The notary's name or the notary's spouse's name appears on the document as a party. The notary or the notary's spouse has a direct beneficial interest. The notary is notarizing his or her own signature or the signature of the notary's spouse.
bene-. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant âwellâ: benediction. Origin of bene-. combining form of bene (adv.) well (< *dwenÄ), akin to bonus good (< *dwenos)
N.B. (Nota Bene) vs P.S. (Post Script) Nota bene is usually used in letter or documents to attract the reader attention to an important aspect or fact, postsctiptum usually refers to an additional note to what has already been written. Nota bene: (imperative) Take special note; used to add an aside or warning to a text.