History of the Law of Charity, 1532-1827

Cambridge Studies in English Legal History

by Gareth H. Jones

This book covers the period from the Reformation to the end of Lord Eldon's Chancellorship when the modern law of charity had taken a definite shape. Mr Jones shows how the contemporary religious, economic and social pressures moulded the substantive law and illustrates the importance of procedural considerations in defining the limits of legal charity.

296 pages, Paperback

Published August 28, 2008