CHAPTER XIII

ATTORNMENT.

IN the, &c., between, &c.

We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, being tenants in possession of the premises for which this action has been brought, situate, &c., do hereby severally attorn tenants to P. Q., of, &c., for such parts of the said premises as are in our respective possessions; and we have this day severally paid unto the said, &c., the sum of one shilling each upon such attornment, on account of, and in part payment of the rent due, and to become due, from us severally and respectively, for and in respect of the said premises; and we also severally and respectively become tenants thereof to the said, &c., from, &c. As witness our hands, &c.

Notice from Assignees of a Bankrupt to Tenants to attorn to a Purchaser.

To all and every the tenants late of A. B., of, &c., against whom a fiat in bankruptcy hath been awarded and issued, or of us, as the assignees of his estate and effects, and of all and every the messuages and tenements, with the appurtenances, in, &c., and else

e Tenants in possession, in order to save the expense of executing a writ of possession, may attorn to the lessor of the plaintiff.

where, late belonging to' the said A. B., and now unto us as his assignees. These are to require and authorize you, and each and every of you, forthwith to attorn and become tenants and tenant, severally and respectively, to C. D., (to whom the messuages, tenements, and premises were mortgaged by the said A. B.,) of and for all and singular the said messuages or tenements and hereditaments by you, each and every or any of you, holden, by lease or otherwise, by, from, or under the said A. B., or us as his assignees, and to pay unto the said C. D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, all rent that shall grow due from you, each and every or any of you, severally and respectively, for the premises aforesaid, from the now last past, until you shall have further notice from us in this respect; and for your so doing these presents shall be to you, each and every of you, a sufficient warrant, order, and indemnity.

day of

Witness our hands and seals, this day of

Another Form of Attornment, with Schedule. We, whose names are hereunder subscribed, do hereby severally attorn and become tenants to A. B., Esq., of the several farms, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, situate at the several places mentioned and set opposite to our respective names in the schedule' hereunder written; and do hereby agree to pay such respective rents for the same, and from such several periods or times, as in the said schedule expressed; and we have severally given unto the said A. B., the sum of 1s. in the name of attornment, and in part of the said rents.

As witness our hands, this day of, &c.

The schedule should contain the tenants' names, the names of the farms and premises, where situate, the rents, and the usual days of payment.

CHAPTER XIV.

ATTORNEYS.

Articles of Clerkship to an Attorney and Solicitor.

ARTICLES of agreement, indented, had, made, con- Agreement. cluded, and fully agreed upon, the day of, &c., between A. B., of, &c., gent., one of the attorneys of her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, at Westminster, and a solicitor in the High Court of Chancery, of the one part, and C. F., of, &c., and E. F., son of the said C. F., of the other part; witnesseth, that the said E. F., of his Witnesseth. own free will, and by and with the consent and approbation of the said C. F., his father, hath put, placed, and bound himself, and by these presents doth put, place, and bind himself clerk to the said A. B., to serve him from the day of the date hereof, for and during, and unto the full end and term of five years, from hence next ensuing, and fully to be complete and ended. And the said C. F. doth for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant, promise, and agree to and with the said Covenant by A. B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, E. F. shall by these presents, in manner following; (that is to faithfully say,) That the said E. F. shall and will well and serve. faithfully serve the said A. B. as his clerk, in the profession of an attorney-at-law, and solicitor in Chancery, from the day of the date hereof, for and during the said term of five years; and that he, the said E. F., shall not at any time, during the said term of five years, cancel, obliterate, spoil, destroy, waste,

C. F. that

embezzle, spend, or make away with any of the books, papers, writings, moneys, stamps, or other property of the said A. B., or of any of his clients or employers, which shall be deposited in hands, or entrusted to his custody or possession, or to the care, custody, or possession of him, the said E. F.; and that in case he, the said E. F., shall act contrary to the last-mentioned covenant, or if he, the said A. B., his executors or administrators, shall sustain or suffer any loss, damage, or prejudice, by the misbehaviour or neglect of the said E. F., he, the said C. F., his executors or administrators, shall make good and reimburse him, the said A. B., his executors or administrators, the amount and value thereof. And further, that he, the said E. F., shall and will, from time to time, and at all times during the said term of five years, keep the secrets of the said A. B., and readily and cheerfully obey and execute his lawful and reasonable commands, and shall not depart or absent himself from the service or employ of the said A. B. at any time during the said term, without his consent first obtained; but shall, from time to time, and at all times during the said term, conduct himself with all due diligence, honesty, and temperance. And that he, the said C. F., his executors or administrators, shall and will, from time to time, and at all times during the said term of five years, at his and their proper costs, find and provide the said E. F. with all and all manner of necessary and becoming apparel and washing, and also physic and surgery and medical attendance in case of Covenant by sickness. And the said E. F. doth hereby for himself, and on his part, covenant and agree to and with the said A. B., his executors and administrators, that he, the said E. F., shall and will truly and honestly serve him, the said A. B., at all times for and during the said term, as a faithful clerk ought to do, in all things whatsoever, in the manner above specified. In consideration whereof, and of the sum of L.500 of lawful money of Great Britain by the said C. F.

And to find clerk in apparel.

clerk to serve.

Consideration.

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to the said A. B. in hand well and truly paid, at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, (the receipt whereof he, the said A. B., doth hereby acknowledge, and of and from the same, and every part thereof, doth acquit, release, and discharge the said C. F., his executors and administrators, and every of them, for ever by these presents,) he, the said A. B., for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth covenant, promise, and agree to and with the said C. F., his executors and administrators, by these presents, in manner following; (that is to say,) that he, the said A. B., shall and will accept and take the said E. F. as his clerk, and shall and will provide him during the said term with board and lodging. And also that he, the said A. B., Covenant by shall and will, by the best ways and means he may master to inor can, and to the utmost of his skill and knowledge, teach and instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed, the said E. F. in the said practice or profession of an attorney-at-law, and solicitor in Chancery, and also shall and will, at the expiration of the said term, use his best means and endeavours, at the request, costs, and charges of the said C. F. and E. F., or either of them, to cause and procure him, the said E. F., to be admitted and sworn a solicitor of the said Court of Chancery, and an attorney of her Majesty's said Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, or either of them, or any other of her said Majesty's courts of law or equity, provided he, the said E. F., shall have well and faithfully served him, the said A. B., during the term of his said intended clerkship. Provided always, and it is hereby agreed and declared between and by the parties hereto, that if the said E. F. shall be minded and desirous to spend the whole, or any part of the last year of the said term of five years in the office of an attorney or solicitor in London or Westminster, or in the chambers of a barrister, conveyancer, or special pleader, then, and in such case, it shall be lawful for the said E. F. so