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738 George Simons the Compl.t offered his sister Eliz.a Simmons wife of the said George Simons a Deed (for Conveyance of the pretended Tract of Land called Gadhill) to signe after the Comp.lt had Read some part thereof to her and this Depon.t saith he doth veryly beleive George Simons his sisters husband was not there But this Depon.t saith he doth well Remember his Sister Eliz.a Simons Answered the Compl.t words to the Effect following (viz.t) that she knew of no right she had to Gadhill for that it belonged to her Brother Thomas To which the Comp.lt Answered it was no matter for that he would buy her Right and his Sister after other such like discourse said something is better then nothing and thereupon this Deponent desired his sister Eliz.a Simons not to signe the Deed for that they came Conniveingly & Underhandedly to cheat her and put Tricks on her & Earnestly desired her to Tarry to know Certainly whither there was a Will or not or she had any Right or not and this Depon.t saith he did call the Dep Compl.t and those with him many badd names which caused the Compl.t to Desire M.r Chew to taken him this Depon.t aside & hold him in discourse soon after the Deed was signed the Compl.t said to the said Samuel Chew the Elder you may Lett him Come for the Deed is signed and after that the Compl.t Read the Will of her father as he said and thereupon (to the Best of his Remembrance) his sister fell a Crying and abused them all sadley and said they underhandedly Cheated her and abused her & further saith not In Testimony of all which and in Pursuance of her Maj.tys Comission to us directed as afd Wee have hereunto Set & Affix'd our hands and Seales as by the Same Wee are required this second day of July Anno Dm 1711 Rich.d Jones Jun.r (S) Josias Towgood (S) Abra Birkhead (S) |
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