Ancient, Curious, and Famous WillsThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1999 - 472 páginas This collection of wills will be enjoyed by the layman, the lawyer and the scholar as a reflection of the individual cited and of their times. All sorts of wills from the sublime to the absurd are included, such as the will of a pig, clauses in wills concerning slaves, the wills that established the Nobel Prize and the Rhodes scholarship, and many more. This fascinating volume contains the text of wills that are "ancient" Confucius' will, Solon's introduction of wills to the ancient Greeks; wills that are "curious" a will that attempts to bequeath property to the devil, bequests to pets; and wills of the "famous" well-known authors (Rabelais, Dickens, etc.), European royalty (Napoleon, Mary Queen of Scots, etc.) and U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, etc.). Well-indexed by subject and name.
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... Husbands , Wives , and Children 73 2. Relating to Animals . 90 3. Relating to Charity 102 4. Relating to Burial 122 5. Miscellaneous • 158 · CHAPTER V TESTAMENTARY AND KINDRED MISCELLANY 203 CHAPTER VI WILLS OF FAMOUS FOREIGNERS · 249 ...
... husband nor of the wife seems to deter a testator in this direction : on the other hand , I have never seen but one such restriction in the will of a married woman ; and this spirit of faith and trust , in a comparative ANCIENT ...
... husbands ; I could not tell you all I have seen , for I have seen crimes against which justice is impotent . In short , all the horrors that romancers suppose they have invented are still below the truth . ' " Whether this conclusion is ...
... husband . Will Of Jacob Jacob , the third of the Hebrew Patriarchs , died in Egypt at the age of 147 , but was buried by his sons in the Cave of Machpelah at Hebron , in Palestine , the traditional burial place of the Prophets and other ...
... husband for his daughter . Of five talents of which his fortune consisted , he gave her two , and two others to his own daughter , and celebrated the two marriages on the same day . The Oldest Written Will William Matthew Flinders ...
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