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gett it, but without any threatning words to M^rs Tovey, but
after a little time she tooke out some bundles of papers and
threw them upon the table, and the mortgage was look'd out,
but by whom this Deponent is not certain, And Majo^r Ringold
haveing it in his hand, delivered it to me to read it after I had
read it, I delivered it to Majo^r Ringold againe and M^rs Tovey
demanded a coppy of it, and Majo^r Ringold replyed it was
needless to give her a coppy of it, and to any thing in the said
Letter saith not
Jonas Greenewood

Lib. R. R. R.

William Harris Depos:

William Harris aged 40 yeares being duely sworne and
examined at the request of Anne Joce Saith
That he was at the house of M^r Samuel Tovey when he dyed
with Majo^r James Ringold & severall other persons, but as to
Majo^r Ringolds demanding a sight of all the goods in the

house of M^rs Ann Tovey the then widow, saith he never heard
a word of it; but a very little time after his death, sitting in
the roome where the said M^r Tovey dyed, Majo^r Ringold
desired me to goe into the yard with him, where it was dis-
coursed whither M^r Tovey might not have a will, I replyed I
thought it convenient that it might be enquired off, for the
good of his Children in England, by reason the then widow
was but a Mother in Law to the said Children, and the Estate
might be Imbezelled, as concerning the words said to be
spoken by Majo^r Ringold, that if she would not lett them
search for a will, as he was a Justice, and his Sonn in Law a
Constable, he would give a warrant for the breakeing open
the Chests, To the Depon^ts knowledge there was noe such
words spoken to M^rs Tovey; but Majo^r Ringold came to this
Deponent, and asked whither it might be done lawfully, This
Deponent replyed he did not know, and Maj^r Ringold did
then say here is Josias Lanham a Constable, may I not give a
warrant to him to search for a Will, but there was not any
warr^t given: as to the delivering the keys, I did not see them
delivered to any One, but this Deponent Saith he did see the
said M^rs Tovey with Josias Lanham, Majo^r Ringold and Hanse
Hanson goe from one roome to another in searching for a
will, but did not heare any threatning words given by Majo^r
Ringold to M^rs Anne Tovey: As to any other thing this Depo-
nent knows nothing, neither of what was done at the house of
the said Samuel Tovey the 14^th of November last, and further
Saith not
Will Harris

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