Brevia selecta
Ballentine's Law Dictionary · James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
Selected writs. Brevia, tam originalia quam judiciali, patiuntur anglica nomina. Original writs as well as judicial writs bear English names. Breviarium alaricianum. A Roman code adopted about 506 A. D. Breviate. An abstract or synopsis.
Brevibus et votulus liberandis
A writ ordering a sheriff to turn over all the paraphernalia of his office to his successor.