cellor of England, or the lord chief Justice of his Majefty's court of King's Bench, or of the Common Pleas at Weftminster, or the lord chief Baron of his Majefty's court of Exchequer, wherein they fhall become refpectively bounden to his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, in the fum of £3000 each, for the punctual and faithful execution of the faid office, charge or commiffion, by the perfons fo to be nominated, appointed and commiffioned as aforefaid: And fuch officers, And take the clerk or commiffioners, fhall alfo before their oath of office. admiffion to the faid office, charge or commiffion, before the lord high Chancellor of England, or the chief Juftice of his Majesty's court of King's Bench, or of the Common Pleas, at Westminster, or of the chief Baron of his Majesty's court of Exchequer, take and fubfcribe an oath in the form following; that is to fay-

"I A. B. having been appointed by his Majefty's commiffion, under the great feal "of Great Britain, an officer, clerk or com"miffioner of the reference office, do

hereby folemnly swear, that I will duly, "juftly and faithfully execute the faid of"fice, charge or commiffion, according "to the tenor, condition, and requifitions "of the act of the 29th year of the reign "of his Majefty King George III. inti"tuled, " An act for requiring the inrolment

of all deeds, wills and codicils, relating to,

touching or affecting any freehold or leafe"bold lands, tenements or hereditaments "within the kingdom of England and do"minion of Wales, and for other purposes "therein mentioned." So help me God."

And it is further declared and enacted by The books, the authority aforefaid, That feparate and how to be kept.

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diftinct

One fhilling to

deed towards

the reference

office.

distinct books for each county, riding or divifion, in which a court or office is or fhall be erected or established, fhall be kept and preserved in the reference office, in which entries fhall be made of all deeds, wills and codicils, and of all abstracts, that have been inrolled or entered in any of the courts of record, or county courts or offices respectively as aforefaid; and every fuch entry shall fet forth the date of the deed, will or codicil or abstract, and the name or names of the grantor or grantors, grantee or grantees, or of the teftator or teftatrix, and the county or counties, in which the lands, tenements or hereditaments affected by fuch deed, will or codicil lie, and the court in which, and the time, at which the fame was inrolled or entered.

And it is further declared and enacted; by be paid for each the authority aforefaid, That every perfon inrolling or caufing to be inrolled or entered any deed, will or codicil or abftract as aforefaid, in any of the faid courts of record, or in any of the faid county courts or offices, is hereby required to pay one fhilling over and above all other payments hereby directed and required to be made as aforefaid, for every fuch deed, will or codicil or abstract, fo inrolled or entered as aforefaid, unto the clerk, officer or commiffioner of the court, in which fuch deed, will or codicil or abstract, is respectively inrolled or entered.

Entries to be

in every month to the reference office.

And it is further enacted and declared by tranfmittedonee the authority aforefaid, That the officers, commiffioners or clerks of the different county courts, are hereby directed and required, in confideration of the aforefaid emoluments and perquifites hereby allowed unto them, to transmit once in every month, fuch entries of the different deeds, wills, codicils and abftracts,

office to extract

ftracts, as have been inrolled and entered in their respective court or office, to the officers clerks or commiffioners of the faid reference office, who are alfo hereby required to enter the fame forthwith in the feveral and refpective books, in the manner and form aforefaid; and to pay or tranfmit, or cause to be paid or tranfmitted, at the fame time, the fum of one fhilling unto the clerks, commiffioners or officers of the faid reference office, which they fhall have received in manner aforefaid: And the faid officers, clerks or commiffioners The clerks of of the faid reference office, fhall once in the reference every month, make or cause to be made, an monthly all extract or entry of every deed, will or codicil, deeds and wills inrolled in any of the faid courts of record courts of reat Westminster; and they fhall receive from cord. the clerks, officers or commiffioners of the respective courts, in which fuch deed, will or codicil fhall be inrolled, the fum of one fhilling for each deed, will, codicil or abstract, which fhall have been received by them, at the time of their original inrolment or entry refpectively; all which extracts or entries The entries to fhall be fairly written and regularly entered books of the in the books for the different counties for reference that purpose kept in the said reference

office.

be made in the

office.

at the refer

tutes and recog

And it is further declared and enacted by Notice to be the authority aforefaid, That from and after given in writing the faid day of in the year 1789, ence office of whenever a judgment, ftatute or recognizance, judgments, fta(other than and except fuch, as fhall be en- nizances. tered in the name and upon the proper account of his Majefty, his heirs or fucceffors) fhall be obtained or entered into, of or concerning, or whereby any freehold or leasehold lands, tenements or hereditaments, within the

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kingdom

kingdom of England, or dominion of Wales, can, fhall or may be in any manner affected, in law or equity, the plaintiff or plaintiffs, conufee or conufees, fhall within the space of three days after the entering up of any fuch judgment or acknowledgment of any fuch ftatute or recognizance, is and are hereby required to give notice thereof in writing to the clerks, officers or commiffioners of the faid reference office; and every fuch notice, which fhall be figned by the clerk or clerks of the court, in which fuch judgment, statute or recognizance fhall be recorded respectively, fhall contain the name or names of the plaintiff or plaintiffs, and defendant or defendants, conufor or conufors, and conusee or conufees, in fuch judgment, statute or recognizance respectively; the day, on which fuch judgment fhall have been entered up, or fuch ftatute or recognizance fhall have been acknowledged, and the amount of the fum or fums of money, for which fuch judgment shall have been obtained, or fuch ftatute or recognizance shall have been acknowledged respectively; and the county, riding or divifion, in which any lands, tenements or hereditaments are fituate, lying and being, which are Entries thereof affected thereby in law or equity: And the

to be made.

clerks, officers or commiffioners of the faid office, fhall and are hereby required to make entries thereof, in the respective books of the faid reference office; and fhall and are also hereby required within the space of three days, to be computed from the time of their receiving fuch notice or notices, to tranfinit a copy or copies of the entry of every fuch judgment, statute or recognizance, to the clerk, officer or commiffioner of the court or office, within

the

the diftrict of which, any of the lands, tenements or hereditaments, so affected by the judgment, statute or recognizance as aforesaid, are fituate, lying and being, in order that a proper entry may be made of fuch judgment, statute or recognizance, in the books of each court or office, by the refpective clerk, officer or commiffioner thereof, who in confideration of the allowances hereby made to him and them, is and are hereby required to enter fuch copies fo tranfmitted to them in their respective books.

judgment, &c.

left at the reference office.

Provided always, and it is further declared No land to be and enacted by the authority aforefaid, That affected by a no fuch judgment, ftatute nor recognizance, unless notice fhall in any manner affect any lands, tenements or hereditaments, of or concerning which, fuch notice shall not have been given to or left with the clerks, officers or commiffioners of the faid reference office as aforefaid.

clerks tranf

county court.

And it is further declared and enacted by Fee of one the authority aforefaid, That the clerks, offi- fhilling for the cers or commiffioners of the faid reference mitting the no office, are hereby authorized and empowered tice to each to demand of and from fuch plaintiff or plaintiffs, conufee or conufees, the fum of one shilling for each county, riding or divifion, to the court or office of which, they are hereby required to fend or tranfmit fuch notice of any judgment, ftatute or recognizance as aforefaid.

day of

tered and cer

And it is further declared and enacted by Satisfactions the authority aforefaid, That from and after how to be enthe in the year of our tified. Lord 1789, in cafe the whole or any part of the money fecured under or by virtue of any deed, will, codicil, judgment, statute or recog

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nizance,