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Book SynopsisRobert C. Palmer examines the Whilton dispute, an intrafamilial, multigenerational contest over a large estate that continued, primarily in the courts, from 1264until 1380. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguis
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Table of Documents, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xv*A Whilton Dispute Chronology, pg. xvii*CHAPTER 1. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. The Origins of the Dispute, pg. 28*CHAPTER 3. The Assize of Novel Disseisin and the Attaint, pg. 61*CHAPTER 4. The Writ of Entry and the Writ Certiorari, pg. 87*CHAPTER 5. Securing Title to Whilton, pg. 124*CHAPTER 6. Litigation by Writ of Right, pg. 152*CHAPTER 7. The Interlude, pg. 165*CHAPTER 8. Resumption and Compromise, pg. 179*CHAPTER 9. Formedon and the Use, pg. 192*CHAPTER 10. Conclusions, pg. 210*APPENDIX 1. Auxiliary Documents, pg. 221*APPENDIX 2. Statutes, pg. 245*APPENDIX 3. Glossary of Legal Terms, pg. 275*Notes, pg. 279*Index, pg. 287
