Charta

A charter or deed in writing; any signal or token by which an estate was held. ■ Charta Chyrographata. An indenture. between them in such a manner as to divide the word in the separation of the two parts of the indenture. Charta Communis. An indenture. Charta Partita. A charter party. Charta de Una Parte. A deed poll; a deed of one part. Formerly this phrase was used to distinguish a deed poll — which is an agreement made by one party only; that is, only one of the parties does any act which is binding upon him — from a deed inter partes. Co. Litt. 229. See "Deed Poll."

A charter or deed in writing. Any signal or token by which an estate was held. Charta Chyrographata. An indenture. The two parts were written on the same sheet, and the word chyrograph written between them in such a manner as to divide the word in the separation of the two parts of the indenture. Charta Communis. An indenture. Charta Partita. A charter-party. Chaeta de Una Paete. A deed poll. A guish a deed poll — which is an agreement made by one party only; that is, only one of the parties does any act which is binding upon him — from a deed inter partes. Co. Lit I. 229. See Deed Poll. CHARTA DE FOR EST A (written Cvrta de Foresta). A collection of the laws of the forest, made in the reign of Hen. III. The charta de forcsta was called the Great Charter of the woodland population, nobles, barons, freemen, and slaves, loyally granted by Henry III. early in his reign (A. D. 1217). Inderwick, King's Peace 159; Stubb's Charters 847. There is a difference of opinion as to the original charter of the forest similar to that which exists respecting the true and original Magna Carta (q. v.), and for the same reason, viz., that both required repeated confirmation by the kings, despite their vlolability. This justifies the remark of recent historians as to the great charter that "this theoretical sanctity and this practical insecurity are shared with 'the Great Charter of Liberties' by the Charter of the Forest which was issued in 1217." 1 Poll. & Maitl. 158. It is asserted with great positiveness by Inderwick that no forest charter was ever granted by King John, but that Henry III. issued the charter of 1217 (which he puts in the third year of the reign, which, however, only commenced Oct. 28, lilC), in pursuance of the promises of his father; and Lord Coke, referring to it as a charter on which the lives and liberties of the woodland population depended, says that it was confirmed at least thirty times between the death of John and that of Henry V.; 4 Co. Inst. 303. Webster, under the title Magna Charta, says that the name is applied to the charter granted in the 9th Hen. III. and confirmed by Edw. I. Prof. Maitland, in speaking of Magna Carta, refers to "the sister-charter which defined the forest law" as one of the four documents which, at the death of Henry

In old English law. A charter or deed; an instrument written and scaled; the formal evidence of conveyances and contracts. Also any signal or token by which an estate was held. The term came to be applied, by way of eminence, to such documents as proceeded from the sovereign, granting libarties or privileges, and either where the recipient of the grant was the whole nation, as in the case of Magna Charta, or a public body, or private individual, in which case it corresponded to the modern word "charter."

In the civil law. Paper, suitable for the inscription of documents or books; hence, any instrument or writing. See Dig. 32, 52, 6; Nov. 44, 2.

— Charta communis. In old English law. A common or mutual charter or deed; one containing mufual covenants, or involving mutuality of obligation; one to which both parties might have occasion to refer, to establish their respective rights. Bract, fols. 33b, 34.

— Charta cyrographata. In old English law. A chirographed charter ; a charter executed in two parts, and cut through the middle, (scinditur per medium,) where the word "cyrograph-um," or "chirographum," was written in large letters. Bract, fol. 34; Fleta, lib. 3, c. 14, § 3.

— Charta de foresta. A collection of the laws of the forest, made in the 9th Hen. III. and said to have been originally a part of Magna, Charta.

— Charta de una parte. A deed-poll.

— Charta partita. (Literally, a deed divided.) A charter-party. 3 Kent, Comm. 201.

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In old English law. A charter, or deed; a writing under seal, by which conveyances, contracts, covenants, etc., were evidenced and ratified; any token by which an estate was held; a royal grant of privileges or liberties. Charta communis: a comor chyrograpliata: a charter executed the middle where the word cyrographtim ten, a chirographed charter. Cliarta feoffment Cliarta de foresta: the granted in the ninth year of the reign the laws of the forest. Cliarta de a deed poll. Gharta de quiete Cliarta de conflrmatioiie: a cliarter nou ente nou Talet: a deed of a Charta partita: a charter-party, v.

In the civil law. Paper; the material etc., were written; an instrument or paper.,

In old English law. A charter or deed; an instrument written and sealed; the formal evidence of conveyances and contracts. Also any signal or token by which an estate was held. The term came te be applied, by way of eminence, to such documents as procerded from the sovereign, granting liberties or privileges, and either where the recipient of the grant was the whole nation, as in thecase of Magna Charta, or a public body, or private individual, in which ease it corresponded to the modern word “charter.” In the civillaw. Paper, suitable for the inscription of documents or books; hence, any instrument or writing. See Dig. 32, 52, 6; Noy. 44, 2.

Paper; a writing; a charter. See Magna Chaeta; Officina; Chaktarum.

/. A charter; a deed; an communis: an indenture, a deed charta cyrographata: a deed de non ente non valet: a deed void. Charta partita: a Forests, see those titles.

Carta. L. Lat. [Lat. symbolum, tabulcB.] In old 'English law. A charter, or deed; a writing under seal, by which conveyances of lands, contracts, covenants and the like were evidenced and ratified; (seriptum obsignatum, quo prosdiorum cessiones, contractus, conventiones et hujusmodi rata fiunt.) Spelman. Bract. fol. 33 b— 38. Id. fol. 40. So called from the material (charta, paper,) upon which it was written. 2 Bl. Com. 295. See Charier, Deed. Charta de feoffamen to; a charter of feoffment. Bract, fol. 33 b. Charta de quiete clamantia; a charter of quit claim. Id. ibid. Charta de conjirmatione; a charter of confirmation. Id. ibid. See ijarta, € h arta [cmrta ] d CMtevttiet. A deed of a thing not in existence js void. Co, Litt. 36 a. Any signal or token by which an estate was held; as a horn, &c. Willelmus, Jilius Nigelli, tenuit custodiam forestcs de Bernwode de domino rege per unum comu, quod est charta prtedicta forestes; William, son of Nigel, held the ward of the forest of Bemwode of the king by one horn, which is the charter of the said forest. Kennett*s Par. Ant. 73. Coweil. A royal grant of privileges or Uberties, (charta regia,) either to an individual, as a charter of pardon, carta perdonationis,) to a public body, (see Charter,) or to a whole nation, as Magna Charta, the Great Charter; Charta de Foresta, the Charter of the Forest. See Magna Charta. The term charta was introduced into England by the Normans in lieu of chirographum, which was the Latin word used among the Saxons, answering to the vernacular boc. Normx Lnni chirographa chartas vocabant. Ingulph. apud Spelman. 1 Beeves' Hist. Eng. Law, 88. Lord Coke distinishes charta, (a charter,) from factum, (a deed;) the former touching inheritance, not so the latter, unless it have some other additions. Co. Litt, 9 b. Bracton, however, applies both words to royal grants. De chartis vero regiis et factis regum, &c. Bract, fol. 34. The ch in this word seems to have always been pronounced hard, (after the Gr. xQ' Vy) which led to the practice of writing the word carta, in which form it occurs in the Register, and in some of the old writers. Beg, Orig. 157 — 160. Co. Litt. 36 a.

an ancient word which signified not only a charter or 7 in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.