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Letters of safe-conduct

subjects, unless he has letters of safe-conduct, which, by drivers old statutes, must be granted under the Great Seal, and enrolled in Chancery, or else are of no effect-the sovereign being the best judge of such emergencies

Liberate

that lay for the payment of a yearly pension or other sum of money, granted under the Great Seal, and addressed to the treasurer and chamberlain of the Exchequer. Also a writ to the sheriff for the

Licence

a licence. A licence amounting to or coupled with an interest in an incorporeal hereditament must be under seal [see Wood v. Leadbitter, (1845) 13 M&W 838], or it may be revocable, but see Lowe v. Adams,

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London, Port of

'the Port of London Authority, and by that name shall continue to have perpetual succession and a common seal having power to acquire and hold land for the purposes of this Act without licence in mortmain. (2)

Messenger

Also, in bankruptcy, persons officially appointed who seize a bankrupt's property. The office of messenger of the Great Seal was abolished by 37 & 38 Vict. c. 81

False pretence, obtaining property

or (b) to write, impress or affix his name or the name of any other person, or the seal of any corporate body or society, upon any paper or parchment in order that the same may be

Constat

not contain anything but what appears on record. An exemplification of the enrolment of letters-patent under the Great Seal in called a constat, Co. Litt. 225; Page's case, 5 Rep. 52.

Escrow

Escrow, a writing under seal delivered to a third person, to be delivered by him to the person whom it purports to benefit

Counter-deed

Counter-deed, a secret writing, either before a notary or under a privte seal, which destroys, invalidates, or alters a public one

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

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