History of the Law of Charity, 1532-1827 »

This 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.

Part I. The development of the law of charity 1532-1700:

1. Introduction: Charity before the Reformation;
2. The Reformation and the law of charity;
3. The Statutes of Charitable Uses: 39 Elizabeth I c. 6 and 43 Elizabeth I c. 4;
4. The development of the Law of Charity 1545-1700: A definition of charity;
5. The development of the Law of Charity 1545-1700: The privileges of charity;

Part II. The development of the Law of Charity 1700-1827:
6. Introduction;
7. The Mortmain Act, 1736;
8. The preamble to the Charitable Uses Act, 1601, and the definition of charity;
9. The influence of the Mortmain Act, 1736, on the definition of charity;
10. The development of the Law of Charity 1700-1827: The privileges of charity;
11. The Enforcement of Charitable Trusts 1700-1827.