Devising, dying and dispute
Subtitle: probate litigation in early modern England
By: Lloyd Bonfield
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9781409434276; 9781409434283
Subjects: Wills; Probate law and practice; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The "culture of will-making" in early modern England the forum and its litigation; title: Probate jurisdiction in early modern England : England's "peculiar institution" in crisis; title: Disputes : the subject matter of testamentary litigation; title: "Of sound and disposing mind and memory" : testamentary capacity and undue influence; title: Estate plans by "word of mouth" : the validity of nuncupative wills; title: The sanctity of the written word : testamentary causes challenging the authenticity and due execution of written wills; title: Which will shall it be? Multiple testamentary documents, and the revocation of testamentary acts; title: Contested successions and contested marriages : evidence from the records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury; title: Discord and disinheritance : windows into family relations from testamentary litigation; title: The myriad roles of women in will-making and testamentary litigation in late seventeenth century England.