to trusts for Creditors, Bankruptcy, and Insolvency; the providing for sale of copyholds under a will; the mode of obtaining Partition; the enfranchisement contracts; the arrangement of Court-keeping business, and Forms of Entries; and especially to the parts relating to Steward's Fees.

A full Analysis of the contents has also been given, with a view to turn the attention more immediately to the particular points on which information is desired; and throughout the work every care has been taken to combine methodical arrangement with practical suggestions, and precedents drawn from drafts in actual practice.

1. Extracts from will, and what to contain; delivery to

steward, and what instructions required.

2. When admission should be taken, and remarks as to ad-

vantages of early admission.

3. Mode of taking admission, and as to admission by at-

torney.

4. Fee on admission by attorney.

5. Consequences of not taking admission at third court.

6. Steward's rights to fees before admission.

7. Fine not usually fixed before admission, and as to amount,

and when payable.

8. Steward's fees.

9. Delivery of copy admission.

Of Purchaser.

10. As to admission being compellable, and general instruc-

tions by reference.

Of Heir.

11. Difference in instructions.

12. As to customary descent.

13. Mode of compelling admission.

Of Widow to Freebench.

14. Observation as to right.

Sect.

Husband's Curtesy.

15. Instructions.

16. Instructions as in last case.

Minor.

17. General mode of admission, and as to guardianship.

18. Mode of enforcing admission and payment of fine,

and guardian's power to obtain repayment.

19. Instructions.

Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common.

20. As to Steward's fees, and rule for charging fine.

PRACTICE ON PURCHASES.

The Contract or Treaty for Purchase.

21. Points to be attended to as to fine, quit rents, heriots,

and other charges.

22. Purchaser should object to take timber by valuation, and

reason.

23. As to time fixed for completion, and as to stipulation for

delivery of possession.

24. As to payment of interest on delay occurring in com-

pletion.

25. When purchaser requires the property exactly as de-

scribed, and without allowing the compensation clause.

26. Stipulations for delivery of proper abstract, making a

marketable title, and delivery of copies.

27. Reason for requiring abstract certified by steward.

28. In purchasing by auction, a bidder should, before bidding,

make an allowance for the expences which he will have

to bear under conditions.

The Agreement.

29. As to its preparation, and reference to forms.

30. Two parts should be prepared, and as to necessity for

stamping.

31. Obtaining agreement or copy, where prepared by vendor's

solicitor.

32. Practice as to expences of agreement.

33. Purchase at auction.

34. Suggestion as to pointing out to purchaser the effects of

the contract as to his will; but see page 211.

35. Points to be suggested.

36. Perusal of agreement and application for abstract.

Abstract.

37. What abstract may be required.

38. Reasons for requiring steward's abstract.

Sect.

39. General practice as to abstracts, and examination with

court rolls.

40. Course to be adopted when steward refuses to allow com-

parison of abstract with court rolls.

41. Mode of obtaining inspection, and authorities.

42. Steward's fees on comparison of abstract.

43. Undertaking by vendor's solicitor to pay same.

44. Appointment for examination of abstract with vendor's

writings.

Examination of Abstract.

45. As to examination of steward's abstract with court rolls

and vendor's writings.

46. Examination when abstract prepared by vendor's solicitor.

47. Importance of examination with court rolls, shewn by

statement of a practice frequently adopted by vendors'

solicitors in preparing abstracts

48. Examination where writings held by mortgagee.

49. Expence of such examination.

50. Importance of a careful examination of abstract.

Commencement of Title.

51. Under a purchase, will be on surrender, bargain and sale

from executors, or bankruptcy.

52. Points if under a surrender.

53.

54.

bargain and sale from executors.

on bankruptcy.

55. As to statement of parties, acts, parcels, grants, and ex-

ceptions.

Under a will.

56. Reference to previous surrender to use of will.

57. Must be seen that contents are fully abstracted.

58. When minor admitted, appointment of guardian should

be inspected.

59. Under the will of a married woman, requisites as to sur-

render to will.

60. Under a forfeited mortgage, refer to mortgagee's admis-

sion, &c.

61. Under a descent, previous admissions and production of

will alledged to be inoperative.

Under surviving Joint Tenant.

62. As to severance by surrender to will.

General Observations as to Examination of Abstract.

63. Noting time of examination, documents produced, &c.

64. As to documents produced not appearing in abstract.

65. Particular care required in examining deeds of covenant,

or documents affecting an equitable title.

66. Indorsements on mortgage bonds, and extent of warrants

Sect.

to enter satisfaction, and as to covenants for produc-

tion.

67. Requiring vendor's solicitor to account for absence of

original copies of admission, particularly later copies.

68. Party holding copies should be seen, and his disclaimer

or statement of claim on them obtained.

69. Step to be taken when vendor's solicitor states that his

copies are lost.

70. Expence of examination of writings held by third parties.

71. As to sufficiency of abstract and necessity for supple-

mental or amended abstract.

72. The Supplemental Abstract, and its contents, examina-

tion, &c.

73. Amended Abstract. The like.

74. Steps to be taken on refusal by vendor's solicitor to give

such supplemental or amended abstract.

Perusal of Abstract and Requisitions on Title.

75. Usual to lay abstract before counsel, unless in small pur-

chases, with exceptions.

76. Simplicity of copyhold titles in general, as compared with

freehold titles.

77. Difficulties more often arise on questions of expence as

to copies, &c. than on title.

78. In common cases, when vendor holds regular copies, pur-

chaser of course entitled to them.

79. Other cases where part sold, where sold to different pur-

chasers, and where vendor has not the copies.

80. Practice where vendor sells part.

81.

82.

to different purchasers.

vendor has not copies.

83. Expence of copies.

84. Importance of possession of later copies, and proof of

loss or destruction should be obtained.

85. Identifying present with old description.

86. Requiring production of all documents, proofs of pedi-

grees, affidavits, certificates, and proof of age, &c.

87. Completing and delivering requisitions to vendor's soli-

citor.

88. Perusal of replies, and urging compliance when replies

not satisfactory; counsel's perusal, &c.

89. Of seaches for judgments.

90. Steps to be taken when vendor's solicitor refuses or de-

lays to comply with requisitions.

91. In purchases under courts of equity, the purchaser must

get master's report, and have same confirmed at his

expence.

92. Purchaser must not obtain report till satisfied with title.