Many ancient contracts and business letters were completed with notes in which the secretary attested that he had written the document because of the inability of the person who had entrusted the job to him.
Daudzos senos līgumos un darījumu vēstulēs ir atrodama piezīme, kurā sekretārs apstiprina, ka viņš ir uzrakstījis attiecīgo dokumentu, jo cilvēks, kas viņam uzdevis šo darbu, pats nav bijis spējīgs to izdarīt.