The compleat clark, and scriveners guide. Containing exact draughts and presidents of all manner of assurances and instruments now in use: as they were penned and perfected by divers learned judges, eminent lawyers, and great conveyancers, both ancient and modern. Whereunto is also added a concordance of years, from the time of King Richard the third untill this present; very usefull for conveyancers and others. With an exact alphabeticall table, whereby any of the said presidents may be easily found out.

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The compleat clark, and scriveners guide. Containing exact draughts and presidents of all manner of assurances and instruments now in use: as they were penned and perfected by divers learned judges, eminent lawyers, and great conveyancers, both ancient and modern. Whereunto is also added a concordance of years, from the time of King Richard the third untill this present; very usefull for conveyancers and others. With an exact alphabeticall table, whereby any of the said presidents may be easily found out.
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"The compleat clark, and scriveners guide. Containing exact draughts and presidents of all manner of assurances and instruments now in use: as they were penned and perfected by divers learned judges, eminent lawyers, and great conveyancers, both ancient and modern. Whereunto is also added a concordance of years, from the time of King Richard the third untill this present; very usefull for conveyancers and others. With an exact alphabeticall table, whereby any of the said presidents may be easily found out." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A80285.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.

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LETTERS OF ATTORNEY.

To sue for a Debt due by a Bill of Exchange, to the Attorneys owne use with a Covenant that the Debt is un-discharged.

TO all to whom these presents shall come G. L. of London Marchant, sendeth greeting. Know ye that I the said G. for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto espe∣ally moving. Have ordained, assigned and deputed, and by these presents do ordain, assign and depute, & in my place, put my welbelo∣vied friend A. S. Citizen and Grocer of London, my true and law∣full Attorney irrevocable to demand, levy, recover and receive in my name and stead, to the only proper use and behoofe of the said A. S. of one M: W. Citizen and Draper of London, his Heirs, Execu∣tors, or Administrators, the sum of 100 l: of good and lawful money of England, in which said summe the said M. W. is indebted to me the said G. by a certaine writing or Bill of exchange, bearing date at London the &c. Know ye also that I the said G. have by these pre∣sents given and granted to my said Attorney my full and whole au∣thority, for default of payment of the said summe or any part or parcell thereof, him the said M. W: his Heirs, Executors or Admini∣strators, by their bodies to Arrest and imprison, and out of Prison a∣gaine to deliver and release, and the Goods and Chattells, Lands and Tenements of him the said M. W. his Heirs Executors or Administra∣tors to the use and behoofe of the said A: S. in my name and stead, to cause to be attached, seised or extended, and Pleas prosecutions,

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and Suits whatsoever against the said M. W. his Heirs Executors or Administrators or any of them, or against the Goods, Chattells, Cre∣dits, and Debts of the aforesaid M. W. for the Debt aforesaid, in my name and place, to commence, maintaine and prosecute in any Court or Courts, and before what Judge or Judges soever, as firme and law∣full wayes and meanes as the Lawes of the Land will permit: And upon recovery and receipt of the said money or any part thereof, ac∣quittance or acquittances, Release or Releases, or other discharge in my name, and stead to seale and deliver, and one or more Attorney or Attorneys under him to substitute, and at his will againe to revoke, and further to do, &c. Ratifying, &c. and I the said G: L. do further Covenant and grant for me my Executors and Administrators, to and with the said A. S. his Executors and Administrators by these presents That the said Writing or Bill of Exchange is in full strength and va∣lidity, and that I the said G. L. before the making of these presents, have not remitted nor any way released the said Debt, nor any part or parcell thereof. And that he the said A S. his Executors Admini∣strators or Assignes, shall or may have and enjoy all and singular summes of money and other profits whatsoever which by vertue or pretext of the said writing or Bill of Exchange shall happen to be le∣vied to the proper use and behoof of the said A. S. his Executors or Administrators without any accompt to be given or rendred by him for the same, In Witnesse &c.

To Deliver a Deed.

BE it known unto all men by these presents. That whereas I A. B. of C. in the County of S. Gent. I. L. Gent. his wife and S. Sister, of the said A. B. have set our hands and Seales to a writing hereunto annexed, mentioning that we have granted to E. S. Esquire, certaine Tith, Lead-Oare, within the high Park or else where, within the Coun∣ty of D. which Tithe was granted unto us the said A: B. and S. my said Sister by Sir F. L. Knight for certaine years yet to come and unexpired, as by the said writing hereunto annexed appeareth. Now know ye that we the said A. B. I. L. and S. his wife have consti∣tuted, ordained and made, and in our stead and place by these pre∣sents have put our welbeloved friends H. M. and N. O. our true and lawfull Attorneys, for us and in our names joyntly and severally to take possession of the said Tithe, Lead-Oare, or of some part thereof in the name of the whole by clayming of the same or by seising or ta∣king in our names some parts thereof in the name of the whole, and also for us and in our names as our Deed to deliver the said writing hereunto annexed to the said E S. or to any other person or persons

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to his use as fully wholy and amply as we the said A. B. I. L and S. could or might do the same in our own persons: Ratifying, &c.

From severall Executors, and Administrators to sue, Ʋnder-sheriffs and Bayliffs of hundreds or for Goods, &c. wrongfully taken, by colour of their Office.

KNow all men by these presents, That we A. B. Widdow, Execu∣trix of the last Will and Testament of R. B. late of M. in the County of S. Gent: C. D. Widdow, Executrix of the last Will, &c. of E: D: of &c. yeoman and E. F. G. H. and I. K. of M. aforesaid. Have made ordained constituted and in our places by these presents have put our welbeloved in Christ Sir R. H. Knight our true and law∣full Attorney to demand levy and receive for us and every of us of F: C. Gent late Deputy, Sheriff to E. C. Esquire late Sheriff of the said County of G. L. late Deputy Sheriff to F. L Esq; late Sheriff of the said County, and after Deputy Sheriff to R. C: Esq; late Sheriff of the said County of G: F. late Bayliff of the Hundred of F. in the said County, and of I. K. late Bayliff of the said Hundred, and of every or any of them, all and singular the summes of money, Goods and Chattells whatsoever, which they the said late late Deputy Sheriffs or Bayliffs, or any others there, or any of their under. Officers or Ministers, or a∣ny other person or persons by their, or any of their, have or had re∣ceived, levyed or taken wrongfully by colour of their said severall Offices of or from us, or every or any of us or of and from the Te∣stators and Intestates above named, and of and from them and every, or any of them by the said Deputy Sheriffs and Bayliffs, or by any of them, and from us as yet wrongfully sustained. Giving and granting to our said Attorneys, our full and whole power and Authority in the premisses, to Arrest, Sue, Implead, Imprision and Convent the said late Deputie Sheriffs and Bayliffs in all or any of the Q: Court or Courts, before all or any of her Majesties Judges, Justices or Com∣missioners or before any of them, for the wrongfull taking, levying, detayning and with holding of the said summes of money, Goods and Chattells or of any part thereof, and them and every of them in that behalf to condemne, and the said summes of money, Goods and Chattells to recover and receive to the proper use and behoofe of the said Sir R. H without giving or rendring to us or any of us any ac∣compt for the same. It being in full recompence and satisfaction of di∣vers great summes of money by the said Sir R. H: payed and defrayed for us and the said Testators and Intestates, to our Soveraigne Lady the Queens Majesty. And upon such recovery, or recoveries so had or made, or other payment or payments or satisfaction in that behalfe,

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to be made to the said Sir R: H: by the said late Deputy Sheriffes and Bayliffs, or by any of them, to compound, release or agree with them, or every or any of them, and acquitance or acquittances, release, or re∣leases, or any other discharge in that behalf, as to our Atturney shall seem convenient respectively to Seal and Deliver for Us, and in our Names and Places at the Will and pleasure of our said Atturney, and further to do and execute &c. Ratifying &c. In witness wherof, &c.

To receive the Rents of a Mannor, and for non-payment to re-enter.

BE it known unto all by these Presents, That I A. B. of &c. have made, ordained, deputed and constituted my Welbeloved and faithful Servant C. D. my true and lawfull Atturney to demand, ask, levy and receive for me, and in my name, and to my use of E. F. and all other the Farmers and Occupiers of all and every my Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments within my Mannor of N. in the County of L: for the time being, all such rents and summs of money, as now be, or which hereafter shall be due, and payable to me of, and for the Rents of the said Mannor of N. and of all other Lands, Tene∣ments and Hereditaments in S. in the said County of L. by force of a certain Indenture of Lease, bearing date &c. made between &c. and upon receit therof to make, seale and deliuer for me and in my name acquitance or acquitances, or other lawfull and sufficient dis∣charges to make as occasion shall serve and require; and for non-Payment therof, or any part therof into into the said Mannor, Messu∣ages and Premisses, or any part or parcel therof to re-enter, and the said E: F. and all other the Farmers and Occupiers therof to expel and amove, and all other things in that behalf to do and execute in as full and ample manner as I my self could or might, if I were there personally present Ratifying &c. In witness, &c.

To enter into Land for non-Payment of a rent reserved upon a Lease.

KNow all Men to whom these Presents shall come, I. M. H. of London Widow, send greeting. Wheras by Indenture of Lease, bearing date &c. made between me the said M. H. of the one part, and one J. W. of &c. and R. A. of C. &c. of the other part, I the said M. H. did demise and to farm let, unto the said I. W. and R. C. the

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Mannor or Chantry of S. with the appurtenances and the dissolved Chantry of S. with the appurtenances, and the dissolved Colledge of S. with the appurtenances, late parcel, of, or belonging to the Col∣ledge of R. M. the County of Y. among other things, all lying and being in the said County of N. to hold from the Feast day of the An∣nuntiation of the Virgin Mary then last past for the Term of 7. years if the extent mentioned in the said Indenture of Lease should so long continue, yeelding and paying therefore yearly during the said term un∣to me the said M. H. my Executors and Assigns, the full, just and en∣tire summ of 3000 l. of lawful English money, in, or upon the first day of N. and the first day of M. at, or in my then or late dwelling House in M. Lane in London by even and equall portions, with a Proviso or Condition therin contained, that if it should happen the said yearly rent, or any part therof to be behind and unpaid, by, and during the space of 21. dayes next after such dayes, time or times as the same shall grow due or ought or are appointed to be paid by even and equal portions, that then and from thenceforth after such default of pay∣ment without any demand to be made by me the said M. H. my Ex∣ecutors or Assigns, of the sad Rent, or the Arrerages therof at any o∣ther place, then only at my said dwelling House in M. Lane in London aforesaid, it should and might be lawfull for me the said M. H. my Executors and Assigns, wholly to re-enter in to all and singular the demised premisses, with the appurtenances, and into every or any part therof, and the same to have again and repossesse, as in mine and their former estate and right, any thing in the said Indenture contai∣ned to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding

And wheras the said I. W. and R. A. upon the 21. of this instant May, being the last day of payment of the said rent, according to the Proviso above mentioned to be contained in the said Indentures of Lease, have made default of payment, and have not satisfied or paid all the rent reserved to be paid by the said Indenture of Lease, and the Proviso and Condition mentioned and contined in the said Indenture of Lease at the place aforesaid, notwithstanding, I the said M. H. did demand the said rent, at, or in my said dwelling House upon the said 21th. day of May, before the Sun set of the same day, and did conti∣nue my demand according to the Law in such cases used, and the pur∣purt and effect of the same Indenture of Lease, and no person or per∣sons came then and there to make payment of all the said rent unto me the said M. H. according to the purpurt and effect of the said Inden∣ture of Lease and Proviso aforesaid.

Now this I present Writing witnesseth, That I the said M. H. do hereby Constitute and appoint T. S. of F. in the said County of N. Gent. my lawful Atturney and Deputy for me, and in my name and place in respect of the non payment of the said rent, and Proviso afore∣said

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to re-enter into all and singular the said Mannor or Chantry and dissolved Colledge of S. aforesaid, and into all and singular the Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments thereunto belonging, lying or being in the said County of N. or into such or so many parts or parcels then∣of in the name of the rest, as to my said Attorney shall be thought meet, and convenient.

And further, to expel and put out of the Possession of the said Pre∣misses, or of such parts therof as my said Attorney shall please the said I. W. and R. H. or their Assigns. or Under-tenants, and to hold the Possession therof to my use, according to the purport, effect, intent, and true intent and meaning of the Proviso and contained in the said Indenture of Lease, and what my said Atturney shall lawfully do in the Premises, I do ratifie, and hereby allow and confirm, &c.

To receive the Profits of Lands extended.

TG All to whom these Presents shall come, I. A. B. of &c: send greeting, Wheras W. P. Esquire, now Sheriff of the County of C. by vertue of the Kings Majesties Process or Writ of Extent and Libera∣te to him directed, hath charged and sworn one sufficient Jury or In∣quest of twelve men within this County of C. who by vertue of their said Oath and Charge have found that C. B. G. H. and I. L. Esquires were severally seised and possessed of divers Mannors, Messuages, Lands Tenements, Goods and Chattels within the said County of C. as by an Inquisition under the Seals of the said Jurors, bearing date &c. more plainly and at large it doth and may appear, which Mannors, Lands and Tenements, Goods and Chattels are to be delivered to me the said A. B. in Execution until certain debts due unto me from the said C. B. G. H. and I L: shall be levied and satisfid.

Now know yee that I the said A. B. have made, authorized, deputed and assigned my servant T. M. my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name, and to my only use and behoof to take and receive possession and seisin of and in all and singular the said Mannors, Mes∣suages, Goods and Chattels specified and contained in the said Inquisi∣tion at the hands and delivery of the said Sheriff or his Deputy, and e∣very part and parcel therof, and so many parts and parcels therof, as to my said Attorney shall happen to be delivered to my use, accord∣ing to the tenor, form and effect of the said Writ, and the same Man∣nors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, Goods and Chattels, to use and dispose to my most profit and commodity in as large, ample, and effe∣ctual manner, as I my self might or could do being personally present ratifying and confirming, &c.

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To Surrender Copy-hold Land.

KNow all men by these Presents, That I A. B. of &c. Have made, ordained, constituted, and appointed, and by these Presents in my place and stead have put my Welbeloved C. D. and E. F. two Copy-hold, or Customary Tenants by Copy of Court-Roll, accord∣ing to the Custome of the Mannor of G. my true and lawful Atturneys joyntly and severally to Surender for me, and in my name, into the hands of the Lord of the Mannor of G. aforesaid, one Messuage, and twenty acres of Land, be it more or less, commonly called or known by the name of Bartons to the use and behoof L. M. his Heirs and As∣signs for ever, according to the Custome of the said Mannor, to be hol∣den by the Rents and Services of right due and accustomed Ratifying and confirming &c. In witness wherof, &c.

Another of the same.

TO. All Christian people to whom this present shall come, R. M. of P. in the County of C. Esquire sendeth greeting, Know ye, That I the said R. for and in part of performance of certain Covenants, Grants, Articles and Agreements, specified and expressed in certain Articles Indented, bearing date the the 10th day of May, in the 20th. year of the Raign of C. late King of England, and made between the said R. M. of the one part, and T. S. of S. in the said County Esq; of the other part, and for divers other good causes and considerations, me hereunto especially moving, Have made, ordained, constituted, and by these Presents in my Place, have put my Welbeloved Friends G. H. and I. K. my true and lawful Atturneys, for me, and in my name and place joyntly and severally to Surrender into the hands of the King as Lord of the Mannor and Forrest of M. in the said County of Chester by his Steward there at the next Halimote or Court of the Mannor and Forrest aforesaid, or at any other Court or place within the Man∣nor and Forrest aforesaid, all and singular those Messuages, Lands, Te∣nements, Medows, Feedings, Pastures, Rents, Reversions, Services and Hereditaments whatsoever, with all and singular their appurtenances, scituate lying and being within the Mannor and Forrest of M. afore∣said, now or late in the several joynt occupations of I. L. R. T. &c. or any of them, to the intent & purpose, that the said King having possessi∣on and Seisin therof by his Steward of the Mannor and Forrest afore∣said, will Give and Grant the foresaid Messuages, Lands, Tenements, and other the Premisses to R. S. and T. W. to hold to them the said

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R. S. and T. W. their Heirs and Assigns for ever, according to the Custome of the Mannor and Forrest by the Rents and Services hereto∣fore due, and of right Accustomed, Ratifying &c. In witness &c.

To make Entry into Lands.

BE it known unto all men by these Presents. that we H. D. of G. in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, and M. his Wife, and A. S. sister of the said M. have authorised and appointed, and by these Presents do authorise and appoint J. R. and J. T. and either of them joyntly and severally for and in the name and to the use of us the said H. D. and M. as in the Right of the said M. and for and in the name, & to the use of the said A. and of F. M. Son and Heir apparant of P. M of C. in the County of Y. and for, and in the name and names, and to the use of all and every of us the said H. and M: and in the Right of the said M. and the said A. and F, to enter into all and every the Messuages Mills Lands Tenements and Hereditaments scituate or be∣ing in F. G. and H: in the County of N: and in every or any of them, which at any time heretofore was or were the inheritance, or did ap∣pertain or belong unto F. S. of S, Esquire late deceased Father of the said M: and A, and Grand-Father of the said F: M: in whose seve∣rall or other tenures or occupation soever the same or any of them now are, or heretofore have been, and all and every the said Heredi∣taments for and in the name and names, and in the right of us the said H. D. M A: and F: as aforesaid to claim challenge and demand as the proper and lawfull Inheritance of the said H: M: A: and F: M: And furthermore for us the said H. M: F: and A: S: and for every of us aforesaid, in and upon all and every or any of the said Hereditaments, joyntly and severally to claime and demand in the name and names of us the said H. and M, as in the Right of the said M. and in the name and names of the said A. and of F: M. and of every of us, all and every such the Reversion and Re∣versions Remainder and Remainders, of and in all and every or any of the said Hereditaments which do or doth lawfully or rightfully unto us the said M. A. and F. or to any of us, and did heretofore apper∣tain or belong to R: S: Esquire, the late deceased Brother of the said M and A. and uncle to the said F. M. and lastly jontly or severally to do and make all and every such Entry and Entries Claim and Claims in or upon all and every or any the premisses, for and in the names and right of us the said H, M: A, and F. M. and for the reducing setling or revesting unto us the said H and M. as in the right of the said M: and the said A: S: and F: M: and to every of us, all such estate posses∣sion

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reversion and remainders as to the said M A and F: M: did or doth lawfully appertain or belong; of or in the premisses as to the said J. R. and J: T: or to either of them, shall at any time or times seem expedient and convenient, In witness &c.

Davenport:

To Sue for Lands.

TO all to whom these Presents shall come, A: B of C. &c. Gentle∣man sends greeting, Know yee that I the said A. B: have constitu∣ted and ordained, and by these presents in my place, have put my wel∣beloved Freind E: F: of &c. my true and lawfull Attorney for me and in my name and stead to enter into one capitall Messuage or Tenement with the Appurtenances commonly called G: scituate lying and being, in &c: and into every part and parcell thereof, and full and peaceable possession and seisin thereof and therein for me and in my name to take and after such possession and seisin for me and in my name so had and taken, then for me and in my name place and stead, to expell remove and put forth the Tenants and Occupiers of the said Messuage or Te∣nement with the Appurtenances, and every or any part thereof, and the same and every part thereof to my use, to keep occupy and enjoy, and also giving, and by these presents granting to my said Attorney full power and lawful authority for me and in my name to commence begin sue implead and prosecute any action or actions suit or suits as∣well reall as personall whatsoever, in any Court or Courts, and be∣fore any Judge or Judges whatsoever against the persons Tenants and Occupiers of the said Messuage or Tenement and other the premisses, and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever of for and concerning the wrongfull withholding and detaining of the said Mes∣suage and Tenement and other the premisses, or any part thereof: And the said Suit and Suits for me and in my name to prosecute and follow, and in my Right and Title of in and to the premisses before the said Judges to proceed to triall, and to do appoint and limit to be done, all other acts and things concerning the recovery of the pre∣misses or any part thereof, and the said A. B. that he his Executors and every of them shall and will from time to time and at all times here after avow and justifie all and every lawfull action and actions suit and suits whatsoever to be commenced pursued and taken in his or their name or names for or concerning the said Messuage or Tenement and other the premisses, or any part or parcell thereof, in manner and form aforesaid, and that the said A. B. his Executors, Administrators nor Assigns nor any of them, shall at any time or times hereafter re∣lease

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any Action or Actions suit or suits commenced or to be commen∣ced as aforesaid, or to be non suit, or to suffer any discontinuance or Retraxit thereof to be made without the assent and consent of the said A. B. his Executors or Administrators in any wise ratifying, &c. In Witnesse, &c:

Hesketh.

To receive money.

BE it known unto all men by these presents, that T. B. of H, in the County of L. Gentleman, hath made ordained constituted and de∣puted, and in his name place and stead, hath put his beloved friend R S of P. in the said County Gentleman, his true and lawfull Attorney irrevocable to ask require demand and receive to and for his own use and behoof of H. I. of N. in the said County Yeoman, the summ of 20 l. of currant money of England, and for non-payment thereof to arrest attach sue implead and imprison him the said H. I. his Executors or Administrators for the said summ or any part thereof, and upon receipt and payment there of him the said H. I. his Executors or Ad∣ministrators out of prison to deliver and release, and to make seal and deliver acquittance or acquittances or other sufficient discharge and re lease to and for the same & the said T B doth also herby authorise him the said R. S. to make constitute and depute one Attorney or more un∣der him as in his discretion shall be thought needfull for the better do∣ing effecting and accomplishing of the Premisses.

And further he the said T. B. doth hereby promise to ratifie confirm allow and establish whatsoever his said Attorney or his deputed At∣torneys, shall lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the Pre∣misses, for the obtaining of the said summ as fully and absolutely as if he himself were personally present.

And lastly he the said T. B. doth hereby covenant promise conclude and agree to and with the said H. I. his Executors or Administrators, that neither he nor any other in his name with his consent and priva∣cy heretofore hath made, nor that he his Executors or Administrators hereafter shall make any release acquittance or discharge of the said Debt or of any part thereof, nor that he the said T. B. his Executors or Administrators, or any person or persons shall or will make any Re∣traxit or discontinuance of any Action Suit Plaint Plea Judgement or Execution in any Court where the cause or matter shall be depending but shall and will maintain avow and justifie all and every Action Suit Plaint Plea Judgment and Execution, to be commenced had taken or sued forth by him the said H. I. or his substitute Attorneys for or con∣cerning the same, In Witness whereof, &c.

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TO all to whom these Presents shall come, I E. F. of G. in the Coun∣ty of H. sendeth greeting, Whereas R. H. of &c. Gentleman by his certain Letter of Attorney bearing date, &c. hath made ordained constituted, and in his place put me the said E. F. his true and lawfull Attorney irrevocable, to ask levy recover and receive in the name of the said R. H. to the proper use and behoof of me the said E. F. from A R of &c. the summ of 20 l. due unto him the said R. H. by virtue of an Obligation wherein the said A. standeth bound to the sayd R, as by the said Obligation dated &c. more fully my appear.

And the said R. H. by his said Letter of Attorney, gave and granted to me the said E. F. his full and whole power for the Execution of the Premisses, and for and in default of payment of the said summ of 20 l. or any part thereof, the said A. R. his Executors or Administrators in his name to arrest and imprison, and upon payment thereof him out of prison again to deliver, and Acquittance or Acquittances, Release or other lawfull discharge in the name of the said R. H. to make seale and deliver, and to substitute under me one Attorney or more for the better effecting of the Premisses, and the same at my Will and plea∣sure to call again and revoke, as by the said Letter of Attorney, rela∣tion thereto being had, more at large it doth and may appear.

Now know ye that I the said E. F. by force and authority of the said Letter of Attorney so to me made, have ordained substituted, and in my place put my welbeloved freind C. D. of E. &c. my true and law∣full Deputy and Attorney, as well to ask levy recover and receive in the name of the said R. H: or in the name of me the said E. F: to the use and behoof of my said Attorney and his Assigns, the said summ of 20 l as also for default of payment thereof, or any part thereof, the said A. R. his Executors Administrators or any of them to arrest, im∣plead and imprison, and pleas and prosecutions against him or them to maintain in any Court or Courts whatsoever, and upon receit there∣of in the name of the said R: H: or me the said E: F: to make seal and deliver:

And further to do or cause to be done, any other lawfull act in or a∣bout the Premisses, as I the said E: F: by virtue of the said recited Let∣ter of Attorney may or might have done therein, without any ac¦count thereof or in any part thereof to be rendred to me, my Execu∣tors &c. ratifying confirming and allowing, &c:

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For collecting Debts.

KNow all men by these presents, That I A. B. Citizen and Grocer of L. have made ordained constituted, and by these presents do make ordain and appoint my trusty and wel-beloved Friends C. D. and E. F. of &c. yeoman, my true and lawfull Attorneys, joyntly and severally, to ask require recover and receive, for me and in my name and to my use, all and singular summs of money, Goods Chattels Debts Duties and Demands whatsoever they be, of all person and persons in any wise due to me within this Realm of E. giving and granting to my said Attorneys and to every of them, my full power and lawfull authority for non-payment of the said summs of money, Debts Demands and Duties, to arrest sue and implead imprison and condemn, all and every such person and persons as shall deny or do not upon demand pay or satisfie all such summs of money, Debts and Duties as are in any wise due unto me, and upon receipt of the said summs of money, goods and debts, severall and respective Acquittan∣ces, or other sufficient discharge for me and in my name, to make seal and deliver, and one Attorney or more under them, to make and at their pleasure to revoke again: And further to do all other things needfull for recovery therof, as I my self might do, ratifying and con∣firming whatsoever my said Attorneys or either of them shall lawfully do in my name concerning the premisses by these presents: In wit∣nesse wherof &c.

To receive Writings and seal a Counter-part of a Deed.

BE it known to all men by these presents, That A. B. of &c. have assigned made ordained constituted authorized, and in my place by these presents have assigned made ordained constituted, and in my place put my well-beloved Friend C. D. of &c. my true certain and lawfull Attorney and Deputy in this behalf; that is to say, for me and in my name and to my use to receive of E. F. of &c. one Indenture to be made sealed and delivered by the said E. F. and for the recovery of the summ of 100 l. to the said E. F. by G. H. of &c. Gent. and also in my name and to my use as aforesaid, to take and receive of the same E. F. an Obligation wherin the said E. F. shall stand bound to me in the penall sum of 500 l. for the performance of the Covenants Grants Articles and Agreements, which on his part are to be performed by force of the said Indenture: And also for me and in my name, to seal subscribe and deliver as my act and deed, the Counterpart of the said

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Indenture to me the said A. B. to be made as aforesaid, giving, and by these presents granting to my said Attorney my full power and autho∣rity, all and every thing and things, requisite necessary and lawfull in and about the premisses, to do and execute for me and in my name, as well as I my self might or could do if I were personally present, rati∣fying and confirming whatsoever my said Attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in or about the premisses to my use &c.

To take possession of Lands upon a Liberate.

BE it known unto all men by these presents, that I A. B. of &c. Gent. have made ordained constituted, and in my stead and place by these presents do make ordain constitute, and in my place put my well-beloved Friend C D. and E. F. of E. in the County of D. Gent. my true and lawfull Attorneys, joyntly and severally for me and in my name, and to my only use and behoof, to enter in and upon all such Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments of Sir E. M. Knight, within the said County of D. as were lately extended at the Suit of me the said A. B. and to me assigned by R. H. Sheriff of the said County of D. and full and peaceable possession and seisin therof, and every part and parcell therof, by force and virtue of a Writ of Libera∣te in that behalf to me granted, and for me and to my use to hold de∣tain and keep, and to put and place in possession therof to my use, such person and persons, as to them or either of them shall seem meet, giving and granting to my said Attorneys, joyntly and severally my full pow∣er and lawfull authority for me and in my name, to do all and every such other act thing or things whatsoever, in and about the Premisses, as to them shall seem necessary and meet, as fully and effectually as if I my self were present &c.

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