The History of Canada
The History of Canada
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Owing to the provincial ordinances of the 17th of September and the 6th of November having been published only in English, and the law of England having in no way been described, the new subjects remained ignorant that any legal innovation had been made, and retained the belief that their old customs remained in full force. There had been consequently no departure from the system previously followed by them. Their lands were divided as of old, widows were admitted to the same share of property ...as in former time, regardless of the English law of dower, and the Digitized by Google 204 THE HISTORY OF CANADA. [^7^7 distribution of intestate estates was made according to French law, not by letters of administration.
The British who had established themselves in Canada had followed English practice in conveyancing and mortgaging.
Many of the French Canadians themselves, when the English law gave them additional latitude had frequently availed themselves of it. The Jesuits, who still held their estates, and by French law could grant a lease for nine years only, had lately given leases of twenty-one years, and owners of seigfiei4ries had made concessions of land on higher terms than were allowed by French law.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Owing to the provincial ordinances of the 17th of September and the 6th of November having been published only in English, and the law of England having in no way been described, the new subjects remained ignorant that any legal innovation had been made, and retained the belief that their old customs remained in full force. There had been consequently no departure from the system previously followed by them. Their lands were divided as of old, widows were admitted to the same share of property ...as in former time, regardless of the English law of dower, and the Digitized by Google 204 THE HISTORY OF CANADA. [^7^7 distribution of intestate estates was made according to French law, not by letters of administration.
The British who had established themselves in Canada had followed English practice in conveyancing and mortgaging.
Many of the French Canadians themselves, when the English law gave them additional latitude had frequently availed themselves of it. The Jesuits, who still held their estates, and by French law could grant a lease for nine years only, had lately given leases of twenty-one years, and owners of seigfiei4ries had made concessions of land on higher terms than were allowed by French law.
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