Revise what you have learned
Are you sure you understand the following parts of the testament, the concepts which lie behind it and various common words and phrases which appear in testaments?
Read through the key ideas and terms in the list below and, if you are still unsure of any of them, go to the part of the tutorial which deals with them.
| Term | Tutorial section |
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| testament testamentar testament dative testaments dative qua nearest in kin testament dative qua creditor intestate |
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| introductory clause inventory confirmation clause |
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| caution cautioner bond of caution |
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| goods and gear defunct decerned viz body clothes |
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| summa Inventary summa inventary patet |
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| pounds, shillings and pence | |
| by the Tenor hereof as effeirs leilly and truly power of Intromission these presents |
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| decreet dative more fully bears |