The office and duty of executors: or, A treatise of wills and executors, directed to testators, in the choice of their executors, and contrivance of their wills. With direction for executors in the execution of their office according to the law; and for creditors in the recovery of their debts. With divers other particulars, very useful and profitable for all persons, be they either executors, creditors or debtors. Compiled out of the body of the common-law, by Thomas Wentworth, late bencher of Lincolns Inn. To which is added an appendix, wherein are the nature o testaments, executors, legataries general, and divers other very material things relating to the same, shortly methodized for the use of persons concerned. By T.M. Esquire.

All titles

• The office and duty of executors: or, A treatise of wills and executors, directed to testators, in the choice of their executors, and contrivance of their wills. With direction for executors in the execution of their office according to the law; and for creditors in the recovery of their debts. With divers other particulars, very useful and profitable for all persons, be they either executors, creditors or debtors. Compiled out of the body of the common-law, by Thomas Wentworth, late bencher of Lincolns Inn. To which is added an appendix, wherein are the nature o testaments, executors, legataries general, and divers other very material things relating to the same, shortly methodized for the use of persons concerned. By T.M. Esquire.
• Office and duty of executors Treatise of wills and executors, directed to testators, in the choice of their executors, and contrivance of their wills Appendix to the office and duty of an executor Appenidx to the office and duty of an executor

People / Organizations

• Thomas Wentworth (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For Henry Twyford and John Place at Furnivals-Inn-Gate, 1689.

Publication year

1689-1689

ESTC No.

R204050

Grub Street ID

81076

Description

[24], 373, [5], 69, [1] p. ; 8⁰

Note

Originally published anonymously. Sometimes also attributed to Sir John Doddridge (cf. DNB).

The A in "Atkins" in imprint is stamped over another letter, probably an E.

The first leaf bears a permission to print.

"An appenidx [sic] to the office and duty of an executor: .. By Thomas Manley" has separate pagination and title page dated 1688; register is continuous.