The Iron Chest, we then Came down andput
AndEach respectively put their Names of John
Underwood< no role > Leonard Goodridg< no role > & James Evans< no role > thereto
when it was Unanimously Agreed that the True
Last will and Testament of said Mrs. Sawtell in
favour of Slack & Others shod. be Destroyed; and
that two Sheets of paper shod. be put into the
Cover in Lein thereofAnd which sd. Will was
put into the Parlor fire and Thrust into the
Middle thereof with a Poker by N. Goodridge
he saying at the same time that Dead Men
could tell no Tales.

That in a Day or 2 after such pretend'd
will was Executed said Nat [..] Gordridge called on this
Dept. at his house & Inform'd him that Evans and
himself were of Oppinion that the date of such
pretend'd was too late as the parties Meaning
Slack & Atkinson might take an Advantage
thereof by proving Insanity or Inability and
therefore thought it most prudent to Drawn Another
wise and Desired I wod. Dine with him on Sunday
And that he wod. Get Every thing Ready for my so
Doing up Stairs in his Dining Room that this
Dept. went in the Morng. of Such Sunday to Ingrose
such other pretend'd will when it was Agreed
by Evans & Goodridge to make the date on the
14th. day of Decr. being one of the Nights he had