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.

An Indenture for a Womans Joynture, containing Covenants for gift of Mony, Apparrell, and Marriage dinner.

THis Indenture, &c. Between W. S. of the City of W Gent. on the one partie, and N K of Graies Inne in the County of M Gent. and A. P. Citizen and Goldsmith of London on the other partie. Witnesseth that whereas the said W S and R K Gent. naturall Bro∣ther of the said N K have concluded and agreed for a marriage to be had between the said R and A S the only child and Daugh∣ter of the said W. The said W for and in consideration of the said marriage so between the said R and A to be had doth covenant and grant to and with the said N K and A P their Executors and Ad∣ministrators and every of them by these presents in manner and forme following, that is to say, That whereas the said W S now is, and standeth lawfully and solely seised of a good and perfect estate in Fee-simple of and in certaine freehold Lands and Tenements with their appurtenances in L marsh of the yearly value of ten pound or above, and of and in oo. Messuages or tenements with their appur∣tenances in M Lane in L now or late in the severall tenures, &c: extending to the yearly value of 12 l. or above. That after the said marriage shall be had and solemnised between the said R and A the said M S and his heirs, and all other person and persons seised or to be seised of the premisses or any part thereof shall thereof, and of every part thereof stand and beseised to the use of the said W S. for and during the naturall life of the same W: And after his decease then to the use of the said R K and A S and the heirs of the body of the said A by the said R K lawfully to be begotten, and for lack of such issue to the next and right heirs of the said W S for ever, and to none other use or uses whatsoever. And the said W S for him, &c. covenanteth with the said N K and A P &c: that the said Messua∣ges, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments with their appurtenacces shall or lawfully may stand continue and abide for ever to the uses abouesaid cleere and free discharged and acquitted or at all times suf∣ficiently kept harmelesse by the said W his Heirs, Executors, or Ad∣ministrators of and from all and singular former bargaines, &c. had made, procured, knowledged or agreed unto, or to be had, &c. by the said W S or his Heirs Leases, for terme or termes of yeares, whereupon the said former usually yearly Rents are reserved only ex∣cept. And also that he the said W. S: and all other persons having, or which shall have any right, title, or interest, in or to the freehold of the premisses or any part thereof, by or from the said W S: at all times during one yeare next after the said marriage had and solem∣nised between the said R and A: at the reasonable request, and costs

and charges of the said R. shall and will make, do knowledge and suffer all and singular Act and Acts, thing and things with warranty only against the said W and his heirs, as by the said R or his learned Councell, shall be lawfully and reasonably devised or advised, for the better or further assurance of all and singular the premisses to be had conveyed and made sure to the uses abovesaid, without any fraud or covin, and also that for the consideration aforesaid, he the said W at or before the day of the solemnization of the said mar∣riage, shall and will give and deliver to the said R and A so much Plate, Jewells, Houshold-stuffe and apparrell, as being reasonably and indifferently prised, shall amount to the summe of 60 l. of &c: and shall pay, moreover to the said R and A 25 l. of like money, at or before the day of the same marriage and other 25 l. within one yeare then next following, and shall procure that the said R and A: by the space of two years next after their marriage, shall and may have and occupy Rent free all that Tenement Scituate, &c: if A B. Widdow whom the said W by Gods favour shall shortly take to Wife do live so long, and shall also give moreover to the said R: and A their Marriage Dinner, at the costs and charges of the said W S. Provided alwayes, and the said parties to these presents for them and their heirs do conclude and agree together, that if the said W at any time during his life, shall be minded to alienate, grant, bar∣gaine or sell away one of the said Messuages Scituate in M Lane in L aforesaid which now is in the occupation of A B or his Assignes for the yearly Rent of 4 l. That then it shall be lawfull to and for the said W S to alienate, grant, bargaine, sell and assure the same to any person or persons, and their heirs in Fee-simple or otherwise as to the said W shall seem convenient, and that then from the time of such bargaine and sale thereof, the said Messuage with the appurte∣nances shall remaine and be to the use of such person and persons, and their heirs as the said W shall bargain and sell the same unto.

These presents to the contrary, &c: In witnesse &c.