Medieval English Conveyances
Medieval English Conveyances by J. M. Kaye, published by Cambridge University Press on January 26, 2012, is a comprehensive study that focuses on the documents used in medieval England for the creation and transfer of interests in real property. This reissue spans 430 pages and is presented in English, offering an in-depth examination of various transactions, including grants, leases, exchanges, and releases, through detailed commentary and analysis.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the formulae of deeds, drawn from numerous published cartularies and collections, alongside relevant legal contexts from early treatises and decided cases. The book aims to assist readers in accurately identifying and categorizing deeds while highlighting the legal effects and discrepancies between actual practices and the presumed law of the time. Topics such as legal history and property law in Great Britain are central to this scholarly work, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of historical legal documents.
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This study of the documents used in medieval England for the creation and transfer of interests in real property is the first book devoted exclusively to the subject since the publication of Thomas Madox’s Formulare Anglicanum in 1702. The transactions covered include grants in fee and in perpetual alms, leases for life and for years, exchanges, surrenders and releases. Analysis of each kind of transaction is partly by way of commentary on the formulae of deeds, selected from the many thousands found in published cartularies and collections, and partly by relating the deeds to the relevant law of their periods, as found in early treatises, decided cases and the Year Books. The aim is to enable readers to identify and categorise deeds accurately, to appreciate their legal effects and to note instances where the practice of conveyancers and their clients differed from what is supposed to have been the law.
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