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had, sustained and been put to before this award is made
and given, be borne and paid by each of them, that is to
say, the said E. F. to pay his own expenses, and the
said G. H. his own expenses. AND WE further
award, that the sum of being the expenses and
charges incident to this arbitration, shall be paid by them
the said E. F. and G. H. in equal shares. IN WIT-
NESS whereof, we the said A. B. and C. D. the said
arbitrators to both parts, have to this our award indented
set our hands and seals, this
in the

year

day of

Another.

TO ALL TO WHOM this present writing of award indented shall come, A. B. C. D. and E. F. of &c. send greeting. WHEREAS divers suits &c. between I. M. and E. M. of &c. for pacifying &c. whereof they the said I. M. and E. M have bound themselves each to the other by their several obligations &c. with conditions thereunder written, to stand to &c. of the said A. B. C. D. and E. F. arbitrators indifferently elected and chosen, as well on the part and behalf of the said I. M. as of the said E. M. to award &c. all manner of actions, suits, &c. depending &c. between the said I. M. and the said E. M. so that the said award were made on or before &c. as by the said obligations and conditions, amongst other things, doth and may appear. NOW KNOW YE,That the said A. B. C.D. and E. F. arbitrators as aforesaid, taking upon them, &c. and having deliberately &c. do by these presents arbitrate To pay money. &c. of and concerning the premises in manner &c. First, they do award &c. by &c. that the said E. M. his &c. or some of them, shall well, and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the said I. M. or his certain attorney, executors or administrators, or some of them on, &c. at New Lloyd's Coffee-house, situate &c. the sum of £lawful &c. and on the ing,the further sum of £

day of

of

now next ensuin full satisfaction of £,

being a balance due to the said I. M. delivered by him to the said E. M.

for goods sold and ALSO the said arbi

trators do award, &c. that the said I. M. his executors and administrators, or some of them, at their or some of their costs and charges, shall before the

day of

to cease.

instant, cause, and procure that all suits, actions and bills heretofore commenced against the said E. M. in any court or courts of law or equity whatsoever, be no further Suits and actions proceeded in, but be utterly discontinued and made void. AND it is further awarded and ordered by the said arbitrators, That he the said I. M. do and shall within. days next after &c. at &c. sign and seal; and as his act

and deed deliver a general release in writing to the said E. M. or to his use. IN WITNESS whereof the said arbitrators to both parts of this present award indented have set their hands, &c.

An award by an umpire, who was nominated in the bond of arbitration.

TO ALL to whom these presents shall come, I, I. K. of &c. send greeting. WHEREAS differences, and disputes have been, and yet are depending between E. F. of, &c. and G. H. of, &c. for the appeasing, pacifying, ordering and determining whereof the said E. F. and G. H. have submitted themselves, and are become bound each to the other by their several obligations, dated the day of now last past, in the sum of with conditions thereunder written, to stand to, obey, abide, observe, perform, fulfil and keep the award, final end, arbitrament, determination and judgment of A. B.. and C. D. arbitrators indifferently elected and chosen, as well on the part and behalf of the said E. F. as on the part and behalf of the said G. H. to award, order, arbitrate, determine, agree and judge touching the said matters in difference, and all and all manner of action and actions, cause and causes of actions, suits, judgments, executions, accounts, reckonings, trespasses, controversies, bills, bonds, specialties, covenants, contracts, dues, damages, claims and demands whatsoever, both in law and equity, at any time heretofore had, moved, brought, commenced, prosecuted, done, suffered, committed or depending by and between the said E. F. and G. H. so always as the said award, arbitrament, determination and judgment of the said A. B. and C. D. for and concerning the premises should be made and put in writing under their hands and seals on or before the day of now last past; and if the said arbitrators should not make their said awards in writing aforesaid, under their hands and seals, on or before the said day of, then the said parties were to stand to, obey, abide, observe, perform and keep the award, umpirage, final end and determination of me the said I. K. umpire, indifferently chosen between the said parties for ending the differences aforesaid, so that my said award and umpirage were made in writing, under my hand and seal, ready to be delivered to the said parties at, &c. on, &c. as by the said several obligations and conditions thereof relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear. AND WHEREAS the said A. B. and C. D. did not make their award between the said parties by the time limited by the said bonds of arbitration as above mentioned, whereby

the composing, pacifying and ordering the said differences and matters and disputes depends wholly upon me. NOW KNOW YE, That I the said I. K. having taken upon me the charge and business of the said award, and having deliberately and fully heard, examined and considered. the several allegations and evidences of both the said parties concerning the premises, do thereupon make, publish, declare, and deliver this my award and umpirage in writ ing between the said parties of and concerning the premises in manner and form following, that is to say, First, I finally award, judge and determine that, &c. Secondly, &c. (as the case may be.) IN WITNESS, &c.

The nomination of an umpire by two arbitrators who could not conclude the differences to them referred.

TO ALL, &c. We A. B. and C. D. of, &c. send greeting. WHEREAS E. F. and G. H. of, &c. by obligation bearing date, &c. have bound themselves reciprocally to stand to the award of us the said A. B. and C. D. to be given up in writing, of all differences depending between them, on or before the day of the date hereof, and in case no award should be made by us the said arbitrators on or before the said day, in conclusion of the said premises, then to stand to the final end and determination of such person as should be chosen umpire by us the said arbitrators for the final end and conclusion of the premises, to be given up by the said umpire on, before, &c. NOW KNOW YE, That we the said A. B. and C. D. arbitrators aforesaid, having not concluded and agreed upon the premises to us referred as aforesaid, and also desiring that a full end and final conclusion may at length be made between the said parties concerning the premises, do hereby, according to the power to us granted by the said obligation, nominate, determine and appoint I. M. of, &c. to be the sole and only umpire in the premises, to conclude, end, determine and finally to finish ALL the matters, demands and differences in controversy between the said parties which umpirage and final conclusion of the premises to be given up by the said I. M. in writing, indented under his hand and seal, ready to be delivered unto the said parties in controversy on or before the day of now next ensuing. IN WITNESS, &c.

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An award of an umpire chosen by the arbitrators. TO ALL, &c. I, I. M. of, &c. send greeting. WHEREAS differences have arisen and now are depending and undecided between E. F. of, &c. and G. H.

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of, &c. touching, &c. AND WHEREAS the said E. F. for his part, and the said G. II. for his part, did refer all differences concerning the said, &c. to the arbitration and ending of A. B. and C. D. of, &c. who, not agreeing in their award, were to choose an umpire to make a final end of the said premises. AND WHEREAS the said A. B. and C. D. did meet about the said &c. but could not agree to make their award therein, and therefore have made choice and named me the said I. M. to be umpire in the premises; and having accordingly, at the request of the said parties, deliberately and fully heard, examined and considered the several allegations and evidences of both the said parties concerning the premises, do hereby make, publish, declare and deliver this my award and umpirage in writing between the said parties of and concerning the premises in manner and form following: First, &c. &c. IN WITNESS, &c.

Award upon a rule of reference, made at the trial of a

cause.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, A. B. of, &c. send greeting: WHEREAS at the sittings of Nisi Prius, held at Guildhall, in and for the city of London, on the

-day of

before Lord Chief Justice of our Lord the King, assigned to hold pleas, before the King himself, a cause came on to be tried between C. D. plaintiff and E. F. defendant, and upon such trial, with the consent of the plaintiff and defendant, their counsel and attornies, an order or rule was then made, THAT it should be referred to me the said A. B. to settle and ascertain what damages had been sustained by the plaintiff in this cause, and that the verdict should be entered accordingly, so as I should make and publish my award in writing of and concerning the premises in question between the said parties, on or before the day of, and that the said parties should perform, fulfil and keep such award, so to be made by the said arbitrator as aforesaid. AND it was further ordered, by and with such consent as aforesaid, that the costs of the said cause should abide the event and determination of the said award, and that the costs of the referrence should be in the discretion of the said arbitrator, who should direct and award by whom and to whom, and in what manner the same should be paid.

NOW KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I the said A. B. in pursuance of the said order or rule of reference, having heard the said. parties

themselves or their attornies, their allegations and an

swers, touching and relating to the matters in difference between them, examined their witnesses upon oath, and having maturely considered of the matters so referred to me as aforesaid, do award, order, adjudge and determine of and upon the premises in manner following, that is to say, I do award and order that the said E. F. shall on the day ofat the coffee-house, in

in the city of London, between the hours of and o'clock in the forenoon of the said day, well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said C. D. his executors, administrators or assigns, the sum of → of lawful money of Great Britain, for his damages in this cause; and that each party shall respectively bear and pay his own costs of the said reference, and of this my award, AND I do further award, that upon payment to the said C. D. of the said sum of £- together with his costs of suit to be taxed by the proper officer, the said C. D. shall sign, seal, and as his act and deed in due form of law de-. liver unto the said E. F'. or to his use, a general release in writing of all and all manner, &c. AND I do further award and order, that the said E. F. shall at the day, time and place last aforesaid, also sign, seal, and as his act and deed in due form of law deliver unto the said C. D. or to his use a general release in writing of all &c. IN WITNESS, &c.

Award generally for defendant on a rule of reference.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, A. B. of &c. send greeting. WHEREAS at the sitting of Nisi Prius held at Guildhall in and for the city of London, on the - day now last past before the Right Honourable Chief Justice of our Lord the King, assigned to hold pleas before the King himself, IT WAS ORDERED in an action then depending between C. D. plaintiff, and E. F. defendant, by and with the consent of the said plaintiff and defendant, their counsel and attornies that (recite to the end of the Rule.) NOW KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PŘESENTS, That I the said A. B. in pursuance of the said order or rule of reference, having fully heard the said parties by themselves or their attornies, touching and relating to the matters in difference between them, and examined their witnesses produced before me upon oath, and having maturely and deliberately considered all the matters to me referred as aforesaid, DO award, order, adjudge, find and determine of and upon the premises in manner following, that is to say, I do find and determine that the said C. D. had no cause of action against the said E. F. and I do

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