Get an agreement in writing of the conditions, expectations and remuneration for your residency.

The Sunnis said they expect an agreement in writing, and a meeting between the groups was set for Monday morning to formalize the accord.

It was of the nature of a contract, entered into by mutual promise, the clasping of hands, and exchange of an agreement in writing (tabula hospitalis) or of a token (tessera or symbolum), and was rendered hereditary by the division of the tessera.