“chirographum,” and which, being somewhat changed in form and manner by the Normans, was by them styled “charta.” Anciently when they mude a chirograph or deed which required a counterpart, as we call it, they engrossed it twice upon one piece of parchment contrariwise, leaving a space between, in which they wrote in capital letters the word “chirograph,” and then cut the parchment in two through the middle of the word, giving a part to each party. Oowell.