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Master of the Rolls

next to the Lord Chancellor, and had the keeping of the rolls and grants which passed the Great Seal, and the records of the Chancery. All orders and decrees by him made, except such as by the

Locus sigilli

Locus sigilli [Lat.], abbrev. L.S., the place of the seal, as designated by an O at the foot of a document requiring a seal.

Label

parchment affixed to a deed, writing, to writ, hanging at or out of the same; and an appending seal is called a label (Jac. Law Dict.). As to the seller of a mixed article protecting himself from

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Hospitals

the master, etc., only has the estate in him, and the brethren or sisters, having college and common seal in them, must consent, or the master alone has the estate, not having college or common seal. So

Judge Advocate, Judge Advocate-General

Judge Advocate, Judge Advocate-General. The Judge Advocate-General is an officer appointed by letters-patent under the Great Seal. He is under the orders of the Secretary of State for War to whom he acts as legal

Immoral contracts

parties have been equally in fault, for in pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis. Yet a contract under seal, made in consideration of past seduction or cohabitation, can be enforced; not because it is binding in honour

Exemplification

Exemplification, a copy; a certified transcript either under the great seal or under the seal of a particular Court, 1 Stark. Evid. 224.

Execution of Deeds

Execution of Deeds, the signing, sealing, and delivery of them by the parties, as their own acts and deeds, in the presence of witnesses.

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

Chancellor of the Order of the Garter

Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, and other military orders, an officer who seals the commissions and the mandates of the chapter and assembly of the kinights; keeps the register of their

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