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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.