, &c. society's trustees. 264 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. 1. I am now and have been ever since its establish- ment at aforesaid, on or about the day of , 18 , the Secretary of the Permanent Benefit Building Society, the rules whereof have been duly certified and enrolled according to law [or (1), A Benefit Building Society called the Building Society was formed at aforesaid on the day of ,18 , and the rules of such society were duly allowed, certified, and deposited with the Clerk of the Peace in and for the said county, in conformity with the statute in that behalf made and provided, and shortly after the for- mation of the said Society I was duly appointed, and still continue, the Secretary of the said Society] . 2. On the formation of the said Society, C.D., E.F., G.H., and I.K. were duly appointed trustees of the said Permanent Benefit Building Society. 3. The said G.H. and I.K., being desirous to be dis- charged from the office of trustee, respectively held by them in the said Society, respectively tendered on the day of 18 , their resignation thereof, and they respectively thenceforth ceased to be trustees as aforesaid; and at a General Meeting of the said Society held on the day of 18 , and con- vened for that and other purposes, the said resig- nations were accepted and duly recorded in the books of the said Society, and the said G.H. and I.K. were respectively removed from the office of trustee in conformity with the rule of the said Society [or, if the alteration have been occasioned by death, (3) The said G.H. died on the day of , 18 , and the said STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. 265 I.K. died on the day of , 18 , and such, deaths respectively have been duly recorded in the books of the said Society] . 4. The said CJD. and E.F., being the remaining or continuing trustees of the said Society, did by a writing under their hands dated, &c., in confor- mity with the rule of the said Society, nominate and appoint W.X. and Y.Z., both of &c., respectively to be trustees of the said Society in the place and stead of the said G.H. and I.K. respectively. 5. The said C.D., E.F., W.X., and Y.Z. are the only and present trustees of the said Society. AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion] . 219. Declaration as to a Death. precedent 219 I, A.B., of &c. [declarant], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am the lawful widow and relict of the Declaration as to a death. late B.B., of &c., who departed this life at the city of , in the Empire of , on or about the day of 18 , and was interred in the Protestant Burial Ground at , aforesaid, and that I saw the said B.B. when dead, and was present at his funeral. AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion] . 220. Declaration in Proof of Heirship. Precedent 220. I, A.B., of &c. [declarant], do solemnly and sincerely declare and state as follows : 1. That I am now years of age. shi P- 2. That on the day of , 18 , I inter- married with C.D., of &c., spinster, and the ceremony was solemnised in the Parochial Chapel of St , in , aforesaid. 266 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. 3. That the certificate hereunto annexed marked " A." is a true and proper certificate of my said marriage, (a) (a) As certificates of births, marriages, and deaths are so fre- quently called into requisition in daily practice to prove or afford prima facie evidence of certain facts in conveyancing matters, the following information may be of service : (1.) Births are evidenced by certified extracts from the General Register, established by 6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 86 (Aug. 17, 1836), amended by,* 1 Viet. c. 22. But, semble, these extracts afford only evidence of the fact, and not of the date, of birth : (Per Romilly, M.R., in Be Wintle, 21 L. T. Rep. N. S. 781). (2.) Baptisms are evidenced by certified extracts from the Parochial Register. (3.) Marriages by certified extracts from either of the two pre- ceding Registers. (4.) Deaths are evidenced in the same manner as births ; and (5.) Burials are evidenced by certified extracts from the Burial Registers, established by 16 & 17 Viet. c. 134, s. 8 (Aug. 20, 1853). As regards these two last events, the Bank of England refuses to accept the certificate of the Registrar General as proof of the death of a proprietor of Government stock, in order to protect itself against certain classes of fraud, but will, however, accept a certificate of burial as sufficient. The fees payable for such certified extracts, under 6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 86, are To the rector, vicar, or curate, &c. (s. 35) : . d. For every search over not more than one year 1 additional year 6 single certificate 2 6 To the Superintendent General (s. 36) : s. d. For every general search 5 particular 1 ,, certified copy 2 6 At the General Register Office (s. 37) : s. d. For every general search of the indexes ... 1 particular ... 1 certified copy 026 A receipt stamp is also required to be provided by the applicant. Thus, practically, every certificate costs 3s. Id., as the Registrar STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. 267 4. That I had four children by such marriage, and no more viz., B.B., C.B., D.B., and E.B. 5. That B.B., the first of my said children, was born on the day of , 18 , and died on the day of , 18 , a bachelor and of full age, and was interred at the Parish Church of , in the same month of 6. That my second child, C.B., was born on the day of , 18 , and died when only months old, and was interred in the same grave with his brother B.B. shortly after- wards, and that the certificates hereunto annexed respectively marked "B." and " C." are true and proper certificates of the birth and death of my said son, C.B. 7. That my daughter, D.B., was born on the day of , and died on the day of ,18 , an infant and unmarried, and was interred at the Cemetery, at aforesaid, and that the certificate hereunto annexed marked " D." is a true and proper certificate of the death of my said daughter, D.B. 8. That my fourth child, E.B., was born on the day of ,18 , and is the only surviving child of my said marriage; and the certificate hereunto annexed, marked " E.," is a true and proper certificate of the birth of my said son, E.B. 9. That my said son, E.B., attained his majority on the day of last. AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion}. General defends the practice of charging the one shilling search, even if all the particulars be given, and this custom also obtains in many local and district registries. 268 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent 221. Declaration verifying a Certificate of Bap- 221< tism, Marriage, or Death, and the Identity of the Person named therein. Declaration I, A.B., of &c. [declarant] , do solemnly and sincerely certificate^ declare that the paper writing hereunto annexed, marked marriage or " ^" contains a true copy of an entry made in the book death, and the f or registering baptisms [or marriages or burials] , for the person named parish of , so far as the same relates to the' baptism [or marriage or burial] of C.D., of &c. [I having, on the day of carefully examined and compared the same with the original entry thereof in the said book (a)]. AND [if so], I further say that I knew [or know], and was [or am] well acquainted with the said C.D., and that he is the same person as named in the said paper writing (o) . AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion] . Precedent 222. Declaration in verification of a Memorial. 222. I, A.B., of &c. [declarant], do solemnly and sincerely verification m declare that all the statements contained in [or the of a memorial. con t e nts of ] the memorial hereunto annexed, and to which I have subscribed my name, are true (c). AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion] . (a) This paragraph may be omitted in the case of copies certified by the incumbent : (see 14 & 15 Yict. c. 99, s. 14.) (b) The register or copy only proves the fact of the baptism, marriage, or death of the person therein named, and is no evidence of the identity of a party : (Powell on Evidence, 3rd edit. 420.) (c) See Precedent 106, ante, p. 171. STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. 269 223. Declaration by a Memorialist verifying the Precedent Statements in his Memorial for the Grant of 223< a Certificate of Naturalization. I, A.B., of &c. [declarant], do solemnly and sincerely Declaration (\ ftnl a rft by a memorial - aeciare . ist ver ifying 1. THAT I was born at , in the Kingdom [or * he , statements L in his memo- Empire or Republic! of , and that I am rial for the ,. M- -u- grant of a Still a Citizen or subject. certificate of 2. THAT I am years of age, and by trade or ^ t n uraliza - business a } and carry on such trade or business at , aforesaid. 3. THAT I have resided in , aforesaid, years and upwards, and I am married and have children. 4. THAT I am and have been a householder, and have paid rates and taxes for the last years, and I have a fixed domicile at No. , Street, , aforesaid, and I intend to reside permantly within the United Kingdom. 5. THAT I am desirous to be enabled to become a registered owner of British ships [or as the fact may be] and to enjoy the rights and capacities of a natural-born British subject except such as are by law excepted. AND I make, &c. [statutory conclusion] . 224. Declaration by four Householders vouching precedent for the Respectability and Loyalty of a 224 - Memorialist for the Grant of a Certificate of Naturalization. WE, C.D., of &C., E.F., of &C., Gr.H., of &C., and I.K., Declaration of &c. [declarants], do severally, solemnly, and sincerely householders declare (a} : vouching for x ' ______ the respect- (o) These declarants must be British-born subjects, and if it is loyalty ^f a inconvenient for them to make the declaration at the same time each declarant may make a separate declaration. 270 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. memorialist for the grant of a certificate of natnraliza- tion. 1. THAT we are well acquainted with A.B., of &c., the person applying for the grant of a certificate of naturalization. 2. THAT the said A.B. is a gentleman well known, of good standing and respectability, and of loyal principles and conduct towards Her Majesty the Queen and the Government and Constitution of the United Kingdom. 3. THAT the said A.B. was born at , in the Kingdom [or Empire or Eepublic] of , and is still, as we have heard and verily believe, a citizen or subject. 4. THAT the said A.B. is years of age as we have also heard and verily believe, and he is by trade or business a , and carries on such trade or business at , aforesaid. 5. THAT the said A.B. has resided in , afore- said, years and upwards, and he is married, and has children. 6. THAT the said A.B. is a householder, and has a fixed domicile at No. , Street aforesaid, where he has resided for the last years. 7. THAT it is the wish and intention of the said A.B. > as we have heard and verily believe, to reside permanently within the United Kingdom. 8. THAT the said A.B. is desirous, as we verily believe, of obtaining the grant of a certificate of naturali- zation, not only from a feeling of strong attach- ment to the Crown, but also with the desire of being enabled to become a registered owner of British ships, [or as the case may be~\ . AND I, the said C.D., for myself further declare : 9. THAT I am a British-born subject and a house- holder, at No. , Street aforesaid, and have personally known the said A.B. for the last years. SURRENDERS. 271 AND I, the said E.F., for myself further declare : 10. THAT [here repeat preceding allegation according to the facts, and so with regard to G.H. and I.KJ\ AND we the said C.D., E.F., Gr.EL, and I.E. severally make, &c. [statutory conclusion}. 225. Surrender of a Lease from Mortgagor, Mort- Precedent gagee, and Purchaser to a Corporation. 22S - THIS INDENTURE, made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. Parties. [mortgagee], of the first part, C.D., &c., of &c. [mort- gagor], of the second part, E.F V of &c. [purchaser] , of the third part, and the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of , of the fourth part. WHEREAS Eecital of by an indenture of lease, dated, &c. and expressed to be made between the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the one part, and W.X. and Y.Z. both of &c. [lessees'], of the other part, for the considerations therein men- tioned, the piece of land hereinafter described, and in- tended to be hereby surrendered, was, with other here- ditaments, demised unto the said W.X. and Y.Z., their executors, administrators, and assigns, for and during (a) See 29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 3, and 8 & 9 Yict. c. 106, s. 3 ; and the cases of Doe dem. Courtail v. Thomas (9 B. & C. 288) ; and Lord Ward v. Lumley (5 H. & N. 87). But taking a new lease is a surrender of the existing lease within the exception mentioned in the first cited statute (Phene v. Popplewell, 31 L. J. C. P. 235), explained by Oastler v. Henderson (46 Ibid. Q. B. 607). 272 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Vesting of premises in mortgagor. and unto the full end and term of years thence next ensuing, at a peppercorn rent if demanded, and subject to covenants, conditions, and agreements in the said indenture of lease contained, and on the part of the lessees, their executors, administrators, and assigns, to be observed and performed. AND WHEREAS, after divers mesne assignments and acts in the law, the said piece of land, with a dwelling house erected and built thereon, became and was vested in the said C.D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, for all the residue unexpired Of mortgage, of the said term of years. AND WHEREAS by an indenture, dated, &c., and made between the said C.D. of the one part, and the said A.B. of the other part, in consideration of to the said C.D. paid by the said A.B., the said C.D. did assign unto the said A.B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, the piece of land, dwelling house, and premises hereinafter described and intended to be hereby surrendered. To hold the same unto the said A.B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, thenceforth for the residue of the said term of years, subject to a proviso in the now reciting indenture contained for redemption of the same premises on payment by the said C.D. on the day of then next of the said sum of and interest after the rate of per centum per annum. AND WHEREAS the said E.F. has agreed with the said C.D. for the purchase of the said piece of land, and the dwelling-house erected thereon, for the sum of *. AND WHEREAS the said sum of is still due and owing to the said A.B. on the security of the said recited indenture of the day of , 18 , but all interest for the same has been paid up to the day of the date of these presents, and upon the treaty for the said purchase it was agreed that the said sum of should be paid to the said A.B. out of the said purchase money, or sum of . AND Of contract of Bale. Of amount owing on the mortgage. 8UEBENDEE8. 273 WHEREAS the said E.F. has applied to the said Mayor, And of agree- Aldermen, and Burgesses to grant to him a new lease of ^render, the said piece of land, dwelling house, hereditaments, and premises for the term of years in the usual manner of granting such leases by them, and the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses on such application have agreed to grant such new lease accordingly, and in pursuance of such contract for sale as aforesaid the said A.B. and C.D. have agreed to surrender the said premises to the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses in manner hereinafter mentioned, to the intent that the said new lease may be granted to the said E.F. Now THIS INDEN- Witnesseth. TUBE WITNESSETH that, in consideration of the said agree- Consideration, ments, and of the sum of on or before the execution hereof, paid to the said A.B. by the said E.F. at the request and by the direction of the said C.D., the receipt whereof the said A.B. doth hereby acknowledge, Receipt. and doth declare the same to be in full satisfaction and discharge of all principal moneys and interest now due and owing to him, on the security of the said recited indenture of the day of , 18 , and of and from the same and every part thereof doth hereby release and for ever discharge, as well the said C.D., his heirs, executors, and administrators, as also the said E.F., his heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them, for ever, by these presents, and also in considera- tion of the sum of to the said C.D. at the same time paid by the said E.F., the payment and receipt respectively in manner aforesaid of which said several sums of and (making together the said purchase money or sum of ) the said C.D. doth hereby acknowledge, and of and from the same and every part thereof doth acquit, release, and discharge the said E.F. for ever by these presents, and also in con- sideration of shillings by the said Mayor, Alder- men, and Burgesses, paid to each of them the said A.B., T 274 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. C.D., and E.F., the receipt whereof is hereby acknow- ledged, He, the said A.B., at the request and by the direction of the said C.D. and B.F. respectively, doth by Surrender. these presents surrender and yield up, and the said C.D. and E.F. respectively, doth by these presents surrender and yield up, and the said C.D. doth by these presents surrender, yield up, and confirm, and the said E.F. doth hereby ratify and confirm unto the said Mayor, Aldermen, Parcels. and Burgesses, and their successors, ALL that, &c. [parcels] , words. TOGETHER with all rights, members, and appurtenances to the said piece of land, hereditaments, and premises belonging or in anywise appertaining. AND all the estate, term, and interest of the said A.B., C.D., and E.F., and To the intent each of them therein or thereto. To HOLD the same residue of the premises TO THE INTENT that the residue of the said term may^frge? 11 ^ years, created by the hereinbefore recited indenture of lease of the day of , 18 , may be merged and extinguished in the reversion in fee simple and inheritance of the said piece of land, dwelling - And that anew house, and premises hereby surrendered. AND TO THE ^ntedUo the FUETHEE INTENT that the said Mayor, Aldermen, and purchaser. Burgesses, or their successors, do and shall forthwith make and grant a good and valid lease to the said E.F., his executors, administrators, or assigns, of the said piece of land, dwelling house, and premises, for the term of years, subject to a peppercorn rent, and to such covenants, conditions, and agreements as are already agreed upon, and in like cases usually contained in, and with all the rights and privileges granted by the leases of Covenant by the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses. AND each of purchaser an them the said A.B. and E.F. doth hereby for himself, ^ s heirs, executors, and administrators, COVENANT with the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, their succes- sors and assigns, that they, the said A.B. and E.F. respectively, have not at any time, heretofore made, done, committed, or executed, or knowingly or willingly per- SURRENDERS. 275 xnitted or suffered, or been party or privy to any act, deed, matter, or thing whereby or by reason whereof the premises hereinbefore expressed to be hereby surrendered, or any part thereof, are, is, can, shall, or may be im- peached, charged, affected, or incumbered, in title, estate or otherwise howsoever, or whereby or by reason whereof the said A.B. and B.F. respectively are in anywise pre- vented from surrendering the same premises, or any part thereof, in manner aforesaid. AND the said C.D. doth Covenant by hereby for himself, his heirs, executors, and adminis- right to trators, COVENANT with the said Mayor, Aldermen, and m Burgesses, their successors and assigns, that notwith- standing any act by the said C.D. done or suffered to the contrary, they, the said A.B., C.D., and E.F., or some or one of them, now have or hath, in themselves or himself, good right to surrender the said premises in manner hereby done. AND THAT the said C.D., his And for executors, and administrators, and all persons lawfully a n ce . er claiming through, under, or in trust for him or them, shall and will at all times hereafter, at the request and expense of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, their successors and assigns, execute and do all further acts, deeds, and assurances for better and more perfectly surrendering and assuring the said piece of land, dwel- ling house, and premises unto the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, their successors, and assigns, as by them or their counsel in the law may be reasonably required. IN WITNESS, &c. 226. Surrender of a Portion of the Premises Precedent comprised in a Lease, an Abatement being made in the Rent. THIS INDENTURE, made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. Parties. [lessee], of the one part, and C.D., of &c. [lessor], of the other part. WHEREAS the said A.B., at the request T 2 276 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Eecital of o f the said C.D., has agreed in consideration of the agreement for . a partial release hereinafter contained, to surrender to him the workshops and premises adjoining the dwelling house expressed by an indenture dated, &c., to be demised to him, with certain other hereditaments therein described, for all the residue now unexpired of the said term of Witnesseth. years. NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that in Consideration, pursuance of the said agreement, and in consideration of Surrender. the premises, he, the said A.B., doth hereby surrender Parcels. an( j yield up unto the said C.D. and his heirs, THE said workship and premises adjoining the dwelling house demised by the said lease, with the appurtenances thereto belonging. AND all the estate, term, and interest of the To the intent said A.B., therein or thereto. To HOLD the same premises may merge. TO THE INTENT that the residue of the said term of years in the same may be extinguished in the reversion and inheritance of and in the said workshop and pre- Witnesseth. mises. AND THIS INDENTURE ALSO WITNESSETH that in consideration of the premises the said C.D. doth hereby Belease of release and discharge the said A.B., his executors, rent. 00 administrators, and assigns, from the payment of parcel of the annual rent reserved by the said lease, and from all claims, demands, and remedies Agreement as on account of the same. AND DOTH DECLARE AND AGREE future rent, that the annual rent of and no more shall henceforth be payable quarterly on the days therein mentioned in respect of the premises retained by the said And confirma- A.B. for the residue of the said term. AND IT is FURTHER subject to pre- AGREED by the said parties "hereto that the said lease shall variations ^e rea ^ an< ^ construed as if the annual rent of only had been thereby reserved, and not , and as if the said workshop and premises had not been included in the said demise, and save as aforesaid the said lease is hereby confirmed in all other respects. IN WITNESS, &C. SURRENDERS. 277 227. Surrender of an Existing Right of Way in Precedent Exchange for a New Right of Way (en- 227< dorsed in duplicate on the original lease and counterpart). THIS INDENTURE, made, &c. BETWEEN A.B. and C.D., of Parties. &c. [assignees of original term], of the one part, and the within-named E.F. and G.H. [lessors'], of the other part. WHEREAS the piece or parcel of land, cottages, and pre- Recital of mises demised by the within-written indenture, with the Ixistmgright right of way shown in the plan in the margin thereof, n J c y i) n A B are now vested in the said A.B. and C.D. for the residue of the within-mentioned term of years, and subject to the covenants by the lessee and conditions therein contained. AND WHEREAS, by an indenture Of conveyance bearing even date herewith, and made between the said G.H.ofadjoin- E.F. and G.H., of the one part, and the said A.B. and K^ncf C.D., of the other part^ the piece of land, with the rnes- C - I) - suage or tenement now standing thereon, lying on the side of the hereditaments demised by the within -written indenture, together with one half in width of a passage of feet wide on the side thereof so 'far as the same is coextensive with the said land, has been conveyed unto and to the use of the said A.B. and C.D. AND WHEREAS it was part of theAndagree- agreement for the said conveyance that the said A.B. surrender of and C.D. should surrender and yield up unto the said E.F. and G.H. the said right of way demised by .the within- written indenture in consideration of the premises and of such substituted right of way as is hereinafter contained. Now THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that in witnesseth. pursuance of the said agreement in this behalf and in consideration of the premises, they the said A.B. and Consideration. C.D. do and each of them doth hereby surrender and Surrender. yield up unto the said E.F. and G.H., their executors, administrators, and assigns ALL the existing right of way Of existing way. 278 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. To the intent that the term in the existing way may merge. And that a new way may be demised to A.B. and C.D. Witnesseth. Consideration. Demise. Of new way. Habendum. or passage over and across the the road of yards wide, shown in the plan drawn in the margin of and referred to and described in the within indenture, TO THE INTENT that the residue of the said term of years expressed to be granted by the within-written indenture, so far as concerns the said right of way or passage, may be merged and absolutely extinguished in the reversion expectant thereon, AND TO THE FURTHER INTENT that the said E.F. and G.H. shall forthwith execute the demise hereinafter contained. AND THIS INDENTURE ALSO WIT- NESSETH that in consideration of the premises they the said E.F. and G.H. do and each of them doth hereby demise unto the said A.B. and C.D., their executors, administrators, and assigns a right of way or passage over and across the passage of feet wide granted by the hereinbefore-recited indenture of even date in continuance thereof from Street to there situate, so far as the same is coextensive with the here- ditaments demised by the within-written indenture, TO HOLD the said premises expressed to be hereby demised unto the said A.B. and C.D., their executors, adminis- trators, and assigns as from the day of 18 , for the term of years thence next ensuing in the place and stead of and in substitution for the said right of road demised by the within-written indenture, but at the rent and subject to the covenants by the lessee and conditions in such indenture reserved and contained and henceforth to be paid, performed, and observed. IN WITNESS, &c." TESTIMONIUMS. 279 I. SIMPLE CONTKACTS. 228. Common Form. Precedent 228. As WITNESS the hands of the said parties the day and year first above written. Common form. 229. By a Company. precedent 229 As WITNESS the hands of the said A.B. and of C.D. and E.F., on behalf of the said Company (Limited) By a company, the day and year first above written. II. DEEDS. 230. Common Form. Precedent 23O. IN WITNESS whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year Commonform. first above written. 231. To Lease and Counterpart. Precedent 231 IN WITNESS whereof the said A.B. to one part of these presents delivered to the said C.D., and the said C.D. to another part thereof remaining with the said A.B., have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. 280 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 232. To Deed Poll. 232 ' IN WITNESS whereof the said A.B. has hereunto set his To a deed poll, hand and seal this day of one thousand eight hundred and eighty Precedent 233. To an Indenture Executed bu an Attorney. 233 ' IN WITNESS whereof the said A.B. has hereunto set his Toaninden- hand and seal, and by virtue of the power of attorney tore executed . . byanattomey. thereto enabling him (a copy wherof is annexed to these presents), Y.Z. has hereunto set the hand and seal of the said C.D. the day and year first above written. (a) Precedent 234 By a Company. IN WITNESS whereof the said Company (Limited) By a company, have to these presents caused their common seal to be affixed, and the said other parties hereto have hereunto set their respective hands and seals the day and year first above written. Precedent 235. By a Corporation. 235. J N YVTTNESS whereof the said Mayor, Aldermen, and By a corpora- Burgesses have caused their corporate seal to be here- unto affixed, and the said other parties hereto have hereunto set their respective hands and seals the day and year first above written. III. WILLS. Precedent 236. Common Form. 236 IN WITNESS whereof I, the said A.B. [the testator], have Common form, hereunto set my hand this day of , one thousand eight hundred and eighty (a) See note to Precedent 47, ante, p. 82. UNDERTAKINGS. 281 Precedent 237. 237. Where Will written on several sheets of Paper. IN WITNESS whereof I, the said A.B. -[the tes tator} , Where will have to this my last will [or codicil to my last will, as several sheets the case may be] contained in this and the pre- paper - ceding sheets of paper set, &c. [as in preceding form~\ . SEttbntakittp, 238. Undertaking by Creditors to accept a Com- position, and to execute a Release or an Assignment of their Debts. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, creditors of A.B., of &c. [debtor], do hereby severally undertake to accept a composition of in the pound upon the amount of our respec- tive debts, and in full discharge thereof. AND upon such payment being made WE SEVERALLY UNDERTAKE to execute to the person making such payment an assign- ment of our respective debts, or, if required, a complete release and discharge to the estate of the said A.B. in respect thereof, such assignment or release to be pre- pared at the expense of the person requiring the same. Precedent 238. Undertaking by creditors to accept a com- position, and to execute a release or an assignment of their debts. Creditors' signatures. Amount of debt. Witness. 8. d. 282 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent 239. Undertaking to Stamp a Deed. 239. To A.B., of &c. [mortgagor] . Undertaking IN CONSIDERATION of your paying to me the sum of deed!" 11 , principal money and interest due to my client, Mr. C.D., of &c. [mortgagee], on mortgage of hereditaments in Road, , I HEREBY UNDERTAKE to get the transfer of such mortgage to him (which has been through inadvertence insufficiently stamped) duly stamped, and to pay any penalty that may be required by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, and to deliver such transfer so properly stamped to you, free of all expense; or, in default thereof, within weeks from this date I will return you the said in exchange for the deeds this day delivered to you. DATED the day of , 18 . Precedent 240. Undertaking to deposit an agreement for tenancy and to execute a mortgage. 240. Undertaking to Deposit an Agreement for Tenancy and to execute a Mortgage. To A.B., of &c. [promisee']. IN CONSIDERATION of your lending to me the sum of towards enabling me to purchase the goodwill in trade, fixtures, fittings, and effects, in and attached to the licensed public-house and premises known as , situate in Street, into which I am now about to remove (the receipt of which sum I hereby acknowledge), I UNDERTAKE AND AGREE to deposit in your hands as soon as I receive the same an agreement between myself and B.F., of &c. [landlord], for my occupation of the said public -house and premises as tenant from year to year. AND I AUTHORISE YOU at any time in my name to apply for and do all acts necessary for obtaining possession of such agreement at my UNDERTAKINGS. 283 expense ; AND I HEREBY AUTHORISE AND REQUEST the said E.F. to deliver the said agreement to you without any further authority from me; AND I AGREE that you shall hold the same agreement, and I hereby charge the pre- mises comprised therein, and the licences, fixtures, fittings, furniture, and effects belonging to me, and now or hereafter to be fixed to, placed upon or in the said public-house and premises, as a security for the repay- ment to you, on the day of 18 , of the said with interest thereon from this date, after the rate of per cent, per annum. AND I FURTHER UNDERTAKE AND AGREE that I Will, at my Own expense upon your request, obtain the consent of the said E.F., and execute and deliver to you an assignment by way of mortgage of my interest in the said public- house and premises, and the said fixtures, fittings, furni- ture, and effects, such mortgage to contain all such powers of sale and other powers as you shall require to be inserted therein for securing to you the possession of the said premises, and a transfer of the licences as well as the repayment of the said sum of and interest as aforesaid, and that in the meantime I will stand and be possessed of the said premises as a trustee for you. AND I AGREE that so long as any money shall be owing to you in respect of the said loan of and interest, it shall be lawful for you or your agent at any time hereafter, whether default shall or shall not have been made in payment of the same, or any part thereof, to enter upon the said public-house and pre- mises, and to seize and take possession of the said fix- tures, fittings, furniture, and effects without any further consent on my part, and thereupon or at any time after- wards when you shall think fit to sell the same or any part thereof in any manner you think proper without responsibility for any loss occasioned thereby, and to give valid receipts for the purchase moneys thereof and 284 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. thereout, after reimbursing yourself the cost and expenses incurred in obtaining and keeping possession, and in effecting such sale, to pay to yourself the said sum of and the interest thereon, or so much thereof as shall then remain owing, and pay the surplus (if any) unto me, my executors, administrators, or assigns. AND I UNDERTAKE that during the continuance of this security I will duly pay the rent reserved by, and observe and keep the stipulations in the said agreement of tenancy contained, and on my part to be observed and performed and produce and deliver to you upon request the receipt for each quarter's payment of rent hereafter to accrue due of the said premises (a), and that I will not remove, or take away, or suffer to be removed or taken away, any part of the said fixtures, fittings, furniture, and effects without your consent in writing first obtained. DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. [promissor~\ . Precedent 241. Undertaking by a Borrower to pay a Lender's ?li" Costs, if Loan go off. (b) To A.B., of &c. [intended mortgagee] . Undertaking HAVING applied to you for the loan of the sum of by a borrower . , . .. , , , to pay a , upon mortgage or the piece or hold dwelling houses thereon, situate in Street, at per cent, per annum interest, I HEREBY UNDERTAKE AND AGREE that in the event of such mortgage going off by reason or in con- sequence of matters of title or on any other point than your own default, I will pay to you on demand all costs you may have incurred or be liable to pay in connection with (a) See note (a) to Precedent 86, ante, p. 130. (6) This or a similar undertaking should always be obtained by an intended mortgagee or his solicitor on his behalf : (see Melbourne v. Cottrell, 29 L. T. Rep. N.S. 293.) UNDERTAKINGS. 285 the negotiation of the said loan, or the investigation of my title to the said premises, and the valuation of the property, or otherwise incidental thereto. DATED the day of 18 . C.D. [intended mortgagor']. 242. Undertaking by Solicitors in a Bankruptcy Precedent to a Landlord on his withdrawing Bailiffs. To A.B., of &c. [landlord] . IN CONSIDERATION of your not selling at our request the Undertaking goods and chattels distrained by you for rent a bankruptcy claimed to be due to you from C.D. in respect of the O n hi*" occupation by him of your dwelling house and premises called Villa (the said C.D. being now a bankrupt) until after the appointment of trustees in the bankruptcy, WE UNDERTAKE that you shall be at liberty to retain possession of the goods distrained until the said appointment, and so long thereafter as may be necessary to effect a sale, and that your doing so shall not be deemed to be a trespass, nor in any way prejudice your right to sell the said goods at any time notwithstanding that the five days allowed (a) to landlords for keeping possession shall have expired previously to the said sale. AND, in the event of such sale taking place, you are to be at liberty to retain out of the purchase moneys all charges of and incidental to the said sale, and of keeping such possession as aforesaid, together with all other usual and proper charges. DATED the day of , 18 . E.F. and G-.H. [solicitors]. (a) See 2 Win. & M., Sess. 1, c. 5, s. 2. 286 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 243. Undertaking by Members of a Land Society on their Directors allotting the Shares in Anticipation of the Period for Winding-up. To the Directors of the Land Society. Undertaking MEMORANDUM. THAT THE UNDERSIGNED members of the by members of -,. n a land society above-named bociety having severally paid to the trea- aTrectors surer thereof the sum of per share in respect shares in the society, and being now desirous of cipation of the having the shares severally allotted and conveyed to period for , . i T winding.up. them respectively, or as they shall respectively direct, without waiting for the final closing and balancing of the accounts of the Society (it being considered probable that further moneys may be required beyond the sum of in respect of each share to cover expenses of road making, sewering, allotment, surveyor's fees, law charges, and other expenses), HEREBY SEVERALLY UNDER- TAKE AND AGREE, on having their allotments conveyed as aforesaid, to deposit in your hands the sum of per share as a fund to be applied in addition to the said sum of per share in or towards the several items of expenditure hereinbefore mentioned, and all other expenses (if any) incidental to the final winding- up and closing the affairs of the said Society, and re- leasing the trustees thereof ; and in case the said per share shall not be sufficient for the pur- poses aforesaid, WE HEREBY SEVERALLY AGREE to pay to you or other the directora for the time being of the said Society such further contribution or equal sum or sums of money per share on the shares now held by us respec- tively as may be required to meet the deficiency, and until payment thereof the same, when ascertained, shall be and continue an equitable charge upon the land con- veyed to the member or members making default, and all persons claiming under him or them; AND in case any surplus shall remain in your hands on a final adjust- UNDERTAKINGS. 287 ment and closing of accounts, such surplus is to be re- turned to us respectively in the proportions to which we are respectively entitled to the same; AND WE HEEEBY SEVEKALLT BEQUEST and direct you and the survivors or survivor of you, or his heirs, or your or his assigns, to convey to us the several allotments of land to which we are respectively entitled according to the ballot which has already taken place, and subject to such restrictions affecting the land and mode of building on and user thereof, as heretofore adopted at a General Meeting of the said Society, it being hereby declared that the said sum of per share already paid is the full and true consideration money, to be inserted in the convey- ance as the purchase money for each allotment of land without reference to the said expenses or other out- goings. Signatures of members. No. of shares or allotments. Amount paid as deposit under this undertaking. Witness. s. d. 244. Undertaking by a Mortgagee on a Mortgagor suffering Judgment in Ejectment as Col- lateral Security. To A.B., of &c. [mortgagor] . IN CONSIDERATION of your suffering judgment to go by default in an action of ejectment to be commenced by me, the undersigned C.D., against you in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, I HEREBY UNDERTAKE that I will not issue any writ of possession, Precedent 244. Undertaking by a mortga- gee on a mortgagor suffering judgment in ejectment as collateral security. 288 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. or other execution on the said judgment, unless and until default shall be made by you in payment to me of the principal moneys and interest for the time being, owing on the security of an indenture of mortgage, dated, &c., and made between you the said A.B. of the one part, and myself of the other part, pursuant to the terms of the said indenture. DATED the day of , 18 . C.D. [mortgagee}. precedent 245. Undertaking by a Mortgagor on a Second Mortgagee discharging a Building Society's First Mortgage. To A.B., of &c. [second mortgagee} . Undertaking IN CONSIDERATION of your advancing and paying off for gor^nTsecond me a ^ m 7 request the sum of to the trustees discnar g -n a of tte Permanent Benefit Building Society, building being the amount now due to the said Society in respect mortgage. of shares held by me therein, and in full satis- faction and discharge of all subscription moneys, fines, and payments remaining due and secured by an inden- ture of mortgage dated, &c., and made between myself of the one part, and the then trustees of the said Society of the other part [and, if so, a memorandum of further charge dated, &c., endorsed on the foregoing indenture] . Now I HEREBY AUTHORISE the said trustees to endorse the usual statutory receipt for the said sum on the said mortgage vesting the legal estate in the said mortgage property in you. (a) AND I direct the said trustees to (a) It is not necesssary that the receipt should specify the per- son by whom the money has been paid. The person entitled to the reconveyance is the person who is empowered to call upon the holder of the legal estate and to demand a reconveyance from him of such estate : (Barry's Law of Building Societies, 114. And see Prosser v. Rice, 28 Beav. 68, and Pease v. Jackson, L. Rep. 1 Ch. 576.) WILLS. 289 deliver to you all title deeds and writings in their custody or control, belonging to me, and I request you to hold the same, and the property therein comprised, as security for the repayment of the said sum of , as well as for the moneys I am already indebted to you by a mortgage, dated, &c., of the same property. AND I UNDERTAKE AND AGREE that the power of sale and other powers contained in the last-mentioned mortgage shall be available to you, as well for the money thereby secured as for the said sum of now advanced, and the interest thereon. AND I AGREE on request to execute and deliver to you at my own expense any further mortgage or security you may require for securing the said sum of and interest from this date at the rate of per cent, per annum. DATED the day of , 18 . C . D . \mortgag or] . 246. Will of Real and Personal Estate. All to Precedent Testator's Wife absolutely (concise form). 246< I. A.B., of &c., REVOKE every testamentary writing by Devise and me heretofore made, and DECLARE this to be my last to wife. will. I DEVISE AND BEQUEATH all the real and personal estate to which I shall be entitled at the time of my death, or which I shall then have any power to appoint or dispose of by will, unto my dear wife B.B. (a) For the statutory enactments affecting wills, see 12 Car. 2. e. 24 ; 1 Yict. c. 26 ; 15 & 16 Viet. c. 24 ; 24 & 25 Viet. c. 114 ; and 24 & 25 Viet. c. 121. U 290 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. absolutely, subject as to trust and mortgage estates to Appointment the equities affecting the same respectively. AND I of executor. . , . . . . < , i -n T APPOINT my said wire executrix or this my will. IN WITNESS, &c.(a) precedent 247. Will of Personal Estate only. Pecuniary * Legacies. Residue to Grandchildren on Condition that none of them Marry into a Certain Family with Gift over. THIS is THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &c. I REVOKE every testamentary instrument by me heretofore made, Appointment AND I APPOINT C.D., and E.F., of &c., trustees and execu- eieratSs! aild tors of tnis m J wil1 - J DIRECT the payment of all my just Bequests to debts, funeral, and testamentary expenses. I BEQUEATH to my niece G.H. the sum of , and such articles of my household furniture as my daughter M. shall think Legacy to son. proper to allow her to select. I BEQUEATH to my son B.B. the sum of , as an acknowledgment for Direction to the presents and kindness I have received from him. I for benent S of m DIRECT that in case my grandson C.B., son of the said grandson. B.B., shall be living at my death, my trustees shall set apart and invest on any security they think proper, the sum of , AND shall accumulate the same and pay the said legacy and accumulations to the said B.B. at any time after my said grandson shall attain the age of years, to be applied by the said B.B. in or towards finishing the education of my said grandson or otherwise for his benefit ; but if my said grandson shall die before attaining the age of years, the said legacy and accumulations shall be IN TRUST for all the children, or any the child of my son H.B., living at the time of the death of my said grandson, and if more than (a) For forms of testimonium, see Precedents 236 and 237, ante, pp. 280, 281 ; and of attestation, Precedents 57 to 62, ante, pp. 8487. WILLS. 291 one in equal shares. I BEQUEATH all the residue of General my personal estate and property unto the said C.D. residue for and E.F. in trust for all the children, or any the child ^ r h a n S dren of my said daughter M., who shall be of or shall attain * w t n ty' J one and shall attain the age of twenty-one years, and who shall not not previously previously to attaining that age have married directly into a certain into the blood of the Y. family, and if more than one in family - equal shares. AND I DECLARE that if any child of my Gift over on said daughter shall marry directly into the blood of the condition. Y. family contrary to my will, such child shall thereupon lose all share and interest under my will, and the share of such child shall go to the child or children of my said daughter who shall not so marry, and if more than one in equal shares ; but if all the children of my said daughter shall die before attaining the said age, or shall have all married directly into the blood of the Y. family con- trary to my will, then, and in either of such cases, the said trustees shall be possessed of the said residue of my personal estate and property IN TEUST for such of the children of my said son H.B. as shall be living at the time when the preceding trust in favour of the children of my daughter M. shall fail, and, if more than one, in equal shares. IN WITNESS, &c. 248. Will of Real and Personal Estate. Uncon- Precedent verted to Daughter at twenty-one. If she 248> die before attaining that Age for Sale and Division in specified Shares among a Cousin, a Nephew, and two Brothers. THIS is THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &c. I REVOKE every testamentary instrument by me heretofore made, AND I APPOINT C.D. and B.F., of &c., trustees and execu- Appointment tors of this my will. I DIRECT the payment of all my u 2 292 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. General devise just debts, funeral, and testamentary expenses. I DEVISE AND BEQUEATH unto the said C.D. and E.F. all the real and personal estate and property of or to which I shall at my death be seised, possessed, or entitled, or which I shall then have any power to appoint or dispose of by will. To hold the same UNTO and to the use of my said trustees, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, according to the tenures and legal natures of In trust for the same respectively, IN TRUST for my daughter B.B. shall attain 8 ^ sne shall be or shall attain the age of twenty-one years, twenty-one, j^ jf ^Q s h a }i ft{ e under that age then UPON TRUST that In default in . trust for sale, my said trustees or the survivor of them, his heirs, exe- cutors, or administrators, shall sell the said real and personal estate and property, either together or in parcels, and either by public auction or private contract, and shall be possessed of the moneys arising therefrom, Proceeds to be AS TO part thereof IN TRUST for my cousin E.F., amongst a AS TO & further part thereof IN TRUST for my nephew \nd ne P new Gr.H., and AS TO all the residue of the said trust two brothers, money IN TRUST for my brothers I.B. and K.B. in equal Deviseoftrust shares. I DEVISE AND BEQUEATH all estates vested in me gagecfestates. u P n trust or mortgage unto the said C.D. and E.F., their heirs and assigns, upon the trusts, and subject to the equity of redemption subsisting therein respectively. Power to AND I HEREBY DECLARE that the power of appointing a trustees. 110 new trustee or trustees of this my will shall be exercis- able by the surviving or continuing trustee for the time being, or the executors or executor, administrators or administrator, of the last surviving or continuing trustee, or by the last retiring trustees or trustee, and upon any such appointment the number of trustees may be aug- mented or reduced. IN WITNESS, &c. WILLS. 293 249. Will of Real and Personal Estate. Fur- Precedent niture and Household Effects to two Sisters * until Marriage or Death of one and then entirety to the other. Pecuniary Legacy to a Niece at Twenty-one or Marriage. Resi- due for Sale and Investment. Income to Sisters until Marriage of one, and then entirety to the other. If loth Sisters marry Income to be divided into Three Parts and paid to them and Niece during Life. Ulti- mate Division of Capital and Income into Shares among their Issue, and in Default to Brothers and their Issue. THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &C. I BEQUEATH Bequest of all my plate, furniture, and other household effects to my houTehofd^ sisters B.B., and C.B., until one of them shall marry or g*^ * die, and after the marriage or death of one of them my said sisters, I give the whole of such plate, furniture, and other household effects to the other of them for her abso- lute use. I DEVISE AND BEQUEATH One share of Bequest to the gross value of all my estate at my decease, except m the said plate, furniture, and household effects, without making any deductions for debts or expenses of any kind, to my niece G.H., on her attaining the age of twenty-one years, or marrying before such age ; but, in case of her death before the age of twenty- one years, and unmarried, the said one share shall fall into the residue of my estate. I DEVISE AND BEQUEATH all the residue of my General estate, real and personal, to my said sisters B.B. and C.B., their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, UPON residue - TRUST that the said B.B. and C.B., or the survivor of sale. them, or the heirs, executors, or administrators of such survivor, shall sell the same either together or in parcels, and either by public auction or private contract, and 294 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Trusts of shall out of the moneys arising from such sale or sales, and the money of which I shall be possessed at my To pay funeral death, pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and deEts 1 , and debts, and the legacy hereinbefore bequeathed to the invest residue sa ^ Gr.H. on her attaining the age of twenty-one years, or marrying whichever shall first happen, and shall invest the residue of the said moneys in the names or name of the said trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will in any of the public stocks or funds, or Government securities, of the United Kingdom, or upon freehold or leasehold securities in England or Wales, or upon the shares or securities of any Company or Corporation, whether commercial, municipal, or otherwise, carrying on business, or constituted for any purpose in the United Power to vary Kingdom. AND I DECLARE that the said trustees or trustee may vary the said stocks, funds, shares, and securities at their or her discretion, and shall pay the Trusts of income of the said trust premises unto the said B.B. and sisters 8 ' C.B., in equal shares so long as both remain unmarried, and after the marriage of either of them, shall pay the whole of the income of the said trust premises unto the other of them during her life, or until she shall marry, and in case of the marriage of the second of my said sisters, then after her marriage the said trustees or trustee shall pay the income of one-third part of the said trust premises unto the said B.B. during her life, and the income of another third part of the said trust premises unto the said C.B. during her life, and the income of the remaining third part unto the said G.H. during her life. Subject AND, subiect to the trusts hereinbefore expressed and theretototheir / . J r children who contained, 1 BEQUEATH one-third part or the said trust twenty-on^in investments (hereinbefore called " the said trust pre- thirds. mises ") unto all the children or any the child of the said B.B. who shall attain the age of twenty-one years, and if more than one in equal shares ; AND subject to the trusts hereinbefore expressed and contained, I BEQUEATH another WILLS. 295 third part of the said trust investments unto all the children or any the child of the said C.B., who shall attain the age of twenty-one years, and if more than one in equal shares ; AND subject to the trusts hereinbefore expressed and declared, I BEQUEATH the remaining third part of the said trust investments unto all the children or any the child of the said Gr.H. who shall attain the age of twenty-one years, and if more than one in equal shares ; AND if any of them the said B.B., C.B., and G.H., And in default shall die without issue, or shall die leaving issue who shall not attain the age of twenty-one years, then I BEQUEATH the share or shares of the said trust invest- ments, which otherwise would have gone to her or their children or child under the trusts aforesaid, unto my brothers E.B. and F.B. in equal shares, or in case of the death of either of them without issue at the time of the death of any of them the said B.B., C.B., and Gr.H. without issue, then the whole of such share or shares respectively shall go to the other of my said brothers, or if he shall then be dead, to his children in equal shares, and if he shall have but one child, then to such child absolutely. PROVIDED ALWAYS, that the said trustees or Advancement trustee may raise any part not exceeding one-half of the c then expectant presumptive or vested share of any child under the trusts hereinbefore declared, and apply the same for his or her advancement or benefit. I DECLARE Power to that the said trustees or trustee may permit my personal sonaTgstate to estate or anv part thereof to remain in its actual state of f^ 11 " 1 on the J r f investments investment at the time of my death for such period of subsisting at time as they or she shall think fit. AND I DECLARE that death. the said trustees or trustee shall apply the whole or such Maintenance part as they or she shall think proper of the annual income of the share to which any child shall for the time being be entitled in expectancy under the trusts herein- before declared for or towards the maintenance or educa- tion of such child, either directly or to his or her guardian 296 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. or guardians without seeing to the application, or being accountable for the misapplication or nonapplication thereof, and shall accumulate any residue by investing it in any of the modes hereinbefore mentioned, with power for the said trustees or trustee to resort to the accumula- tions of any preceding year or years, and apply such accu- mulations for or towards the maintenance or education of the child for the time being presumptively entitled to the same respectively. [Devise of trust and mortgage estates to B.B. and C.B., and power to appoint new Appointment trustees as in the preceding Precedent. ~\ AND I APPOINT the said B.B. and C.B. executrixes of this my will. IN WITNESS, &C. Precedent 250. Will of a Married Woman under a Power 25 - contained in her Father's Will, appointing Property in Favour of her Children and Grandchildren at Twenty-one or Marriage. In Default to Husband. THIS is THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., wife of C.B. of &c. Recital of WHEREAS under the will of my late father, Y.Z., of &c., power. a deceased, I am entitled to a share of the moneys to arise from the sale and collection of his real and per- sonal estate and the accumulations thereof, and such share stands limited in trust as to the income thereof for myself for my separate use for life, and after my death in trust as to the capital and income for all or any one or more of my children and issue in such proportions and subject to such conditions and limitations over in favour of any other or others of the said children and issue, and with such regulations for maintenance, education, and advancement, and to be paid or transferred at such age or ages, either absolutely or upon contingencies, as I, whether covert or sole, should at any time, or from time WILLS. 297 to time, by deed or by will or codicil, direct or appoint. Now, in exercise and execution of all and every power and authority, powers and authorities whatsoever to me given or enabling me in this behalf, whether special, general, or otherwise, I APPOINT, BEQUEATH, AND DIRECT Appointment. that all and every the said trust moneys directed to be held in trust for me and my children and issue as in my said father's will mentioned, and over which I have any power of appointment, shall from and after my decease remain and be, and the trustees or trustee for the time being of my said father's will shall stand possessed thereof and of the annual income thereof IN TRUST for all In trust for my children or any my child, and for all the children or grandchildren. any the child then living of any children or child of mine as shall die before obtaining a vested interest under the trusts of my said father's will, who being males or a male shall be of or shall attain the age of twenty-one years, or being females or a female shall be of or shall attain that age or marry, and if more than one in equal shares, but so that any grandchildren of mine shall take only the share which their deceased parent would have taken if living. AND I DIRECT the trustees or trustee for Maintenance the time being of my said father's will to pay the annual income of the share to which any minor shall after my death for the time being be presumptively entitled in expectancy under the trusts contained in my said father's will to my said husband, C.B., or other the guardian or guardians of such minor, to be applied by him or them in or towards the maintenance or education of such minor, without requiring any account of the expenditure thereof. AND I ALSO DIRECT such trustees or trustee to Advancement raise any part or parts of the then expectant presumptive c or vested share of any minor under the same trusts, and to pay the same to my said husband or other the guardian or guardians of such minor, to be applied by him or them for the advancement or benefit of such minor, without 298 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Receipts of requiring any account of the expenditure thereof. AND guardians to T ,-1.1 , < -j i i j begooddis- 1 DECLARE that the receipts of my said husband or of such guardian or guardians for any money paid or trans- ferred to him or them by virtue hereof shall effectually discharge the person or persons paying or transferring the same from all liability to see to the application thereof. BUT IN CASE there shall be no child or children of mine living at my death, or any issue then living of any child or children of mine previously deceased as shall live to obtain a vested interest under the trusts of my said Appointment father's will, then I APPOINT, GIVE, AND BEQUEATH to my husband C.B. the whole of the share to which I am takin 8 en titled under my said father's will, and the unapplied effect. ' income (if any) thereof for his own use absolutely. Appointment AND I APPOINT my said husband executor of this my will. of executor. T " ' IN WITNESS, &C. Precedent 251. Will of Real and Personal Estate. Furni- 2gl - ture to Wife. Trusts for Sale and Invest- ment. Income to Wife for Life, and after- wards Capital and Income to Children equally. Ultimate Trust for Sisters and Brothers. THIS is THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &c. I REVOKE every testamentary instrument by me heretofore made, Appointment AND I APPOINT C.D. and E.F., of &c., to be trustees and executors. executors of this my will. I BEQUEATH all my household Bequest of furniture, plate, jewellery, linen, china, glass, pictures, household engravings, personal and household ornaments, house- effects to wife. , . . , . . , . , , ,, T keeping stores, wines, and provisions which shall be in and about my dwelling house at the time of my death, to my dear wife C.B., for her own use, and subject thereto Generaldevise I DEVISE AND BEQUEATH unto my said trustees hereinbe- WILLS. 299 fore named all the real and personal estate and property, and bequest of of or to which I shall at my decease be seised, possessed, or entitled, or which I shall then have any power to appoint or dispose of by will, to hold the same UNTO and to the use of my said trustees, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, according to the tenures and legal natures of the same respectively, upon the trusts hereinafter expressed concerning the same, that is to say, UPON TKUST to sell the same either together or in parcels, In trust for and either by public auction or private contract, with power to make such stipulations and conditions con- cerning any sale as such trustees or trustee shall think reasonable, and out of the moneys arising from such sale Trusts of or sales, and the moneys of which I shall be possessed at my death, to pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts. AND I DIRECT the trustees or trustee for the To pay time being of this my will to invest all the residue and p ^nses and remainder of my estate in their or his names or name in, vestreddue" &c. [continue trust for investment and power to vary securities as in Precedent 249, ante, p. 294]. AND shall Trusts of in- pay the income of the said trust investments unto my f or iif e . said wife C.B. during her life and after her death as to the principal of the said trust premises, with the future income thereof, IN TRUST for all my children or any my Afterwards child who, being sons or a son, shall be of or shall attain a t twenty-one the age of twenty-one years, or, being daughters or a or mama & e - daughter, shall be of or shall attain that age, or marry, and if more than one in equal shares as tenants in common. BUT IN CASE there shall be no child or children of mine living at my death, or any issue then living of any child or children of mine then dead, I DIRECT that the said trustees or trustee shall be possessed of the said trust investment, and the annual income thereof, or such part thereof as shall not have become vested or been applied under any of the trusts herein contained, IN TRUST for such of my three sisters, D.B., 300 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. In default for E.B., and F.B., as shall be living at the time when the unmarried .. ... . 1-11 sisters. aforesaid trust in favour of my children and their issue shall fail or become incapable of taking effect, and if more than one of my said sisters shall be then living and Ultimate unmarried in equal shares. AND if all my said three brothers and sisters shall then be or have been married, IN TRUST for and to be equally divided between and amongst all my brothers and sisters then living, and the issue then living of any brother or sister of mine then dead, such issue nevertheless, if more than one, taking equally between them the share to which the deceased parent of such Advancement issue would have been entitled if living. AND I DECLARE that the said trustees or trustee may after the death of my said wife raise any part not exceeding one-half of the then expectant or presumptive share of any minor under the trusts hereinbefore declared for his or her advance- ment or benefit. AND I DECLARE that the said trustees or trustee shall after the death of my said wife apply, &c. [continue maintenance and accumulation clauses using the the word "minor" in lieu of "child," as in Precedent 249, and add a devise of trust and mortgage estates, and power to appoint new trustees, as in Precedent 248 ante, p. 292] . IN WITNESS, &c. Precedent 252. Will of Widow of Real and Personal Estate. 252 ~ Trust for Sale and immediate Division of Proceeds after Payment of a pecuniary Legacy and Debts. THIS is THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &c. I REVOKE every testamentary writing by me heretofore made, and Generaldevise I GIVE, DEVISE, AND BEQUEATH unto C.D., of &C., all, &C., ^ trust for [continue trust for sale down to payment of debts as in sale, &c. WILLS. 301 preceding Precedent, then proceed], and the expenses attending the execution of this my will, and pay to E.F., at present residing with the said C.D., the legacy or sum of , and to be possessed of the residue of the said trust moneys, AS TO four-ninths thereof IN TRUST Pecuniary for G.H., of &c.. if living at the time of my decease, or. i! &a . c /" , & * Eesidne for if then dead, for all her children, or any her child, who, immediate being sons or a son, shall be of or shall attain the age among speti- of twenty-one years, or, being daughters or a daughter, fied P ersons - shall be of or shall attain that age, or marry, and, if more than one, in equal shares as tenants in common abso- lutely, and AS TO three equal ninth parts of the residue of the said trust moneys, IN TRUST for J.K., of &c., if living, &c. \_as in preceding limitation}, and AS TO the re- maining two equal ninth parts of the said residuary, trust moneys IN TRUST for L.M., of &c., if living at the time of my decease, or, if then dead, unto her daughter N.M. AND I DIRECT my said trustee or trustees to in- Power to in- vest any money which shall be in his or their hands and not immediately payable to any person or persons in, &c. [continue, according to the references in the preceding Precedent, trust for investment and power to vary secu- rities ; advancement, maintenance, and accumulation clauses, using the word " minor" in lieu of "child;" devise of trust and mortgage estates, and appointment of C.D. as executor], IN WITNESS, &c. 253. Will of Real and Personal Estate in Favour precedent of Natural Children. Ultimate Trust for 253 - Executors. THIS is THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &c. I REVOKE every testamentary instrument by me heretofore made, 302 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Appointment of trnstees, executors, and guardians. General devise and bequest. Trust of pro- ceeds. For main- tenance of natural children until twenty -one and after- wards for division be- tween them. Ultimate trust for executors. Direction as to religions education of children. AND I APPOINT C.D. and E.F., of &c., to be executors and trustees of this my will and guardians of my illegitimate infant children hereinafter mentioned, during their re- spective minorities. I DEVISE AND BEQUEATH unto the said C.D. and E.F. all the real and personal estate, and property of or to which I shall be seised, possessed, or entitled at the time of my decease, or which I shall then have any power to appoint or dispose of by will, to hold the same UNTO and to the use of the said C.D. and E.F., their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, according to the tenures and legal natures thereof, UPON TRUST, to pay and apply the net proceeds thereof for or towards the maintenance, education, and preferment of my two illegitimate children, known by the names of B.B. and C.B., until they shall respectively attain the age of twenty-one years. AND upon the younger of the said children attaining the age of twenty-one years, to divide in equal shares between them, or pay to the survivor of them, any balance that may not have been applied in the maintenance, education, and advancement, of the said children respectively. BUT IN CASE both the said children shall die under the age of twenty-one years, then I DIRECT that such part of my said estate and effects as shall not have been previously applied in the maintenance, education, and advancement of my said children, shall be divided equally between the said C.D. and E.F., and their respective executors, adminis- trators and assigns ; and I give and bequeath the same to them accordingly. I DIRECT that my said children shall be educated in the Protestant faith. IN WIT- NESS, &c. WILLS. 303 254. Will of Widow of Real and Personal Estate. Precedent Trust for Sale and Investment. Income ?5f" to be divided between two Daughters for Separate Use for Life, and afterwards Capital to be divided between their Chil- . dren. If one Daughter die in the Lifetime of the other without Issue, whole Income to Survivor and Capital to Survivor's Children. If both die without Issue, to Next of Kin. Provision for Payment or Deduction of Debt due from one Daughter's Husband to Testatrix. THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &C. I REVOKE General devise every testamentary writing by me heretofore made, AND ai I GIVE, DEVISE, AND BEQUEATH Unto C.D., of &C., all &C. [continue trust for sale down to payment of debts as in Precedent 251, ante, p. 299, then proceed] , and shall invest the residue of the said moneys in the name or names of the trustee or trustees, for the time being of this my will in or upon any securities he or they may deem ad- visable, whether authorised by statute or not, with power from time to time to alter, vary, or transfer all or any of such investments for others of a like nature, or to con- tinue any investments subsisting at the time of my death, and shall pay one moiety or equal half part of the income of the said trust premises unto my daughter Trusts of pro- E.F., the wife of F.F., of &c., during her life; and shall One nwfefc. d pay the other moiety, or equal half part thereof, unto ^ C01 ? for one my daughter G.B., during her life. AND I DECLARE that remaining the respective shares of my said daughters shall be for her y their respective separate use, without power of anticipa- dan & hter - tion, and their receipts alone shall be sufficient dis- charges for the same respectively. AND subject to the Subject to trusts hereinbefore expressed and declared, I GIVE AND trust capital 304 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. to each of BEQUEATH one moiety, or equal half part of the said trust with gift over, investments unto all the children, or any the child, of the said E.F., and if more than one in equal shares. AND subject to the trusts hereinbefore expressed and declared, I GIVE AND BEQUEATH the other moiety, or equal half part, of the said trust investments unto all the children, or any the child, of the said G.H., and if more than one in equal shares. BUT IN CASE of the death of either of my said daughters without issue, then I HEREBY WILL AND DECLARE that the moiety of such daughter so dying, and the accumulations and income thereof, shall be held IN TRUST for the other of them my said daughters during her life, and after her death for any her children or child in like manner as the original moiety is herein - Ultimate before given to her and them. BUT IN CASE both my testator's said daughters shall die without issue, then I GIVE AND next of kin. BEQUEATH the whole of the said trust investments and the accumulations and income thereof unto my next of kin according to the statutes for the distribution of the Provision as effects of intestates. AND WHEREAS the said F.F. is to testator" 18 ' indebted to me in for money lent by me to him. *"*** Now I DECLARE that if such loan shall not be repaid in my lifetime, the same shall be deemed an advance to the said E.F. on account of her share, but if the said debt, or any part thereof, shall be repaid in my lifetime, then I direct that the said F.F. shall have so much more added to her share as will make up her share Declaration equal to that of her said sister. AND I DECLARE that the ' 0611 * sliare to which anv cllild of m J said daughters shall be entitled under the trust aforesaid shall be paid (if a son) on his attaining twenty-one, or (if a daughter) at that age or marriage [add advancement, maintenance, and accumulation clauses ; devise of trust and mortgage estates ; and appointment of C.D. as executor} . IN WIT- NESS, &c. WILLS. 305 255. Will of Widow exercising a Power con- Precedent tained in her Marriage Settlement appoint- ing Property comprised therein, and devising other Property to Trustees. Trust for S,ale. Bequest of numerous pecuniary Legacies with Provision against Lapse. Residue to Brother. THIS is THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &c. WHEREAS by Eecitai of an indenture dated, &c., and made between myself (then A.C., spinster) of the first part, B.B. of the second part, and W.X. and Y.Z. (trustees) of the third part (being a even date, settlement made in consideration of the marriage shortly afterwards solemnised between myself and the said B.B.), certain hereditaments and premises were granted and conveyed unto the said W.X. and Y.Z., their heirs and assigns upon trust after the solemnisation of my marriage with the said B.B., that they, or the survivor of them, or the executors or administrators of such sur- vivor, should, with my consent, during my life, and after my decease at the sole discretion of the said trustees make sale of the said hereditaments and premises in manner therein mentioned, and should stand possessed of the moneys to arise from such sale (after payment thereout of all expenses) upon such, and the same trusts, and subject to such, and the same powers and in such manner in all respects, as were or should be declared of and concerning a certain sum of in and by a certain indenture, bearing even date with the now reciting indenture. AND WHEREAS by another indenture, Of settlement also dated, &c., and made between M.N. of the first part, the said W.X. and Y.Z. of the second part, myself of the third part, and the said B.B., of the fourth part, it was thereby agreed and declared between and by all the said parties thereto, that the said W.X. and Y.Z., their executors, administrators, and assigns, should stand x 306 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. possessed of the said sum of , upon trust that they or the survivor of them, and the executors or administrators of such survivor, should, as soon as con- veniently might be after the execution of those presents, lay but and invest the same in their or his names or name, in or upon the securities therein authorised, in trust as to the income thereof for myself, for my separate use for life, without power of anticipation, and after my death in trust as to both capital and income as I should, And of tes- by my last will and testament, appoint. AND WHEBEAS I tator's desire -. to exercise am desirous or exercising the power given or reserved to me by the lastly-recited indenture, and of devis- ing and bequeathing all my property, both real and personal, in manner hereinafter mentioned. Now by virtue and in execution of all and every power and authority, powers and authorities, whatsoever to me given or enabling me in this behalf, whether special, Appointment, general, or otherwise, I HEEEBY APPOINT the said here- ditaments and premises comprised in the hereinbefore firstly-recited indenture, if remaining unsold at the time of my decease, or, if then sold, the moneys which shall have arisen from the sale thereof ; and the investments of the same, and the accumulations and income, or so much thereof respectively as shall not have been applied under any of the trusts or powers in the hereinbefore secondly-recited indenture contained. AND also all and singular the said sum of , and the stocks, funds, and securities for the same, and the dividends and annual produce thereof TO THE USE of the said W.X. and Y.Z., their heirs, executors, and administrators, UPON THE TEUSTS and subject to the powers hereinafter expressed concerning the same. I GIVE, DEVISE, AND BEQUEATH all the real and personal estate and property of or to which I shall at my decease be seised, possessed, or entitled, or which I shall then have any power to appoint or dispose of by will, irrespective of and in addition to WILLS. 307 the said trust premises, subject to the trusts of the hereinbefore recited indentures of, &c., respectively UNTO and to the use of the said W.X. and Y.Z., their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, according to the tenures and legal natures of the same respectively, upon the trusts hereinafter expressed concerning the same ; that is to say, UPON TRUST that the said W.X. and in trust for Y.Z., or the survivor of them, or the heirs, executors, or 8ae ' administrators of such survivor, shall sell the same, and the property, stocks, funds, and securities for the time being, subject to or held under the said hereinbefore recited indentures of, &c., or either of such indentures, together or in parcels, and either by public auction or by private contract, with power to make such stipulations and conditions concerning any sale as such trustees or Trusts of trustee shall think reasonable, and out of the moneys pro arising therefrom, and the moneys of which I shall be possessed at my decease, and the unapplied dividends, interest and income of the said trust premises and the accumulations thereof, to pay my funeral and testa- TO pay mentary expenses and debts, and the following pecuniary p^g, debts, legacies or sums of money to the persons hereinafter and ce } ci ^ n * pecuniary named, that is to say, TO the said W.X. and Y.Z. legacies. each, as an acknowledgment for the trouble of executing the trusts of this my will ; TO my brother, B.C., of &c., ; to my sister, C.C., of &c., . ; TO my nephews, M.N., of &c., and N.N., of &c., each. AND I DECLARE that if the said B.C., C.C., M.N., and N.N., or any of them, shall die before me, leaving issue, the legacy or legacies of the person or persons so dying shall not lapse, but as to each of the said legatees so dying, I give his, her, or their respective legacy or legacies unto his, her, or their respective issue, to be paid to and divided between such issue, if more than one, in equal shares, as tenants in common absolutely. I BEQUEATH to the children x 2 308 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. of my said brother B.C. each, if living at the time of my decease, or if any of them shall be then dead, the legacy or legacies of the child or children so dying shall be paid to and divided between the survivors and survivor of them in equal shares as tenants in common absolutely. I BEQUEATH to my stepdaughter , if living at the time of my decease, or if then Legacies to be dead to her nephew P.P., of &c. AND I BEQUEATH to dut^ndin 0m Q-Q- - THE whole of the said legacies to be respectively paid free from legacy duty(a), and the separate legacy of any female to be enjoyed and disposed of by her as separate property free from marital control, and her receipt alone shall be a sufficient discharge to my General devise said trustees or trustee for the same. AND, subject to the oFresfdue 38 trusts aforesaid, I GIVE AND BEQUEATH all the residue of my estate and property (including in such residue any of the said legacies which may fail of effect by lapse or otherwise) unto my said brother B.C., his executors, administrators, and assigns absolutely. [Devise of trust and mortgage estates and power to appoint new trustees Appointment supra.~\ AND I APPOINT the said W.X. and Y.Z. execu- . executors. ^ Qrg Q ^. g my ^^ hereby KEVOKING every testamen- tary writing by me at any time heretofore made. IN WITNESS, &c. (a) As the Legacy Duty Act (36 G-eo. 3, c. 52) has not subjected to legacy duty money which is to be appropriated in payment of the duty on legacies, a saving of duty is effected by directing it to be paid out of the general estate : (Hayes & Jarm. 211.) WILLS. 309 256. Will of Real and Personal Estate. Pro- Precedent 2 'if* visions for carrying on Business, and for Sale to Sons. Annuity or Income (in the Event of Sale) to Wife. Ultimate Division of Capital and Income into Shares among Children and Grandchildren. Full Powers of Investment, and other usual Trustee Clauses. THIS is THE LAST WILL of me, A.B., of &c. I EEVOKB every testamentary instrument by me heretofore made, AND I APPOINT my dear wife B.B. and C.D., &c., to be Appointment executrix and executor and trustees of this my will. I and'executora. DEVISE AND BEQUEATH unto the Said B.B. and C.D. all General devise and the real, leasehold, and personal estate and property or bequest. or to which I shall be seised or possessed at my decease, or of which I shall then have any power to appoint or dispose of by will, to hold the same UNTO and to the use of the said B.B. and C.D., their heirs, executors, admi- nistrators, and assigns, according to the tenures and legal natures of the same respectively, upon the trusts and for the purposes hereinafter expressed of and concerning the same respectively, that is to say, AS TO all my wines, Wines and liquors, fuel, housekeeping provisions, and other con- to'vrife'abso^ sumable stores, which shall at my decease be in and lutel y- about my dwelling house, and also my wearing apparel, IN TRUST for my dear wife, for her own absolute benefit ; Furniture and AND AS TO my household goods and furniture, pictures, effects 'to wife plate, linen, china, glass, and other articles of do- for ^ B> mestic use, furniture, or ornament, which shall be in or about my dwelling house at my decease, IN TRUST to per- mit my wife to have the possession and use thereof during her life ; AND upon her decease I DIRECT that the same shall be sold under the general trust or direction for sale hereinafter contained, and the moneys to be produced thereby shall be held and be upon the same 310 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Power to carry on tes- tator's busi- ness till youngest son attains twenty-one. trusts that are hereinafter expressed, concerning the moneys to arise under such general trust or direction for sale. AND I EMPOWER the trustees and trustee for the time being of this my will, if they, she, or he, shall think proper to do so, to carry on the business of a now carried on by me until there shall be no son of mine living under the age of twenty-one years. But I expressly empower such trustees or trustee for the time being or (when more than two), the major part of them in their, her, or his absolute discretion, to discon- tinue to carry on such business at any time after my decease, whether any son or sons of mine shall be under the age of twenty-one years or not. AND I EMPOWER such trustees or trustee to employ in such business, while the same is carried on as aforesaid, such amount of capital, and to enter into such contracts and engage- ments, and do all such acts and things relating thereto as they, she, or he shall think proper, and to engage and employ any of my sons or such other persons for the purpose of carrying on the same, with such salaries or wages as such trustees or trustee shall think fit. And generally to transact all matters and concerns respecting the said business, and to do or cause to be done all acts and things relative thereto in the same manner in all respects as if they, she, or he -were absolutely entitled to or interested in the premises; it being my intention to give to such trustees and trustee for the time being full power, authority, and discretion to carry on such business as to them, her, or him shall seem most advantageous without being subject in any manner to the interference or control of any person interested under this my will. AND I EMPOWER such trustees and trustee for the time being to ascertain and determine from time to time the amount of the net gains and profits of the said business while carried on as afore- said. And no person shall call in question the propriety WILLS. 311 of the amount thereof so ascertained. AND I DIRECT that such gains and profits so ascertained shall, subject to the payment thereout of the annual sum hereinafter mentioned to my wife, from time to time be added to the moneys to be produced by the general trust or direction for sale hereinafter contained, and be held and be upon the said trusts as are hereinafter expressed concerning the same moneys. AND it is my will that when my sons Sons to have C.B. and D.B. shall both have attained the age of chasing' * twenty-one years, or upon the earlier discontinuance of g^^ 38 ^ the said business under the discretion in that behalf seniority, hereinbefore given to such trustees or trustee, the said business and the goodwill thereof, and the stock and effects of the same or employed therein, shall be sold to such of my said two sons as shall be desirous of pur- chasing the same, the option of such purchase being given to the elder of my said two sons then living^ and if he should decline to purchase, then to the other of my said two sons. AND such son as shall become Price to be the purchaser shall pay as the purchase money the valuation! value of the said goodwill, stock, and effects, to be ascertained by three indifferent persons, one to be chosen by the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will, one other by such son as shall become the purchaser, and the third by such two persons so chosen, or as shall be ascertained by any two of such three persons. AND such purchase money shall be paid in Terms of years, by equal half-yearly payments, paym the first half-yearly payment to be paid calendar months next after the amount of purchase money shall be ascertained as aforesaid, and such son shall also pay interest on such purchase money, or upon such part there- of as shall for the time being be unpaid, at the rate of per centum per annum by half-yearly payments. AND such son shall give such security for payment of such purchase money and interest as aforesaid as such 312 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. If sons decline trustees or trustee shall reasonably require. AND in case business^) 6 be of a n y difference between them or him and such son as to the security to be given, the same shall be determined in such manner as is hereinbefore directed as to the ascertainment of the amount of purchase money to be paid as aforesaid. AND in case neither of my said two sons shall desire to purchase as aforesaid, or in case at the time of such trustees or trustee declining to carry on such business, or discontinuing the same, neither of my said two sons shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, then the said business and the goodwill thereof, and the stock and effects of the same or employed therein, shall be sold under the general trust or direction General trust for sale hereinafter contained. AND it is my will that the trustees or trustee for the time being hereof (having regard to the provisions hereinbefore contained) shall sell all the said real and leasehold estate and property, and such parts of the said personal property as shall not consist of money, and collect and get in all moneys due and owing to me, and shall, out of the moneys to arise Trusts of from such sales and to be collected and got in, and the moneys to arise from the sale of the said business and the goodwill thereof, and of the stock and effects of the same, To pay funeral pay my debts, my funeral and testamentary expenses, and debts, and the expenses incident to the execution of this my will, an< ^ a ^ so P r vide such mourning for my dear wife and family, and otherwise, as to such trustees or trustee shall seem proper, and shall also pay to my wife as soon as conveniently may be the sum of for her And invest immediate occasions. AND, subject as aforesaid, it is my will that such trustees or trustee shall invest in their, her, or his names or name in or upon such stocks, funds, or securities as are hereinafter mentioned in that behalf, all the residue of the moneys to arise from the sale of the said real, leasehold and personal estate and property, and from the sale of the said WILLS. 313 business and the goodwill thereof, and the stock and effects therein, and of the moneys to be collected and got in as aforesaid, and also the net gains and profits of the said business (after payment of the annual sum hereinafter mentioned to my wife), and all other (if any) the moneys forming part of the capital of my trust estate. AND such trustees and trustee shall be .possessed of all the said moneys, stocks, funds, and securities upon the trust following, that is to say : IN TRUST to pay the And to pay interest, dividends, and resulting income thereof unto wife'for life my wife during her life. AND I DIEECT that she shall, out of such income and the annuity hereinafter men- children. tioned, while payable, maintain and educate such of my children, who being sons or a son shall be under the age of twenty-one years, and who being daughters or a daughter, shall be unmarried, whether having attained the age of twenty-one or not; BUT I DECLARE that the other trustees or trustee of my will shall not be con- cerned to see that such maintenance or education is provided by my wife. AND it is my will that such Annuity to be trustees or trustee shall, out of the net gains and profits profitsof of the said business, if and so long as the same shall be carried on under the foregoing direction in that behalf similar pay unto my wife the yearly sum of , by equal half-yearly payments in each year, as nearly as may be from the day of my decease, if she shall be living. But such yearly sum shall cease to be payable on the discontinuance of such business, or on the death of my wife, whichever event shall first happen. AND it is my will, that if in any year the net gains and profits of the said business to be ascertained by my trustees or trustee for the time being, shall not amount to the sum of , the amount only of such net gains and profits shall be paid to her, instead of the whole of such yearly sum, and the deficiency shall not be made good out of the gains and profits of 314 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Subject to pre ceding trusts for children who shall attain twenty one or marry. Shares of daughters to be for their separate use. Advancement clause. any other year, or out of any other part of the said trust premises; and, subject as aforesaid, the trustees and trustee for the time being of this my will shall be possessed of the said moneys, stocks, funds, securities, and trust premises, and the interest, dividends, and resulting income thereof, IN TRUST for such of my children as shall survive me, and who, being sons or a son, shall at my decease have attained, or shall after- wards attain, the age of twenty-one years; and who, being daughters or a daughter, shall then have attained, or shall afterwards attain, the age of twenty-one years, or shall have married, or shall marry under that age; and for such of the children of any of my children who may die before me, as shall be living at my death, and as being male shall attain the age of twenty-one years, or being female shall attain that age, or marry under that age, as tenants in common. But so that the children of any deceased child of mine respectively shall be considered collectively as only one child or individual, and take amongst themselves only the share to which the deceased child of mine of whom they are issue would have been entitled if living at my death, and having attained the age of twenty-one years. But it is my will that the share of each of my daughters shall be for her separate use independently of any husband, and her receipt alone, whether covert or sole, shall be a discharge for the same. PROVIDED ALWAYS, and I hereby declare that it shall be lawful for the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will, in the lifetime of my wife, with her consent in writing, to raise any part, not exceeding in the whole one-half of the share of any of my sons who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, or of any of my daughters who may marry, in my residuary estate under the foregoing trusts, and to pay or apply the same for his, her, or their preferment, advancement or benefit, as such trustees or trustee shall think fit ; and WILLS. 315 the interest of my wife in the income thereof shall there- upon cease. AND I ALSO DECLARE that such trustees or Maintenance trustee shall, from and after the death of my wife, pay c or apply the whole, or such part as they or he shall think fit, of the interest, dividends, and income of the share to which any child or grandchild of mine shall, for the time being, be entitled in expectancy under the trusts hereinbefore declared, for or towards his or her main- tenance or education, whether there be any other person bound by law to provide for such maintenance or edu- cation, or not, and may themselves or himself so pay or apply the same, or may pay the same to the father of such grandchild, or to the guardian of such child or grandchild, for the purpose aforesaid without seeing to the application thereof, and shall accumulate the residue, if any, of the same interest, dividends, or income for the benefit of the person or persons who under the trusts herein contained shall become entitled to the principal fund from which the same respectively shall have pro- ceeded j but with power to apply such accumulations, -or any part thereof, for or towards the maintenance or edu- cation of the child or grandchild for the time being pre- sumptively entitled to the same at any future period. I GIVE AND DEVISE all the freehold and copyhold estates, Devise of which at my death shall be vested in me upon any^^ge trusts, or by way of mortgage, unto the said B.B. and estates. C.D., their heirs and assigns, UPON THE TRUSTS, and sub- ject to the equity of redemption, which at my decease shall be subsisting or capable of taking effect therein respectively. AND I EMPOWER the trustees and trustee Power to for the time being of this my will to pay and satisfy any arrange debts owing, or claimed to be owing, by or from me or my estate, and any liabilities to which I or my estate may be, or may be alleged to be, subject, upon any evidence or for any reasons such trustees or trustee may think proper, and to accept any composition or any security 316 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. for any debt or debts owing to me or my estate, and to allow such time for payment of any such debt or com- position for "a debt, as to such trustees or trustee shall To compound seem reasonable. AND also to compromise or compound or submit to arbitration, and settle all debts, accounts, transactions, matters, and things, which shall be owing, or claimed to be owing, from or to me or my estate, or be depending, or arise between me or such trustees or trustee and any other person or persons, either in relation to the said business, or otherwise howsoever, and gene- rally to act in relation to the premises as such trustees or To postpone trustee shall think expedient. AND I EMPOWER such trustees and trustee for the time being to postpone the sale of all or any part of the said real, leasehold, and personal estate and property, and to permit any part of the said personal property to remain in or upon any security or investment in or upon which the same may be at my decease for any period of time such trustees or trustee may think proper. But all the same premises shall, in the meantime, be considered as money, and shall be subject to all the trusts and purposes herein declared of and concerning the said trust-moneys and premises. And the net rents and resulting income thereof respec- tively, whether the same may be of a terminable, fluctuating, or uncertain character or otherwise, shall, in the meantime, be paid or applied to the person or persons for the purposes and in the manner to whom and for and in which the interest, dividends, and income of the moneys to arise from the sale of, or collecting, or getting in the same respectively, and the securities and invest- ments thereof would be payable or applicable under the trusts herein declared, if the same had been invested (but not so as to multiply or increase any annuity or And to lease, charge) ; AND I EMPOWEE such trustees or trustee to demise the said real and leasehold estate and property, or any part or parts thereof for the time being remaining WILLS. 317 unsold, for such periods of time, at such rents, and subject to such agreements, covenants, and conditions as such trustees or trustee shall think proper ; and out of the rents and profits thereof to repair, improve, and manage the same, as such trustees or trustee shall consider judicious; and such trustees and trustee may employ collectors, clerks, accountants, and other persons to collect debts, rents, and other moneys, and otherwise, in the administration of my trust property, and in making out and keeping the accounts thereof with such salaries and allowances as such trustees or trustee shall think reasonable ; AND I DECLAEE that the sales hereinbefore Mode of directed to be made (having regard to the special pro- visions hereinbefore contained) may be made either by public auction or private treaty, and in such lots, parcels, and manner as to such trustees or trustee shall seem proper; and such trustees or trustee may make any stipulation as to title or evidence, or commencement of title, or otherwise ; and may buy in or rescind any con- tract for sale, and again proceed to a sale of the premises so bought in, or as to which the contract for sale shall be rescinded ; and such trustees or trustee may for all or any of the purposes hereinbefore mentioned execute and do all such assurances and things as they, she, or he shall think fit ; AND I DECLARE that the discretion of the Trustees in- trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will in relation to all or any of the matters by this my will, either expressly or by implication committed to their, her, or his authority, judgment, or discretion, whether made upon a question formally or actually raised or implied in any of the acts or proceedings of such trustees or trustee, and every act or omission of such trustees or trustee as to any such matters shall conclude any person claiming under this my will, and no person shall call in question the propriety thereof ; and any trustees or trustee shall not be accountable for any loss or damage which may be 318 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Direction as to invest- ments. occasioned thereby ; AND I DECLARE that the trustees and trustee for the time being of this my will shall invest in their, her, or his names or name all the moneys herein- before directed to be invested, and any other money that in the execution of the foregoing trusts it may be proper to invest in any of the public stocks or funds, or Govern- ment securities of the United Kingdom, or upon free- hold, copyhold, or leasehold securities in England or Wales, or in or upon the stocks, debentures, mortgages, or securities of any Corporation or public body in the United Kingdom, expressly authorised by an Act of Parliament to borrow money ; AND such trustees or trustee may from time to time vary or transpose such stocks, funds and securities into or for others of the And receipts, same or a like nature ; AND I DECLARE that the receipt of the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will for the purchase moneys of any property hereby directed or authorised to be sold, and for any other moneys which may be paid, and for any stocks, funds, and securities which may be transferred to such trustees or trustee under or by virtue of this my will, or in execution of any of the trusts or powers hereof, shall effectually discharge the person or persons paying or transferring the same there- from, and from being bound to see to the application, or being answerable for the loss or misapplication thereof. AND it is my will that if the trustees hereby constituted or either of them should die in my lifetime, or should at my decease refuse or be incapable or unable to act in t'he trusts of this my will ; or if they or either of them, or any trustees or trustee to be appointed as hereinafter provided, or by the Court of Chancery, should after my decease die or desire to be discharged, or refuse or become incapable to act in the trusts or powers aforesaid before the same shall have been fully performed ; or if without any vacancy it shall be considered advisable to increase the number of trustees, then and in every such Power to appoint new trustees. WILLS. 319 case it shall be lawful for the trustees or trustee for the time being competent and willing to act, or if there should be none such, then for the trustees or trustee desiring to be discharged, or being unwilling to act, in case all the competent trustees should be dead, and whether dying before or after me, then for the acting executors or executor, or administrators or administrator of the last surviving competent trustee from time to time, by any writing to appoint any other person or persons to be a trustee or trustees, in the place of the trustee or trustees so dying, desiring to be discharged, or refusing or being unable or incapable to act as afore- said, or in increase of the number of trustees ; AND that upon any such appointment, the number of trustees may be either increased or diminished ; AND that upon or in anticipation of any such appointment, or from time to time afterwards as circumstances will permit or may require, all the moneys and property then subject to any of the trusts of this my will, shall be so conveyed or transferred that the same may be vested in the surviving or continuing trustee or trustees, jointly with such new trustee or trustees, or in such new trustee or trustees solely, as the case may require ; AND I DECLARE that every trustee appointed as aforesaid may, as well before as after the trust premises shall have been so vested, act or assist in the execution of the trusts and powers herein contained, as fully and effectually as if he had been originally by this my will appointed a trustee thereof. IN WITNESS, &c. 257. Codicil reviving a Will revoked by Marriage, Precedent and revoking two pecuniary Bequests, and 257> giving an additional Legacy to two Brothers. THIS is A CODICIL to the last will of me, A.B., of &c., which will bears date, &c. WHEREAS since the date of 320 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. marriage and revoking two pecuniary bequests and giving an additional legacy. Precedent 258. Codicil patting a married daughter on a footing with her unmarried or widowed sisters and excluding her from sharing in the residue. the said will my late wife therein mentioned has died, and I have intermarried with C.B. my present wife. Now I HEREBY revive and confirm the said will except so far as the same is altered or varied by this codicil. I REVOKE the bequest unto my wife of the sum of mentioned in my will. AND I ALSO REVOKE the bequest therein contained unto C.D. and his successors of the sum of for the purpose specified in the said will, and direct that the same shall not be paid. I BEQUEATH the sum of unto my brothers D.B. and E.B., equally to be divided between them for their own use and benefit in addition to, and not by way of substitution or part substitution of, the devises and bequests already made to them respectively by the said will. AND in all other respects I REVIVE AND CONFIRM my said will, and declare that the same and this codicil are to be taken as containing together my last will. IN WITNESS, &c. 258. Codicil of Widow, putting a married Daughter living with her apart from her Husband on a Footing with her un- married or widowed Sisters, and excluding her from Sharing in the Residue. THIS is A CODICIL, &c. WHEREAS by my said will I ap- pointed, devised, and bequeathed certain real and per- sonal estate unto and to the use of my trustees therein named upon trust to pay out of the annual income thereof (after the termination of a prior life estate therein to my husband in case he should survive me, which trust by his death in my lifetime has become incapable of taking effect) to such of my daughters as should then be un- married, and to such of them as having been or being married should then or thereafter become widows or a widow, the annuity or yearly sum of each WILLS. 321 during the time such of my said daughters so unmarried as aforesaid should remain spinsters, and during the widowhood of my said daughters so being or at any time becoming widows or a widow as aforesaid, such annuity to be paid to them by equal payments in each year ; the first payment to be made months after the death of my said husband if he should survive me as aforesaid, and a proportionate sum to be paid for the fractional portion of any current at the time of her or their marriage or death. And upon further trust to pay and divide the residue or surplus (if any) of such annual income between and amongst the remainder of my said children in equal shares. AND WHEREAS my daughter E.F., the wife of F.F., is an invalid and totally unprovided for, and is now living with me, apart from her said husband, to whom in all probability she will never return. Now I DECLARE that it is my will and I hereby direct that my trustees for the time being shall, so long as my said daughter E.F. lives apart from her said husband F.F., pay to her out of the annual income of my said real and personal estate as aforesaid the like annuity or yearly sum of , in the same manner as is contained in the hereinbefore in part recited will with reference to such of my daughters as shall be unmarried or widows. PROVIDED ALWAYS, that so long as the said E.F. continues to receive the said annuity or yearly sum of she shall not be entitled to share with the remainder of my said children in the residue and surplus (if any) of such annual income as hereinbefore mentioned. AND in all other respects I RATIFY AND CONFIRM, &c. [as in preceding Precedent.] IN WITNESS, &c. 322 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent Codicil be- lapsed ' quests. 259. Codicil bequeathing lapsed Legacies and reducing and increasing other Bequests. I, A.B., of &c., DECLARE this to be a CODICIL to my will, dated &c. WHEREAS since the date of my said will my sister C.D. has died, I THEREFORE REVOKE all the legacies and bequests contained in my said will to or in favour of my said sister, and in lieu thereof I GIVE AND BEQUEATH unto all the children or any the child of the said C.D. living at my death, and if more than one in equal shares as tenants in common, the like legacies and bequests (except the pecuniary legacy of given by my said will, which I now direct to be reduced to ) as are contained in my said will to or in favour of my said sister, my intention being that the children or child of my said sister shall stand in her place, and take all the bequests given to her by my said will, except the said legacy of , which I have hereinbefore directed to be reduced as aforesaid; AND I HEREBY DIRECT such reduced legacy to be paid to such children or child in lieu of the said legacy of .1 REDUCE the legacy of to my sister E.F., or her children or child as the case may be, to AND I INCREASE the sum of , by my said will directed to be set apart and invested for the benefit of G.G., H.G. and K.G. to the sum of . I BEQUEATH to each of my executors W.X. and Y.Z., who shall act in the execution of the trusts of my will, the sum of . AND WHEREAS G.H. named in my said will is now dead, I THEREFORE REVOKE the legacy of thereby given to him, and in lieu thereof I BEQUEATH a legacy of to his brother H.H. if he shall be living at my death, such sum to be paid to his father, and to be by him applied towards the education of the said H.H. ; BUT if the said H.H. shall die before me, I DIRECT the said to be paid WILLS. 323 to his mother for her separate use in addition to any other benefit to which she may be entitled under my said will. AND, subject to the alterations aforesaid, I CONFIRM my said will. IN WITNESS, &c. 260. Codicil of Widow giving one of two Daughters Precedent a Power of Appointment over her Moiety 26 - and defeating Right of Survivorship as de- clared by Will.(a) THIS is A CODICIL, &c. WHEREAS by my said will I Codicil giving declared that in case of the death of either of my daughters a daughters therein named without issue, that the moiety anointment of such daughter so dying and the accumulations and over her income thereof should be held in trust for the other of defeating them during her life and after her death for her children or child. Now it is my will and I HEREBY ^jjj lar DIRECT that in case of the death of my daughter G.B. without leaving issue, and whether such death shall happen in the lifetime of my other daughter or after her decease, then the moiety of the said G.B. and the accu- mulations and income thereof shall be held by the trustee or trustees for the time being of my said will for such person or persons and for such purposes as the said Gr.B., whether covert or discovert, shall by will or codicil appoint. AND in default of any such appointment, and so far as any such appointment shall not extend, the said moiety shall be held on the original trusts in the said will expressed concerning the same. AND in all other respects I RATIFY AND CONFIRM my said will. IN WITNESS, &c. (a) The will here referred to is Precedent 254, ante, p. 303. Y 2 324 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. precedent 261. Articles of Marriage. 261 ' ARTICLES OP AGREEMENT made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c. Parties. [intended husband], of the first part, C.D., of &c. [intended wife], of the second part, and E.F., of &c., Recital of and G.H., of &c. [trustees] of the third part. WHEREAS marriage. a marriage is intended to be shortly had and solemnised between the said A.B. and the said C.D., and in con- sideration and contemplation thereof the said A.B. and the said C.D. have arranged to enter into the agreement Witnesseth. on their parts respectively hereinafter contained. Now these presents witness : Agreement 1. That the said C.D. and A.B., for themselves, their ofVroperty of heirs, executors, and administrators, agree with the said intended wife. E.F. and G.H., their executors, administrators, and assigns, that they and each of them will, as soon as con- veniently can be after the solemnisation of the said marriage, make, execute, and perfect such deed or deeds, assurance or assurances, as shall be necessary and proper for conveying and assuring all the property real and personal of which the said C.D. or the said A.B., in her right, may now or at any time hereafter become seized, possessed of, or entitled to to the said E.F. and G.H., their executors, administrators, and assigns, upon the uses and for the trusts hereinafter mentioned, that is to Trusts to be say, UPON TRUST to hold the same during the life of the thereof. said. C.D. to the use of the said C.D., free from the control of the said A.B., or any future husband, and without power of anticipation during coverture, and after the death of the said C.D. to the use of the said A.B. during his natural life, or until he shall become a bank- MISCELLANEOUS. 325 rupt, or assign, charge, or incumber the same, or attempt so to do, whichever shall first appear, and from and after the determination of the estate or interest of the said A.B., if he shall survive the said C.D., or from and after the death of the said C.D. to the use of such child or children of the said C.D. and A.B. as shall attain the age of twenty-one, and if no child or children of the said A.B. and C.D. shall attain that age, to the use of the heirs, executors and administrators of the said C.D., according to the nature and quality thereof. 2. That the said A.B., for himself, his heirs, executors, Agreement by and administrators, agrees with the said E.F. and G.H., husband to their executors, administrators, and assigns, that he will, Jf f g Ure his with all convenient speed after the solemnisation of the said marriage, insure his life in some solvent and respect- able life assurance office for the sum of at the least, and will assign and convey the same as nearly as can lawfully and effectually be done to the uses and upon the trusts hereinbefore contained. 3. That it is agreed by and between the parties hereto Settlement to that all deed or deeds, assurance or assurances, to be usual and made and executed in pursuance of these articles shall covenants &c contain all usual and proper covenants, provisoes, agree- ments, and declarations for the indemnity and reimburse- ment of trustees for the appointment of new trustees for making the receipts of the trustees sufficient discharges for the maintenance and education of children for the sale or conversion of the property hereby agreed to be conveyed or assigned with the consent of the person (if any such) for the time being entitled to the produce thereof, and the settlement of the proceeds of such sale or conversion as nearly as may be to the uses and upon the trusts hereinbefore contained, and for keeping in force the said policy of assurance and all other proper clauses for enabling the trustees to execute and perform the trusts reposed in them. As WITNESS, &c. 326 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 262. Bond to secure faithful Discharge by an Agent of his Duties. Bond. KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I, A.B., of &c. [agent], am held and firmly bound to C.D. and E.F., of &c. [principals], in the sum of , of lawful money of Great Britain. AND that we, W.X. and Y.Z., of &c. [sureties], are held and firmly bound unto the said C.D. and E.F. in the sum of of like, lawful money, each such sum and sums to be paid to the said C.D. and E.F. or their certain attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns, FOE THE PAYMENT of which several sums to be well and truly made we bind our- selves jointly, and each of us binds himself separately to the extent before mentioned, our and each of our heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them firmly by these presents SEALED with our seals, and dated this day of , 18 . Recital of "WnEEEAS by articles of agreement, (a) bearing even services of Or date herewith, and made between the said A.B., of the agent. one p ar ^ an( j t ^ e sa j(j Q j) an( j E.F., of the other part, it was agreed that the said A.B. should be employed and act for the said C.D. and E.F. as agent for the sale of sold by them, and should faithfully and honestly execute and perform the duties of his employment as such agent, and to the utmost of his skill and knowledge promote the interests of the said C.D. and E.F.; and from, time to time on request render to them in such form as they should require just and true accounts of all his dealings and transactions as such agent, upon the terms and for the commission in the said agreement mentioned. And it was further agreed that the said A.B. should (except as therein mentioned) collect and receive the accounts and debts to become due and owing to the said (a) The agreement to which this bond has particular reference is Precedent 34, ante, p. 58. MISCELLANEOUS. 327 C.D. and E.F., for goods, stores, and merchandise, sup- plied through the agency of the said A.B., and should pay over to the said C.D. and B.F., on day and day in every week, the moneys so to be received by him on their account as aforesaid ; and that he should not sell goods on credit to any person whom the said C.D. and E.F. should previously have forbidden him to trust ; and that he should personally make good all loss to be sustained by the said C.D. and E.F. by reason of any breach of that stipulation or any of the conditions therein contained. AND WHEREAS for securing the due And agree- payment unto the said C.D. and E.F. of all moneys to bond. be received by the said A.B. on their account under the said recited agreement, the said A.B. has agreed to become bound in the sum of , and the said W.X. and Y.Z. as his sureties and at his request have agreed to become bound in the sum of each. Now THE CONDITION of the above BOND or obligation is Condition on . . which bond such that IP the said A.B. shall from time to time and to be void. at all time's hereafter duly and regularly pay to the said C.D. and E.F. all moneys which shall come to his hands under or by virtue of the said agreement, and faithfully and honestly discharge and execute the duties of his employment as such agent as aforesaid, and well and truly perform all the stipulations in such agreement on his part contained, and save harmless and keep the said C.D. and E.F. indemnified from and against all loss, costs, damages, and expenses to be incurred or sustained by reason of any act or omission on the part of the said A.B. while acting as such agent as aforesaid, or after the determination of his agency, THEN the above written bond or obligation shall be void, otherwise the same shall remain in full force and virtue. 328 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. Precedent 263. Certificate on Attested Copy of a Document. 263 WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the writing on this and the attested 1 copy preceding sheets [or pages] of paper to which of a document. we have set our respective initials contains a true and exact copy of the original deed [or agreement], of which such writing purports to be a copy as also of the value of the stamp duty impressed thereon, we having this day of , 18 , carefully compared it with the said original deed [or agreement] . Clerks to Mr. Y. Z., Solicitor, (Address.) Precedent 264 Conveyance to a Member of a Land Society. 264. THIS INDENTURE, made, &c. BETWEEN A.B., of &c. and C.D., of &c. [trustees of the Land Society and vendors] , (hereinafter called " the said vendors ") of the one part, and E.F., of &c. [a fully paid-up member of the Society entitled to his conveyance] (hereinafter called " the said Witnesseth. purchaser "), of the other part. WITNESSETH that in con- n ' sideration of to the said vendors, now paid by the said purchaser, for the purchase of the fee simple of the hereditaments comprised in the Second Schedule Eeceipt. hereunder written (the receipt whereof they hereby acknowledge). THEY the said vendors do and each of them doth hereby grant and convey unto the said pur- arcels. chaser and his heirs ALL that piece of land situate in the township of , in the county of , particu- larly delineated and coloured in the plan thereof drawn upon these presents and specified in the Second Schedule hereunder written, together with the free use of the MISCELLANEOUS. 329 several roads or ways distinguished and marked in the said plan, AND together with all buildings, fixtures, General rights, easements, advantages, and appurtenances what- soever, to the same appertaining, or with the same held, or enjoyed, or reputed as part thereof or appurtenant thereto, reserving nevertheless to the vendors, their heirs and assigns, and the owners and occupiers of the adjoining lands for ever hereafter the free use and enjoy- ment of the said several roads or ways for all tenantly purposes. AND all the estate and interest of the said vendors in the premises, TO HOLD the said premises unto Habendum. and. to the use of the said purchaser, his heirs and assigns for ever. AND each of them the said vendors, so far as Covenant by relates to his respective acts, deeds, and defaults, for rigntto con- himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, hereby ^ u ^? e from COVENANTS with the said purchaser, his heirs and assigns brances. that, notwithstanding anything by the said vendors respectively done or knowingly suffered, they have power to grant and convey the premises in manner aforesaid free from incumbrances. AND that all the For quiet en- said premises may be quietly entered into, held, and enjoyed by the said purchaser, his heirs and assigns, without any interruption or disturbance by the said vendors, or any person claiming through or in trust for them. AND that they the said vendors, their heirs, and For further -, . . ' ,, . T .,, ,, , . . assurance. every person claiming as aforesaid, will at all times, at the cost of the said purchaser, his heirs or assigns, execute and do all such assurances and things for more effectually assuring the said premises to the use of the said purchaser, his heirs and assigns as by him or them shall be reasonably required. AND the said vendors, for To produce themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, and ( assigns, hereby COVENANT with the said purchaser, his heirs and assigns that they the said vendors, their heirs or assigns will at all times hereafter (unless prevented by fire or other inevitable accident), on the request in 330 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. And furnish Covenant by bricks, &c. Not to erect Not to build 3 houses Not to build approved. 8 writing of the said purchaser, his heirs or assigns, or any person lawfully or equitably claiming through him or them any estate in the said premises at the expense of the person or persons requiring the same, produce to him or them, or to such person as he or they shall appoint, or in any Court of Judicature, or elsewhere in England, as occasion shall require, the several deeds and writings specified in the First Schedule hereunder written for the support or manifestation of the estate or title of the said purchaser, his heirs and assigns, and of every or any person claiming as aforesaid. AND on such request and at such expense as aforesaid make and deliver to the person or persons requiring the same such true copies, attested or unattested, of the same deeds and writings as he or they may require, and in the meantime keep the said deeds and writings safe, uncancelled, and undefaced. AND the said purchaser, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, hereby COVENANTS with the said vendors, their heirs and assigns in manner following, that is to say, that he the said pur- chaser, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns shall not, nor will, make or burn any bricks on the said land, nor open out or quarry any stone other than what shall be necessary in excavating the foundations of the dwelling houses to be built thereon. That no steam engine, steam boiler, limekiln, sawpit, soapery, or other offensive or noisome manufactory or building shall at any time hereafter be set up or erected upon the said land. THAT not more than semi-detached dwelling- houses, or single dwelling house , with the necessary outbuildings, shall at any time be built upon the said land. THAT no dwelling house or other building shall at any time be erected upon the said land until the plans thereof shall have been submitted and approved of by the said vendors, or the survivor of them, their, or his heirs or assigns, or their or his surveyor. THAT no MISCELLANEOUS. 331 dwelling house which shall be built upon the said land Not to build shall be of less value than } exclusive of the V aTue than site, except in the case of double villas, which shall not be of less value than , exclusive of the site, and that the said dwelling houses respectively, including projections at the front, shall be set back neither more nor less than yards from the outside of the front boundary wall, nor shall the outer walls thereof be nearer the boundary line of the adjoining land than feet, and the principal floor of each house shall be raised not less than feet above the level of the curb immediately opposite, and that the open space at the front of the said houses respectively shall be enclosed to the front of the road bounding the same and co-extensive therewith with a brick wall not exceeding feet inches high, neatly finished with a polished stone coping and iron railings of uniform pattern, to be approved by the said vendors, not exceeding feet high. THAT no cellar shall be Not to let let or occupied as a separate habitation, or for any pur- separately, poses of trade, nor shall any building to be erected upon the said land be used as a beer-house or public-house, or for the sale, retail or wholesale, of wares or merchandise of any kind. AND THAT in case the said vendors, their And if vendors , . -i , in desire to build neirs, executors, administrators, or assigns shall at any a boundary time desire to build a boundary wall or walls on the side of either piece of land next adjoining or at the back of the land hereby conveyed, that he the said purchaser, his to be built heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns shall and will veyed and re- permit the same to be built as to half in width thereof upon the land hereby conveyed, and will repay to the person building the same one moiety of the cost thereof, so far as the same is co-extensive with the land hereby conveyed, provided always that such boundary wall or walls, by whomsoever built, shall be inches thick, and shall not be less than nor exceed PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. feet high, and shall be finished with a coping of double bull-nose bricks. IN WITNESS, &c. Schedule I. THE FIRST SCHEDULE REFERRED TO. [Here insert the dates and descriptions of and the parties to the various title deeds and documents covenanted to be produced in chronological order .] Schedule II. THE SECOND SCHEDULE REFERRED TO. AT.T. that piece of land numbered on the general plan of the estate situate on the side of a new road called Road, in the township of aforesaid, containing in front thereto , and in breadth at the back respec- tively, and in depth on the side , and in depth on the side , and containing in the whole superficial square yards be the said several dimensions and contents, or any of them, more or less, according to the said plan. Precedent 265. Deed of Separation. Husband to take the 265 - Children, and allow Maintenance to Wife, who is to see Children once a Week. Parties. Recital of agreement for separa- tion. And allowance by husband for main- tenance. Witnesseth. Covenant by husband to permit wife to uve apart. THIS INDENTUKE made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., of &c., [husband~\, of the first part, C.D., of &c. [trustee], of the second part, and B.B., wife of the said A.B., of the third part. WHEREAS unhappy differences have lately arisen and still exist between the said A.B. and B. hia wife, and they have mutually agreed to live separate and apart from each other during the remainder of their lives. AND WHEEEAS the said A.B. hath agreed to allow his said wife the sum of shillings per week during her natural life for her maintenance and support, and the said parties hereto have agreed to enter into and execute these presents. Now THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that in pursuance of the said agreements, and in con- sideration of the premises, the said A.B. doth hereby for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, COVE- NANT, promise, and agree to and with the said C.D., his MISCELLANEOUS. 333 heirs, executors, and administrators, in manner following; that is to say, that it shall and may be lawful for the said B.B., and that the said A.B. shall and will permit,, and suffer her from time to time, and at all times hence- forth during her natural life, to live separate and apart from him, and to reside and be in such place and places, and family and families, and with such relations, f riends,, and other persons, and to follow and carry on such trade and business as she from time to time at her will and pleasure (notwithstanding her present coverture, and as if she were a single woman and unmarried) shall think fit. AND THAT the said A.B. shall not, nor will at any Not to sue for time or times hereafter, sue her in the Court of Divorce, conjugal or any other Court, for living separate and apart from him, or to compel her to cohabit with him, or sue, molest, or disturb, or trouble her for such living separate and apart from him), (a) or sue, molest, or trouble any other person or persons whomsoever for receiving, harbouring, or entertaining her. AND shall not, nor will without the Nor visit her. consent of the said B.B., visit her, or knowingly come into any house or place where she shall or may dwell, reside, or be, or send or cause to be sent, any letter or message to her. AND shall not, nor will at any time Nor claim her hereafter, claim or demand any of the moneys, clothes, pl linen, household goods, furniture, stock-in-trade, pro- perty, estate or effects which the said B.B. now hath in her custody, power, or possession, or which she shall or may hereafter buy and purchase, or which shall be devised or given to her, or she shall otherwise acquire, and that she shall and may enjoy, and absolutely dispose of the same as if she were a single woman and un- married. AND THAT the said A.B., his heirs, executors, And to pay or administrators, shall and will pay, or cause to be paid a nce for her unto the said C.D., his heirs, executors, or adminis- maintenance - (a) See Hunt v. Hunt, 39 Beav. 89 ; 31 L. J. Ch. 161. 334 PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING. trators (or unto her the said B.B., if he or they shall so direct), the sum of shillings weekly, and every week during the term of the natural life of the said B.B. for her maintenance and support, (a) clear of all deduc- tions whatsoever, the first payment thereof to be made Proviso that on the day , 18 PROVIDED ALWAYS. children shall j ,-,-> , -, , ,-, reside with and it is hereby expressly agreed by and between the said parties hereto, that all and every the children and child of the said A.B. and B. his wife shall live in the house of the said A.B., or in such other house as he shall appoint, and be educated and maintained by him, and remain entirely under his care, authority, and control. (6) And the said B.B. shall not in any manner interfere with regard to the said children, or child, or their maintenance Subject to and education. NEVERTHELESS, it is hereby agreed that to see them the said B.B. shall be at liberty, if she shall think proper, at house of* once * n every week to see and converse with the said trustee. children or child at the dwelling house of the said C.D., except during such time as the said children or child may be unavoidably absent by reason of their being at school at a distance, or otherwise unable to attend from any Witnesseth. cause whatever. AND THIS INDENTURE ALSO WITNESSETH Covenant by that, in consideration of the premises, the said C.D. doth demnify hereby for himself, his heirs, executors, and adminis- agains d wife's tutors, COVENANT, promise, and agree to, and with the debts. said A.B., his heirs, executors, and administrators, that the said C.D., his heirs, executors, and administrators, shall and will at all times during such time as the said A.B. and B.B. shall continue to live separate and apart (a) If this payment is to be only continued during good behaviour, words to that effect must be inserted. (See Charlesworth v. Holt, 43 L. J. Ex. 25). (6) A stipulation that the wife shall have the custody of the children is, in the absence of special circumstances, contrary to public policy and void: (Vansittart v. Vansittart, 4 K. & J. 62; Walrond v. Walrond, Johns. 18 ; Hamilton v. Hector, L. Rep. 13 Eq. 511.) MISCELLANEOUS. 335 from each other, keep the said A.B., his heirs, executors, and administrators, indemnified from and against all debts and liabilities to be contracted or incurred by the said B.B., after the date hereof upon any account what- soever, and from all actions, suits, expenses, and claims for, or on account, or in respect of such debts and liabilities, or any of them, or any act, deed, matter, or thing in anywise relating to the premises, (a) IN WITNESS, &c. 266. Indenture of Apprenticeship. Precedent 266. THIS INDENTURE made, &c., BETWEEN A.B., aged years, son of C.B., of &c., of the first part, the said C.B. ' [father], of the second part, and Y.Z., of &c. [employer], of the third part. WITNESSETH that the said A.B., with Witnesseth. the approval of the said C.B., and of his own free will, doth hereby place and bind himself an apprentice to the Apprentice- said Y.Z., in the art, trade, or mystery of a , s from the day of , 18 , for the term of years. AND the said C.B. for himself, his heirs, Covenant by executors, and administrators, hereby COVENANTS with faithful the said Y.Z., his executors, administrators, and assigns, service of son. that the said A.B. shall faithfully serve the said Y.Z. during the whole of the said term, and shall not waste, embezzle, give or lend any money or property in his possession or control, nor at any time absent himself from his service without first obtaining his consent thereto, or do or suffer any act or omission whatsoever to his prejudice, but in all t things shall behave and demean himself as a faithful, apprentice ought to do. AND also A.nd to pro- that the said C.B., his executors or administrators, will, ^