N°. III.

An OBLIGATION, or BOND, with CONDITION for
the Payment of Money.

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DM all men by these prefents, that I David Edwards of Lincoln's Inn in the county of Middlesex, efquire, am held and firmly bound to Abraham Barker of Dale' Hall in the county of Norfolk, efquire, in ten thousand pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to the faid Abraham Barker, or his certain attorney, executors, adminiftrators, or af figns; for which payment well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors, and adminiftrators, firmly by thefe prefents, fealed with my feal. Dated the fourth day of September in the twenty-first year of the reign of our fovereign lord GEORGE the fecond by the grace of God king of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, and fo forth, and in the year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred, and forty-feven.

The condition of this obligation is fuch, that if the abovebounden David Edwards, his heirs, executors, or adminiftrators, do and shall well and truly pay, or caufe to be paid, uhto the above named Abraham Barker, his executors, adminiftrators, or affigns, the full fum of five thousand pounds of lawful British money, with lawful interest for the fame, on the fourth day of March next enfuing the date of the above written obligation, then this obligation fhall be void and of none effect, or elfe fhall be and remain in full force and virtue.

David Edwards. (L. S.)

Sealed, and delivered, being
firft duly ftamped, in the
presence of

George Carter.
William Browne.

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No. IV.

Sheriff's return.

N°. IV.

A FINE of Lands fur Cognizance de Droit, come ceo, &c.

§. 1. Writ of Covenant; or PRAECIPE.

EDRGE the fecond, by the grace of God of Great

Britain, France, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, and fo forth, to the fheriff of Norfolk, greeting. Command Abraham Barker, efquire, and Cecilia his wife, and John Barker, efquire, that juftly and without delay they perform to David Edwards, efquire, the covenant made between them of twe meffuages, two gardens, three hundred acres of land, one hundred acres of meadow, two hundred acres of pafture, and fifty acres of wood, with the appurtenances, in Dale; and unlets they fhall fo do, and if the faid David fhall give you fecurity of profecuting his claim, then fummon by good fummoners the faid Abraham, Cecilia, and John, that they appear before our justices, at Westminster, from the day of St. Michael in one month, to fhew wherefore they have not done it: and have you there the fummoners, and this writ. Witnels ourself at Weftminfter the ninth day of October, in the twenty-first year of our reign.

Pledges of John Doe.
profecution. Richard Roe.

Summoners of the
within named A-
braham, Cecilia,
and John.

John Den
Richard Fen.

§. 2. The Licence to agree.

Norfolk, David Edwards, efquire, gives to the lord the to wit. king ten marks, for licence to agree with Abraham Barker, efquire, of a plea of covenant of two meffuages two gardens, three hundred acres of land, one hundred acres of meadow, two hundred acres of pafture, and fifty acres of wood, with the appurtenances, in Dale.

$.3. The Concord.

And the agreement is such, to wit, that the aforefaid Abraham, Cecilia, and John, have acknowleged the aforefaid tene

ments,

ments, with the appurtenances, to be the right of him the faid No. IV.
David, as those which the faid David hath of the gift of the
aforefaid Abraham, Cecilia, and John; and thofe they have re-
mifed and quitted claim, from them and their heirs, to the
aforefaid David and his heirs for ever. And further, the fame
Abraham, Cecilia, and John, have granted, for themfelves and
their heirs, that they will warrant to the aforefaid David, and
his heirs, the aforefaid tenements, with the appurtenances,
against all men for ever. And for this recognition, remife,
quit-claim, warranty, fine, and agreement, the faid David bath
given to the faid Abraham, Cecilia, and John, two hundred
pounds sterling.

§. 4. The Note, or Abstract.

Norfolk, Between David Edwards, efquire, complainant, to wit. and Abraham Barker, efquire, and Cecilia his wife, and John Barker, efquire, deforciants, of two meffuages, two gardens, three hundred acres of land, one hundred acres of meadow, two hundred acres of pasture, and fifty acres of wood, with the appurtenances, in Dale, whereupon a plea of covenant was fummoned between them: to wit, that the faid Abraham, Cecilia, and John, have acknowleged the aforefaid tenements, with the appurtenances, to be the right of him the faid David, as thofe which the faid David hath of the gift of the aforefaid Abraham, Cecilia, and John; and those they have remised and quitted claim, from them and their heirs, to the aforefaid David and his heirs for ever. And further, the fame Abraham, Cecilia, and John, have granted for themselves, and their heirs, that they will warrant to the aforefaid David, and his heirs, the aforefaid tenements, with the appurtenances, against all men for ever. And for this recognition, remife, quit-claim, warranty, fine, and agreement, the faid David hath given to the faid Abraham, Cecilia, and John, two hundred pounds Sterling.

§. 5. The Foot, Chirograph, er Indentures of the FINE.

Norfolk, This is the final agreement, made in the court to wit. of the lord the king at Westminster, from the day of faint Michael in one month, in the twenty-first year of the reign of the lord GEORGE the fecond, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and fo forth, before John Willes, Thomas Abney, Thomas Burnet, and Thomas Birch, juftices, and other faithful fubjects of the lord the king then there prefent, between David Edwards, efquire, complainant, and Abraham Barker, efquire, and Ce

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N°. IV. cilia his wife, and John Barker, efquire, deforciants, of two meffuages, two gardens, three hundred acres of land, one hundred acres of meadow, two hundred acres of pasture, and fifty acres of wood, with the appurtenances, in Dale, whereupon a plea of covenant was fummoned between them in the said court; to wit, that the aforefaid Abraham, Cecilia, and John, have acknowleged the aforefaid tenements, with the appurtenances, to be the right of him the faid David, as those which the faid David hath of the gift of the aforefaid Abraham, Cecilia, and John; and thofe they have remised and quitted claim, from them and their heirs, to the aforefaid David and his heirs for ever. And further, the fame Abraham, Cecilia, and John, have granted for themselves and their heirs, that they will warrant to the aforefaid David and his heirs, the aforefaid tenements, with the appurtenances, against all men for ever. And for this recognition, remife, quit-claim, warranty, fine, and agreement, the faid David hath given to the said Abraham, Cecilia, and John, two hundred pounds fterling.

§. 6. Proclamations, endorfed upon the FINE, according to the Statutes.

The first proclamation was made the fixteenth day of November, in the term of faint Michael, in the twenty-first year of the king withinwritten.

The fecond proclamation was made the fourth day of February, in the term of faint Hilary, in the twenty-first year of the king withinwritten.

The third proclamation was made the thirteenth day of May, in the term of Easter, in the twenty-first year of the king withinwritten.

The fourth proclamation was made the twenty-eight day of June, in the term of the holy Trinity, in the twenty-fecond year of the king withinwritten.

N°. V.

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A common RECOVERY of Lands with double Voucher.

§. 1. Writ of Entry fur Disseifin in the Poft; or PRAECIPE.

EORGE the fecond, by the grace of God of Great

Britain, France, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, and fo forth, to the fheriff of Norfolk, greeting. Command David Edwards, efquire, that juftly and without delay he render to Francis Golding, clerk, two meffuages, two gardens, three hundred acres of land, one hundred acres of meadow, two hundred acres of pafture, and fifty acres of wood, with the appurtenances, in Dale, which he claims to be his right and inheritance, and into which the faid David hath not entry, unless after the diffeifin, which Hugh Hunt thereof unjustly, and without judgment, hath made to the aforefaid Francis, within thirty years now laft paft, as he faith, and whereupon he complains that the aforefaid David deforceth him. And unless he shall fo do, and if the faid Francis fhall give you fecurity of profecuting his claim, then fummon by good fummoners the faid David, that he appear before our juftices at Westminster on the octave of faint Martin, to fhew wherefore he hath not done it: and have you there the fummoners, and this writ. Witness ourself at Weftminfter, the twenty-ninth day of October, in the twentyfirst year of our reign.

N°. V.

Sheriff's

Pledges of John Doe. Summoners of the S John Den. profecution. Richard Roe. withinnamed David. [ Richard Fen. return.

§. 2. Exemplification of the RECOVERY Roll.

GEORGE the fecond, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, and fo forth; to all to whom these our prefent letters fhall come, greeting. now ye, that among the pleas of land enrolled at Westminster, before Sir John Willes, knight, and his fellows, our juftices of the bench, of the term of faint Michael, in the twenty-first year of our reign, upon the fifty-fecond roll it is thus contained. Entry returnable on the octave of faint Mar- Return.

Note, that if the recovery be had with fingle voucher, the parts marked 4 thus" in §. 2. are omitted.

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