Case

The Information of John
Underwood< no role >

Abt. the Satter End of Novr. or Begening of Decr. 1782
Dept. was sent for to Meet N. Goodridge at the house
of Mr. Evans a Publican on Saffron hill by a Mary Reeve< no role >
Dept. in Conseqce. thereof Attended when he was taken
into the Back Parlor of sd. Evan's; by Both Goodridge< no role > &
Evans and After some Slight Conversation on the
Affair of Mrs. Reeve; Evan< no role > 's began Asking if I remembred
Mr. Sawtell I told him I once had seen him on the Affair
of Mrs. Reeve at Goodridges house Ah replied Evans the
Oldman is Now I'll and has made his Will and I was inform'd
by Ned his Servt. that Poor Goodrige and his Family are
not Even named in his Will & what a pity it is that the
Oldman shod. leave all his property to those David Zaseals
Slack's and Nothg to his own family or Neighbour Now
says he Evans the Oldman comes to my house sometimes in his Eveg
and if a Will corr'd be Drawn I think I cod. get him to
Sign it as a Witness to Mine as he has before done &
I can tell him I want to Alter my Will on which I said
I had no Objection to Draw a Will as I was not then Even
to be a Witness When Both Goodridge and Evans said
if they succeeded they wod. give me one hundred Pounds
and Evan's in Confirmation of What he had before said
went up Stairs and Brot. me his Will to see wch Mr.
sawtell had Witness'dAnd I was to be sent for the
the first opportunity that offered to Draw such Will
and was to call in Occasionally wch I frequently
did in some Short time after Nathn Goodridge< no role > Called on me at
Chambers to desire I wod. meet at Evans as the Oldman
was worse and had not come but as usual - wch I did
when I was told by N. Goddridge and Evans that Mr. Sawtell grew worse and that they
Evan's & Goodridge were afraid that he wod. come out no
More & that all wod. be losh without some other way was
thought of as it would be a Thousand pity's i so much money
shod. go: and at the same time hinted if his hand could