The Attvrneys gvide, for suing out of fines, concords, and recoveries, &c. Being choice and exact presidents for all sorts of fines, concords, and recoveries. Together with full instructions in all proceedings relating thereunto, and the certain charges of the same. With a table of all the particulars. / Perused and approved by G.T. an able practioner, and others.

The exemplification of a Fine inrolled according to the Statute of 23 El. c. 3.

OLiver Lord Protector, &c. To all to whom this present writing shall come, greeting. Know ye, that among the Inrolments of Writs,

and other things depending for Fines, accor∣ding to the form of the Statute, of the Term of Easter at Westminster, in the year of our Lord God, 1654. in the 7. Roll, it is thus contained, ss. Essex ss. Oliver Lord Protector of the Com∣mon-wealth of England, Scotland and Ire∣land, &c. To the Sheriff of Essex greeting. Command E. W. Esquire, and I. his wife, that justly, and without delay, they hold to I. W. and I. S. the Covenant between them made, of two Messuages, two Gardens, two Orchards, 20. Acres of Land, 20. Acres of Meadow, 40. Acres of Pasture, and 100. Acres of Furs and Heath, with the appurtenances in B. and W. And un∣less they shall do it, and the aforesaid I. and I. shall secure you for prosecuting their plaint, then summon by good summoners the aforesaid E. and I. that they be before our Justices at Westm. in 8. dayes of Saint Michael, to shew where∣fore they did it not; and have you there the sum∣moners, and this Writ. Witness my self at West∣minster the 13. day of September, in the year, &c. Pledges of prosecuting, John Doo, Richard Roo, summoners, John Den, Richard Fen, John T. Esquire Sheriff, ss. I. W. giveth to the Lord Pro∣tector six Shillings and eight pence for a license of Concord, with E. W. Esquire, and I. his wife of a plea of Covenant of 2. Messuages, 2. Gar∣dens, 2. Orchards, 20. Acres of Land, 20. Acres of Meadow, 10. Acres of Pasture, and 100. Acres of Furs and Heath, with the appur∣tenans in B. and W. And he hath a Certiorari by the peace admitted, before R. H. one of the Justices of the Lord Protector of the Bench, Justice in the Countrey, ss. Oliver Lord Prote∣ctor,

&c. to his beloved and faithfull R. H. one of his Justices of the Bench greeting. Where∣as our Writ of Covenant dependeth before you and your Associates, our Justices of the Bench, between I. W. and I. S. E. W. Esquire, and I. his wife, of 2. Messuages, 2. Gardens, 2. Or∣chards, 20. Acres of Land, 20. Acres of Mea∣dow, in B. and W. in the County of Essex, to Le∣vy a Fine thereof between them before you and your Associates aforesaid, in the Bench afore∣said, according to the Law and Custome of our Common-wealth of England; and the same E. and I. are of themselves so impotent, that with∣out very great danger of their bodies, unto West. at the day in the Writ aforesaid contained, to the knowledgements, which in this behalf are required to be made, to travail they are not suf∣ficient as we have received: we tendring the state of the same E. and I. in this behalf, have given you power to receive the recognizances which the aforesaid E. and I. before you shall make of the premises. And therefore we com∣mand you, that unto the aforesaid E. and I. per∣sonally going, their cognizances aforesaid ye receive: And when he have received them, your aforesaid Associates thereof, under your Seales distinctly, and openly ye certifie, that then that Fine between the parties of the pre∣mises before you, and your Associates aforesaid, in the Bench aforesaid may be levied, accor∣ding to the Law and custome aforesaid; And have you there then this Writ, witness my self at Westminster the 27. of September, in the year, &c. The answer of the within named R. H. unto this Writ; The execution of this Writ

appeareth in a certain Schedule to this Writ annexed. And the Concord is such, (that is to say) that E. and I. in the Writ to this Sche∣dule annexed, have reknowledged the Tene∣ments in the said Writ specified, with the ap∣purtenances, to be the right of I. W. in the same Writ named, as those which the same I. and I. S. in the said Writ named, have of the gift of the aforesaid E. and I. and those they have re∣mised, and quit claimed from themselves, and their heirs, to the aforesaid I. and I. and the heirs of him the said I. W. for ever. And fur∣thermore the same E. and I. have granted for themselves, and the heirs of him the said I. that they will warrant the tenements aforesaid, with the apputtenances, to the aforesaid I. and I. and the heirs of him the said I. W. against all men for ever. And for this, &c. the same I. W. and I. S. have granted the Tenements aforesaid, with the appurtenances to the aforesaid E. & I. and the heirs of the body of him the said E. by the aforesaid I. lawfully begotten, and for want of such issue, the tenements aforesaid, with the appurtenances, shall wholly remain to the afore∣said I. and the heirs of the body of him the said I. lawfully begotten, and for default of such is∣sue, the tenements aforesaid, with the appurte∣nances, shall wholy remain to the right heirs of him the said E. for ever. To hold, &c. R. H. S. This is the finall concord made in the Court of the Lord Protector at Westminster, in 8. dayes of Saint Michael, in the year, &c. before I. D. R. W. I. W. and R. H. Justices and other of the Lord Protectors faithfull then there present, between I. W. and I. S. plaintiffs, and E. W. Es∣quire,

and I. his wife deforcients of 2. Messu∣ages, 2. Gardens, 2. Orchards, 20. Acres of Meadow, 40. Acres of pasture, and 100. Acres of Furs, and Heath, with the appurtenances in B. and W. whereof plea of Covenant was sum∣moned between them in the same Court, to wit, that the aforesaid E. and I. have recogni∣zed the aforesaud tenementss, with the appurte∣nances, to be the right of him the said I. W. as those which the same I. and I. S. have by the gift of the aforesaid E. and I. And those they have remised and quite claimed from them the said E. and I. and their heirs, to the aforesaid I. and I. and the heirs of him the said W. for ever. And furthermore the same E. and I. have gran∣ted for themselves, and the heirs of him the said I. that they will warrant to the aforesaid I. and I. and the heirs of him the said I. W. the afore∣said tenements with the appurtenances, against all men for ever. And for this recognizance, remise, quite claim, warranty, Fine and Concord, the same I. and I. have granted to the aforesaid E. and I. the aforesaid tenements with the ap∣purtenances. And those to them they have rendred in the same Court, to have and to hold to the same E. and I. and the heirs of the body of him the said E. by the aforesaid I. lawfully begotten, of the chief Lords of that Fee, by the services, which unto the aforesaid tenements do belong, for ever: And if it happen that the same E. and I. shall die without heir of the body of him the said E. by the aforesaid I. lawfully be∣gotten, then after the decease of them the said E. and I. the aforesaid tenements with the ap∣purtenances shall wholly remain to the heirs of

the body of him the said I. lawfully begotten. To hold of the chief Lords of that Fee, by the services which unto the aforesaid tenements do belong for ever. And if no heir of the body of him the said I. shall be lawfully begotten, then the aforesaid tenements with the appurtenances shall wholly remain to the right heirs of him the said E. to hold of the chief Lords of the Fee, by the services which unto the aforesaid tene∣ments do belong, for ever, according to the form of the statute. The first Proclamation was made the 22. day of November, in the Term of Saint Michael (tali anno) within written. The se∣cond Proclamation, the 24. day of November in the same Term. The third Proclamation the 26. day of November the same Term. The fourth Proclamation the 29. day of November the same Term. The fifth Proclamation was made the 7. day of February, in the Term of Saint Hillary, in the said year within written. The 6. Proclamation, the 9. day of Feb. the same Term. The seventh Proclamation, the 10. day of February, the same Term. The eighth Proclamation, the 12. day of February the same Term. The nineth Proclamation was made the 14. day of May, in the Term of Easter (tali Anno) the same Term. The tenth Pro∣clamation, the 17. day of May, the same Term. The eleventh Proclamation, the 23. day of May, in the same Term. The 12. Proclamati∣on, the 23. day of Maey, the same Term. The thirteenth Proclamation was made the 22. day of June, in the Term of the holy Trinity, in the year within written. The fourteenth Procla∣mation, the 25. day of June the same Term. The

fifteenth Proclamation, the 27. of June the same Term, all and singular which at the request of W. W. gent. by the tenor of these presents, we have drawn to exemplifie. In Testimony of which thing, we have by these presents caused our Seal to be put unto the Writs, deputed to be sealed in the Bench. T. F. W. W. and F. R. Justices of the Bench aforesaid at Westminster, the day, &c. (tali Anno) &c.

W. P. and R.