 Glanvil informs us that by the common law, as it stood in the reign of Henry the Second, a man's goods were to be divided into three equal parts: of which one went to his heirs or lineal descendants, another to his wife, and the third was at his own disposal:...  Commentaries on the Laws of England - Page 487by William Blackstone - 1800Full view - About this book
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...control. "By the common law, as it stood in the reign of Henry II., a man's goods were to be divided inio three equal parts: of which one went to his heirs or lineal descendants, another to his wife, and a third was at his own disposal; or if he died without a wife... | |
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