These words are use in the 4th section of the statute 29 Charles II., c. 3, commonly called the statute of frauds and perjuries, which enact, that no action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon any agreement made upon consideration of marriage, or upon any contract or sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them, unless the … [Read more...]

In the civil law. A money changer or dealer in money. Dig. 2, 14, 47, 1. MENSUBA In old English law. A measure. Mensura domini regis. "The measure of our lord the king," being the weights and measures established under King Richard I. in his parliament at Westminster, 1197. 1 Bl. Comm. 275; Mozley & Whitley. … [Read more...]

A document presented to a legislative body, or to the executive, by one or more individuals, containing a petition or a representation of facts. In English law. That which contains the particulars of a deed, etc., and is the instrument registered, as in the case of an annuity which must be registered. Wharton. In practice. A short note, abstract, memorandum, or rough draft of … [Read more...]

In old English law. A measure. Mensura domini regis. "The measure of our lord the king," being the weights and measures established under King Richard I. in his parliament at Westminster, 1197. 1 Bl. Comm. 275; Mozley & Whitley. … [Read more...]

Lat. From memory; by or from recollection. Thus, memortter proof of a written instrument is such as is furnished by the recollection of a witness who had seen and known it. … [Read more...]