pɚhˈæps bɪkˈʌz ʌv dˈɪfɹənsᵻz ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl vjˈuːz ɔːɹ fɹʌm dɪspjˈuːts ɐbˌaʊt fˈæmɪli ænd ᵻstˈeɪt faɪnˈænsᵻz, lˈɔːɹd sˈiːfiːld fˈɑːloʊd ðə ðˈɛn lˈiːɡəl fˈɔːɹmz nˈiːdᵻd tə dˌɪsɛntˈeɪl hɪz ᵻstˈeɪts, sˌoʊ ðætðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi mˌaɪt biː ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd nˌɑːt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli baɪ ðə nˌɪɹɪst mˈeɪl ˈɛɹ bˌʌt æz lˈeɪd dˌaʊn ɪn ɐ lˈæst wɪl ænd tˈɛstəmənt.
Perhaps because of differences of political views or from disputes about family and estate finances, Lord Seafield followed the then legal forms needed to disentail his estates, so that the property might be inherited not necessarily by the nearest male heir but as laid down in a last will and testament.