Women ought not to be admitted to proof of the estate of a man.

Explanation

This historical common law rule restricted certain categories of witness testimony regarding status; modern practice has broadly abandoned such categorical exclusions.

Where this applies

• A historical restriction on who could testify about a man's estate is being invoked.
• Trying to understand old common law rules about witness competency that no longer apply.
• Researching historical evidence rules that have been abandoned in modern practice.