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Devising, dying and dispute : probate litigation in early modern England
- Title
- Devising, dying and dispute : probate litigation in early modern England / Lloyd Bonfield.
- Author
- Bonfield, Lloyd, 1949-
- Publication
- Surry, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012.
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 293 pages; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-290) and index.
- Contents
- The "culture of will-making" in early modern England the forum and its litigation -- Probate jurisdiction in early modern England : England's "peculiar institution" in crisis -- Disputes : the subject matter of testamentary litigation -- "Of sound and disposing mind and memory" : testamentary capacity and undue influence -- Estate plans by "word of mouth" : the validity of nuncupative wills -- The sanctity of the written word : testamentary causes challenging the authenticity and due execution of written wills -- Which will shall it be? Multiple testamentary documents, and the revocation of testamentary acts -- Contested successions and contested marriages : evidence from the records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury -- Discord and disinheritance : windows into family relations from testamentary litigation -- The myriad roles of women in will-making and testamentary litigation in late seventeenth century England.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-4773
- ISBN
- 9781409434276
- 1409434273
- LCCN
- 2011044378
- OCLC
- 759084204
- Author
- Bonfield, Lloyd, 1949-
- Title
- Devising, dying and dispute : probate litigation in early modern England / Lloyd Bonfield.
- Publisher
- Surry, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-290) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1600 - 1699
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-4773