MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011044378
003 DLC
005 20121207084318.0
008 111026s2012 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011044378
020 $a9781409434276 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9781409434283 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aKD1518$b.B66 2012
082 00 $a346.4205/2$223
100 1 $aBonfield, Lloyd,$d1949-
245 10 $aDevising, dying and dispute :$bprobate litigation in early modern England /$cLloyd Bonfield.
260 $aSurry, England ;$aBurlington, VT :$bAshgate,$cc2012.
300 $axvi, 293 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-290) and index.
505 0 $aThe "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.
650 0 $aProbate law and practice$zEngland$xHistory$y17th century.
650 0 $aWills$zEngland$xHistory$y17th century.