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to the said Burgess in the presence of the said Wagg
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having first caused a direction to be written on the
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back of said Will of the Name and place of abode of the Adminir=
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statrixAnd the said
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John Pownall
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Charles Lightowler
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was a
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to this
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for about 3 Years, by which he was thoroughly acquainted
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Charles Lightowler
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's hand writing and doth verily believe
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that the Name
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Chas. Lightowler
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signed to the said Will is not the
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Charles Lightowler
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the said
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Andrew Mc. Lean
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Charles Lightowler
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is very sure the said
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Charles Lightowler
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was not at sick
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Quarters at
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Long Island
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on the twenty ninth day of November 1781 at
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which time the said Will is datedThe said
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Richard Jefferies
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that he knew the hand writing of the said
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Charles Lightowler
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from
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the time of his first beginning to write and doth verily believe
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the said Will was not signed by the said
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Charles Lightowler
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The
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George Cornfort
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Thomas
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came to
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the said
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him said he had Money to receive and wanted
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Money to get the same, on which he recommended him to said
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Richard Bugess
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The said
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Richard Burgess
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says that on Thursday last
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Thomas Wagg
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came to him, said that he had got a Will which
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was in the hands of the said
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Benjamin Jones
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but that he could not
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obtain the Probate of Said Will without £2..2..6 to pay for the same
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That said Wagg said that said Mr. Jones had sent him to a person who
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had informed him that there was £35 due a Wagesthat he was
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the Person name in said Will to receive said Money and desired this
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would go with him to pay said Sum of £2..2..6 and
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get said ProbateThat this Informant went with said Waggts
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said Mr. Jones and said him two Guineas by said Waggs desire
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and was to call again for the ProbateThat on the Saturday following
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