S. A. Sampson of Lincoln's Inn, and Mr. F. J. Lewis of the Inner Temple, for their valuable help, in the revising of the sheets and otherwise, and to Mr. Lewis for the Index; also to several gentlemen in both branches of the profession for useful suggestions and forms.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

(See APPENDIX.)

I. MEMORANDUM by a Judge or two Commissioners to be endorsed on

or written at the foot or in the margin of a Deed Acknow-

ledged by a Married Woman. Variation for Several Married

Women

II. Certificate of a Judge or two Perpetual Commissioners of having

taken the Acknowledgment of a Married Woman to be written

or engrossed on a Separate Piece of Parchment. Variations for

Several Married Women

III. Affidavit to be sworn on parchment verifying the Certificate of

Acknowledgment to be made by a Solicitor where the Acknow-

ledgment is taken before a Judge. Variations where the

Affidavit is made by a Third Party (either a Solicitor or not)

and a Solicitor and for Several Married Women and for a

Reversionary Interest in Personalty.

1V. Affidavit to be sworn on parchment verifying the Certificate of

Acknowledgment to be made by a Special Commissioner where

only One Married Woman makes an Acknowledgment

V. Affidavit to be sworn on parchment verifying the Certificate of

Acknowledgment to be made by a Solicitor (not being a Com-

missioner) taking the Acknowledgment

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AGREEMENTS.

I. Agreement with a Builder or Contractor for building a House or

executing other Works with variations

II. Agreement with a Builder or Contractor. Short Form

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AGREEMENTS-continued.

III Contract between a Firm of Shipbuilders and a Steamship Com-

pany for building Steamers. Variations where the contract

is under Seal.

IV. Agreement engaging a Manager of a Business or other Officer,

to be paid a Salary, and a Per-Centage on the Gross Returns

and Profit. Variations where he is to go Abroad..

V. Agreement between a Banking Company and a Managing

Director of a Branch Abroad.

VI. Agreement to serve as an Assistant to two Persons in Partner-

ship as Medical Practitioners, and not to practise in the

District for Years afterwards

VII. Agreement between a Manufacturer and a Traveller, with Provi-

sion for an Ultimate Partnership .

VIII. Agreement under Seal between a Firm of Traders and an Agent

for the Sale of Goods. Provisions for Payment of Com-

mission, for determining Agency, and for restraining Agent

from carrying on a similar Business, and other Clauses

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IX. Guarantee to Bankers

X. Guarantee by Directors of a Company to Bankers for limited

Company

amounts

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XI. Agreement between Directors of a Company in respect of a

Guarantee given by them for the Company

XII. Agreement between an Author and a Publisher for Sale of Copy-

right and Publication of a Book .

XIII. Agreement between Owners and Lessees of Two Adjoining

Properties respecting the interference of New Buildings with

Ancient Lights .

XIV. Agreement for Preventing the acquisition of an Easement in

respect of New Windows overlooking a neighbour's land

XV. Agreement between Adjoining House-Owners as to the Con-

tinuance of Encroachments

XVI. Agreement for Apportionment of Rent under Lease where the

Reversion of Part of the Premises has been sold to a Public

Undertaking under the Lands Clauses Act, 1845 . . .

XVII. Deed of Covenant by the Owner of a Perpetual Rent-Charge for

Apportioning the same. Endorsed on a Conveyance of the

lands subject to the rent-charge

XVIII. Agreement between a Firm of Traders and their Workpeople,

granting to the latter a Share in the Net Profits of the Firm

XIX. Agreement between a Railway Company and a Landowner for

withdrawal of the Opposition of the latter to a Bill for the

Extension of the Railway through his settled estates . .

XX, Agreement between the Promoters of a Railway Company and

a Landowner for withdrawing Opposition to the Company's

Bill ..

XXI, Agreement for Working a Quarry. A Short Form

APPOINTMENTS.

I. Appointment by Deed-Poll by a Father to his Son, under a

power in his Marriage Settlement, of a Sum of Stock, Part

of a larger Sum subject to the Appointor's life Interest.

Proviso, in case of a Change of Investment, appointing the

Equivalent in Money

II. Appointment by Deed-Poll endorsed on the Settlement creating

the power by a Widow of Part of a Sum of Stock to a Son

on his Marriage in Addition to a Sum previously advanced

to him, and Release by the Appointor of her Life Interest,

there having been a previous endorsed Appointment of new

Trustees. Hotchpot Clause. Variations where this and the

prior appointment are made Supplemental to the Settlement

instead of being Endorsed

III. Appointment (by Independent Deed without Recitals) by

Husband and Wife to a Daughter on her Marriage of a

certain Aliquot Share in the Trust Funds comprised in their

Marriage Settlement. Variations where a Sum of Money is

appointed and where there has been a previous partial

Appointment to another Child and the whole of the remain-

ing Trust Funds are appointed. A short form.

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IV. Appointment, endorsed on the Settlement creating the power,

to a Son on his Marriage of the Share which he would have

taken in Default of any Appointment, subject to the Deduc-

tion of a sum Advanced to him during his Minority

V. Appointment under a Power in a Will by a Husband and Wife,

subject to their Life Interests, of Trust Funds invested in

Stock and on Mortgage to Children, so as to Exclude one who

is otherwise provided for, the Funds being appointed

Unequally, and as to Daughters for their Separate Use.

Provisions for Advancement, Maintenance, &c., of Minors.

Variations where the Funds are appointed to all the

Children (exclusive of one) born and to be born at twenty-one

or marriage Equally and where a power of Revocation is

reserved

VI. Revocable Appointment under Power in Settlement of Person-

alty excluding eldest Son, some of the Children being under

age. Variations where there has been a previous absolute

Appointment to one of the Children and where the Share of

a Child dying in the Lifetime of the Parents is to go over to

his or her Issue or to the other Children

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APPOINTMENTS-continued.

VII. Decd-Poll making a Previous Revocable Appointment absolute

by means of a Release of the Power of Revocation (Endorsed

on the Appointment)

VIII. Decd-Poll making a Revocable Appointment among Children

absolute as to one Child in Contemplation of his or her

Marriage, one of the Appointors being a Married Woman.

IX. Appointment securing to a Child on Marriage a Sum of Money

in lieu of his or her Aliquot Share where there has been a

Prior Revocable Appointment equally among all the

Children

X Appointment by a Father, Tenant for Life of Settled Real

Estates, to one of his younger Children, of part of a Sum of

Money raisable for Portions and secured by a Term in the

usual manner.

XI. Post-Nuptial Appointment by a Married Woman of Life Interest

in Personalty to her Husband under a Power in a Will.

Variations where the appointment is Revocable.

XII, Appointment under a general Power in a Will, of Freeholds in

fee, subject to the Life Estate and Failure of Issue of the

Appointor, a Married Woman, Part of the property being

appointed to her Husband and the Remainder to a Trustee

in trust for the Separate Use of another Married Woman.

Variation where the legal Estate is in Trustees. Power of

Revocation

XIII. Revocation of Appointment of Leascholds under a general

Power in a Will, and new Appointment thereof to the Issue

of the original Appointee upon his Decease

XIV. Deel in exercise of a general Power of Revocation and new

Appointment reserved to a Father and Son in a family

Settlement of real and personal estate, effecting various

Modifications in the Settlement

XV. Deed-Poll by the Donee of a General Power of Appointment

exercisable by Deed only to enable him to exercise it by

Will

XVI. Appointment by deed of a Guardian by a Father for his infant

Son and Daughter after his decease

XVII. Appointment under seal of a Guardian by an Infant .

XVIII. Appointment of a Gamekeeper by a Lord of a Manor

XIX. Appointment of a Parish Clerk

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