{"product_id":"history-of-the-law-of-charity-1532-1827-paperback-9780521073929","title":"History of the Law of Charity, 1532-1827 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521073929","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of the Law of Charity, 1532-1827\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGareth Jones (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521073929, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 August 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The development of the law of charity 1532–1700: 1. Introduction: Charity before the Reformation\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Reformation and the law of charity\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Statutes of Charitable Uses: 39 Elizabeth I c. 6 and 43 Elizabeth I c. 4\u003cbr\u003e 4. The development of the Law of Charity 1545–1700: A definition of charity\u003cbr\u003e 5. The development of the Law of Charity 1545–1700: The privileges of charity\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The development of the Law of Charity 1700–1827: 6. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Mortmain Act, 1736\u003cbr\u003e 8. The preamble to the Charitable Uses Act, 1601, and the definition of charity\u003cbr\u003e 9. The influence of the Mortmain Act, 1736, on the definition of charity\u003cbr\u003e 10. The development of the Law of Charity 1700–1827: The privileges of charity\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Enforcement of Charitable Trusts 1700–1827.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909031256344,"sku":"9780521073929","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521073929i.jpg?v=1694969238","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-the-law-of-charity-1532-1827-paperback-9780521073929","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}