Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The medieval inheritance and the Statute of Uses
- 2 Law in transition: the conflict over restraints upon alienation
- 3 Patterns of marriage settlement 1601–1659: the development of the ‘life estate-entail’ mode
- 4 The emergence of the strict settlement
- 5 The adoption of the strict settlement 1660–1740: Kent and Northamptonshire
- 6 Marriage settlements in perspective: the social and economic aspects
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ENGLISH LEGAL HISTORY
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The medieval inheritance and the Statute of Uses
- 2 Law in transition: the conflict over restraints upon alienation
- 3 Patterns of marriage settlement 1601–1659: the development of the ‘life estate-entail’ mode
- 4 The emergence of the strict settlement
- 5 The adoption of the strict settlement 1660–1740: Kent and Northamptonshire
- 6 Marriage settlements in perspective: the social and economic aspects
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ENGLISH LEGAL HISTORY
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- Marriage Settlements, 1601–1740The Adoption of the Strict Settlement, pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1983