WHEREAS, by an order of the

Court begun and held at

on the-

day of

within the county of last past, I, the said A. B., was licensed and empowered to sell and Fass deeds to convey the real estate of the said C. D., hereinafter described; and whereas, I, the said A. B., having given publis notice of the intended sale, by printing a notification thereof, three weeks successively, in the newspaper called the printed in

agreeably to the order and direction of said Court, and having given the bond and taken the oath by law in such cases required, previous to fixing upon the time and place of said sale did, on the day of instant, pursuant to the license and notice aforesaid, sell by public auction the real estate of the said C. D., hereinafter described, to E. F., of in the county dollars, he being the

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gentleman, for the sum of highest bidder therefor.

Now, therefore, know ye, that I, the said A. B., by virtue of the power and authority in me vested as aforesaid, and in consideration of the aforesaid sum of- dollars, to me paid by the said E. F., (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,) do hereby grant, bargain, Bell, and convey unto the said E. F., his heirs and assigns, all that tract or parcel of land situate in bounded and described as follows, viz. [Here describe the land.]

To have and to hold the afore-granted premises to the said E. F., his heirs and assigns, to his and their use and behoof forever. And I, the said A. B., for myself, and my heirs, executors, and administrators, do hereby covenant with the said E. F., his heirs and assigns, that, in pursuance of the license aforesaid, I took the oath and gave the bond by law required, and gave public notice of said sale as above set forth.

In witness, &c. [as in General Form of Agreement.]

Deed by an Administrator of an Estate which his Intestate had by Deed bound Himself to convey.

day of

To all people to whom these presents may come, A. B., of, &c., ad. ministrator of the goods and and estate which were of Y. Z., late of, &c., deceased, intestate, sends greeting: WHEREAS, heretofore, on the an agreement was made between the said intestate and O. P., of, &c., whereby the said Y. Z., on certain conditions in said agreement stated, eugaged and bound himself by deed to convey the estate in said agreement described, to the said O. P., which said agreement was as follows, to wit. [here recite the agreement; and whereas the said O. P. has fully complied with and performed all the conditions, on his part, in said agreement contained, and, on representation thereof to the Court of , the said Court, by their decree, did authorize and empower me, the

holden at

on

said administrator, by deed, to grant and convey the estate in said agreement described, to the said O. P., upon the terms and condi tions in said agreement contained :-

Now, therefore, know ye, that, by virtue of the authority and decree by said Court, given as aforesaid, and, in order to carry into full effect the said agreement of the said Y. Z., on his part, that I, the said A. B., administrator as aforesaid, in consideration of to me in that capacity paid by the said O. P., (the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge,) and in consideration that the said O. P. has in all things fulfilled and performed the conditions, on his part, in said agreement contained, have given, granted, sold, and assigned, and by these presents I do give, grant, sell, and assign to him, the said O. P., his heirs and assigns, all the said Y. Z.'s right, title, and Interest, which he had, at the time of his decease, in and to the estate in said agreement described.

To have and to hold the same to him, the said O. P., his heirs and assigns, to his and their use and behoof forever, in as full andample a manner as I, the said A. B., in my capacity of administrator of said Y. Z., as aforesaid, and by force of said decree and authority or license of said Court, am empowered to convey the

same.

In testimony whereof, &c. [as in General Form of Agreement.]

Deed by a Sheriff of an Equity of Redemption sold at Auction.

To all persons to whom these presents shall come, A. B, of Bos. ton, in the county of Suffolk, and commonwealth of Massachusetts, gentleman, a deputy sheriff under M. N., sheriff of said county, esquire, sends greeting:

Whereas, I, the said A. B., as deputy Sheriff, as aforesaid, on the- at said Boston, attached on mesne process, on a suit wherein W. X., of &c., was plaintiff, and Y. Z., of &c., was defend ant, all the right in equity which the said Y. Z. then had to redeemn the real estate hereinafter described; and, whereas, by considera tion of the justices of the court of holden at Boston, within and for the said county of Suffolk, on the said W. X. recov ored judgment against the said Y. Z., for the sum of debt or damage, and costs of suit taxed at the sum of on which judg ment, by order of said court, a writ of execution was issued on the

day of, directed to me, the said A. B., to be levied, satisfied, and executed; and, whereas, by virtue of said writ of execution, and in order to satisfy the same, I did afterwards, on the day of, take and seize the right in equity of the said Y. Z., of redeeming the following described real estate, to wit, &c., [describe the estate;] and, whereas, afterwards, on the day of having given due notice to the said Y. Z., and having duly

advertised the premises according to law, in due form, I sold the same at public auction to O. P., of &c., who was the highest bidder therefor, and the purchaser thereof at said sale, for the sum of which was the greatest sum then and there bid therefor. Now, therefore, know ye, that I, the said A. B., in my capacity of deputy sheriff as aforesaid, in consideration of the said sum of to me paid by the said O. P., (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,) have bargained, granted, sold and conveyed, and by these presents I do bargain, grant, sell, and convey to the said O. P., all the right which the said Y. Z., at the said time of said attachment, had of redeeming the before-described estate, and every parcel thereof.

To have and to hold the same, to him, the said O. P., his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, to his and their use and behoof for ever; subject, nevertheless, to the said Y. Z.'s right of redeeming the same. And I, the said A. B., do covenant with the said O. P., as aforesaid, that, in making the said attachment and sale, and in every thing the same concerning, I have complied with, observed, and obeyed all the rules and requisitions in law for attaching, and on execution making sales of, rights in equity to redeem real estate.

In testimony, &c. [as in General Form of Agreement.]

Short Form of a Deed with full Covenants.

KNOW all men by these presents, that we, John Doe, and Mary his wife, of the town of Dover, in the county of Dutchess, for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars, to us in hand now here paid, have granted, bargained, sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, and convey unto John Smith, of the same place, all that certain parcel of land, situate in the said town of Dover, and described as follows: (or, which, in a deed of conveyance, made by Richard Roe to the said John Doe, dated the day of- in the year was described as follows:) [here insert boundaries;] with all the appurtenances, and all the right, title, interest, claim, and demand of us, or either of us, in the premises; to have and to hold the same, with the appurtenan ees, unto the said John Smith, and his heirs, in fee simple, forever. And I, the said John Doe, for myself and my heirs, dc hereby covenant and agree, to and with the said John Smith, and his heirs aud assigns, that I am now the owner of the said premises, and am seized of a good and indefeasible estate of inheritance therein, and that I have full right and power to sell and convey the same is fee simple absolute; that the said premises are free .and clear of all incumbrances; that the said John Smith, his heirs and assigns, may forever hereafter, have, hold, possess, and enjoy the same, without any suit, molestation, or interruption, by any nor

son whatever, lawfully claiming any right therein and that 1, the said John Doe, and all persons hereafter claiming under mo, will at any time hereafter, at the request and expense of the said John Smith, his heirs or assigns, make all such further assurances for the more effectual conveying of the said premises, with the appurtenances, as may be reasonably required by him or them; and that I, the said John Doe, and my heirs, will warrant and defend the said premises, with the appurtenances, unto the said John Smith, and his heirs and assigns, forever.

In testimony, &c. [as in General Form of Agreement.]

Deed by Executors under an Authority in a Will.

To all persons to whom these presents shall come, we, A. B. and C. D., both of, &c., executors of the last will and testament of Y. Z., late of, &c., deceased, testate, send greeting:

Whereas, the said Y. Z., in order to enable his said executors fully to carry into effect his intentions, did, in and by his last will and testament, authorize and empower his said executors, in any manner which they should deem proper, to make sale of and execute and deliver deeds to convey, all his, the said testator's real

estate:

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Now, therefore, know ye, that by virtue and authority to us given by said Y. Z., in his last will and testament, we, the said Å. B. and C. D., executors as aforesaid, in consideration of the to us paid by O. P., of, &c., (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,) have given, granted, bargained, sold and conveyed, and by these presents we do give, grant, bargain, sell, and convey, unto the said O. P., his heirs and assigns, the follow ing described parcels of real estate, which was the property of the said Y. Z., situate in and bounded and described as fol.

lows, to wit: &c.

To have and to hold the aforegranted premises to him, the said O P., his heirs and assigns, to his and their use and behoof forever. And we, the said A. B. and C. D., do covenant with the said O. P., his heirs and assigns, that we are lawfully the executors of the last will and testament of said Y. Z; and that we have not made or suffered any incumbrance on the hereby-granted premises, since we were appointed executors of said Y. Z.; and that we have in all respects acted, in making this conveyance, in pursuance of the au thority granted to us in and by the said last will and testament of the said Y. Z.

In testimony &c [as in General Form of Agreement.]

Deed of a Right of Way and Drain.

WHEREAS, H. S. and T. L., both of -, in the county of housewrights, are the joint owners of a lot of land, with a dwel ling-house and appurtenances, fronting northerly on — street, in said, and E. B. N., of said -, mason, is the owner of a lot of land and house, also fronting northerly on said street, and adjoining the house of the said S. and L., on the casterly side thereof, and an agreement has been made between the said S. and L. and the said N., by which the said S. and L. have agreed to grant to said N., his heirs and assigns, being the owner of said land and house, a right of way in and over a part of their premises, and a right of drain through and under the same:

Now, therefore, know all men by these presents, that we, the said H. S. and T. L., in pursuance of the said agreement, and in consideration of the sum of dollars, to us paid by the said E. B. N., do hereby give, grant, sell, and convey unto the said E. B. N., and his heirs and assigns, a right of way in and over a certain strip of land on the easterly side of our, the said S. and L.'s land, for him the said N., his tenants, servants, heirs, and assigns, at all times to pass and repass from street aforesaid to the rear of the said N.'s land, and from the rear of said house to said street, the said strip of land being of the width of feet, and of tho length of feet, and running from said. street to the rear

of said land of said S. and L.; and the said way is and shall be forever of said dimensions, and of the height of feet; and also, for the consideration above mentioned the said S. and L. do hereby give, grant, sell and convey to the said N., his heirs and assigns, the right to enter a drain from his said land into the drain now running under the said strip of land, to be used as a passage way as aforesaid, and the same to use as a sewer or drain from said N.'s land to the common sewer in street; the said N., and his heirs and assigns, at all times paying their just proportion of the expenses of cleaning and repairing the same.

To have and to hold the said easements and privileges to him, the said N., his heirs and assigns forever, as appurtenances to his and their said land and house above described."

[Add covenants of seisin, right to sell, and warranty.]

Deed of a Water-Course.

THIS indenture, made, &c. [Here insert the parties.] Whereas the said A. B. and C. D., at the time of the sealing and delivery of these presents, are respectfully seized in fee of and in two contiguous tracts, pieces, or parcels of land, with the appurtenances, in the township of, aforesaid; and, whereas, there is a dam and race, or water-course, erected and made in and upon a certain run or stream of water (called -,) within the land of the said A B