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Calendar of Wills Relating to the Counties of Northampton and Rutland, Proved in the Court of the Archdeacon of Northampton. 1510 To 1652 : Index Library.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Phillimore, W. P. W., author.
- Series:
- Calendar of Wills Relating to the Counties of Northampton and Rutland Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wills--History.
- Wills.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2018.
- Summary:
- This book is a comprehensive calendar of wills from the counties of Northampton and Rutland, covering the years 1510 to 1652. Edited by W.P.W. Phillimore, it compiles records from ecclesiastical courts such as the Archdeaconry Court of Northampton and the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Peterborough. The text provides historical insight into testamentary practices during the medieval and early modern periods, detailing the jurisdictions of local, peculiar, and prebendal courts. It also discusses the impact of the 1857 Probate Act, which centralized testamentary powers to modern civil courts. This work is intended for historians, genealogists, and researchers interested in English legal and ecclesiastical history, offering a valuable resource for tracing family lineages and understanding probate systems prior to 1858. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- TITLE PAGE
- INTRODUCTION
- CORRIGENDA ET ADDENDA
- WILLS RELATING TO THE COUNTIES OF NORTHAMPTON AND RUTLAND
- FIRST SERIES: Original Wills (1510-1639)
- Book A (1510-1520)
- Book B (1520-1526)
- Book C (1524-1527)
- Book D (1527-1534)
- Book E (1531-1538)
- Book F (1537-1540)
- Book G (1540-1542)
- Book H (1537-1544)
- Book I (1545-1548)
- Book K (1549-1557)
- Book L (1548-1561)
- Book M (1547-1557)
- Book N (1556-1557)
- Book O (1556-1557)
- Book P (1560-1566)
- Book Q (1558-1559)
- Book R (1559-1562)
- Book S (1567-1569)
- Book T (1570-1577)
- Book V (1578-1589)
- Book W (1590, 1597-1602)
- Book X (1602-1603, 1609-1610)
- Book Y (1591-1594, 1601, 1604, 1610-1615)
- Book Z (1604-1612)
- Book XYZ (1610-1611) Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781773011844
- 1773011847
- OCLC:
- 1492920190
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