Conveyance of Freehold and Alignment of Leafehold, and Covenant to furrender Copyhold Lands, with Covenants applicable.

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THIS INDENTURE quadripartite, made theday of, in the year of the reign, &c, and in the year of our lord, Between L. B. of, efquire, brother and heir of C. B. efq. deceased, who was eldest fon and heir of C. B. heretofore, of, efq, deceased, and which faid C. B. the fon, and L. B. were devifees named in the last will and teftament of the said C. B. (a) the father, of the first part, dame F. G. of ——, in the county of, widow, daughter of the faid C. B. the father, and a devifee named in his faid will, of the fecond part, C. B. of, efquire, fon and heir of L. B. late of ——, efquire, deceased, who was brother of the aforefaid C. B. the father, and a devifee named in his will, of the third part, and N. O. of the parish of, in the county of fpinster of the fourth part. WHEREAS the Recitals. faid C. B. the father, being feifed in fee fimple, of

(a) The reason that F. S. and C. B. were made parties in this inftrument, and that the acts of R. B. deceased, are covenanted againft, is, that C. the father having devised as in the deed is ftated, without using words either of inheritance or perpetuity, a doubt arofe whether the fon B. had a fee or only a life eftate in the premises; in order therefore to. obviate all confequences, and for a greater fatisfaction of the purchafer, it was agreed, that the perfons fuppofed to be entitled in reverfion fhould be made parties, and the acts of fuch of them as were dead, fhould be covenanted against for conveying the freehold and furrendering the copyhold, Pow, MSS.

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and in the two fields or clofes, lands and hereditaCHASERS. ments, lying and being in the parifh of, in the county of—, hereinafter particularly mentioned and defcribed, with their appurtenances, and feifed to him and his heirs, according to the custom and manner of ——, in the county of of and in the customary meffuage or mansion house, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, hereinafter alfo particularly mentioned and covenanted, to be furrendered holden of the said manor by copy of a court-roll (which copyhold premifes he had furrendered to the ufe of his will) made and duly figned and published his laft will and teftament in writing, bearing date on or about the day of, in the year of our Lord ——, did thereby (amongst other things) give unto his wife S. B. for her life, all the faid freehold and customary or copyhold premifes, by the defcription of his houfe, called -- —, alfo —— -, near

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in -, with the gardens and all the lands both freehold and copyhold that he then was poffeffed of, in the county of, and after her death he gave the faid houses, gardens, and lands, both freehold and copy hold to his faid fon C. B. and in cafe of his death before the age of 21 years, then to his the teftator's faid fon L. B. party hereto, or the next eldeft fon then living, and if no fon living, to his daughter, the faid dame F. G. then S. B. or the next eldest daughter that should be then living, and if no fon or daughter fhould be living, he then gave it to his brother L. and his heirs. AND whereas the faid C. B. the father, departed this life on or about the month of —, in the year of our Lord, without revoking or altering his faid will, fo far as the fame related to, or concerned the faid freehold and cuftomary, or copyhold premifes, leaving the faid F. his wife, and his faid two fons and daughters by her, and

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no other iffue: AND whereas the faid C. B. the eldeft fon of the faid C. B. the father, departed CHASERS. this life, on or about the month of --, in the year of our Lord, under the age of 21 years, and without iffue, and afterwards, to wit, on or about the day of ——, in the year of our Lord, the faid L. B. party hereto, was admitted to the reverfion immediately expectant upon the death of the said S. B. widow, his mother, of and in the faid cuftomary or copyhold premises, to hold the fame to him his heirs and affigns, for ever. AND whereas the faid S. B. the mother, departed this life, in the month of

in the

year of our Lord, and upon her deceafe the faid L. B. party hereto, entered into, and upon the faid freehold and cuftomary hereditaments and premises, and hath been ever fince and now is, in the poffeffion and receipts of the rents and profits thereof. AND whereas the faid L. B. (brother of faid C. B. the father,) departed this life in the month of, in the year of our Lord

leaving C. B. party hereto, his fon and heir. AND whereas by an indenture, bearing date the day of, in the year of our Lord

and made or mentioned to be made between H. I. of, of the one part, and the faid L. B. party hereto of the other part, for the confiderations therein mentioned, H. I. did demife unto the faid L. B. party hereto, all that piece or parcel of land commonly called or known by the name of containing by eftimation acres more or lefs, fituate and being in the parish of —— - aforefaid, with the appurtenances thereunto belonging: To HOLD the fame unto the faid L. B. party hereto, his executors, adminiftrators, and affigns, from the

day of ——, for and during, and unto the full end and term of years, from thence next enfuing, and fully to be complete and ended, at

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Indenture witneffeth,

with

fubject to the covenants and agreements therein.
mentioned, on the part of the faid L. B. party here-
to, his executors, adminiftrators, and affigns, to be
kept, obferved, and performed. AND whereas the
faid N. O. hath contracted and agreed, with the
faid L. B. party hereto, for the absolute purchase
of the freehold and inheritance in fee fimple in
poffeffion of the faid freehold fields, or clofes of
lands and hereditaments devised by the faid recited
will as aforefaid, and all other the freehold lands.
and hereditaments of him the faid L. B. fitu-
ate, lying and being in faid the parish
the appurtenances thereto belonging, and of the
inheritance in poffeffion of the faid cuftomary or
copyhold meffuages, lands, tenements, and here-
ditaments hereinafter covenanted, to be fur-
rendered with their appurtenances, and also of
their leasehold fields and premises, for the refidue
and remainder of the faid term of years, to
come and unexpired, free from incumbrances, (ex-
cept as hereinafter is excepted) at or for the price
of £
and the faid dame F. G. and C. B. party
hereto, have agreed to join in conveying the faid
freehold premises, with their appurtenances, unto,
and to the use of the faid dame N. O. her heirs
and affigns, and alfo to releafe and quit claim, all
their eftate, right, title, and intereft, of, in, and to
the faid cuftomary or copyhold premifes, unto the
faid dame N. O. her heirs and affigns, in manner
hereinafter mentioned. Now this indenture wit-
neffeth, that for and in confideration of the fum of

of lawful money of Great Britain, to the faid L. B. party hereto, in hand well and truly paid by the faid dame N. O. at or before the fealing and delivery of these prefents, with the confent and approbation of the faid dame F. G. and L. B,

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party hereto (fatisfied. by their feverally 'being parties to and fealing and delivering thefe prefents) CHASERS. the receipt of which faid fum of, he the faid L. B. party hereto, doth hereby acknowledge and thereof, and of, and from every part thereof, doth acquit, exonerate, releafe, and for ever difcharge the faid N. O. her heirs, executors, adminiftrators, and affigns, and every of them, by thefe prefents, and in confideration of the fum of 10s. of like money to each of them the faid dame F. G. and C. B. party hereto, in hand paid by the faid N. O. at or before the fealing and delivery of thefe prefents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in pursuance and performance of the aforefaid agreement, in this behalf, they the faid dame F. G. and C. F. party hereto, at the request and by the order and direction of the faid R. B. party hereto, (teftified by his being a party to and fealing and delivering these prefents,) have, and Grant and reeach of them hath, according to their feveral and leafe refpective estates and interefts, bargained, fold, aliened, and released, and by these presents, do, and each of them doth according to such estates and intereft as aforefaid, bargain, fell, alien, and releafe, and the faid L. B. party hereto, hath granted, bargained, fold, aliened, releafed, and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, fell, alien, releafe, and confirm unto N. O. (in her natural poffeffion, now being by virtue of a bargain and fale thereof, to her made by the faid D. B. party hereto, dame F. G. and C. B. party hereto, in confideration of 5s. a-piece, by indenture, bearing date the day next, before the day of the date of these prefents, for the term of one year commencing from the day next before the day of the date of the faid indenture of bargain and fale, by force of the ftatute made for transferring uses into poffeffion, and to her heirs,) all those two fields, or clofes of meadow or pasture ground,