Know all man by these presents, that 1, David Edwards, of Lincoln's
Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, am held and firmly bound to Abraham
Barker of Dale Hall, in the county of Norfolk, Esquire, in ten thousand
pounds of lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to the said Abraham
Barker, or his certain attorney, executors, ad-ministrators, or assigns;
for which payment well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors,
and administrators, firmly by these presents, sealed with my seal. Dated
the fourth day of September in the twenty-first year of the reign of our
sovereign lord, George the Second, by the grace of God King of Great Britain,
France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, and so forth, and in the year
of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred, and forty-seven.
The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above-bounden
David Edwards, his heirs, executors, or administrators, do and shall well
and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the above-named Abraham Barker,
his executors, administrators, or assigns, the full sum of five thousand
pounds of lawful British money, with lawful in-terest for the same, on
the fourth day of March next ensuing the date of the above-written obligation,
then this obligation shall be void and of none effect, or else shall be
and remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed, and delivered, being
DAVID EDWARDS. (L. S.)
first duly stamped, in the
presence of
GEORGE CARTER.
WILLIAM BROWNE.
Source: II Blackstone, Commentaries, Appendix