A Collection of All the Wills, Now Known to be Extant, of the Kings and Queens of England: Princes and Princesses of Wales, and Every Branch of the Blood Royal, from the Reign of William the Conqueror to that of Henry the Seventh, Exclusive ... |
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Page 397 - ... hearing, witnesses examined, the king's counsel heard, judges consulted, (all which was necessary to guard him against the king) at last approved and allowed the will as good. Upon this ground the profits of her lands were re- 25 ceived for some years, first by bishop Fisher, and afterwards by Dr Hornby"; but this was not to continue long, for what by the clamours of my lady's officers and servants, who because they could not have all themselves, were willing to give all to the king, what by...
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| Title | A Collection of All the Wills, Now Known to be Extant, of the Kings and Queens of England: Princes and Princesses of Wales, and Every Branch of the Blood Royal, from the Reign of William the Conqueror to that of Henry the Seventh, Exclusive ... |
| Editors | John Nichols, Richard Gough |
| Publisher | J. Nichols, 1780 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 12 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 434 pages |
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