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Marital Litigation in the Court of Requests 1542–1642
ISBN: 9780521800013 | 0521800013
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: 1/5/2009
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This volume reproduces twenty litigation suits from the Court of Requests during the final century of its operation. These extraordinary cases provide rich details about the complexity of separated couples' rights, the development of alimony (for both men and women) and the variety of human failings that could devastate marriages.
Common law rules made litigation between husband and wife impossible in the 16/17th century, except in ecclesiastical courts. In practice, however, a few wives and husbands sued their spo... MORE
Common law rules made litigation between husband and wife impossible in the 16/17th century, except in ecclesiastical courts. In practice, however, a few wives and husbands sued their spo... MORE
Cases and documents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Parnell Bowdo v. Peter Bowdo; 2. Margery Alcock v. Nicholas Alcocke; 3. Dame Margery Acton v. Sir Robert Acton; 4. Isabell Osmoderley v. William Osmoderley; 5. Dame Elizabeth Stafford v. Sir Humphrey Stafford; 6. Mary Puttenham v. Richard Puttenham; 7. Gawine Smith v. Elizabeth Smith et al.; 8. Griffin Jones v. Marion Jones; 9. Jane Read alias Lambert v. Thomas Read & John Jefferies; 10. Thomas Read v. Jane Lambert; 11. Joan Spragin v. Martyn Spragin & Richard Levens; 12. An... MORE
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