Voluntas Donatoris

IN CHARTA don! sul manlfeste expressa observetur. The will of the donor, clearly expressed in the deed, should be observed. Co. Litt. 21a. VOLUNTAS EST JUSTA SENTENTIA de eo quod quis post mortem suam fieri veiit. A will is an exact opinion or determination concerning that which each one wishes to be done after his death. VOLUNTAS ET PROPOSITUM DISTINguunt maieficla. The will and the proposed end distinguish crimes. Bracton, 2b, 136b. VOLUNTAS FACIT QUOD IN TESTAmento scriptum valeai. The will of the testator gives validity to what is written in the will. Dig. 3D. 1. 12. 3. VOLUNTAS IN DELICTIS NON EXITUS spectatur. In offenses, the will, and not the VOLUNTAS REPUTABATUR PRO FACto. The will Is to be taken for the deed. 3 Inst. 69. VOLUNTAS TESTATORIS AMBULATOria est usque ad mortem. The will of a testator is ambulatory until his death; that is, he may change it at any time. See 1 Bouv. Inst, note 83; 4 Coke, 61. VOLUNTAS TESTATORIS HABET INterpretationem latam et benignam. The will of a testator has a broad and liberal interpretation. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 260; Dig. 50. 17. 12. VOLUNTAS ULTIMA TESTATORIS EST perimplenda secundum veram intentionem suam. The last will of a testator is to be fulfilled according to his true intention. Co. Litt. 322.