| Description |
xxiii, 270 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in English legal history |
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Cambridge studies in English legal history.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part I. The development of the law of charity 1532-1700: 1. Introduction: Charity before the Reformation; 2. The Reformation and the law of charity; 3. The Statutes of Charitable Uses: 39 Elizabeth I c. 6 and 43 Elizabeth I c. 4; 4. The development of the Law of Charity 1545-1700: A definition of charity; 5. The development of the Law of Charity 1545-1700: The privileges of charity; Part II. The development of the Law of Charity 1700-1827: 6. Introduction; 7. The Mortmain Act, 1736; 8. The preamble to the Charitable Uses Act, 1601, and the definition of charity; 9. The influence of the Mortmain Act, 1736, on the definition of charity; 10. The development of the Law of Charity 1700-1827: The privileges of charity; 11. The Enforcement of Charitable Trusts 1700-1827 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page x-xiii |
| Subject |
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Great Britain -- History.
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Charity laws and legislation -- Great Britain -- History.
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| LC no. |
75080818 |
| ISBN |
0521073472 |
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