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To the second. That hee called in this Depon^ts husband Nicholas
Cawsine, her selfe & Daughter Adams, & desyred Will^m Harper her
sonne Adams his man to write his Will, And to th^t intent, pen, inke,
& paper was brought. But the sayd Will^m Harper not knowing the
forme of a Will, desyred hee would deferre it, till his Master came
home. Vppon w^ch hee desyred us present (Viz) her husband, her
selfe, & Daughter Adams to take notice of his Verball Will.
To the third. That for the Exequuto^rs they were of his owne
choyce & motion not knowing any, th^t p^eswaded him to them, And
that hee desyred to speake w^th M^r ffitzherbert, & M^r Gerard, but it
could not possibly bee effected.

To the ffowrth. That shee was Mother in Law to one whom hee
did appoynt his Exequuto^r & that her Daughter Adams, who is a
wittnes, was then & is still Wife of One of the s^d Exequuto^rs
To the ffifth. That her Daughter who was a Wittnes had not
any Legacy left, But to her selfe & her husband was Legacies left
who were wittnesses.
To the Sixth. That to the best of her iudgm^t, hee was in perfect
sence & memory, when hee made choyce of his Exequuto^rs, & con-
tinued in the same, to his last breath.
Sworne before mee the day & yeare aboue written Job Chandler.

Mary Adams aged 21 yeares or thereabouts her answere to the
fores^d Interrogatories uppon Oath & Examinaon.

To the ffirst. That the uery day of his death he nominated &
appoynted M^r Thomas Gerard & this Depon^ts husband to bee his
Exequuto^rs.

To the Second. That a little before M^r Gills departure this

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Depon^t lyuing then in her ffather in Law Cawsines howse, was called
into the roome, where hee dyed by her mother, And hee desyred all
there p^ent, w^ch were her ffather in Law her mother, & her selfe to take
notice that was his Will.

To the Third. That the first day M^r Gill came to this Depon^ts
mothers howse, he nominated M^r Thomas Gerard, & her husband
to bee his Exequuto^rs, & did not att any time after heare him mention
any else, & to the best of her knowledge he was not perswaded to
make choyce of any Exequuto^rs.
To the ffowrth. That shee was Wife to one of the Exequuto^rs, &
that shee was a wittnes but noe Legatee.
To the ffifth That all but her selfe were.
That to the best of her knowledge he was, ffor he spoake senceably,
& knew us all there present.
Sworne Eod die Coram me Job. Chandler.

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