Lincolnshire Wills (Second Series A.D. 1600-1617): With Notes And An Introductory Sketch - Paperback

A treasury of domestic lives and legal detail from Lincolnshire parishes. Wills speak across four centuries. Carefully transcribed and annotated, Lincolnshire Wills (Second Series A.D. 1600-1617) gathers early modern wills into a rigorous probate records collection and a practical genealogical sourcebook for seventeenth-century England. R. Maddison's introductory sketch and notes place each testament in its social and legal context and clarify period terms and procedures, making the material accessible both to those beginning family history research and to students of Tudor and Stuart history. Drawn from Lincolnshire archives, these estate inheritance records stand as English historical documents that disclose patterns of bequests, the appointment of executors and guardians, and the material ties that bound households and parishes. The faithful transcriptions preserve original spelling and phrasing while the annotations translate obsolete legal language; the layout supports citation as academic reference material and positions the volume among valued british genealogy resources. When parish registers are silent or incomplete, testaments often supply precise relationships, occupations and holdings that break genealogical dead-ends. Useful to local history enthusiasts and professional genealogists alike, it also provides a solid starting point for comparative work in social and legal history. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Beyond genealogical utility, the collection is an indispensable witness to everyday life in seventeenth-century England, and a primary reference for scholars of Tudor and Stuart history. Its measured editorial voice and durable presentation make it a desirable addition to academic libraries and private collections focusing on British legal and social history, and a reference that complements other british genealogy resources. Equally at home in the hands of a casual reader curious about Lincolnshire's past or in the collection of a classic-literature collector, this edition restores an essential slice of local archive to contemporary shelves.