Statute of Wills (1540)
A law that allowed land to be devised by will. Prior to the Statute of Wills, land descended to the eldest son, and landowners who wanted to deviate from primogeniture turned to uses.
A law that allowed land to be devised by will. Prior to the Statute of Wills, land descended to the eldest son, and landowners who wanted to deviate from primogeniture turned to uses.