presents, that he the said C D, his heirs and assigns, shall and lawfully may, from henceforth for ever hereafter, peaceably and quietly have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy, the said messuage, tenement, lands, hereditaments and premises, hereby given and granted, or mentioned, or intended so to be, with their appurtenances, free, clear and discharged of and from all former and other gifts, grants, bargains and sales, feoffments, jointures, dowers, estates, entails, rents, rent charges, arrearagés of rents, and of and from all other titles, troubles, charges and incumbrances whatsoever, had, made, committed, done or suffered, or to be had, made, committed, done, or suffered, by him the said A B, his heirs, executors or administrators, or any other person or persons, lawfully claiming, or to claim by, from or under him, them, or any or either of them. In witness, &c. Form of a Deed of Gift of Goods & Chattels. To all people unto whom these presents shall come. I, AB, of send greeting. Know ye, that I the said A B, for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have and bear unto my beloved brother CD of and for divers other good causes and considerations me hereunto moving, have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant, unto the said CD, all and singular my goods and chat-` tels following: [here mention the goods.] To have, hold and enjoy, all and singular the said goods, chattels and personal estate aforesaid, unto the said C, his executors, administrators and assigus, to the only pro per use and behoof of him the said CD, his executors, administrators and assigns for ever. And I the said A B, all and singular the aforesaid goods, chatzels and premises, to the said CD, his executors, adminisrators and assigns, against all persons whatsoever, shall and will warant, and for ever defend, by these presents. In witness, &c. Form of a Deed for Land sold for Taxes. Creek, in the State of North-Carolina, Wake County. Whereas the taxes on a certain tract of land lying on County aforesaid, remain due and unpaid for the year , and in consequence thereof the same was liable to be sold; and has been duly advertised according to law, and put up at auction, to be sold in part to the person offering to pay the public, county and poor taxes thereon, with all charges for advertising the same, for the smallest part thereof; and CD of the county aforesaid has offered to pay said taxes and charges amounting to for one tenth part of said tract; and no person has offered to pay the sum aforesaid for a less part of said tract: And whereas the said C D has presented to me within three months after the expiration of one year from said purchase, a plot made by C F, surveyor of said county, with the courses and distances fairly set forth and certified under his hand, a copy whereof is hereto annexed; now, Know all men by these presents, That I, A B, sheriff of the county aforesaid, for and in consideration of the premises, and of the said sum of to me in hand paid by the said CD, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have bargained and sold, aliened, transferred, made over and enfeoffed; and do hereby bargain and sell, alien, enfeoff, transfer, and make over unto the said CD a certain parcel or tract of land ly-" ing on creek in the county aforesaid, beginning &c.; being the tenth part of the tract abovementioned. To have and to hold the said bargained premises, with all the way's horses, fences and all appurtenances whatever, to him the said C D, hls heirs and assigns forever, in fee simple absolute. In witness whereof, I have hereto affixed my hand and seal, the day of Form of the Deed when the Land is conveyed to the Governor. creek, in Whereas the taxes on a certain tract of land lying on the county aforesaid, remain due and unpaid for the year and in consequence thereof the same was liable to be sold; and has been duly advertised according to law, and put up at auction, to be sold in part to the person offering to pay the public, county and poor taxes thereon, with all charges for advertising the same, for the smallest part thereof; and no person offered to pay the said tax for less than the whole of the said tract, now Know all men by these presents, That I, A B sheriff of the county aforesaid, in consideration of the premises, and in compliance with the directions of a certain act of Assembly in such case made and provided, have transferred, aliened, assigned, set over, and enfeffed; and I do hereby transfer, alien, assign, set over and enfeoff to his Excellency Y Z, Esquire, Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief of the State aforesaid, the piece or tract of land aforesaid, lying and being on creek, in the county aforesaid, &c. To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or piece of land, together with all its rights, ways, houses, fences, improvements, and all and every thing thereto belonging or appertain ng; o him the said Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief, and his successors in office, forever, to the use of the State, In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and seal, the day of Form of a Deed when executed by the Sheriff's successor: State of North-Carolina, Wake County. creek, in and in Whereas the taxes on a certain tract of land lying on the county aforesaid, remaining due and unpaid for the year consequence thereof the same being liable to be sold, and being duly ad vertised according to law, and put up at auction to be sold in part to the person offering to pay the public, county and poor taxes thereon, with all charges for advertising the same, for the smallest part thereof, by U X, late sheriff of the county aforesaid, CD, of the county aforesaid, offered to pay the said taxes and charges, amounting to for one tenth part of said tract, and no person offered to pay the sum aforesaid for a less part of said traet, and so much of said tract was accordingly adjudged to said CD, and the said U X, being now dead, without having executed a conveyance, the said CD has obtained and produced to me an order from the court of pleas and quarter sessions of the county aforesaid, to make and execute a title for the same; now, Kow all men by these presents, That I A B, Sheriff of the county aforesaid, for and in consideration of the premises, and of the said suun of paid by the said CD, have bargained and sold, aliened, transferred, made over and enfeoffed, and do hereby bargain and sell, alien, transfer and make over, unto the said CD, a certain parcel or tract of Jand, lying on Creek, in the county aforesaid, beginning, &c. being the tenth part of the tract first above-mentioned. To have and to hold, the said bargained premises, with all the ways, houses, fences and all appurtenances whatever, to him the said C D, his heirs and assigns, for ever, in fee-simple absolute. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set iny hand and seal, the day of DEPOSITIONS. Subpoena to be issued by the Commissioners. To D E, EF, Greeting.. We command you and every of you, that all and every business and excuse ceasing, you and every of you be in your proper persons before Commissioners appointed by the superior court of the district of to take your depositions, and the deposition of each of you, in a certain matter of controversy in the said court depending, between plaintiff, and and there to testify before us, the truth of your knowledge in the said controversy. And this do you, nor any of you, by no means omit. Witness the said the day of in the year of our Lord, defendant, on the day of next, at then BC.......Commisssoners. CD....... Commitment for refusing to be Sworn. BC, and C D, commissioners appointed by the superior court for the County of to take the depositions of D E & EF, in a certain matter of controversy in the said court depending, between defendant. To the Keeper of the common Jail of the County of plaintiff, and Whereas the said E F, being in our presence, [or in my presence] and being by us [or me]required to be sworn touching his knowledge concerning the matters in controversy, in the suit depending in the said court between the parties aforesaid, pursuant to a power to us [or me] given for that purpose, by a commission issued from the said court, and bearing date day of in the year of our Lord refuses to be sworn as aforesaid: Therefore we [or I] command you to receive into your jail the said E F, there to remain until he shall be willing to give the said testimony, and shall conform himself to the directions of the law in such cases provided. the Given under our [or my] hands and seals, at in the year of our Lord , the day of B. C........(seal) C. D........(sealy ELECTIONS. Form of a Warrant against the Breaker-up of an Election. State of North-Carolina, Wake County. To A B, Constable, or any other lawful officer to execute. , Whereas B C hath complained on oath before me, C D, one of the Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid, that D F, planter, together with other persons unknown, on the day of last, at in the county aforesaid, by force and violence did break up an election, then and there held for the purpose of electing members of Assembly, to represent the county in the General Assembly of this State, by assaulting the officers of the said election, to wit, the sheriff, and inspectors of the poll, and by depriving the said officers of the ballot-box: These are therefore to command you to take the body of the said D F and bring him before me, or some other Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid, to answer the said complaint, and to be dealt with in the premises as the law directs. Given under my hand and seal, &c. For the form of the Recognizance, see Recognizance. t ESCAPE. (Warrant for.) State of North-Carolina, Wake County. A B, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County, to all Sheriffs, Whereas , Bailiffs, and Constables within the State. hath made oath before me, that on the , for the sum of day of BC was in custody, in the common jail of this county, charged in execution at the suit of which execution issued from the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of and that on the said day the said escaped from the said jail and went at large, the said sum of being not paid or satisfied: You are therefore hereby commanded, that every of you in your respective counties, make diligent search for said and him having found, that you seize and arrest, and forthwith convey to the common jail of your county, and him deliver to the sheriff thereof, to be by him therein detained in safe and secure custody until he shall thence be discharged by due course of law. And in case the said arrested, then do you the said sheriff who shall receive him into your custody, make known to the court of pleas and quarter sessions of this county of Wake, at the sessions thereof to be held next after the said arrest, how this warrant shall have been executed. Herein fail not. Witness my hand and be seal the day of in the year of our Lord A C........(seal.). EXECUTION. Form of an Execution against the Body. State of North-Carolina, Wake County. We command you that you take the body of (if to be found in your bailiwick,) and him safely keep, so that you have his body before the Ссс justices of our court of pleas and quarter sessions, to be held for the county of at the court-house in and there to satisfy recovered against the sum of on the day of next; then which lately in our said court as well for damages, by reason of the non-perform ance of certain promises by the said costs and charges, by before that time made as for in suit, in that behalf expended, whereof the said convicted and liable, as to us appears of record, besides your fees for this service. Herein fail not, and have you there this writ. Witness day of in the year of our Lord EXTORTION. (Warrant for.) State of North-Caroliua, Wake County. To the Sheriff of the said County, and to all other lawful Officers. Whereas A B, hath complained on oath to me C D, one of the Justices of the Peace of and for the said county, that D E, of the said county, planter, being the Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the said county, in the year of our Lord on the 'day of county, by pretext and tion, take and extort at in said colour of his said office, did unjustly and by extorshillings of one I E, in the said county, planter, for his services upon a certain indictment tried in the said court, wherein the said I E was indicted of an assault and battery committed on the person of one W W, when in truth not so much as the said sum of shillings, but only the sum of shillings, and no more, was due to the said D E, in that behalf. These are therefore to command you to take the body of the said D E, and bring him before me, or some other justice of the peace of the said county, to be examined touching the premises, and to be otherwise dealt with as the law directs. Given under my hand and seal at in the year of our Lord day of in the county aforesaid, the For the Form of the Recognizance, see Recognizance. C. D... (seal.) FELONY. (Warrant for.) State of North-Carolina, Wake County. To A B, Constable, or to any lawful officer of the said County. Whereas B C, of in the county of planter, hath this day made complaint upon oath before me, one of the Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid, that this present day divers goods of him the said B D, to wit: have feloniously been stolen, taken and carried away from the house of him the said B C, at aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, and that he hath just cause to suspect, and doth suspect that C D, late of planter, feloniously did steal, take and carry away the same. These are therefore to command you to take the body of the said C D, and bring him before me, or some other Justice of the Peace of the county aforesaid, to answer the complaint in the premises as the law directs. Herein fail not. |