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In a clear, plain, eafy, and familiar Männer;

How a Man's FAMILY OF RELATIONS will be
entitled to his REAL and PERSONAL ESTATE, by
the Laws of ENGLAND, and Cuftoms of the City
of LONDON and Province of YORK.

TO WHICH IS ADDED

The Difpofal of a Perfon's Eftate,
By WILL and TESTAMENT;

CONTAINING

An EXPLANATION of the MORTMAIN-ACT,
With INSTRUCTIONS and neceffary FORMS for every Perfon
to make; alter, and republifh his own WILL:

DIRECTIONS for Executors how to act after the Teftator's Death, with
refpect to proving his Will, taking upon them the Executorship, getting in
the Effects, and paying Debts and Legacies.

By PETER LÖVELASS, of the INNER TEMPLE,
Conveyancer.

Author of the Trader's Safeguard, or Explanation of the Law concerning
Bills of Exchange, &c.

The SEVENTH EDITION; with large ADDITIONS and IMPROVEMENTS.

Printed for the AUTHOR; and fold by WHIELDON and BUTTERWORTH,
Fleet-Street; J. Bew, Paternofter-Row; R. PHENEY, Succeffor

to P. URIEL, Inner Temple-Lane; and WILSON
and SPENCE, Oufgate, York.

MDCCXCII.

THE

PREFACE.

FRO

ROM the number of books which contain the fcience of our law, and the numerous applica tions to perfons converfant therein, for advice concerning the title to real and perfonal estate in cases of inteftacy; it is indifputably clear that no felection could be made from the venerable pile of law-learning, more immediately useful, than that which relates to the eftates of perfons dying inteftate ; and of this the author being well convinced, was led to felect the first part of this work; to which fince it was published, he has made very confiderable additions, and copioufly treated on the law relative to laft wills and teftaments; and in the latter, as well as his former proceedings, hath endeavoured to avoid the technical terms of the law; and when the Latin words, or those terms, have occurred, and could not be avoided without obfcuring the fenfe, has added the English to the one, and explained the meaning of the other; laying down the whole with fuch clearness and perfpicuity, as to render the fame perfectly intelligible and eafy of comprehenfion to thofe unacquainted with the fyftem of our law, or the phrafes commonly ufed by writers thereon.