Statute of Mortmain
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- "Statute of Mortmain" by Ernest Flagg Henderson (1892).
- "Mortmain Act 1279" (unsourced)
A statute issued in 1279 aimed at preserving the kingdom's revenues by preventing land from passing into the possession of the Church.
English-language translations of Statute of Mortmain include: