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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... Testament , " containing general suggestions as to the preparation of wills , has been introduced into this work , with the belief that it may prove useful to some readers ; likewise a chapter on " Testa- mentary and Kindred Miscellany ...
... TESTAMENT " To put off making your Will until the hand of death is upon you evinces either cowardice or a shameful neglect of your temporal concerns . " It has been thought appropriate , within a brief space , to intro- duce into this ...
... testament of Job , which was discovered and published by Cardinal Mai in 1839 ; it relates many details which we may look for in vain in the Canonical Book . In it Job's faithful wife , when reduced to the utmost poverty , sold the hair ...
... testament , order it to be signed . ( Signed ) LUCANICUS . PERGILLUS . CELSANUS . LARDIO . MYSTIALICUS . OFFELLICUS . CYMATUS . " WILLS OF THE EARL OF MELLENT AND OTHERS ( 1118 ) Robert , the famous Earl of Mellent and Leicester , one ...
... testament have a special respect , in our funeral , to the laud and praising of God , the health of our soul , and somewhat to our dignity royal , but avoiding damnable pomp and outrageous superfluities . " Win, Op Erasmus ( 1536 ) The ...
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