Ancient, Curious and Famous WillsLittle, Brown, 1911 - 472 стор. |
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... natural life ' ; at her death , the fund was to go to a certain college . The widow promptly set about to ' enjoy ' the fund by spending it ; the court held , and properly , that she had a right to do so , and that the college got ...
... natural life ' ; at her death , the fund was to go to a certain college . The widow promptly set about to ' enjoy ' the fund by spending it ; the court held , and properly , that she had a right to do so , and that the college got ...
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... natural channels of affec- tion , right and justice . Frequently the result is disastrous litigation , the breaking of domestic ties , and the exposure of family skeletons . " Lord Coke said a long time ago , ' Few men , pinched with ...
... natural channels of affec- tion , right and justice . Frequently the result is disastrous litigation , the breaking of domestic ties , and the exposure of family skeletons . " Lord Coke said a long time ago , ' Few men , pinched with ...
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... natural son , and was never married ) , I appoint as my universal heir , the very honourable Boniface Amerbach ; and I name as my testamentary executors Jerôme Froben and Nicholas Biscop , brother - in - law of Froben . " I have already ...
... natural son , and was never married ) , I appoint as my universal heir , the very honourable Boniface Amerbach ; and I name as my testamentary executors Jerôme Froben and Nicholas Biscop , brother - in - law of Froben . " I have already ...
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... natural perversity of the disposi- tion , and we take care to make a good use of it . We husband it with jealousy , put it off as long as we can , and then use every precaution that the world shall be no gainer by our deaths . This last ...
... natural perversity of the disposi- tion , and we take care to make a good use of it . We husband it with jealousy , put it off as long as we can , and then use every precaution that the world shall be no gainer by our deaths . This last ...
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... natural death ; that no other author , different from Cid Hamet Benengeli , should falsely pretend to raise him from the dead , and write endless histories of his achievements . This was the end of that extraordinary gentleman of La ...
... natural death ; that no other author , different from Cid Hamet Benengeli , should falsely pretend to raise him from the dead , and write endless histories of his achievements . This was the end of that extraordinary gentleman of La ...
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Adams aforesaid annuity appoint bequests body brother buried Cecil John Rhodes Charles Charles Francis Adams Church City clause codicil County Court dated daughter death debts decease declare desire died direct disposed disposition Edwin Forrest England executors executrix father fee simple five France friends fund funeral George give and bequeath given gold grandson Henry hundred dollars hundred pounds husband interest Item John John Ling lady land leave legacies legatee living London Lord Lord Charles Wellesley Louisa Catherine Adams marriage married Mary ment mother nephew niece paid parish poor possessed pounds sterling probate real estate residence residuary estate servant set my hand share shillings Shore Nightingale sister soul testament testamentary testator thereof Thomas thousand dollars tion trust twenty unto Washington widow wife William wish witness written wyffe York
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