BANK 
ap.'] fet, being the major part of the commiflioners, named 
a id authorifed Tn and by a commiflion of bankruptcy, 
awarded and blued againft Henry Moreton, of, &c. (as 
. defcribed in the commiflion,) bearing date at Weftminfter, 
the Stli day of, See. directed to James Burrough, &c. do 
humbly certify to your lordfhip, that the major part of 
the commiflioners by the faid commiflion authorifed, hav¬ 
ing begun to put the faid commiflion into execution, did 
find that the faid Henry Moreton became a bankrupt 
lince the ioth of May, 1797, and before the date and 
filing forth of the faid commiflion, within the true intent 
and meaning of the fiatutes made, and now in force con¬ 
cerning bankrupts, or fome of them; and did thereupon 
declare and adjudge him a bankrupt accordingly. And 
we further humbly certify to your lordfhip, that, the faid 
-Henry Moreton being fo declared a bankrupt, the major 
part of the commiflioners by the faid commiflion authorif¬ 
ed, purfuant to the directions of the aft of parliament 
made in the 5th year of the reign of his late majefty king 
George II. intitled ‘An aft to prevent the committing 
of frauds by bankrupts,.’ did caufe due notice to be given 
and publifhed in the London Gazette of fuch commiflion 
being ifilled, and of the times and places of three feveral 
meetings of the faid commiflioners, within forty-two days 
next after fuch notice (the laft of which meetings was 
appointed to be on the forty-fecond day) ; at which time 
the faid Henry Moreton was required to furrender himfelf 
to the faid commiflioners named in the faid commiflion, 
or the major part of them, and to make a full difclofure 
and difeovery of his eftate and effefts ; and the creditors 
of the faid Henry Moreton were deflred to come prepared, 
to prove their debts, and to aflent to or diflent from the 
making this certificate. And we further humbly certify 
to your lordfhip, that fuch three feveral meetings of the 
major part of the commiflioners by the faid commiflion 
authorifed, were had purfuant to fuch notice fo given and 
publifhed ; and that at one of thofe meetings the faid Hen¬ 
ry Moreton did furrender himfelf to the major part of the 
commiflioners, by the faid commiflion authorifed, and 
did fign and fubferibe fuch furrender, and did fubntit to 
be examined from time to time upon oath, by and before 
the major part of the commiflioners, by the faid commif- 
fion authorifed : and in all things to conform to the feve¬ 
ral fiatutes made and now in force concerning bankrupts; 
and particularly to the faid aft made in the 5th year of his 
late majefty’s reign. And we further humbly certi fy to 
your lordfhip, that, at the lafl of the faid three meet¬ 
ings, the faid Henry Moreton finifhed his examination, 
before the major part of the faid commiflioners, by the 
faid commiflion authorifed, according the directions of the 
faid lafl-mentioned aft, and, upon fuch his examination, 
made a full difclofure and difeovery of his eftate and ef¬ 
fefts; and in all things conformed himfelf to the feveral 
fiatutes made and now in force concerning bankrupts, and 
particularly according to the directions of the faid ftatute 
made in the 5th year of his late majefty’s reign ; and there 
doth not appear to us any reafon to doubt of the truth of 
fuch difeovery, or that the fame is not a full difeovery of 
all the eftate and effefts of the faid Henry Moreton. And 
we further humbly certify to your lordfhip, that the 
creditors, vvhofe names or marks are fubferibed to this 
certificate, are full four parts in five in number and value 
of the creditors of the above-named Henry Moreton, who 
are creditors for not lefs than twenty pounds refpeftively, 
and who have duly proved their debts under the faid com- 
miflion ; and that it doth appear to us by due proof by 
affidavit in writing, that fuch feveral fubferibing creditors, 
or fome perfon by them refpeftively duly authorifed there¬ 
unto, did, before our figning hereof, fign this certificate, 
and teftify their confent to our ligning the fame, and to 
the faid Henry Moreton having fuch allowance and benefit, 
as by the faid lafl-mentioned aft are allowed to bankrupts, 
and to the faid Henry Moreton being difeharged from his 
debts, in purluance of the fame aft. In witnefs whereof 
we have hereunto fet our hands and fealsj this • day 
VpL. II. No. 97. 
R u P T. • 4*. 
of-in the-year of the reign of, Sec. and in the. 
year of our Lord 1797. James Burrough. 
Arthur Onslow. 
James Bi.ackstone. 
We the creditors of the above-named Henry Moreton, 
vvhofe names or marks are hereunder fubferibed, do here¬ 
by teftify and declare our confent, that the major part yr 
the commiflioners, by the above-mentioned commiflioit 
authorifed, may fign and feal 'the certificate -above-writ¬ 
ten ; and that the laid Henry Moreton may have fuch al¬ 
lowance and benefit as are given to bankrupts by the aft 
of parliament made in the 5th yeart of the reign of his late 
majefty king George II. intituled, “ An aft to prevent 
the committing of frauds by bankrupts;” and be dif¬ 
eharged from his debts in purfuance of the fame aft. 
(The creditor’s names) A. B. C. D. &c.’ r 
If any perfon fign the bankrupt’s certificate by virtue 
of a letter of attorney, fuch letter of attorney mu ft be left 
at the bankrupts’ office. The certificate, together with 
the affidavit of feeing the creditors fign it, and alfo letters 
of attorney, (if any Inch there be,) muft be lodged with 
thefecretary of bankrupts; who will thereupon give the 
meffenger an authority to the printer of the Gazette, to in- 
fert an advertifement therein, fignifying that the acling 
commiflioners have certified to the great feal, that the 
bankrupt hath conformed, and that the certificate will be 
allowed and confirmed, unlefs caufe (hewn to the contra¬ 
ry, within twenty-one days from the date of the faid ad- 
vertifement. If no caufe is fliewn within the twenty-one 
days, againft the allowance of the certificate, the lord 
chancellor will allow the fame, by the following fublcrip- 
tion on the faid certificate : 
“-day of- 1798. 
“ WLIEREAS the ufual notice hath been given in the 
London Gazette, of -- the - day of-laft, and 
none of the creditors of the above-named Henry Moreton 
have fliewn any caufe to the contrary : I do allow and con« 
firm this certificate. Loughborough, C.” 
Certificate for a Judge or Juftice of Peace, to grant 
his Warrant for apprehending and committing a Bank¬ 
rupt. 
“ In the Matter of Henry Moreton, a Bankrupt. 
WE whofe names are hereunto fubferibed, and feals fet, 
do hereby certify, that a commiflion of bankrupt, under the 
great feal of Great Britain, grounded upon the feveral 
ftatutes made and now in force concerning bankrupts, 
bearing date at Weftminfter, the-day of February, 
inftant, hath been awarded and ifthed againft Henry More¬ 
ton, of, See. and direfted to James Burrough, Sec. there¬ 
by giving full power and authority to four or three of them 
to execute the fame. And we do further certify, that 
we, being the major pjirt of the commiflioners, by the faid 
commiflion authorifed, have proceeded in the execution of 
the faid commiflion, and have found upon the due exami¬ 
nation of witnefles, and other good proof upon oath be¬ 
fore us had and taken, that the laid Henry Moreton, be¬ 
fore the date and fuing forth of the faid commiflion, be¬ 
came bankrupt to all intents and purpofes within the com- 
pafs, true intent, and meaning, of the feveral ftatutes made 
and now in force concerning bankrupts, or within fome or 
one of them, before the date and fuing forth of the faid 
commiflion. Given under our hands and feals, this-- 
day of February, in the year of our Lord 1798. 
Witnefs Joseph Best. James Blackstone. (L.S.Ji 
Arthur Onslow. (L.S.) 
Charles Short. (L. S.)” 
The execution of this certificate muft be proved by the 
fubferibing witnefs before the judge or juftice, previous 
to his granting his warrant. It is ufual for the affignees 
to give notice of the time and place they intend to pay the 
dividends; and, if by the aflignees, the folicitor figns ai* 
authority for that purpofe. 
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