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civill and kind, and watched with the said M^r Tovey the night
before he dyed, and brought with him some brandy from his
owne house to accomodate the people then p^rsent: ffor any
other thing enquired off he knows nothing And further saith
not
Edw: Sweatnam

Hans Hanson's Depos:

Hans Hanson aged 37 yeares being duely sworne & exam-
ined at request of Maj^r James Ringold Saith
That he was at the house of M^r Samuel Tovey the day of
his death and that he came to doe some business with him, but
seeing the said M^r Tovey very ill did forbeare speakeing to

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him, and after a very short time the said M^r Tovey dyed, and
it was discoursed by those then p^rsent whither he might not
have a will: as to the sight of any goods demanded by Majo^r
Ringold he knows nothing, as to the keys they were delivered
by the said Anne Tovey to Josias Lanham, and the said Josias
and the said Anne went into the Store and other places to
search for a will, and it was agreed by the partyes present that
this Deponent should goe to the said Josias and Anne to
search for a will; and after some time this Deponent standing
at the Store doore, the said Anne (being in the Store) threw
open the doore, and said she did not care if a hundred per-
sons came to see what was there, upon which this Deponent
went into the said Store with Maj^r Ringold; As to the breake-
ing open any chests it was with the consent of the said Anne,
whither any body did ask her consent he is not certain, but to
the best of his knowledge it was asked: This Deponent saith
that he did heare the said Anne (severall times since her hus-
bands decease) wish that she had lett Maj^r Ringold administer
upon her deceased husbands Estate but that she was advised
to the contrary, but by whom this Deponent never heard her
name, as to Maj^r Ringold saying as he was a Justice of peace,
and his Son n in Law a Constable, that he would give a war-
rant to search, This Deponent saith there was some such dis-
course, and it was demanded by Maj^r Ringold of William
Harris whither he might not answer it. But said Deponent
verily beleives there was noe ill intent in any One then p^rsent
but onely for the good of M^r Toveys Children in England,
and the said Deponent verily beleives that Majo^r Ringold has
been very much abused concerning what was then done, in
what has been since reported of him in said Letter sent by

M^rs Tovey, as to any thing done at the house of M^r Tovey the

14^th of November, This Deponent knows nothing, and further
saith not
Hans Hanson

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