Private Legal Documents

The distinction between real and personal property is emphasized in the history of wills. By the time of Glanvill it was conceded that the ecclesiastical courts had sole jurisdiction over deathbed gifts of personal property. However, no rights were allowed to the ecclesiastical courts regarding real property, and their rules ceased to have any effect on the land law. (69) For a detailed list of publications on wills and intestacies, see Maxwell. (70)

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69. Potter, Harold, and Albert K. R. Kiralfy. Potter's Historical Introduction to English Law and Its Institutions. 4th ed. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1958 at p.562
70. Maxwell, William Harold, and Leslie F. Maxwell , comps. A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. 8 Vols. 2nd ed. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1955 at pp.490-6

5.1 Anglo Saxon
5.2 William (William)
5.3 William Rufus
5.4 Henry I (Hen 1)
5.5 Stephen (Stephen)
5.6 Henry II (Hen 2)
5.7 Richard I (Ric 1)
5.8 John (John)
5.9 Henry III (Hen 3)
5.10 Edward I (Edw 1)
5.11 Edward II (Edw 2)
5.12 Edward III (Edw 3)
5.13 Richard II (Ric 2)
5.14 Henry IV (Hen 4)
5.15 Henry V (Hen 5)
5.16 Henry VI (Hen 6)
5.17 Edward IV (Edw 4)
5.18 Edward V (Edw 5)
5.19 Richard III (Ric 3)
5.20 Henry VII (Hen 7)