Breve Testatum
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
A written memorandum introduced to perpetuate the tenor of the conveyance and investiture of lands.
2 BI. Comm. 307.
It was prepared after the transaction, and depended for its validity upon the testimony of witnesses, as it was not sealed.
Spelman.
In Scotch Law. A similar memorandum made out at the time of the transfer, attested by the pares curiae, and by the seal of the superior. Bell, Diet.