"We will await Timian's official writ before deciding upon any such course as that.

Its authorities in all guises struggled to establish the official writ over its 1,000 mile span.

By day, clerks worked at these tables, copying out official writs and proclamations in preparation for the maharaja to apply his official royal seal.

Jevdet Bey had already used his official writ in nearby villages, ostensibly to search for arms, but in fact to initiate wholesale massacres.

"I saw Archbishop Cardiel this morning, and he thought you might like to have this now, rather than waiting for the official writ in a day or two."

With the official writs that will confirm their re-election still trickling in from around the country, Canada's governing Progressive Conservatives have set themselves the task of convincing doubters that the free-trade agreement with the United States that was the core issue in the election will bring prosperity to the country's work force of 11 million people.