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WILLS and TESTAMENTS.
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" testamentary words, no testimony
" shall be received to prove any will nuncupative,
" except the said testimony, or the substance
" thereof were committed to writing within
" six days after the making of the said
" will."
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" And be it further enacted, that no letters
" testamentary, or probate of any nuncupative
" will, shall pass the seal of any court, till
" fourteen days, at least, after the decease
" of the testator be fully expired: nor shall any
" nuncupative will be at any time received to be
" proved, unless process have first issued to call
" in the widow, or next of kindred to the deceased,
" to the end they may contest the same,
" if they please."
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No letters to
be granted
thereon till
fourteen days
after decease,
&c.
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And the same statute further enacts, with regard
to the revocation of written wills, by any
will nuncupative, as follows: " and be it further
" enacted, that no will in writing concerning
" and goods or chattels, or personal
" estate, shall be repealed, nor shall any clause,
" devise or bequest therein be altered or changed
" by any words, or will by word of mouth
" only, except the same be in the life of the
" testator committed to writing, and after the
" writing thereof read unto the testator, and |
Written wills
not revocable
by a will
nuncupative. |
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