The Perfect Conveyancer OR, SEVERALL SELECT & CHOICE PRESIDENTS Such as have not formerly been printed. Collected by Four several Sages of the Law.

  • EDWARD HENDEN, Knight, late one of the Barons of the Exchequer.
  • VVILLIAM NOY, Attourney Generall to His late Majestie.
  • ROBERT MASON, sometime Recorder of London.
  • And HENRY FLEETWOOD, formerly Rea­der of Grayes-Inne.

Wherein are contained many excellent Examples and Instructions touching the manner and method of Conveyances; usefull for all Persons that are Professors in the Law, and desire to be rightly and judiciously informed.

With an exact Table for the Readers more ready recourse to any the particulars contained therein. The second Edition, much Corrected and Amended.

A Commum observantia non est recedendum, Magister rerum usus, 1. Instit. Sect. 371:
Brevis via per Exempla, long a per Praecepta, 1. Instit. Sect. 372. & 445.

Touching the great use and benefit of Presidents.

LONDON, Printed by F. L. for George Thompson, at the White Horse in Chancery-lane, near Lincolns Inne, 1655.

The Epistle to the Reader.

Courteous Reader,

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T. G.

A Table for the following Book.

A
  • AN assignment of a statute staple, whereupon execution hath been had, and of all such lands as are thereby extended, with special Co­venant. Pag. 57
  • An assignment of the Moity of the lands which the Lessee hath, with di­verse special Covenants. Pag. 77
  • An assignment of a Lease. Pag. 99
  • An assignment of two Leases by an As­signee made of several lands, by seve­ral persons. Pag. 128
  • An arbitrement. Pag. 166
  • An assignment of a Bond by Deed Poll, together with a Letter of Attorney irrevocable, and usual Covenants for the same, Pag. 171
  • An assignment of an Executorship, with Covenants from the Assignee to save harmlesse, &c▪ the Assignor, also a grant of an annuity. Pag. 175
  • An assignment from the Committee, of the body and lands of a ward. Pag. 180
  • An acknowledgement of the receipt of certain monies due upon the sale of certain lands, and a release of the same, and of all security taken therefore, and a release of all Cove­nants in certain Indentures with a general release. Pag. 188
  • An assignment of Dower by the heir u [...] to the feme. Pag. 190
  • An assignment of a debt unto &c. Pag. 203
  • An attornment of the Lessee of the lands conveyed by the Feoffment upon livery and seisin. Pag. 219
  • The award of Serjeant Henden made the 28 day of January 1631. be­tween R.A. and I. C. of the Parish of B. in Com. Kanc' Pag. 227
  • An assignment of tithes in a very good form. Pag. 407
  • An assignment of a lease of lands made by the &c. which were seised for a debt to &c. by obligation, penned by William Noy, Esq Pag. 415
  • An assignment of Letters, Patents for a Water Mill, from &c. and made o­ver for the assurance of a Marriage portion, with other Covenants, pen­ned by Councel. Pag. 422
  • An assignment of divers estates in a very good form, penned by R. Mason Esq Pag. 460
  • An annuity made to the use of the poor people in certain Parishes, penned by Councel. Pag. 477
B
  • A Bargain and sale upon Condition for the payment of a certain sum of [Page]money upon a day by the Render to the Rendee, with warranty against all men, in manner &c. of an usual Indenture of Mortgage. Pag. 32
  • The Bargainer doth covenant with the Bargainee, that he is seised of an e­state in fee in his own right, and that he will free him from all evicti­ons, &c. except from R. &c: and that he will make him further assu­rance. Pag. 36
  • A Bond to the Sheriff for appearance in Banco Regis. Pag. 54
  • A bargain and sale to the &c. of a Pre­bend, &c. Pag. 232
  • A bargain and sale of Tithes for three years, penned by William Noy Es­quire. Pag. 428
  • A bargain and sale of some lands, as al­also a Lease of other, and also a Let­ter of Attorney irrevocable, for re­ceiving the profits of other lands for satisfaction of debts. Pag. 432
  • A bargain and sale of a Messuage, with the appurtenances in fee farm, pen­ned by William Noy Esquire, with very good Covenants. Pag. 434
  • A bargain and sale of a Messuage with the appurtenances in fee farm, with good Covenants in a very good form, penned by Robert Mason Esq Pag. 453
  • A bargain and sale of a Barque or ship. Pag. 473
C
  • A Covenant that the Bargainer is sole­ly seised of a rightful estate in fee or fee-tail, the reversion or reversions not to the King. Pag. 39
  • Covenants that the Bargainer shall make satisfaction for so much of the premises as shall be recovered from the Bargainee. Pag. 39
  • A Condition of an obligation to perform an award. Pag. 50
  • A Condition of an obligation for enjoy­ing the lands, mortgaged according to the purport of the Deed, containing also the effect of diverse necessary Covenants. Pag. 61
  • A Condition for the better enloying of lands granted by the Deed on­ly, containing the effect of diverse usual Covenants. Pag. 68
  • A Condition of an Obligation, with the usual Covenants for the better assu­rance of lands mortgaged. Pag. 106
  • A Condition of an Obligation to per­form Covenants in an Indenture. Pag. 107
  • A Condition to abide an award for lands in Controversie. Pag. 107
  • A Condition to abide an award, &c. to stand to the award of an Vmpire Pag. 108
  • A Condition to save a surety harmless. Pag. 109
  • A special Covenant which was in an or­dinary Lease contained. Pag. 131
  • Condition of an Obligation to the She­riff upon a Replevin. Pag. 144
  • The Condition of an Obligation to re­strain Tenements intailed to be alie­ned, by fine, recovery, or otherwise. Pag. 155
  • A Condition that the Obligor was law­fully seised of the premises at the time of granting of the annuity, with o­ther usual Convenants contained in such Grants. Pag. 189
  • A Condition, that if the Wife survive [Page]her Husband, that his Executors shall pay unto the Wife the sum of, &c. Pag. 19
  • A Condition of a Bond for performance of Covenants Pag. 224
  • A Condition to save a Surety harmless. Pag. 226
  • Another. Pag. 227
  • A Condition of an Obligation to make a Release. Pag. 235
  • Covenants of Marriage very necessa­ry. Pag. 277
  • Special Covenants concerning the same, and other uses to that intent. Pag. 288
  • A Condition that a Churchwarden shall give an accompt. Pag. 474
  • A Covenant to levy a Fine to settle by way of Intail, with divers Covenants upon Mariage. Pag. 509
  • Covenants for a Fine and Recovery, &c. Pag. 543
D.
  • A Defeazance of a Statute, entred into for performance of Covenants contai­ned in Indentures. Pag. 1
  • An usual Deed of Feoffment, with general warranty. Pag. 19
  • A Deed of Feoffment of a Méssuage, Lodge, Garden, Orchard, &c. with general warranty, with Livery upon the Deed of Feoffment, and when it is by Attor [...]ey. Pag. 30
  • A Deed of Mortgage, with warranty against the Mortgager and his hei [...]s onely. Pag. 59
  • A Deed of Mortgage, with general warranty. Pag. 65
  • A Deed of Feoffment of the lands be­fore mentioned in the Indentures. Pag. 9 [...]
  • A Deed of Feoffment of a Parsonage, &c. Advowson of the Vicaridge there to belonging, with warranty against the Feoffe and his heirs. Pag. 9 [...]
  • A Deed of Reteyner of a Chaplein by a Nobleman, according to the Sta­tute. Pag. 127
  • A Deed of Feoffment to uses conteined in certain Indentures. Pag. 147
  • A brief Deed of grant and assignment of certain goods, chattels, and debts, with a Letter of Attorney therein contained. Pag. 169
  • A Deed of Feoffment of Gavelkind lands by an Infant, according to the Custom. Pag. 173
  • A Deed Poll of revocation of uses, accor­ding to a proviso by other Inden­tures, as also a limitation of new uses. Pag. 185
  • A Deed Poll of receipt of a sum of mony, according to a proviso conteined in certain Indentures, and an acquit­tance thereof. Pag. 192
  • A Deed of Gift of Hay, and Corn in Barns, together with the Barns as al­so of standing Corn, with the soyl whereupon, &c. and of goods in par­ticular. Pag. 192
  • A Defeazance upon a Statute. Pag. 406
  • A Deed Poll in very good form. Pag. 464
  • A Deed of Covenants to stand seized to uses, according to former articles of agreement upon Marriage, in tail, and for part of a Jointure. Pag. 485
  • A Deed of Covenants to lead the use of a Fine, Feoffment, or Recovery, &c. with special Covenants therein con­tained. Pag. 530
  • [Page] A Deed Poll, conteining a Feoffment of certain parcels of Land which the Feoffed had, inter alia, assured unto him upon a common recovery, with special warranty. Pag. 179
F.
  • A Feoffment in Consideration of Mar­riage, with general warranty. Pag. 69
G.
  • A Grant of an annuity out of land, with distress, and Covenant to stand seised of the land for non-payment, to the use of the Grantee, with a proviso to determine to the use of the Grantee, with the Annuity, upon payment of a sum in gross. Pag. 15
  • A Grant of an Executorship, and of all such goods and other things as the Executor hath, or ought to have of the Testator by the Executorship or otherwise, in which Grant are divers Covenants. Pag. 54
  • A Grant of an Annuity or yearly rent, with a nomine poenae distress for both, and a proviso not to charge the person of the Grantor or his heirs. Pag. 64
  • A Grant of all such goods as belong to one Exec. where are two Executors made, with special Covenants. Pag. 70
  • A Grant of an annuity or yearly rent for lives, with divers good Covenants therein contained for the better en­joying of the Rent. Pag. 101
  • A Grant in Fee-farm, with warranty against the Feoffor and his heirs, in which Grant a Letter of Attorney is incerted to give Livery. Pag. 104
  • A Grant of an annuity out of land, with a proviso not to charge the person, Pag. 145
  • A Grant of a rent to others, to the use of the Feoffees for a Joynture before Mariage. Pag. 157
  • A Grant from her Majesty of the ward­ships of the bodies of Co-heirs. Pag. 160
  • A Grant of a Bayliwick of levying of monies, and power to make Deputies for the doing of the same. Pag. 214
  • A Grant of a rendition, with a proviso to determine it upon payment of mo­ney. Pag. 222
  • A Grant by the Stewards of Liberties to certain persons to be their Bailiffs, and to collect all issues, fines, and a­merciaments, &c. Pag. 231
I.
  • An Indenture of Bargain and Sale to be inrolled. Pag. 2
  • An Indenture of Covenants upon the a­bove written Indenture of Bargain and Sale, the which is drawn and made by it self, for the avoiding of charges of inrollment. Pag. 5
  • An Indenture of Covenants for the sur­render of a Lease, and leaving the possession by a day, according to an Order of the Court of Common-Pleas Pag. 12
  • An Indenture of Covenants of stand seized to uses in consideration of na­tural affection. Pag. 22
  • An Indenture for sale of woods, with a proviso of redemption. Pag. 25
  • An Indenture of the sale of woods, with [Page]Covenants to Coal the said Wood upon the ground. Pag. 28
  • An Indenture to lead the use of a Fine of some part of the premises, and to lead the use of a Recovery of the resi­due, the use of some part of the pre­mises, to be to the Vendee absolutely, and of the residue, but upon conditi­on for the assurance of certain money, hereafter to be paid by the Vendee unto the Vendor. Pag. 42
  • An Indenture to lead the use of a Fine and Recovery. Pag. 46
  • An Indenture to lead the use of a Fine only. Pag. 48
  • An Indenture to lead the use of a Re­covery. Pag. 48
  • An Indenture for the assurance of Lands in marriage, for the Iointure of the Wife, with usual Covenants for the better assurance of the said lands. Pag. 51
  • An Iointure that the Grantor shall infeoffe another person before the day limitted in the Indenture of certain lands, with general warranty to such as shall be limited by the feoffment. Pag. 91
  • An Indenture of bargain and sale made to the Lessee of the same land, with proviso, that if the Bargainee do not pay a certain sum of money at a day, then the grant to be void. Pag. 95
  • An Indenture of bargain and sale, and to lead the use of a Fine to be levied. Pag. 97
  • An Indenture to lead the use of a Fe­offment, or other assurance in nature of a Will. Pag. 131
  • An Indenture of Covenants upon a marriage. Pag. 139
  • An Indenture for assurance of lands to charitable uses viz. erection of a school and relief of the poor. Pag. 148
  • An Indenture made before marriage. Pag. 154
  • An Indenture to lead the use of a Feoff­ment made by a woman before mar­riage, to the use of her, and him that shall be her Husband, with a general Covenant that all assurances shall be to these uses. Pag. 158
  • An Indenture of exchange of Lands. Pag. 163
  • An Indenture of partition of lands in Iointenancy, as also in Copercenary in Gavelkind, Pag. 167
  • An Indenture of Grant and Covenant, whereby one may discharge some part of land liable to a rent-charge, and not discharge the residue. Pag. 183
  • An Indenture by Baron and Feme to levy and limit the use of a Fine of the Femes lands. Pag. 187
  • An Indenture of Covenant to lead the use of a Fine, Feoffment, &c. incon­sideration of natural affection. Pag. 165
  • An Indenture to declare the use of a precedent Indenture, with a power of revocation. Pag. 201
  • An Indenture by a high Sheriff depu­ting one to be his under sheriff. Pag. 204
  • An Indenture of the Commissioners for the assessing and levying of the subsi­die, whereby they make one high Col­lector of many hundreds. Pag. 212
  • An Indenture to certain in trust to uses herein mentioned. Pag. 213
  • An Indenture declaring the use of a Fine before levied. Pag. 215
  • An Indenture to try a Title upon an e­jectment Pag. 219
  • [Page] An Indenture of Covenants upon Mar­riage, with extraordinary Covenants therein contained. Pag. 236
  • An Indenture for the levying of a Fine, and to lead the use of a Recovery, with Recoveries for two several an­nuities. Pag. 256
  • An Indenture of Covenants upon uses for levying of a Fine, and for the per­fecting of the estate of the Lessee for years. Pag. 261
  • An Indent. of revocation of issues, with divers other Covenants to that pur­pose. Pag. 262
  • An Indenture of Covenants of Marri­age, and for repayment of Marriage money, if either party die before Mar­riage, with other special covenants. Pag. 273
  • An Indenture of Covenants upon Mar­riage, with special covenants. Pag. 281
  • A perfect assurance of a Joynture after Marriage had, by way of Coven. Pag. 284
  • An Indenture of Marriage already a­greed upon, with divers special cove­nants concerning the same, and other uses to that intent. Pag. 288
  • An Indenture of use for the Cutting off Lands intayled in the right of the Wife, making the same to the use of her Husband for ever. Pag. 300
  • An Indenture of a Lease of a Water­house &c. Engins, penned by Councel. Pag. 301
  • An Indenture of Covenants in form like a Lease, for the enjoying Lands in reversion. Pag. 325
  • An Indenture of Lease with divers spe­cial covenants in a very good form. Pag. 330
  • An Indenture of Lease for 3 lives, with special Covenants. Pag. 336
  • An Indenture of Lease for 3 lives of a tenement, with special covenants. Pag. 340
  • An Indenture of Lease for the term of 3 years, and after the 3 years from year to year, until one half years warning be given of dislike, with spe­cial covenants. Pag. 342
  • An Indenture of Copartnership between 2 Brewers, penned by Councel. Pag. 346
  • An Indenture of Copartnership between Pewterers. Pag. 356
  • An Indenture of Copartnership between Drapers. Pag. 363
  • An Indenture of Copartnership between 2. of the Art or Profession of Còtto­ning of Fustians, &c. penned by Will. Noy of Lincolns-Inee Esq Pag. 369
  • An Indenture of Copartnership between 2 Brewers, penned by William Noy Esq Pag. 373
  • An Indenture of Copartnership about the begging of Letters Patents for setting up of a Beacon, penned by Councel. Pag. 382
  • An Indenture of Copartnership between Ironmongers, in a very good form, & ponned by Wil. Noy, Esq Pag. 385
  • An Indenture of Bargain and Sale, and Copartnership, penned by Will. Noy Esq Pag. 390
  • An Indenture of Copartnership, concer­ning buying and getting up of ships, &c. penned by Councel. Pag. 394
  • An Indenture of Copartnership between Promooters in a very good form, Pag. 396
  • An Indenture of Bargain and Sale of Mannors, Lands, &c. demised by fourth parts to the Grantee, pen­ned [Page]by William Noy Esq Pag. 401
  • An Indenture where &c. by Letters, Patents to I. C. of certain lands for term of three lives, and afterwards by another L [...]tter Patent demised the same to I. C. in reversion; now the said I. C. selleth his interest by this Indenture, penned by learned Councel. Pag. 419
  • An Indenture of Lease of a house in London, penned by Robert Mason Esq Pag. 442
  • An Indenture of assignment of an obli­gation, with a Letter of Attorney for the recovery of the sums of money contained in the said Obligation and condition thereof, penned by R Mason Esq Pag. 442
  • An Indenture of assignment of part of a lease of land and other Covenants there incerted, penned by R. Mason Esq Pag. 450
  • An Indenture of Covenants to levy a Fine, and suffer a Recovery, for in­crease of a Jointure. Pag. 489
  • An Indenture of Covenants to levy a a Fine, for the payment of an An­nuity, &c. Pag. 502
  • An Indenture of Covenants to levy a Fine. Pag. 507
L
  • A Lease [...]f lands mortgaged to the Mortgager. Pag. 63
  • A Letter of Attorney to be contained in a Deed by the delivery of seisin. Pag. 66
  • A Lease of a Messuage with certain lands, woods, and Mines thereto ap­pertaining, and also a power of fish­ing upon the said ground, together with power to coal the wood upon the ground. Pag. 72
  • A Lease of a Mansion house, certain lands, &c. with a large exception, and many special Covenants therein contained. Pag. 82
  • A Lease of Attorney irrevocable, for the assignment of a Recognizance ac­knowledged in Chancery; whereup­on judgement is there had (with di­verse Covenants therein contained) to the proper use of the Assignee Pag. 86
  • A Letter of Attorney irrevocable, for the assignment of an Obligation to the proper use and behoof of the As­signee. Pag. 90
  • A Lease of an Iron Furnance, Work Hammer, or Iron Mill, containing ordinary Covenants, for the better enjoying of the same Pag. 109
  • A Lease of a Vicaridge Pag. 120
  • A Letter of Attorney to make Leases and to receive rents and accompts for the profits of lands, making the Gran­tee Bailiff and Receiver to the Gran­tor irrevocable for certain years. Pag. 125
  • A Lease to try a title, with direction to execute the same. Pag. 164
  • A Letter of Attorney authorizing to enter into certain lands, and after en­try to seal & deliver a Deed subscri­bed by the Mr. by which those lands are conveyed over. Pag. 194
  • A Letter of Attorney to receive Mo­ney upon a Bond. Pag. 218
  • An Indorsement of Livery and seisin by an Attorney. Pag. 219
  • Letters Patents for making an Alien to be a free Denizen. Pag. 220
  • [Page] A Lease of a Prebend. Pag. 234
  • A Lease of a house, and for non-payment of a sum of money at certain days be­fore mentioned the lease to be void. Pag. 311
  • A Lease of a house and goods, with di­verse necessary and special Covenants therein contained. Pag. 315
  • A Leaso of Lands, with a special Provi­so. Pag. 322
  • A Letter of Attorney to enter and to deliver a deed as Attorney, the same being first signed and sealed by the party. Pag. 484
M
  • A Mortgage of a house in fee-simple for indempnification, in a very good form, penned by Robert Mason, Esq Pag. 466
  • The right form of a Mortgage, penned by R. Mason, Esq Pag. 470
  • A Mortgage at 10 l. in the 100 l. pro­tempore. Pag. 525
O.
  • An Obligation conditioned for the re­lease of an Annuity. Pag. 24
  • An Obligation conditioned for the pay­ment of money. Pag. 30
P.
  • The form of a Perpetuity by will, with a proviso to restrain alienation, &c. Pag. 152
  • The Patent whereby Serj. Henden was made Baron of the Exchequer. Pag. 225
R.
  • A Release of Estrepement, and of arre­rages of Rent, Actions of Covenant and debt. Pag. 10
  • A Release upon a Deed of Feoffment. Pag. 20
  • A general Release. Pag. 22
  • A Release of right and title to land, as also of Conditions and titles of en­tries or re-entries. Pag. 67
  • A Recognizance. Pag. 167
  • A Release of right to land. Pag. 211
  • A Release of Legacies. Pag. 212
  • A Release of Errors upon a Fine. Pag. 194
  • A Release of a Proviso and Condition. Pag. 199
  • A particular Release of a Vicarige, and all claim thereunto, together with a general release of all actions & sutes whatsoever. Pag. 217
  • A Release of Errors upon a judgement in debt in the Common-pleas. Pag. 222
S.
  • A Sale and Confirmation of an estate of a lease of 100 years, to an Assig­nee of part of the term. Pag. 230
W.
  • A Warrant to the Bayliff of a Manor, for summoning of Tenants to hold a Court Baron. Pag. 224
  • A Warrant to one of the Receivers of the Revenues of the Dutchy, for the payment of 5 l. every Term to Sir E. Henden Knight, one of the Barons of the Exchequer. Pag. 225
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