Marriage Settlements, 1601–1740: The Adoption of the Strict Settlement

Lloyd Bonfield

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511897528

The history of the family has become an area of great interest, yet the property arrangements entered into upon marriage, a crucial aspect of the process of familial wealth transmission and distribution in the landed classes in early modern England, have never been systematically studied. In the light of evidence provided by hitherto unused family muniments, Dr Bonfield analyses the legal, social and economic aspects of these settlements, and discusses the development and impact of the strict settlement.

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Introduction
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1 - The medieval inheritance and the Statute of Uses
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2 - Law in transition: the conflict over restraints upon alienation
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3 - Patterns of marriage settlement 1601–1659: the development of the ‘life estate-entail’ mode
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4 - The emergence of the strict settlement
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5 - The adoption of the strict settlement 1660–1740: Kent and Northamptonshire
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6 - Marriage settlements in perspective: the social and economic aspects
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
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Index
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CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ENGLISH LEGAL HISTORY
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

List of tables
pp viii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

List of abbreviations
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp xiii-xviii

1 - The medieval inheritance and the Statute of Uses
pp 1-10

2 - Law in transition: the conflict over restraints upon alienation
pp 11-45

3 - Patterns of marriage settlement 1601–1659: the development of the ‘life estate-entail’ mode
pp 46-54

4 - The emergence of the strict settlement
pp 55-81

5 - The adoption of the strict settlement 1660–1740: Kent and Northamptonshire
pp 82-92

6 - Marriage settlements in perspective: the social and economic aspects
pp 93-120

Conclusion
pp 121-122

Bibliography
pp 123-134

Index
pp 135-136

CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ENGLISH LEGAL HISTORY
pp 137-137

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