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131 Doe you know that he the said John Deery did send for Nicholas Paynter to write his will or did any other person send for him without his Order did he the said Deery voluntarily give instructions to the said Paynter Concerning the will or did any other person and who vege or advise him to it what were the said Instructions were the same writt by the said Paynter and read to and approved of by the said John Deery while he Lived declare the truth herein Item Was the said John Deery att the time of his giveing the said Instructions of sound and ^perfect mind &^ memory as you know or beleive and ^we^ induced you to what you doe beleive Concerning the same was the s.d John Deery in the Ageing or paynes of death at the same time and did he not Express severall Idle and extravagant words at that time and what Interlocutory words or Expressions Did the s.d John Deery use dureing the time that he gave the said Instructions Item Did not the said John Deery at first give order unto Nicholas Paynter order to put downe Ellenor and Owen Quigley Execut.rs w.thout mentioning or nameing John Quigley at all till afterwards and how came he Afterwards to be named An Execut.r was it not by the importunity and persevation of Edmond Deermott and what words and perswations did he use for that purpose and what Answer did the said John Deery use or make at that time Chr Rousby & Def.t The Examination of Ellizabeth Manning Aged Five and Thirty eight yeares or thereabouts sworne upon the holy Evangelists to say the Truth to the first Interrogatory saith 1 That your deponent was present w.th John Deery upon the day of his death and about three or four Hours that Deery desired your depon.t to give him that what doe you Call it that what doe you Call it w.ch your deponent did not at first understand but afterwards thought it might be his will And asked him what is it M.r Deery your will that you want and he said yes that that my will that after your deponent had asked him as aforesaid M.r Deery sent for M.r Paynter when Paynter was Come M.r Dermott put your depon.t and her husband out of the roome and we were not out above halfe an Hour when Dermott Came to me and desired me to Come in againe for Deery was A dyeing That he was in no Agony when your deponent went out of the roome but when your deponent returned he was in an Agony and spoke noe more The Court Adjournes till to morrow morning being Thursday nine of the Clocke Att a Court of Delegates held at the Cyty of S.tt Maryes upon the 31.th day of October being Thursday in the third year of the Dominion of the Right Hono.ble Charles &.c Anoq Domi 1678 Present Coll Baker Brookes Esq Coll Henry Coursey Esq Major Benjamin Rozer Esq Then came Henry Carew into the Court to be Examined to the task foregoeing Interrogatoryes The Examination of M.r Henry Carew to the Last foregoeing interrogatoryes sworne upon the holy Evangelists To the first interogatory saith that you deponent was p.rsent with M.r Deery on the day of his death and that there was |
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