To make ments. Intended wife to settle her estate. Convey ances to be withstand husband to leases and shall be stipulated and agd upon betwn the sd (F) and (G) And be it furr enacted That it shall and may be lful for the sd (IW) by any deed or deeds, &c. by her notwithstanding such her minority exted in the presence of, &c. by and with the consent and approbation of the sd (G) or the survors, &c. to convey, &c. unto and upon, &c. And be it furr enacted That such mutual conveyances surrenders settlts and assurances so to be made and extd by the sd (IH) and (IW), &c. shall notwithstanding such valid notthe respive minorities of the sd (IH) and (IW) be as good valid and effectual in law to all intents and purps ing their as if they resply had been of the full age of 21 yrs at minority. the time of the making and exting thof And be it furr Intended enacted That it shall and may be lful to and for the sd (F) and the sd (IH) notwithstanding his minority to give any release and other discharge for the sd several discharges. sums of £ and such or. sums of money as the sd (I H) will be entitled to have and rece in case the sd intended marre shall be had and solemnized and to pay and apply and dispose of all or any part thof or direct the same to be pd applied and disposed of in such manner and to for and upon such uses trusts intents and purps as is or shall be agreed upon betn the sd pties and that such discharge and the payment application and disposition of the sd sums shall be as good effectual and binding in law agst him the sd (I H) as if he had been of the full age of 21 yrs and that he the sd (IH) may give acquittances and releases for the rects and profits of such of the preses as by such settlts to be made as afd he shall be entitled to rece and take the rents and profits of and that such acquittances shall be as valid, &c. saving, &c. ADMITTANCES. Admittance of a new Tenant to Copyholds. Obs. By the 55 G. III. c. 184, this requires a stamp of 17. when Stamp. the clear yearly value exceeds 207., but where it is under that value, a 5s. stamp and also a further progressive duty of 11. for every entire quantity of 1080 words above the first 1080, and when there is more than one admittance on the same piece of vellum or parchment, the proper duty to be paid in respect to each. The copy of court roll of any admittance requires the same duty. Manor of F in the Co. of} day of Be it remembered that on the 18 (tenant of, &c.) came in his proper person before me A B (lord or steward) of the manor of F afd and prayed to be admitted to all and singular the customary messes lds tents and heredts situate lying and being within and pel of Of a New the sd manor and all and singr or. the preses with the apts thereunto belonging to which sd preses the sd (T) became entitled as eldest son and hr at law of I H decd late a copyhold or customary tenant of this manor To whom I the sd A B as lord of the sd manor personally granted seisin thereof by the rod [to whom the lord of the sd manor by me his sd steward granted, &c.] To hold to him the sd (T) and his hrs for ever by copy of court roll at the will of the lord or lords for the time being [or, if the admittance be by the steward, say in the common form at the will of the lord'] according to the custom of the sd manor by the several yearly rents and services therefore due and of right accustomed And the sd (T) gave to the lord for his fine £but the fealty was respited And so saving to the lord his right the sd (T) was admitted tenant to the sd preses in manner and form afd. In the pre-S S sence of {R R A B (lord or AFFIDAVITS, OR AFFIRMATIONS. Obs. By the 55 G. III. c. 184, affidavits not made for the immediate purpose of being filed or used in any court of law or equity, are liable to the stamp of 2s. 6d. for every sheet, or piece of paper, parchment, or vellum, on which the same shall be written or authorized by law, before justices of the peace, or at the Bank of England, to prove the death of any proprietor, &c. Also affidavits relating to the loss or mutilation of a bank note or bank post bill, &c. Affidavit (or Affirmation) of a Debt due to a Widow, E G of, &c. widow and administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of H G late of, &c. mercht her late husband deceased at the time of his death maketh oath (a) and saith That TS late of, &c. mercht is justly and truly indebted unto this deponent as administratrix as afd in the sum of £ of lful money of Gt Britain for a total loss of £ pr centum on the sa T S's subscription of 100l made and entered into before the date and suing forth of the sd commission on a certain policy of insurance effected by the orders and for the acct of the sd H G in his lifetime on goods and merchandize belonging to the sd H G shipped on board the ship bound on a voyage from in which the sd ship and to (a) If it be the affirmation of a quaker, say, being one of the people called quakers, upon this solemn affirmation, inade according to the rites of her religion, and according to the due form of law,' saith, &c., as above. her cargo in the prosecution of the sd voyage was lost Of Debts. Sworn (or affirmed) by the above-named) day of Affidavit of the Execution of Deeds. A B of, &c. maketh oath That he this deponent did see the parchment writings or indentures hereunto annexed bearing date, &c. and also one other writing bearing date, &c. and made or expssd to be made betn, &c. sealed and delivered by C D, &c. in the sd writings named and that he the sd deponent subscribed his name to each of the sd writings as a witness to the exon and delivery thof resply. Sworn, &c. Affidavit of the Execution of Articles of Clerkship. Obs. This affidavit must be made by one of the subscribing witnesses, and sworn before a judge of that court of which the attorney is admitted, within three months after execution of the articles. There is the like restriction as to time on the assignment of articles. A B of, &c. maketh oath and saith That he this dept did see H H gent. one of the atties of his Maj. Ct of K. B. (or C. P. at Westminster) and T F of, &c. severally sign and seal as their several acts and deeds in due form of law and deliver certain articles of agrt indented bearing date the day of last past and made betn the sd H H of the one pt and the sd TF of the or. pt whby it was agrd that the sd T F shd well and truly serve the sd H Has his clk in the business profession and practice of an atty of his Maj. Ct of K. B. (or C. P. at Westminster) for and during the term of five yrs commencing from the day of the date of the sd in pt recited articles of agrt or clkshp And the same articles of agrt or clkshp were duly exted by them the sd pties on the same day and year on which they bear date. And this dept furr saith that the names of HH and TF set and subscribed opposite to the several seals affixed to the sd in pt recited articles (4) Or affirmant.' Execu tion of Deeds. of clkshp are of the several and respective handwriting of the sd H H and T F and that the name J K thereto set and subscribed as one of the subscribing witnesses to the execution of the sd articles of clkshp is the proper handwriting of him the sd J K and that the other name A B thereto set and subscribed as the other subscribing witness to the execution thereof is the proper handwriting of him this deponent. Sworn, &c. Of Assignment of Articles of Clerkship. Obs. As to the assignment of articles, see preceding Affidavit, and also Apprenticeship. A B, &c. maketh oath, &c. That he did see I I one of the atties, &c. K L of, &c. and M N one or. of the atties of his Maj. &c. severally sign seal and, as their several acts and deeds in due form of law, deliver a certain deed or instmt in writing bearing date, &c. and indorsed upon certain articles of agrt bearing date, &c. [here recite shortly the substance of the articles] by which said deed or instint the sd II and K L did vacate and make void the articles of agrt or clkshp. And the sd II did assign and turn over the sd K L to the sd M N to serve him as his clk during the remr of the afd term of five years and the said M N did thby agree to take him as his clk during the remr of the sd term and that the same deed or instmt was duly exted by the sd II, K L and M N on the same day and yr on which it bears date. And this dept furr saith that the names, &c. (as above.) Sworn, &c. Affidavit of the Execution of a Will. A B of, &c. maketh oath and saith That he was present and did see C D late of, &c. decd in due form of law seal publish and declare his last will and testament in writing bearing date, &c. and that he this dept subscribed his name as a witness thereto. And this dept furr saith that he verily believes the parchment writing with the probate of a will thereto annexed under the seal of the Prerogative Ct of the Archbishop of Canterbury to be a true copy of the last will, &c. of the sd C D deceased having compared the same with the draught from which such will so signed sealed and published as afd was engrossed. And this dept furr saith he hath heard and believes that the sd CD departed this life on or about the 1S Sworn, &c. day of Of Service under Articles. A B of, &c. gent. maketh oath and saith That he hath really and truly served and been employed by C D of, &c. gent. as his clk in the practice of an attorney and solicitor for the full term of five years pursuant to the articles hereunto annexed. And this deponent further saith That he did previous to last term affix the name and place of abode of him this dept and also the name and place of abode of the said CD his master in the King's Bench Office and on the outside of the Court of K. B. in Westminster and that he did also previous to the same terna likewise enter the name and place of abode of the sd A B in the book kept for that purpose at the chambers of each of the judges of his Maj. Ct of K. B. Sworn, &c. Affidavit of Service of a Petition and Order. In Chancery. In the matter of T B a lunatic. G F of, &c. maketh oath and saith That he this dept did on the day of inst personally deliver to M B cousin and next heir of the said T B and H S aunt of the sd T B respectively a true copy of the petition and order thereon hereinafter mentioned which said petition appears to this dept to have been preferred to the Ld High Chancellor of Gt Britain by SS of, &c. IH of, &c. and W T of, &c. devisees in trust for the sd T B the lunatic named in the will of the sd lunatic's father N B late of, &c. and also persons appointed in and by the s will to have the care and custody of the sd T B. And it was thereby prayed that it might be referred to one of the Masters of the Ct of Chancery to approve of one or more psn or psns to have the care and custody of the psn and este of the sd lunatic they giving such security as is usual in like cases. And the sd order appears to this deponent to have been made by the sd Ld High Chancellor and bears date the, &c. And by such order the sd Ld H. C. directs all pties concerned to attend him in the matter of the sd petition on the next day of petitions and notice thereof to be given forthwith. Sworn, &c. For the Allowance of Spoiled Stamps. In Chancery. TM of, &c. in ptnshp with STR of the same place, &c. maketh oath and saith That the following Service. |