SWEET & MAXWELL, LIMITED, 3, CHANCERY LANE, Law Publishers. MEREDITH, RAY, & LITTLER, MANCHESTER; HODGES, FIGGIS, & CO. LD., AND E. PONSONBY, DUBLIN; C. F. MAXWELL, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. 1897. PREFACE. THE profession has undergone a great loss by the death of the late Mr. Key, one of the authors of this book, who was a sound real property lawyer, an elegant draftsman, and an accomplished English scholar. Probably much of the popularity that this book enjoys arises from the happy diction that Mr. Key employed. The principal alterations in this edition are the following: the "heirs, executors and administrators," both of the covenantor and the covenantee, have, as a general rule, been omitted; the covenants for payment in mortgages have been made covenants "to" pay, mortgages of land with chattels annexed and equitable mortgages have been redrawn, the forms in lunacy have been adapted to the present practice of the Office, a few additional precedents, chiefly conveyances to charities, have been added, and the notes have been thoroughly revised. The Editor wishes to express his thanks to public officials and members of both branches of the profession for the loan of forms or for useful suggestions; to an anonymous correspondent, and to Mr. P. S. Gregory of the Equity Bar, for valuable comments on the last edition; to Mr. F. J. Lewis of the Equity Bar for constant advice and assistance given while this edition was passing through the press. Mr. Coltman desires to thank Mr. A. T. Bonham Carter of the Inner Temple for assistance. The Editor desires also to express the deep obligations that he is under to Mr. Arthur Dickson of the Equity Bar for the very careful manner in which he has performed the laborious tasks of preparing this book for the press, and of compiling the exhaustive indices. The Editor will be grateful to any gentleman who will favour him with comments or suggestions that may be useful in a subsequent edition. The reader is advised to have the Addenda noted in the proper places. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 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 III. Agreement with a Builder or Contractor. A very short Form, where the Terms are embodied in the Specification IV. Contract between a Firm of Shipbuilders and a Steamship Company for building Steamers. Variations where the V. Agreement, engaging a Manager of a Business, or other Officer, to be paid a Salary, and a Per-Centage on the VI. Agreement under Seal with Traders for a Loan for a Term of Years at Interest and a Share of Profits VII. Agreement between a Banking Company and a Managing VIII. Agreement under seal appointing an Editor of a Newspaper IX. Agreement to serve as an Assistant to two Persons in Part- XI. Agreement under Seal between a Firm of Traders and an Agent for the Sale of Goods. Provisions for Payment of Commission, for determining Agency, and for restraining 44 |