Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Circumspecte agatis

[Latin "that you act circumspectly"] Hist. A directive from the king to his justices detailing the boundaries of ecclesiastical jurisdiction. e The directive, issued circa 1285, was originally in the form of a writ, but over time acquired statutory authority. The title Circumspecte agatis derives from the first few words of the writ: "Rex talibus judieibus salutem; Circumspecte agatis . . . . "