Know
all Men, by these presents that we Samuel Hemingway of Heckmondwike, in the
parish of Birstal and County of York, Farmer, Christopher Heighley of the same
place, blanket Maker and Joseph Shaw of Birstal aforesaid in the County
aforesaid, Parish Clerk do stand and are firmly bounden and obliged unto the
Worshipful Osborne Markham, Master of Arts, Commissary of the Exchequer Court
of the most Reverend Father in God Edward by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop
of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan lawfully constituted, in the sum
of Three hundred and eighty pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain to
be paid to the said Commissary or his true and lawful Attorney, Executors,
Administrators or assigns, to the which Payment well and truly to be made, we
bind us and every of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators and every of them
firmly by these Presents, Sealed with our Seals. Dated the fifteenth Day of
February in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Twelve.
The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above
bounden Samuel Hemingway, the father and only next of kin and administrator of
all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of John Hemingway, late of Warmfield
in the parish of Warmfield-cum-Heath in the Diocese of York, Farmer, 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 him the said Samuel Hemingway, or into
the Hands or Possession of any other Person or Persons for him, and the same so
made, do Exhibit or cause to be Exhibited into the Registry of the Exchequer
Court in York, at or before the fifteenth Day of August next ensuing.
And the same Goods, Chattels and Credits, and all the other
Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased, at the time of his Death
which at any Time after shall come to the Hands or Possession of the said
Samuel Hemingway, or into the Hands or Possession of any other Person or
Persons for him do well and truly Administer according to the Law.
And further do make, or cause to be made a true and just
Account of his said Administration at or before the fifteenth Day of February
next ensuing and all the Rest and residue of the said Goods, Chattels and
Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrators 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 Intent and Meaning of the Act of Parliament in that behalf
made, shall limit and appoint. And 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 Samuel Hemingway above bounden
being required do render and deliver the said Letters of Administration
(Approbation of such Testament being first had 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
Sealed and Delivered
In the presence of Samuel Hemingway
W.M.Heald Christopher Heighley
Surrogate Joshua Shaw