Document Types

Letter

A letter in the Middle Ages was much the same as a modern letter; sent from one party to another,[...]

Letters of Attorney

Medieval letters of attorney are similar to their modern counterparts, as both are written to give an individual the power[...]

Letters of Protection

Letters of protection were legal documents which protected a person from liability while they were overseas in the interests of[...]

Letters of Proxy

A letter of proxy is a document granting one party to act on behalf of another. In the Atlas of[...]

License for Alientation

A license for alienation is a type of document which describes the salability of a particular tract of land. The[...]

Mandate

A mandate is a type of document very similar to a writ and involves a powerful institution requiring that a[...]

Mass Pence Roll

Memorandum

A memorandum, commonly known in the modern period as a memo, is a document containing a summary of or brief[...]

Notarial Instrument

A notarial instrument is a document written to provide proof of a transaction or event that took place. The type[...]

Notification

A notification is a document informing a party that something has happened and entering this happening into the legal record.[...]

Ordinance

Ordinances are laws or practices that an actor wants passed, often on a local level. This document records proposed laws/practices[...]

Papal Bull

A papal bull is an official letter or mandate issued by the Pope, and is named for the bulla, or[...]