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Edw. 3, st. 2, c. 16, and are now appointed by the king's special commission under the Great Seal, the form of which was settled by all the judges in 1590, and continues, with little alteration, to … form of which was settled by all the judges in 1590, and continues, with little alteration, to this day. Consult Putnam's Early Treatises on the Practice of the Justices of the Peace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth

Statute-merchant

of the debtor, authenticated by the sovereign's seal, with the effect that, on failure of payment on the day assigned, execution might be awarded, without any mesne process to summon the debtor, or bringing in proofs to … record (see 13 Edw. 1 (Stat. Merc.) repealed by Stat. Law Rev. Act, 1863) under the hand and seal of the debtor, authenticated by the sovereign's seal, with the effect that, on failure of payment on the

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Bill of debt, or Bill obligatory

paid on a certain day, and subscribes it at a day and place certain. It may be under seal or not, Com. Dig. 'Merchant,' F. 2.

Commission of anticipation

Commission of anticipation, an authority under the Great Seal to collect a tax or subsidy before the day, 15 Hen. 8. See (English) Provisional Collection of Taxes

Seal-paper

Matched in: Term Seal-paper

Stakeholder

wager, may be recovered, see Gaming Act, 1845, s. 18, and the title WAGER. A stakeholder of a sealed packet containing a document can be called upon to produce it upon a subp'na duces tecum, R. v. … packet containing a document can be called upon to produce it upon a subp'na duces tecum, R. v. Daye, (1908) 2 KB 333. Upon a sale of land a sake-holder appears to hold the deposit for the

Commission of the Peace

Commission of the Peace, issues under the Great Seal for the appointment of justices of the peace in a form settled in 1590, which continues with little … justices of the peace in a form settled in 1590, which continues with little alteration at the present day.

Lloyd's bonds

Lloyd's bonds. Instruments under the seal of a railway company, admitting the indebtedness of the company to a specified amount to the obligee, with … specified amount to the obligee, with a covenant to pay him such amount with interest on a future day. So called from the name of the counsel who originally settled such a bond. All such 'loan notes'

Contract

As to their form, they maybe divided into (1) contracts of record, e.g., a recognizance; (2) contracts under seal, otherwise called 'specialty contracts'; (3) simple contracts, which may be either in writing or by parol, or may … made to build a house in six months, or to do an act on or before some future day, or to lend money upon a certain interest payable at a future time. There is also another distinction,

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