James LEEMING of Greygrith, 1811, Condition

Condition for James LEEMING, dated 6th March 1811
Transcribed by Sheila K Douglas

March 6th 1811

Anna Leeming Administratrix of the Goods Chattels
and Credits of the within named James Leeming
appeared personally and was sworn truly and faithfully
to administer and that the Goods Chattels and personal
Effects of the said Deceased at the Time of his Death
did not in their real Value amount to the Sum of
three Hundred Pounds And Time is given to exhibit
an Inventory till the 6th Day of June next before me

Tho. Greenbank, Surrogate

Know all Men, by these Presents, that we, ANNA LEEMING
of GREYGRITH in the Parish of Kirkby malzeard in the
County of York, Widow and CHRISTOPHER BARKER of
SWETTON in the said Parish, Farmer and THOMAS CUNDALL
of SOURE ING in the said Parish Farmer are bound and firmly
obliged to the Reverend and Worshipful William Lawson Clerk
Master of Arte Commissary or Official of the peculiar and Special
Jurisdiction of the Church late of the Prebend of Masham in the
said County in the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds
of good and lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid to him the said
Commissary or to his certain Attorney, Executors,
Administrators or Assigns: For the Payment whereof well and truly to be
made, We oblige ourselves and every of us by ourselves and for the Whole
and the full, our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, firmly by these
Presents, Sealed with our Seals, Given the sixth Day
of the Month of March in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and eleven.

The Condition of this Obligation is such, That if above bounden Anna Leeming Widow
Relict and Administratrix of all and singular, the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of
James Leeming late of Greygrith in the Parish of Kirkby malzeard aforesaid and
within the peculiar and special Jurisdiction of the Church late of the Prebend of Masham aforesaid Delph Worker Deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased, which have or shall come to the Hands Possession or Knowledge of her the said Anna Leeming or into the Hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for her and the same so made do Exhibit or cause to be Exhibited into the Registry of the said Commissary’s Court at Masham at or before the sixth Day of June next ensuing.

And the same Goods, Chattels, and Credits, and all other Goods, Chattels, and Credits, of the Deceased, at the Time of his Death, which at any Time after shall come to the Hands or Possession of the said Anna Leeming or into the Hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for her do well and truly Administer according to the Law. And further do make, or cause to be made a true and just account of her said Administration at or before the sixth Day of March next ensuing, and all the Rest and Residue of the said Goods, Chattels, and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administratrix’s Accompt the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges, for the Time being, of the said Court, shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively, as the said Judge or Judges, by his or their Decree or Sentence pursuant to the true Intent and Meaning of the Act of Parliament in that behalf made, shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear, that any Last Will and Testament was made by the said Deceased, and the Executor or Executors therein named, do exhibit the same into the said Court, making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said Anna Leeming above bounden being thereunto required to render and deliver the said Letters of Administration (Approbation of such Testament being full and made) in the said Court, then this Obligation to be void, and of none effect, or else to remain in full Force and Virtue.

Anna Leeming (her mark)

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of } Tho. Greenbank

Christopher Barker

Thomas Cundall

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