In public acts of a college or any incorporated body, the will of many to whom the matter belongs joined together, is the consent.
In æquali jure melior est conditio possidentis.
In equality of right, the condition of the person in possession, is the better.
In alternativis electio est debitoris.
In alternatives, the power of election belongs to the debtor.
In brevi aut charta generalia præsedunt specialia.
General things precede special, in a brief or writing.
In ambiguis casibus semper præsumitur pro rege.
In ambiguous cases, the presumption is always in favour of the king.
In ambiguis orationibus maxime sententia spectanda est ejus, qui eas protulisset.