Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
The history of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed a history of the revolutions of England from the death of Edward the Confessor to the birth of Henry the Second: by George Lord Lyttelton
The rules and practice of the High Court of Chancery in Ireland : with the several statutes relative thereto. As also, several adjudged cases thereon. The work is ... inscribed to ... James Lord Baron Lifford ... by ... Gorges E. Howard
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King's Bench from Easter Term 12 Geo. 3. to Michaelmas 14 Geo. 3 (both inclusive.) [1772-1774] With some select cases in the Court of Chancery, and of the Common Pleas which are within the same period. To which is added, the case of General Warrants and the collection of maxims
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of Exchequer, in the years 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, and 1660. And from thence continued to the 21st year of the reign of his late Majesty King Charles II. [1669]
"There is a chasm in all the copies of the first edition of Hardres of pp. 233-300 inclusive, and the catchword at the bottom of p. 232 would indicate that something was actually omitted."--Soule, Lawyer's ref. manual, 1884.
Imperfect: 1st-3d, 6th prelim. leaves wanting; supplied in photostat facsimile.
