The bill must bear the signature of the member introducing it to verify that the member actually intended to introduce the bill.

He made several other dedicatory works, all of which bear his signature and their corresponding dates.

However, having let the manifesto bear his signature, he had to bear the full responsibility for its consequences.

Over 120 vases bear his signature, indicating that they were made by him or in his workshop.

Only two works from this period bear a signature and a date, both from 1552.