EXPLANATORY OF OUR LAND LAWS DELIVERED AT THE WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE BY THOMAS LEAN WILKINSON OF THE INNER TEMPLE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW Herry S. King & Co. 1873 282. g. 202 was me The following LECTURES were delivered during the present month to the Students of the Working Men's College, Great Ormond Street, London. The author's object was humble: it was merely to give such a concise and simple sketch of the main outlines of a portion of our law, now receiving much public attention, as would interest non-professional men, to whom even the admirable class books of Mr. Joshua Williams are unknown. eve February, 1973. A 2 CONTENTS. PAGK Necessity of some knowledge of the history of the land laws- Manner of holding land in England before the Conquest-Effect of the Conquest on the holding of land- Introduction of the Foudal System-Fundamental principle of the land laws- Tonure-History and description of tenures--- Different classes Estates in tail—Their history--Recoveries-Barring entails-- Rights of the owner of an estate in tail-Estate in foe simplo- Its history–History of the power of alionation of land inter vivos Of the power of devising land by will --Rights of an owner in foo, Descont of estates of inheritanco-Rights of husband and |