Writ of Sequestrari De Bonis Ecclesiasticis (Schedule 1 - RSC O.45 R.12)

No. 59

Writ of sequestrari de bonis ecclesiasticis (Schedule 1 - RSC O.45 r.12)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

Claim No.

Claimant

Defendant

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

To the Right Reverend Father in God (name) by Divine permission Lord Bishop of (place) greeting:

IN THIS CLAIM it was on the (date) ordered that the defendant (name) do pay the claimant (name) £ [and £ costs [as appears from a [default][final] costs certificate dated (date)]:

AND whereas our sheriff of (county) on a day now past informed the claimant (name) that the defendant (name) had not any property from which he could cause to be made the sums of £ and £ or any part thereof and that the defendant (name) was a beneficed clerk, namely, rector or priest in charge of the rectory [or vicar or priest in charge of the vicarage] and parish church of (place) in the sheriff’s county and within your diocese:

YOU ARE NOW COMMANDED to enter into the rectory [or vicarage] and parish church of (place) and take and sequester them into your possession and to hold them in your possession until from the rents, tithes, rentcharges in lieu of tithes, oblations, obventions, fruits, issues and profits thereof and other ecclesiastical property in your diocese of and belonging to the rectory [or vicarage] and parish church of (place) and to the defendant (name) as [rector][vicar][priest in charge] thereof you shall have made the sum(s) of £ and £ for costs of execution and also interest on £ at the rate of £ per cent per annum from the (date) until payment and that immediately after execution of the writ to pay the claimant (name) in pursuance of the said judgment [or order] the amount levied in respect of the said sums and interest.

YOU ARE ALSO COMMANDED to indorse on this writ immediately after execution thereof a statement of the manner in which you have executed it and send a copy of the statement to the claimant (name).

WITNESS (name) Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, the (date)

This writ was issued by (name) of (address) [agent for (name) of (address)] solicitor for [the claimant] [or this writ was issued by the claimant (name) in person] who resides at (address).

The defendant resides (or as the case may be) at (address including county).