172 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.

Jane Cockshott aged 17 yeares or thereabout her answere to the
fores^d Interrogatories, uppon Oath & Examinaon.
To the ffirst That the first day M^r Gill came to this Depon^ts
mothers howse, being the time he there dyed, hee spake of making
his Will & th^t hee did nominate M^r Gerard & her Brother Adams to
bee his Exequuto^rs & th^t he desyred it seuerall times in his sicknes.
To the Second. That the same day M^r Gill dyed this Depon^t
Sayth, Shee was w^th her sister Adams called into the roome by her
mother, where M^r Gill was, her ffather in Law Cawsine being pres-
ent, Where M^r Gill desyred them to take notice th^t this was his Will,
And th^t Will^m Harper being called in to write his Will desyred to
hee excused not knowing the forme.
To the Third. That shee knows not That M^r Gill was p^eswaded
by any to make choyce of his Exequuto^rs, or th^t hee was hindred of
any persons to come to him, That hee desyred.
To the ffowrth. That shee was sister in Law to One of the
Exequuto^rs, but further knows not.
To the ffifth. That shee was not present, fully to heare M^r Gills
Will, therfore knows nothing concerning Legacies, & th^t shee doth
not remember any part of it (Except) That hee desyred all his
cattle should be brought to her mothers howse & there to remaine
for three yeares: & the nominating his Exequuto^rs, w^ch were those
aboue mentioned.
To the Sixth. That to the best of her Judgm^t he was, for he was
sencible, & knew all that were there present.
Sworne Eod die Coram me

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The Deposⁿ of M^rs Jane Clearke aged 46 yeares or thereabouts
Sworne & examind this 16^th of August 1658.
Sayth, That Beniamin Gill deceased after nominating & appoynt-
ing his Exequuto^rs w^ch were M^r Thomas Gerard, & this Depon^ts
sonne in Law Henry Adams, did dispose of his wordly goods as
followeth.
Imp^e That one Thowsand pownds of Tob, or thereabout, w^ch
was in M^r Thomas Gerard & M^r Robert Slyes hands should be gyuen
to the Church to bee prayed for.
2^ly That hee gaue to this Depon^t in consideraon of her paines &
charges all his moueable goods, Excepting his Chayres & Stooles &
Table, w^ch were att Widdow Lewis her howse, The w^ch Chayres,
Stooles & Table, hee gaue to this Deponents Daughter Jane Cockshott

It. Hee gaue to this Depon^ts husband Nicholas Cawsine fiue
hund^d pownds of Tob: & fiue hund^d pownds of Tob more to this
Depon^t, And to this Depon^ts Daughter Jane Cockshott, & her sonne
Ignatius, & Nicholas Cawsine to each of them hee gaue fiue hund^d
pownds of Tob.