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Riding clerk

who, in his turn, for one year, kept the controlment books of all grants that passed the Great Seal. The Six Clerks were superseded by the Clerks of Records and Writs.

Royal Marriage Act

descendant of King George II. may marry without the previous consent of the sovereign, signified under the Great Seal, unless above the age of twenty-five, in which case the marriage may take place after twelve months' notice,

Seisin, Livery of

Applicable to corporeal hereditaments while incorporeal hereditaments such as a remainder or easement were conveyed by writing under seal. After the Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 2, all corporeal hereditaments might

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Sewer

sewage flows. The Court of Commissioners of Sewers is a temporary tribunal, erected by commission under the Great Seal, which used to be granted pro re nata at the pleasure of the Crown, and later at the

Specialty debts

Specialty debts, bonds mortgages, debts, secured by writing under seal, and recoverable at anytime within twenty years, by virtue of s. 3 of the (English) Civil Procedure Act,

Remission

Remission, a pardon from the Crown, passed under the Great Seal; a release.

Stamp

other process. [Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), s. 2(y)] An official mark or seal placed on a document esp. to indicate that a required tax had been paid, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th

Steward of manor

deed, though he may be appointed by parol; but corporations must always appoint by deed under their corporate seal. The appointment of a steward is generally during the lord's pleasure; it may, however, be for years or

Sub pede sigilli

Sub pede sigilli [Lat.] (under the foot of the seal).

Syngraph

Syngraph, a deed, bond, or writing, under the hands and seals of all the parties, Civ. Law

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