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Distinguished from “made.” “A ‘deed made’ may no doubt mean an ‘instrument made;’ but a ‘deed done’ is not an ‘instrument done,’it is an ‘act done;’ and therefore these words, ‘made and done,’ apply to acts, as well as deeds.” Lord Brougham, 4 Bell, App. Oas. 38.

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