I also understood that it was per pro not per et pro.
However what was the document that generated this query? It sounds like a
grant by letters patent, in which case the 'per' (by) at the bottom is not
the signature of the grantor, but that of the witness, per cancellar'
indicating that the great seal was affixed by authority of the Lord
Chancellor. Or was it a grant by Wolsey as Archbishop of York, in which
case his archepiscopal seal may have been affixed by his registrar.
However I think I have also seen signatures of grantors prefixed by 'per me'
(by me).
I am also surprised you should need to date a documetn of this period by the
identity of the parties. There is almost invariably a date in the final
clause (the testimonium) in all deeds after the 13 the century.
Peter King
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Hudson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 07 February 2001 09:08
Subject: Re: two questions
> Pedants' corner (sorry!)
>
> According to OED 'pp' or 'per pro' stands for 'per procurationem', ie
'through
> the agency of ...'
>
> Tim
>
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