The book of household management; comprising information for the mistress ... Also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda; with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort / by Mrs. Isabella Beeton.
- Isabella Beeton
- Date:
- 1861
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The book of household management; comprising information for the mistress ... Also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda; with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort / by Mrs. Isabella Beeton. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![tunity, may become void, being contrary to the wishes of the testator. Fraud or imposition also renders a will void, and where two wills made by tho same person happen to exist, neither of them dated, the maker of the wills is declared to have died intestate. 2736. A will may always be revoked and annulled, but only by burning or entirely destroying tho writing, or by adding a codicil, or making a subse- quent will duly attested ; but as the alteration of a will is only a revocation to the extent of the alteration, if it is intended to revoke the original will entirely, such intention should be declared,—no merely verbal directions can revoke a written will; and the act of running the pen through the signatures, or down the page, is not sufficient to cancel it, without a written declaration to that effect signed and witnessed. 2737. A will made before marriage is revoked thereby. 2738. A codicil is a supplement or addition to a will, either explaining or altering former dispositions; it may be written on the same or separate paper, and is to bo witnessed and attested in the same manner as the original document. 2739. Witnesses.—Any persons are qualified to witness a will who can write their names ; but such witness cannot be benefitted by the will. If a legacy is granted to the persons witnessing, it is void. The same rule applies to the husband or wife of a witness; a bequest made to either of these is void. 2740. Form of Wiles.—Form is unimportant, provided the testator’s in tention is clear. It should commence with his designation ; that is, his name and surname, place of abode, profession, or occupation. The legatees should also be clearly described. In leaving a legacy to a married woman, if no trustees are appointed over it, and no specific directions given, “ that it is for her sole and separate use, free from the control, debts, and incumbrances of her husband,” the husband will be entitled to the legacy. In the same manner a legacy to an unmarried woman will vest in her husband after marriage, unless a settlement of it is made on her before marriage. 2741. In sudden emergencies a form may be useful, and the following has been considered a good one for a death-bed will, where tho assistance of a solicitor could not be obtained ; indeed, few solicitors can prepare a will on the spur of the moment : they require timo and legal forms, which arc by no means necessary, before they can act. I, A. B., of No. 10, , Street, in the city of [gentleman, builder, or grocer, as the case may lie,] being of Bound mind, thus publish and declure my last will and testament. Revoking and annulling all former dispositions of my property, I give and bequeath as follows :—to my son J. B,, of , I give and bequeath the stun](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21527799_1182.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
