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Item, I Give and Bequeath unto Capt. Arthur Mabson my large Case with the Bottles Therein.
Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Brother in Law, William White, My Boat and Sails thereto Belonging.
Item, I Give and Bequeath unto George Read my Watch which I now Useth, being a Silver Watch.
Item, I Give and Bequeath unto George Read my Cedar Desk (or Duroe).
Item, I Will and Desire that a P'cel of Land on the West side of Suttons Creek, on Perquimon River, in Perquimon County, be Sold and the money Arising thereby to be Applyed to the Uses of my Legacys.
Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my aforesd. Nephew, James Malin, his Heirs and assignes for ever, all the Rest. and Residue of my Estate, Both Real and personal, (not herein before Devised) When he Shall Arrive to the Age of Twenty one Years.
Lastly, I Appoint my Trusty Friends, Col. Thomas Lovick and George Read, of Carteret County aforesd., Executors of this my Last Will and Testament; and I do hereby Revoke, Disanul & make Void, all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore Made.
In Witness Whereof, I, the said James Winright, to this my last Will and Testament have Set my Hand & Seal the Thir- teenth day of August, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty four.
JAS. WINRIGHT. (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, published, & Declared in the presence of us:
DAVID SHEPARD, Jur. DAVID SHEPARD, Younger. WILLIAM X DENNIS mark
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No. CAROLINA CARTERET COUNTY March Court, 1744.
David Shepard, Junr. and David Shepard, younger, made Oath that they Saw James Winright, deced., Sign & Seal the same and by that Court ordered to be Recorded. Test. GEO. READ. Clk. Cur.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
JAMES WOOD'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, this 25th. day of June, in the Year of our Lord Christ, 1751. I, James Wood, Sener, of the North wess Parish in Northampton County, in the Province of North Carolina, being of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be given to almighty God therefore, calling into mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I do make & ordain this my Last will and Testament, that is to say, Principally & first of all, I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it me; & my body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a decent Christian Buriall at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the generall resur- rection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god; and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased god to Bless me in this life, I give, demise & dispose of the same in the following manner and form:
Imprimis, I Lend to my beloved wife, Elezabeth wood, two Negros Named Pompy & Hanner, induring her widowhood, and after her marriage, I give pompy to my Daughter, Eleza- beth Wood, & hanner to my Daughter, Susannah Wood; and I give unto my Wife all my share of the stock of hogs that John Parker leves for me and the rent of that Plantation whereon he now Lives. I likewise Lend to my Wife, Eleza- beth Wood, one bed and furniture, one Iron pott & pott hooks, one peuter dish & Bason, two Plates, Six Spoons & five cows & calves, Induring the time of her Naturall Life; & after her decease I give it to my Youngest Daughter, Mary Wood.
Item, I Give unto my beloved Son, Jame Wood, the Plan- tation whereon he lives, with all my Lands lying upon the North Side of Cuttowhisky marsh & half the pasture; & I give unto my Son, James wood, another tract of Land lying upon Cuttowhisky Swamp, begining at the mouth of tare arse Branch, and runing up the swamp to the head Line, the down the branch to the first Station, containing 250 acres, be the said more or less; and I give unto my Son, James Wood, a Plantation lying on the head of Tar River, on both sides of the river, with all the Land belonging thereto; & five Negros named will and tony & Bob and dick & young peter; and one Shilling Serling.
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Item, I give unto my daughter, Mary Outlaw, one Shilling, Sterling.
Item, I Give unto my Daughter, Sarah Duffield, one Shilling, Sterling.
Item, I Give to my Son, Moses Wood, one Shilling, Sterling.
Item, I Lend to my Daughter, Rosannah Bond, one Negro Girl named Jude she and her increase, during of her Naturall Life, then to the lawfull Heirs of her Body; & for want of such heirs shall return & be equally divided between my three sons here named, James, Joseph & Jonas; & I give to my Daughter, Rosannah Bond, one Shilling, Sterling.
Item, I Give unto my Son, Joseph Wood, a tract of Land lying upon Cuttowhisky Swamp, containing 650 acres of Land, be same more or less, begining at the mouth of the hog pen branch and runing along a line of markt trees to horsky marsh, & the including all the lands up the said marsh and swamp to tare arse branch; and Six Negroes, old peter and Cader, roben & rose, pat and fillis, they, and their increase for ever; and twenty pounds in cash; and one Bay horse and my great trooping Saddle.
Item, I give unto my Son, Jonas Wood, Plantation whereon I now Live, bounded as followeth: begining at the mouth of hog pen branch, runing aforesaid line of marked trees to ahorsky marsh, and all my land on the South side of Cuttowhisky marsh, and half the pasture; Likewise; Six Negros, named Cudger & Venus, & Jack, & pegg, nead & nan, they, and their in- crease for ever; and one Horse, & my rifield gun, and my still; & if either of my sons, Joseph Wood or Jonas Wood, dies with- out heir, the Land to fall to the other.
Item, I give unto my Daughter, Elezabeth Wood, two Negros named Tom & Jenny, they, & there increase for ever.
Item, I give my daughter, Susannah Wood, two Negros named hardy & Cate, they, & there increse for ever.
Item, I do leave my Plantation and land at the head of Coniritratt to the use of my three sons, James, Joseph and Jonas.
Item, I give unto my daughter, Winny Wood, 50 Pounds in Cash, and two Negros Nel & Scipio, the, & there increse for ever.
Item, I give unto my Youngest daughter, Mary Wood, 50 Pounds in Cash, and two negros named wicket & lucia, they, & there increase for ever.
Item, I lend unto my sister, Sarah Killingsworth, one negro Girl named dinah During her naturall life, she and her in- crease; and after her decease I give the said Girl to her two Youngest Daughters, Ann & Charity, to be equally divided betwen them.
and all the rest of my Estate, Stock of Creatures, Household
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Goods, Debts & moveable effects, I leave to be equally di- vided amongst my Children here named: Joseph & Jonas, Elezabeth & Susannah, by my Executors which are my two Sons, Joseph Wood and Jonas Wood, whome I constitute & make and ordain Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and dis- annull, all and every other former Testaments, wills, leagaces, bequeaths and Executors, by in any ways before named, Willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this, and no other, to be my last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof, I hereunto set my Hand and Sealed, the day and year above written.
his
JAMES WOOD W (L S) Mark
Signed, Sealed and Delivered by the said James Wood as his Last Will and Testament in the Presents of us the Subscribers: his BARNABA X BAGGOTT. mark
his JOHN X PERKER. mark WM. FRYER.
In Obedience to your Excellency's Command I went to the Hous of William Fryer and took the Deposition of his Oath as followeth; William Fryer, aged about forty five years, first sworn, and then saith: I was at the hous of James Wood in July or August, in the year one thousand, seven hundred & fifty one, & James Wood was in a Low State of health and he told me he had made his will and he desired me to Witness it, he told me he had two witness to it and they never had heard it read, and he ordered his son to fetch the will and Read it to me, and to the houshold, and after it was Read he takes the Will and Laid it down and took the pen and said to me that was his Last will and testament, and in the presents of the said Fryer he signed, Sealed and acknowledg this to be his last will and testament, and that he see Barnaba Baggotts mark and John Perkers mark before he witnesseth, and then he witnesseth underneath and that he acknowledged that to be his hand, and further saith not. March 18, 1752. Taken before me, JOHN ALSTON.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Edenhouse, 26 March, 1752.
I, Gabriel Johnston, Esqr., Governor and Comander in Chief, &c., in and over the sd. Province of North Carolina, do hereby Certifie that this day Personally appeared before me John Perker, one of the Subscribing Evidences of the within last Will & Testament of James Wood, late of Northampton County, Decd., and made Oath that he saw the sd. Testator sign, Seal & deliver the same as & for his last Will & Testament, and that at the signing thereof he was of sound and disposing mind & memory; and likewise at the same time the annexed Deposition of William Fryer, taken by Virtue of a Dedimus to John Alston, Esq., of Chowan County, directed was produced to me as farther proof of the sd. last Will & Testa- ment of the sd. Testator, the sd. William Fryer being another of the Evi-
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dences thereto; and likewise at the same time Joseph Wood one of the Executors appointed by the said Will, qualified himself as Executor, by taking the Oath appointed by Law for that purpose.
GAB. JOHNSTON.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
LOVICK WORLEY'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA. SS.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Lovick Worley, of the County of Tyrell, being Sick and weak in Body, but of Perfect Memory and Judgment, thanks be Given to God, Therefore do make and Ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament, First of all I Recommend my Soul to God that Gave it; and my Body to the Earth, to be Buried in a Christian Like Manner at the Discretion of My Executors hereafter Mentioned; And as for my Worldly Estate, I Dispose of the same in Manner and Form as followeth, Viz:
Imprimis, my Will is that my Two Negro Girls (Viz.) Moll and Bess and their Increas (If any they should have), be not Divided untill my Loving Daughter, Ann Gray Worley, be Twenty One Years Old or Married, &c.
2d'ly, I Give and Bequeath to my Loving Wife, Ann Worley, after My Just Debts are paid, the One Half of all My Personal Estate, to her, her heirs and Assigns for ever. I also lend to my Said Wife the use of My Lands and Plantation whereon I Now Live During her Natural Life.
3d'ly, I Give and Bequeath to my Loving Daughter, Ann Gray Worley, (after my Just debts are paid) the one half of all my Personal Estate in case she Lives to be Twenty One Years of Age or is Marryed; and if in Case my sd daughter should die before she is Twenty One Years of age or Marryed, I Give and Bequeath to my Loving Brother, John Worley, his Heirs and Assigns, Ten Pounds Lawful Money of great Brittain, to be raised Out of that Part of my Personal Estate I have Given to My sd Daughter; and the Remainder of that Part of My Per- sonal Estate, I Give and Bequeath to my Loving Brother in Law, William Gray, and my Loving Sisters in Law, Lucretia Gray, Amelia Gray & Louisa Gray, to be Equally Divided Amongst them Share & Share alike, to them, their heirs and assigns for ever.
4thly. I Give and Bequeath to my Loving Daughter, Ann gray Worley, all my Lands that I am Now Possessed of, on Proviso she lives to have a Lawful Heir begotten of her body and her said heir lives to the Age of Twenty One Years or is Marryed, On such Provisoes, I Give her the sd. Lands; Other- wise, I Give and Bequeath unto my Loving Brother, John Worley, all My sd Lands, to him and his heirs forever.
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Lastly, I Constitute and Appoint My Loving Wife, Ann Worley, My Executrix, and My Loving Brother in Law, William Gray, my loving Uncle, James Blount, and My Loving friend, Thomas Whitmell, My Executors to this My last Will and Testament, Revokeing and Disanulling All former Or Other Wills by me made, acknowledging and Ordaining this to be my last Wil and Testament.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Seal, this 24th. Day of January, Anno Dom:, 1754. LOVICK WORLEY. (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Pronounced and
Declared by the said Lovick Wor-
ley to be his last Will and Testa- ment Before us:
Test. DAVID JERNIGAN. THOMAS KINSY, Jurat. DAVID CANADAY, Jurat.
TYRELL COUNTY. SS. March Court, 1754.
Then was the within Will duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of Thomas Kimsey and David Canady, Two of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto; and at the same Time William Gray & Ann Worley was duly Qualified as Exor. and Exrx. thereto as the Law Directs. Ordered that the Honble. James Murray, Esqr., Secretary, have Notice, that Letters Testa- mentary Issue thereon accordingly.
Test. EVAN JONES, CIK. Cu.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
WILLIAM YEATES' WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, William Yeates, of the County of Bertie, & Province of No. Carolina, being sick and weak in Body, but of sound & perfect sence and memory, thanks be to Almighty God for it, and calling to mind the uncertainty of This Transitory life, Do Make and Ordain this to be my last Will and Testament, in manner & form follow- ing, that is to say, first I give and Bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it; and my Body to be buryed in a Decent maner by my Exctr. hearafter named.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter, mary Yeates, one negro Boy calld. Jupiter, to Hir & Hir Heirs for ever, only, if my sd. Daughter Mary should Dye Before She Marreys, then, the sd Negro Jupiter to Belong to my Son, Richd. Yeates.
Item, I Give to my Daughter, Susanah Pipkin, one negro Boy Named Nearo, to Hir & Hir Heirs for Ever.
Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, William Yeates, five Pound, Currt. money of Virginia, to be Paid him by my Exctrs. hearafter Named.
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Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Robert Yeates, One Hundred Acres of Land lying in Bertie County, Begining at Pottecasie Creek, at a high Island; from Thence Runing Up A flat Branch to a small marsh; from thence up a little Branch to a markd white Oak; from thence to a small Branch runing out of the Indian marsh to where Bryan Hare's path Crosses; from thence along the sd. Path to Bryan Hares Line, to him and to his Heirs for Ever.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Martha Langs- ton, one Negro Boy Named Joe, to Hir & Hir Heirs for Ever.
Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Richard Yeates, One Hundred Acres of Land Lying in Bertie County, Begining Att Blew Water Branch at the old Bridge; from thence Up A Little Branch to a marked white Oak standing On the Chapel Path; from Thence Runing to a Little marsh call'd the Rackcoon Marsh; from Thence to Bryan Hares Corner Tree. Allso, one negro man called Pompy after the Death of his Mother. Allso, One Gray Horse Calld Daulphin, his choice of my Guns, and a feather Bed and furniture to it.
Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Charles Yeates, one hundred Acres of Land Lying in Bertie County, Begining On Cuttewhiske Swamp at A Little Branch; from Thence Runing Up the sd. Branch to a Marked Pine, then to a Red Oak Stand- ing On Carters Path, then Along the sd. Path to Bryan Hares Line. Allso, One feather bed and furniture to it, One Gray Coult Runing with his Dam calld. Tibb, two Cows & Calves, one Gun, one Iron Pott, two pewter Dishes & three pewter Plates.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Daniel Yeates, My Plantation I Now Live Upon, with All the Remainder Part of my Land Undisposed; One feather Bed & furniture to it; One Bay mare calld. Jone, One Iron Pott, two pewter Dishes & three Pewter plates, & all my Cooper's Tools.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Judith Yeates, one negro Boy named Catoe, and two Cows & Calves, to Hir & Hir Heirs for Ever.
Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter, Amy Yeates, one Negro Boy named Seesar, two Cows & Calves, two Pewter Dishes and three Pewter Plates.
Item, my Will is that if my Daughter Judith, or Amy Yeates, Or Either of them, should Dye Before they, Or Either of them, should Marrey, then there, Or Either of there Negros Given to them by me, shall fall to & Belong to my son, Robert Yeates. Likewise, if my Daughter Mary Yates, Should Dye Before She Marreys, then the Negro Boy Given to her by me Shall fall to and Belong to my Son, Richard Yeates. Likewise, if My Sons, Richard, Charles Or Daniel Yeates, Should Dye Before they come to Lawfull Age, Or Without Issue, then the Land
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given to them, Or Either of them, By Me is to fall to and Belong to the Surviveung Brothers and So To Redown to them As Long as Either them Lives.
Item, I Lend to my Beloved Wife, Mary Yeates, the Use of One negro Man Named Pompy, & One Negro Woman named Venus, dureing hir Natural life, and after hir Death, my sd. Negro Pompy to Belong to my Son, Richard Yeates; and my Negro Woman Venus and hir Increase to Belong to my two Sons, Charles and Daniel, and there Heirs for Ever.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife, Mary Yeates, All the Rest of My Personal Estate, Both Moveable and Un- moveable. I Allso Appoint my Beloved Wife, Mary, and my Son, Richard Yeates, my Whole & Sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament. Hearby Disannulling all Other Wills by me Made Or Directed to Which Said Last Will and Testa- ment I have Hearunto Sett my Hand and fixt my Seal, This Twenty third day of December, Anno Domini, one Thousand, Seven hundred and fifty one.
WILLIAM YEATES (L S)
Sign'd, Seal'd, Publish'd, & de- clared in Presants of Us: JNO. BRICKELL. ISAAC CARTER. BRYAN HARE.
BERTIE COUNTY May Court, 1752.
Present his Majesty's Justices
The last Will & Testament of William Yeates, Decd., exhibited into Court by Mary Yeates & Richard Yates, Executx. & Executr. of the sd. Will, & proved by the Oaths of Jno. Brickell, Isaac Carter & Bryan Hare, the Evidences thereto; at the same Time the sd. Executx. & Executr. quali- fied themselves by taking the Oath appointed by Law for that Purpose. Ordered to be Certified By Order of Court
Test. SAML. ORMES, CI. Cur.
Copied From Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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JOHN HARDY'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I John Hardy of Chowan in the Collony of North Carolina &C Being weak in body Butt in perfect & sound mind and memory praise be therefore given to all mighty God Do make and ordain this my present last will & Testamt in manner & form following (That is to say) first & princapally I commend my Soul into the hands of All mighty God hopeing through the merritts death & passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full & free pardon & forgive- ness of all my Sins And to Inherritt Everlasting life, And my body I committ to the Earth to be Decently buried att the descretion of my Exceutors hereafter named, And as touching the Deposision of all my Temporall which itt hath pleased allmighty God to bestow on me I give & Dispose as followeth
Item, I give unto my Loving Brother William Hardy one Black hors of five year ould, And the best shute of Cloaths I have, Allso my Buckanear gun
Item, I give unto my brother Thomas Hardy one hundred acers of Land out of the tract where he now Dwell on the upper side of the line Joyning to Lewis Davis begining on the pocoson then running up to the head of the line And one gray broad cloath coate
Item, I give unto my brother Jacob Hardy one gray drugett coate
Item, I give unto katherine Stancell Widdow one cow & calfe
Item, I give unto Richard Pickering one young mare two years ould
Item, I give all Johnson other * * John Butler a certain debt of twenty two pound for which I have his land mortgaged, And I do hereby give him the said debt And allso Discharge the said mortgage
Item, I give & bequeath unto my loving Daughter Elizibeth Hardy both my plantations lying on casiah river where Thomas williamson now Dwell And contayning Six hundred & forty Acers Each as appears by the pattents bearing date november the forth 1707, Allso another tract of Land over casiah river called Hendersons folly contayning four hundred & forty acers as appear by the pattent bearing date aprill the first 1719
Allso I give unto my Daughter Elizibeth another tract of Land on the East side of rockquess contayning four hundred and twenty four acers Excepting the one hundred acors given to my brother Thomas
Item, I give unto my Daughter Elizibeth one tract of Light- wood land Lying on bucklesbury swamp so running back to
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Esq' Duckinfield line contayning five hundred acers as appear by the patent bearing date octor 20": 1717
All which said lands I give unto my said Daughter Elizibeth And to her heirs Lawfully begotten of her body
Item, I give unto my beloved daughter mary hardy This my maner plantation where I now dwell contayning Six hun- dred and forty acers as appear by the patent bearing date november 11# 1707 And allso another tract of Land Lying on the head of my said plantation And running to John Marshalls line contayning Six hundred & forty acers as appear by the patent bearing date the 20": of July 1717 John Hardy
Allso I give unto my Daughter mary one plantation Lying on Casiah river on the East side contayning six hundred & forty acers as appears by the patent bearing date november the first 1712 Allso I give unto my Daughter mary one plan- tation in the fork of Casiah river where mary Lee now Dwell contayning Two hundred & five acers as appear by the convey- ance from the patent All which lands & plantacons I give & bequeath unto my said Daughter mary and her heirs Lawfully begotten of her body
Item, I give unto my well beloved wife Rebecah Hardy one tract of Land Lying aLong the pocoson or Bucklesbury swamp contayning four hundred & seventy acers as appear by the pat- tent bearing date october 19": 1716 And called the gum swamp As allso another tract of land between David Hicks line & John Marshalls so along the pocoson side contayning Six hun- dred & forty acers as appear by the patent bearing Date the 20" day of July 1717 All which said land I give unto my wife Rebecah and to her Dispose
Now in case my wife Rebecah should be with child & De- livered within nine months from the date hereof: Then in such case being a son I give him this my manner plantation And also the other tract on the head of itt both willed to my daugh- ter mary And allso both my plantations on cashia river both willed to my Daughter Elizabeth And in case itt shold be a daughter I give her one plantation Lying on the East side of cashia river willed unto my daughter mary Allso one tract of Land over cashia river called Hendersons folly willed unto my Daughter Elizibeth And in case of the Death of Either my Daughters or a child that may be born in the time above men- tioned the sirvivers shall Equally Divid the part of the De- ceased both personall & Reall between them
Item, I give unto my Daughter Elizibeth these negroes here- after mentioned-Viz Scipio: grace: Sharpor: Mall & Morea with all their Increase unto her my daughter Elizibeth
Item, I give unto my Daughter mary these negroes herafter mentioned Viz kent Joane quasha & toney with all their In- crease unto my said Daughter mary
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Item, I give unto my wife Rebecah these negroes hereafter mentioned Viz Jack: Nanney george & Dido And my half of hector & qommsorer(?) and in case of a son or Daughter born as above mentioned the said son or daughter to have an equall share with the other children of all my personall Estate
Item, my money in England I give Equally to be Divided between my wife & the children Each child having an Equall part with my wife
Item, I give all my horsis cattle and sheep to be Equally Divided between my my wife and the Children Each having an Equall part, And while my wife shall remain a Widdow she has hereby Liberty to kill out of all or any the stock of Cattle or Sheep for her family use
Item, I give all my houshold Stuff and Toles both within and without I give all Equally to be Divided between my wife & Children Equally
Item, I give unto my Daughter Elizibeth thirty pound in publick money to pay the publick dues & quittrents of her Lands
Item, I give unto my Daughter mary thirty pound in publick money to pay the publick dues & quittrents of her Land
Item, for all the rest of my publick bills With my debts by bill account or any other ways whatsoever I wold have all Reserved to all my Just debts from me due to any person Now here I would itt understood I wold have all my Just debts paid in pitch & not in paper Excepting Elliotts debt And that not Excepting they sue for the same And all over & Above paying my debts I give unto my wife Rebecah Hardy
And in case my wife should marry I wold have the negroes belonging to the Children & Imployed on their own Lands & plantations wholy for their own benefit And the rest of their Estates to remain in their mothers hands: Except my Executors see apparent cause to take itt away
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