DEED

A deed, in Law, i3 a writing sealed and delivered of the by the parties. If made by one party only, it is termed a the Lap lander deed poll; if by several, an indenture. The formal parts of draught, of a deed of conveyance are, first, the date and names of ment, the parties; secondly, the recitals, in which the intention favoured of the parties and former transactions with reference to the order of same property are recounted, so far as nece ary; then The the operative part. This expre es, first, the consideration group for which the deed is made (which for many sorts of deeds which is now merely nominal); then the conveyance by and to fallow the several parties; then the parcels, or description of the tenements and their legal adjuncts; then what is termed una^e of the female the habendum, beginning with the words "to have and to fawn of hold," expre ing the quantity of estate conveyed; then simple the declaration of uses, which limits or modifies the enjoyment to one or more parties, according to the stipulations antler In the previously made; then the declarations of trusts, if any, that is, of equitable interests created in the property; and beam presents lastly, the covenants for title. These covenants stand in the place of the ancient warranty, a clause by which the grantor warranted and secured to the grantee the thing first head." expanded {[ranted; arising out of the feudal custom, whereby if a which ord had thus warranted a fief, and the tenant was after gestation wards evicted, the lord was bound to recompense him 321 Of the [s. 335]