Court and testamentary Business, 1649 50.37

                                The matter in question be- Liber A.

        Mrs Katheren Hebden Admrix of

        her late husband deceased plte          tweene the said parties being

        Barnaby Jackson and the other      whether the Admracon or the

        Trustees of the decedents estate defts           .

                              deede in Irust should stand in

        force. Vppon the Reading of William Marshalls deposicon

        formerly taken & recorded, and the deposicon of Mr John

        Pile and John Halfhead nowe taken in open Court being as

        followeth viz.

             The deposicon of Mr John Pile taken in open Court the

              1th day of October 165o. vppon oath saith

          That when hee was living at Mr Cawseenes House Mrs

        Hebden comeing thither this depont not being then at home

        but at his comeing home was tould that she had beene there

        and had left word that her husband Mr Hebden desired him

        to come vnto him and bring the deedes of Guilt with him for p. 370

        she said her husband was minded to haue it altered or words

        to that purpose Wherevppon this depont saith that as soone as

        hee conveniently could carryed the deed of Guilt with him.

        And hee said to Mr Hebden I haue brought you here the deed

        for I vnderstand from your wife that you are minded to alter

        it. And Mr Hebden made Answere that hee had noe such

        intent but prayed him to keepe it for hee had noe intent to alter

        it in any thing And that hee was to see Mr Hebden about 2

        or 3 dayes before his death and hee never menconed nor any

        Wayes declared vnto him any intencon or minde to alter the

        foresaid deed

          The Oath of John Halfhead taken die & Anno vt supa John

        Half head maketh oath that hee being at Mr Hebdens House

        about a fortnight or 3 weekes before hee dyed (as hee re-

        members) Barnaby Jackson then and there desiring to bee

        released of the Trust concerning Mr Hebdens estate Mr

        Hebden refused to release or excuse him therefrom And

        further deposeth not.

          The Court herevppon conceiving by the oathes of Mr Pille

        and John Halfhead that the decedents last intencon and

        expression was that the deed in trust should stand in force

        doth order the same accordingly And that the Administracon

        doth pply belong the Trustees wch they are at liberty to take

        out if they thinke fitt.

          12 oct Richard Browne acknowledgeth a Judgmt to George

        Manners of two hundred pounds of Tob: and Caske due by

        Bill dated 28o Junii 1649 and payable 10 Novembr last

          12 Oct Richard Browne acknowledgeth a Judgmt to Georg

        Manners of six hundred pounds of Tob: & Caske formerly due