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127 Item Was the said John Deery at the time when he delivered the instructions Concerning a Will in sound and perfect mind & memory did he not Rave and speake severall Idle and Extravagant words before or dureing the time that he was giveing the said instructions What interlocutory words or expressions did he use at the time of giveing the said Instructions declare the Truth herein Item Did John Deery at the first giveing of the said instructions order M.r Nicholas Paynter to put downe Ellenor Deery and Owen Quigley to be his Executo.r w.thout mentioning John Quigley to be an Execut.r How came the said John Quigley to be afterwards named as an Executor was it not by importunity and perswasions of some person or persons there present and who was it that soe perswaded him and what Arguments or words were used to that purpose and what answer did the said John Deery make to the same declare the truth herein Item Did not the said John Deery declare his intent that John Quigley should be overseer of his will declare the Truth Chr Rousby p Def.t The same day came Edmond Dermott before this Court in obedience to a Cytaccon to him by this Court Directed The Examination of Edmond Dermott before the Court of Dilegates to the foregoing Interrogatoryes as foll viz.t Edmond Dermott aged Twenty six yeares of^r^ thereabouts sworn upon the Holy Evangelists 1 To the first interrogatory saith that he did know John Deery and had known him Tenn or Eleven yeares or thereabouts that he dyed about the second of december 1677 that he was not a servant to the said Deery at the Time of his death but that he Lived in the house w.th him 2 To The second Interogatory That your depon.t did perceive by John Deerys discourse that he had a mind to make his Will and that he sold this deponent soe much that he desired this deponent to send for and to make his will your deponent asked who he would have sent for Bloomfeild or Paynter and the said Deery answered those that were next to hand whereupon your Deponent sent to Chilmans for paynter when M.r Paynter Came ^in^ yo.r Depon.t Turned all persons out of the Roome only three and afterwards your Deponent asked M.r Deery whether he knew Paynter or no And Deery said yes I know him were well John not soe ill as you take me to bee John Deery desired M.r Paynter to write his will and bequeathed all he had to Ellenor Deery and Owen Quigley and after a small stopp put in his Cozen Quigley or Cap.n John Quigley your deponent knows not which That John Deery was of a sound memory to the best of your deponents knowledge and spoke the words playne enough when he gave that direction for makeing his Will 3 To the third Interrogatory he saith that as to the form of words in y.e paper shewed ^to^ him he cannott depose but that ^he^ Lost all his estate to Ellenor Deery Owen Quigley & John Quigley & that he ordred Paynter to nominate y.e aforesaid persons to be Execut.rs that Paynter was in Deerys Chamber when he wrote the Will about two of the Clocke in the afternoon And Deery dyed about seven or Eight of the Clocke the same night That your Deponent made oath to the paper shewed him before y.e Governour |
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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
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