Eschatocol

An eschatocol, or closing protocol, is the final section of a legal or public document, which may include a formulaic sentence of appreciation; the attestation of those responsible for the document, which may be the author, writer, countersigner, principal parties involved, and witnesses to the enactment or the subscription; or both.^[1]^[2] It also expresses the context of the documentation of the action described therein, i. e., enunciation of the means of validation and indication of who is responsible to document the act; and the final formulae.

Common in European medieval charters, they have been relegated to notarial acts, governmental acts, diplomatic treaties, certificates, and other formal documents.

^ Marvin Zelkowitz (5 August 2003). Advances in Computers: Information Repositories. Academic Press. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-0-08-049351-0. Retrieved 12 August 2013. In a formal structure, intrinsic elements have three classes: protocol, text, and eschatocol. An example of eschatocol in private records is a sequence of appreciation sentence, salutation, complimentary clause (e. g., "sincerely yours"), signature, ...
^ Timothy Lubin; Donald R. Davis Jr; Jayanth K. Krishnan (21 October 2010). Hinduism and Law: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-139-49358-1. Retrieved 12 August 2013. The final part (eschatocol) could include subscriptio: signatures (mata) of the parties or stamps, sometimes the name of the scribe is also mentioned; apprecatio: blessings (e. g., śrīh., śubham, "hail"), authoritative confirmations (e. g., pramān ̇a) ...

[Zelkowitz2003-1] Marvin Zelkowitz (5 August 2003). Advances in Computers: Information Repositories. Academic Press. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-0-08-049351-0. Retrieved 12 August 2013. In a formal structure, intrinsic elements have three classes: protocol, text, and eschatocol. An example of eschatocol in private records is a sequence of appreciation sentence, salutation, complimentary clause (e. g., "sincerely yours"), signature, ...

[LubinJr2010-2] Timothy Lubin; Donald R. Davis Jr; Jayanth K. Krishnan (21 October 2010). Hinduism and Law: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-139-49358-1. Retrieved 12 August 2013. The final part (eschatocol) could include subscriptio: signatures (mata) of the parties or stamps, sometimes the name of the scribe is also mentioned; apprecatio: blessings (e. g., śrīh., śubham, "hail"), authoritative confirmations (e. g., pramān ̇a) ...

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