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Testaments of Kardašova Řečice of the 17. - 18. century
HEJDA, Milan
The bachelor's thesis Testaments of Kardašova Řečice from the 17. - 18. century is a collection of eighteen testaments. The primary goal was to demonstrate the human aspect of aforementioned last wills and to showcase the apparent patterns of behaviour regarding the actual composition of testaments in Kardašova Řečice. The thesis wants to study row of particular work that for divided my thesis at four chapters. The first chapter includes the introductory pages and furthermore deals with theorethical aspects of historiography in general. The second chapter is studing history of town Kardašova Řečice, whereas the third chapter clarifies the meaning of the term "testament" and describes the legal circumstances of its origins. The final chapter is the most crucial and integral part of the whole thesis and is therefore divided into five brief part. The first two part of the fourth chapter outline the common attributes of introducing testaments and also present the names and surnames of every testator, including the dates of the composition of their last wills. The third part of the fourth chapter reflects the social stratification of all testators and inheritors within the city and the whole dominion. The fourth part is pivotal from perspective research. The chapter divided in five parts examines the testaments from the perspective of auxilliary sciences of history and is subsequently divided into additional paragraphs. The objective of the fifth part of the fourth chapter is to present the mechanisms concerning the composition of testaments in the town and focuses on the roles and contributions of witnesses, town councillors and scribes. The last part of the fourth chapter belong the last days of testators, specifically the period of time between the writing of their last wills and the time of their passing. The concluding pages reflect the actual content of inheritances, as they are presented in the aforementioned testaments, and comments on legacy of testators in general as well.
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Testaments of Náchod in the 17th century
Matyska, Jan ; Čechura, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Ďurčanský, Marek (referee)
Subject of this bachelor thesis is a probe into preserved testaments from the Náchod archive in the 17th century. These testaments can be found either in 2 books of testaments or in the files. They offer new possibilities of view into the everyday life of the town, mainly in the assets and family conditions. The thesis presents the testaments as information sources and describes local way of their origin. The main goal of the thesis was identifying the group of people who created their testament and also the analysis of their legacies. The testamentmakers were considered according to gender, family status, occupation, assets, place of living and engagement in the life of urban community. The analysis of legacies studies not only their character, but also the scope of recipients, pious and profane. In the end, legacies heading to recipients out of the town are examined. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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