Letters Close
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Letters commonly sealed with the royal signet, or privy seal, 80 called in contradistinction to letters patent which were left open and sealed with the broad seal. They are sometimes called Letters Claus. Whart. Lex. See Close Roll. “LETTERS OF ABSOLUTION. Letters whereby, in former times, an abbot released a monk ab omni subfectione et obedientia, etc., and enabled him to enter some other religious order.
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