Abstracts of Wiltshire Inquisitiones Post Mortem (Classic Reprint): Returned Into the Court of Chancery in the Reign of Kind Edward III., A. D. 1327 ... III., A. D. 1327 1377 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Discover the medieval land web of Wiltshire through official records. This archival collection compiles Inquisitions Post Mortem from 1327 to 1377, offering a window into how the Crown managed tenements, rents, and feudal duties after a lord’s death. It presents precise details that illuminate who held land, how they paid, and how the king’s rights shaped local life.

What you’ll gain from this edition

Read direct summaries and transcriptions that map property, inheritance, and dowers across Wiltshire’s manors and villages.

The material is organized around feudal holdings, with notes on value, tenure, and the relationships between land, families, and the Crown.

• Concrete glimpses of 14th‑century landholding and local governance


• Names, places, and degrees of kinship tied to property and duty


• Context for how the crown administered inheritance and dowers


• A reference resource for scholars tracing medieval English estates

Ideal for readers of medieval history, legal historians, genealogists, and anyone curious about how feudal England functioned at the county level.

Ideal for readers of historical land records and those researching Wiltshire’s medieval landscape.

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