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To build a

dwellinghouse.

Tenant to use lands in a regular way.

drains, which shall belong to the said hereby demised premises, or any part thereof, with all necessary reparations and amendments.

And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors, or administrators, shall and will, at his and their own costs and charges, within the space of two years from the date hereof, erect and build, or cause or procure to be erected and built, upon some convenient part of the said new-inclosed lands hereby demised, to be fixed upon by the said [lessor] or his assigns, or such other person or persons as aforesaid, a good, sufficient, and substantial dwelling-house, with all proper and convenient out-offices, and also a barn with two bays, and a thrashing-floor; also two stables, hay-lofts over the same; also a cow-shed to hold twenty head of cattle, with pig-styes and fold-yard; the outwalls of which said dwelling-house, barn, and stable, shall be built of a proper thickness and strength: and that, in erecting and completing such buildings, he, the said [lessee,] shall and will lay out and expend the sum of L.500 at the least; and, in all such buildings and erections, shall and will make use of good sound timber of a proper strength, and good bricks, stone, tiles, mortar, and other materials of all kinds.

And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors, administrators, and assigns, shall and will, from time to time, and at all times during the continuance of this demise or lease, use, manage, cultivate, and employ all and every the aforesaid lands and premises, in a good and husbandlike manner, and in a due and regular course of husbandry; and not wilfully or willingly waste, destroy, impoverish, or make barren, or cause or procure, or willingly suffer the same, or any part or parts thereof, or the timber or trees which during the said term shall or may be planted or grow upon the said demised lands, or any part thereof, to be wasted, destroyed, impoverished, or made barren, by over-much tillage or otherwise, but from time to time, and at all times, shall and will do his and their best endeavours to preserve the same

from waste, spoil, and destruction, and in and upon the same lands and premises duly and properly spend, use, lay, and employ all the hay, straw, fodder, dung, soil, muck, manure, and compost, that shall and may from time to time arise, come, grow, or be made in or upon the said premises.

the end of

And at the end of this demise or lease, shall and To leave will leave upon some convenient part or parts of the straw, &c., at said premises, for the use of the said [lessor] and his term. assigns, or such other person or persons as aforesaid, all the hay, straw, fodder, dung, soil, muck, manure, and compost, that shall remain unspent, except thirty tons of hay, which the said [lessee,] his executors and administrators,* is and are to have liberty to carry away, sell, and dispose of, as is hereafter mentioned.

gone

grass seeds.

and sow with

And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors After a reguor administrators,* shall and will, from time to time, lar tillage, to lay same and at all times during the continuance of this de- down with mise or lease, when and so often as the said hereby clover or demised lands, or any part thereof, shall have through a regular and due course of tillage, lay down the same in an husbandlike manner, with an usual and sufficient quantity of clover or other grass seeds. And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors and To make sumadministrators,* shall and will, from time to time, and mer fallows, at all times during the continuance of this demise or turnips the lease, make summer fallow, and sow with turnips all clover-leys the clover leys that shall have been broken and up sown the preceding year with grain, before another year. crop shall be taken therefrom. And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors Not to take or administrators,* or any of them, shall not nor will more than at any time or times after the first eight years of the turnip and said term of twenty-one years hereby demised, take clover crop more than two crops (a turnip or clover crop not to not to be be deemed one) successively off any part of the said off any of the lands hereby demised.

broken

up

preceding

the

two crops (a

deemed one)

lands.

And shall and will at all times after the first eight And after that

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* Where there is no restraint upon assigning, the word assigns” should be inserted after administrators.

same with

good seeds, and manure

the same with

twelve cartloads of dung

to every acre.

Tenant in the

Lent seedness, before the

expiration of the lease, to

sow clover.

Lessor or

tenants to enter the Christmas

preceding expiration of tenancy to plough.

years of the said term, with the second or last of the said crops of grain sow and lay down the lands so cropped with good and sufficient quantities of clover and other proper grass seeds, and previous to the sowing of one of the said crops, manure the said lands with either twelve full cart-loads of good rotten muck, or eight quarters of well burnt clod lime to every acre.

And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors or administrators, shall and will, at his and their own Costs, in the Lent seedness next before the end or expiration of this demise or lease, in a good and husbandlike manner, and according to the custom of the country, sow a sufficient and usual quantity of clover seed, or other grass seeds, upon so much of the said hereby demised lands as shall have been sown with Lent corn or grain, and preserve the same from harvest-time till the end of the said term, and not permit or suffer the same to be grazed or eaten by any horses, sheep, pigs, or other cattle whatsoever; such last mentioned seeds, at the marketprice thereof, to be paid for by the said [lessor] or his assigns, or such other person or persons as aforesaid. And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors or administrators, shall and will, at Candlemas-day next before the end, expiration, or other sooner determination of this demise or lease, hay up, and deliver possession to the said [lessor] or his assigns, or such other person or persons as aforesaid, of the said demised meadows, called or known by the names of, &c.

And also, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said [lessor] and his assigns, or such other person or persons as aforesaid, and his or their agents, or the future tenant of the said demised lands, at Christmas, or other proper season for so doing, next before the end of the said term, to enter upon and plough up all such parts of the said demised lands as shall the preceding year have been sown with winter corn or

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mit his name

to be used in

And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors Lessee to sign or administrators, shall and will, from time to time, notices to and at all times during the continuance of this demise or lease, at the request of the said [lessor,] his heirs passing. or assigns, sign all such notices forewarning any person or persons from trespassing, hunting, shooting, or sporting upon the said demised premises, as he, the said [lessor,] his heirs or assigns, shall think proper: And that it shall and may be lawful to and for And to perthe said [lessor,] his heirs or assigns, to use the name or names of him the said [lessee,] his executors or ad- actions. ministrators, in any action or actions he or they shall think proper to commence, sue, or prosecute, against any person or persons whomsoever, for hunting, coursing, shooting, or sporting upon the said demised premises, or any part thereof, (he, the said [lessor,] and his heirs or assigns, indemnifying and saving harmless the said [lessee,] his executors and administrators, from and against all costs, charges, and expenses, which he or they shall or may be at, or put unto, for, or by reason, or on account of any such action being brought, commenced, or prosecuted in his or their name or names as aforesaid.)

And also, that he, the said [lessee,] his executors Not to release or administrators, shall not nor will release or dis- actions. charge any action or actions which, by the direction of the said lessor and his assigns, or such other person or persons as aforesaid, shall be so brought or commenced in the name or names of him the said [lessee,] his executors or administrators, as aforesaid. And further, that it shall and may be lawful to and Landlord to for the said [lessor] and his assigns, and such other enter and person or persons as aforesaid, and his and their agents, servants, and workmen, once or oftener in every year during the said hereby demised term, at all convenient times in the day-time, at his or their free will and pleasures, to enter into and upon the said

These words are applicable to a lease by the owner of the fee; the reference to the lessor in the previous forms are proper in a lease by a tenant for life under a power.

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Lessor at Michaelmas, previous to

quitting, to

ceeding
acres of win-

ter corn for
his benefit,

thrash, &c.

demised premises, and into and upon any messuages and buildings already erected and built, or that may be erected and built thereon, to view, search, and see the state and condition of the reparations thereof, and of the hedges and fences of and belonging to the same premises, and to provide for, and require the performance of the covenants and agreements herein contained.

And also, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said [lessee,] his executors, administrators, or assigns, in the Michaelmas seedness next before the end sow any quan- or other sooner determination of the said term hereby tity not exgranted, to sow any quantity of the said demised lands, not exceeding acres, with winter corn, so as the same be sown upon a summer fallow, with room to or brush clover, properly prepared with muck or lime, in an husbandlike manner; and that the said [lessee,] his executors, administrators, and assigns, shall have the benefit of the crop of such winter corn, and also room in the barns upon the said demised premises, to house and thrash out the same till the day of next following the harvest; allowing one-third part of the said crops of corn as shall be so sown to be set out in the field after reaping, for the use and benefit of the said [lessor] and his assigns, or such other person or persons who for the time, &c., in possession as aforesaid, as a recompence and satisfaction for the growing of the said corn, from the end or other sooner determination of the said hereby demised term to harvest-time, and for the use of the barns for harvesting and thrashing out the same as aforesaid.

But leaving

all the straw.

And also leaving all the straw arising from the said crops upon the premises, for the use of the said [lessor] and his assigns, or such other person or persons as aforesaid.

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