The office and duty of executors: or, a treatise directing testators to form, and executors to perform their wills and testaments according to law. Originally compiled by that judicious and approved author, Tho. Wentworth, Late Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. And now enlarged with A supplement, Containing Divers Matters and Things omitted or not comprized in former Impressions, relating to Wills, Executors, Administrators, Devises, Legacies, &c. Collected from the Common and Statute Laws, and Methodically Digested, Rendring the whole compleat, and in all it parts conformable to the present Time and Laws now in force. With References to the divers Acts of Parliament and Authentick Books of Reports both Antient and Modern Authorizing and Approving the same. By H Curson of the Inner Temple, Gent.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Wentworth (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires, for John Place at Furnival's Inn, and Rich. Sare at Gray's Inn-Gate in Holborn, 1703.

Publication year

1703-1703

ESTC No.

T108463

Grub Street ID

161354

Description

[32],262;[4],221,[47]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Originally published anonymously, sometimes attributed to Sir John Doddridge (cf. DNB).

'A supplement to the office and duty of executors: .. By H. Curson' has its own titlepage, pagination and register.

The initial leaf is an advertisement.

The last 46 pages contain 'A table to the supplement.'.