The office and duty of executors: or, A treatise of wills and executors, directed to testators, in the choice of their executors, and contrivance of their wills. With direction for executors in the execution of their office according to the law; and for creditors in the recovery of their debts. With divers other particulars, very useful and profitable for all persons, be they either executors.[sic] creditors, or debtors. Compiled out of the body of the common law, by Thomas Wentworth, late bencher of Lincoln's Inn. To which is added An appendix, wherein are the nature of testaments, executors, legataries general, and divers other very material things relating to the same, shortly methodized for the use of persons concerned. By T.M. Esquire.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Wentworth (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Henry Twyford in Vine Court, Middle Temple, 1676.

Publication year

1676-1676

ESTC No.

R40694

Grub Street ID

122461

Description

[26], 373, [7], 69, [1] p. ; 8⁰

Note

Originally published anonymously. Sometimes also attributed to Sir John Doddridge (cf. DNB).

Imprimatur on leaf pi1: I do allow the reprinting of the Office of Executors, with the appendix. Fra. North. 15. Jan. 1675.

Includes index.

Leaf 2B4 is blank.