The book of household management : comprising information for the mistress, housekeeper, cook, kitchen-maid, butler, footman, coachman, valet, upper and under house-maids, lady's maid, maid-of-all-work, laundry-maid, nurse and nurse-maid, monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc. also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort / by Mrs Isabella Beeton.

  • Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865.
Date:
1861
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The book of household management : comprising information for the mistress, housekeeper, cook, kitchen-maid, butler, footman, coachman, valet, upper and under house-maids, lady's maid, maid-of-all-work, laundry-maid, nurse and nurse-maid, monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc. also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort / by Mrs Isabella Beeton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of ; to my daughter M., the wife of J., of , I give and bequeath the sum of [if intended for her own use, add, *' to her sole and separate use, free from the control, debts, and incumbrances of her husband], both in addition to any sum or sums of money or other property they have before had from me. All the remaining property I die possessed of I leave to my dear wife M. B., for her sole and separate use during her natural life, together with my house and furniture, situate at No. 10, Street, aforesaid. At her death, I desire that the said house shall be sold, with all the goods and chattels therein [or, I give and bequeath the said house, with all the goods and chattels therein, to ], and the money realized from the sale, together with that in which my said wife had a life-interest, I give and bequeath in equal moieties to my son and daughter before named. I appoint my dear friend T. S., of , andT. B., of , together with my wife M. B., as executors to this my last will and testament. Signed by A. B., this 10th day of October, 1861, in our presence,] both being present together, and both having signed as witnesses, > A. B. in the presence of the testator :— J T. S., Witness. F. M., Witness. It is to be observed tbat the signature of tlie testator after this attestation has been signed by the^witnesses, is not a compliance with the act; he must sign first. 2742. Stamp-Duties.—In the case of persons dying intestate, when their effects are administered to by their family, the stamp-duty is half as much more as it would have been under a will. Freehold and copyhold estates are now subject to a special impost on passing, by the Stamp Act of 1857. 2743. The legacy-duty only commences when it amounts to £20 and up- wards ; and where it is not directed otherwise, the duty is deducted from the legacy. 2744. You cannot compound for past absence of chanty by bequeathing land or tenements, or money to purchase such, to any charitable use, by your last will and testament; but you may devise them to the British Museum, to either of the two universities of Oxford and Cambridge, to Eton, Win- chester, and Westminster; and you may, if so inclined, leave it for the aug- mentation of Queen Anne's bounty. You may, however, order your executors to sell land and hand over the money received to any charitable institution. 2745. In making provision for a wife, state whether it is in lieu of, or in addition to, dower. 2746. If you have advanced money to any child, and taken an acknowledg- ment for it, or entered it in any book of account, you should declare whether any legacy left by will is in addition to such advance, or whether it is to be deducted irom the legacy. 2747. A legacy left by will to any one would be cancelled by your leaving another legacy by a codicil to the same person, unless it is stated to be in addition to the former bequest. 2748. Your entire estate is chargeable with your debts, except where the