A Defeazance of a Statute Staple.
THis Indenture &c. Between I: H: of T: in the County of B: Esquire of the one party, and S: A. of the Parish of St: K: of L: Marchant of the other party, wheras the said S: A: in and by one Re∣cognisance or Writing Obligatory of the nature of a Statute Staple made and provided for the Recovery of debts, bearing date with these presents taken and acknowledged before I: K: Maior of the Staple at Westminster, and W: S: Serjant at Law, Recorder of the City of London is, and standeth bound to the said J: H: in the sum of 3000. of &c. to be paid to the said J: in such manner as therin is mentioned, as in and by the said Recognizance, or writing Obligatory of the nature of a Statute Staple more fully and at large appeareth.
It is now nevertheless Covenanted, Granted, Concluded and A∣greed by & between the said parties to these presents, and their true in∣tent and meaning of the said Recognizances and of these presents, and of the parties herunto is, and the said J: H. for him his Executors, Ad∣ministrators and Assigns, is contented and pleased, That if the said S A. his Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and every of them, do, and shall well and truly observe, perform, fulfil and accomplish all and singular the Covenants, Grants, Articles and Agreements, which on his and their parts and behalfes, are or ought to be observed, per∣formed, fulfilled and kept, comprised and specified in a certain Inden∣ture of Articles of Agreement, bearing date with these presents, and made between the said I: H. of the second part, the said S: A: and K: H: eldest daughter of the said I. H: of the second part, and G: L. and I: H: of L. Merchants, of the third part according to the true intent and meaning of the said Indentures of Articles of Agreement, that then the said Recognizance or writing Obligatory above recited or mentio∣ned, shall be utterly void and of none effect, and then also the said I. H: party to these presents, his Executors, and Administrators, or some of them shal and wil-deliver or cause to be delivered up the said Recogni∣zance or writing Obligatory to the said S. A. his Heirs, Executors or Administrators to be cancelled, vacated and made void, otherwise the same shall stand and abide in full force and vertue. In witness, &c: