Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Statutes of Mortmain were two enactments, in 1279 and 1290, by King Edward I of England aimed at preserving the kingdom's revenues by preventing land from passing into the possession of the Church. Possession of property by a corporation such as the church was known as mortmain. Mortmain literally means \"the dead hand.\" In Medieval England, feudal estates generated taxes (in the form of incidents) upon the inheritance or granting of the estate."@en }
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- Statutes_of_Mortmain comment "The Statutes of Mortmain were two enactments, in 1279 and 1290, by King Edward I of England aimed at preserving the kingdom's revenues by preventing land from passing into the possession of the Church. Possession of property by a corporation such as the church was known as mortmain. Mortmain literally means \"the dead hand.\" In Medieval England, feudal estates generated taxes (in the form of incidents) upon the inheritance or granting of the estate.".