170 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.

lay sick att M^r Gerards, M^r Gerard & his Wife urged him to make
a Will, But he made none, And the reason was, as the s^d Gill tould
this Depon^t, because they would haue him make Rob^t Cole his heyre,
But he sayd hee would not, ffor the s^d Cole did not deserue it att his
hands, And th^t shee neuer did see any Will amongst his writings,
And further Sayth not.

Eod. die.
Mary Adams of this Prouince aged 21 yeares, or thereabouts
sworne & Examined Sayth, Shee was att Portoback att her Mothers
howse att the time when M^r Beniamin Gill dyed, That neyther then
nor before, shee neuer saw any written Will, & further sayth not.

Eod. die
Jane Cocksuite of this prouince aged 17 yeares or thereabouts
deposeth ide^m quod her Sister Mary Adams ut supra.
Jurat Oes Cora^m Rob^t Clearke.

Robert Cole his Interrogatories proposed to M^rs Jane Clearke,
M^rs Mary Adams, M^rs Jane Cockshott, Concerning M^r Beniamin
Gill his last Will & Testam^t, w^th their answers thereunto uppon Oath
& Examinaon
July 26^th 1658.
ffirst Doe yo^u remember att what time M^r Beniamin Gill deceased
did speake concerning making his Will, or appownting Execute^es.
2^ly Can yo^u testify th^t Beniamin Gill, did of purpose call or
desyre any p^eson or p^esons as wittnesses: or were to th^t purpose
requyred by him to take notice of any words spoken by him to th^t
purpose, When, Where & in whose p^ence, was any such by
the s^d Beniamin Gill.

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3^ly Was the s^d Beniamin Gill perswaded to appoynt Exequuto^es,
& such as hee did seeme unwilling to appoynt. Were any p^esons
hindred to come to him uppon his request to th^t intent, or any to
committ his Will to writing.
4^ly Are any the Witnesses of his appoyntm^t of Exequuto^rs soe
neare of kinne to the Exequuto^rs, or Exequuto^r, That they may
probably p^eties to the s^d Exequuto^rs cause.
5^ly Were not some of the Witnesses or all of them to receiue
some benefitt, or Legacies, by such his nuncupative Will.
6^ly Can yo^u sweare th^t the s^d Beniamin Gill, was of perfect mem-
ory, when hee made choice of the pretended Exequuto^rs.
Jane Clearke aged 46 yeares or thereabouts, her answere to the
aboues^d Interrogatories uppon oath & Examina5n ut supra.
To the ffirst. That it was a little before hee dyed, hee spoke it
before this Deponent & her husband Cawsine, & her Daughter
Adams.