PRACTICAL EXPOSITION OF THE Law of Wills, WITH PLAIN INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE ΤΟ TESTATORS, EXECUTORS, AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF INTESTACY: To which are added DIRECTIONS RESPECTING THE PROBATE OF WILLS AND THE TAKING TABLES OF THE STAMP-DUTIES ON PROBATES, ADMINISTRATIONS, THE METHOD OF OBTAINING A RETURN OF THE ADMINISTRATION FORMS OF INVENTORIES TO BE TAKEN BY EXECUTORS AND WITH PRECEDENTS OF WILLS, CODICILS, REPUBLICATIONS, ETC. BY RICHARD DICKSON, Esq. Of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn. CONTENTS. PART I. PAGE The Nature and Effect of Wills and Testaments, Codicils, Nuncupative Wills, Donations Mortis Causa The Subject-Matter of Disposition by Will The Functions and Duties of Executors and Adminis- A PLAIN AND PRACTICAL EXPOSITION OF THE LAW OF WILLS, ETC. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS. Hints and Precautions to be attended to by Persons before they make their Wills. IN the examination of this important branch of the subject, which I am about to elucidate, I shall treat of it under the following heads :— 1. The Propriety and Advantages of making a Will. 2. The Consequences of neglecting the Important Duty of making a Will. 3. Precautions to be attended to in making Wills. 1. The Propriety and Advantages of making a Will. As from innumerable causes, which are beyond human control, there is not any state or condition of life that is not subject to premature and B |