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Item I Give to my Son Jonathan Perkins one hundred & fifty pounds old Ten' & one Cow to be paid out of my Estate in two Years after my Decease by my Said Executor
Item I Give to my Son Reuben Perkins one hundred & fifty pounds old Ten' and a Cow & my Gun to be paid out of my Estate in three years after my Decease by My Said Executor -
Item - I Give to my Daughter Sarah Lane wife of Isaiah Lane twenty pounds old Ten' to be paid out of my Estate by my Said Executor in one Year after my Decease
Item I Give to my Daughter Betty Lane wife of Josiah Lane ; twenty pounds old Ten' to be paid out of my Estate in one year . after my Decease by Said Executor -
Item I Give to my Daughter Mary Perkins one feather bed & furniture and as much and as Good household Goods & furniture as I have heretofore Given to Either of my before Named Daughters when they were married and also as much and as
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Good Cloathing together with twenty pounds old Ten' & a good Cow all to be paid out of my Estate at her marrage by my Said Executor and If She Shall Remain unmarried till She Shall be twenty years old to have the vallew thereof in money: I also Give to my Said Daughter Mary the Priviledg of liveing in the Easterly part of my Dwelling house So long as She Shall Re- main unmarried
Item I also Give to my before mentioned three Daughters (viz) Sarah Bettey & Mary all my household Goods & furniture (Excepting one bed & furniture which I have herein after given to my Son James) to be Equally Divided betwixt them at the Decease of my wife or as Soon as She Shall marry
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son James Purkins my aforesaid Executor all the Residue and Remainder of my Es- tate Real & Personal whatever & wherever that Doth of Right belong to me to him the Said James Purkins & his Heirs & as- signs to his and their use & Benefit forever; Hereby Ratifying this aforewritten as my last will & Testiment and do declare nul & Void all other Bequests, Wills Testiments or Codicils what- soever Dated this Nineteenth Day of June 1764 and in the 4th Year of his Majestys Reign
Moses Perkins
[Witnesses] John moulton juner, Benjamin Batchelder, Nathan Brown.
[Proved Aug. 28, 1765.]
[Warrant, Aug. 28, 1765, authorizing Samuel Dow and Ben- jamin Batchelder, both of Hampton, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 21, 1765; amount, £463. I. o; signed by Samuel Dow and Benjamin Batchelder.]
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LUKE MILLS
1764
PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God, Amen
I Luke Mills of Portsmouth, in the Province of New Hamp- shire, in New England, Mariner, calling to mind the Frailty of human Nature, and the Uncertainty of Life, though at present weak in Body
Imprimis, I order and direct, and my Will is, That any two of my Executors hereafter mentioned, do sell that my new House and Land adjoining, opposite the Mansion House of Mathew Livermore, Esqr in Portsmouth, and now in the occupation of Dennis Drew, Carpenter, and out of the Money arising from the Sale thereof, I will that my just Debts and Funeral Expences be duly, honorably and seasonably paid and discharged
Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Deborah, the Use and Improvement of all the Residue of my Real Estate, and all my Houshold Furniture, as per Inventory & Apprisement to be taken thereof by my Executors, until my Son Elligood arrives to the Age of twenty one Years after which Time, she shall deliver up the Possession of Such Part of my Real Estate and Furniture as I shall hereafter give to him and his Heirs in this my Will -
I further will, That after the Term aforesaid my Wife do still keep, use and possess all the rest of my Real Estate, and Hous- hold Furniture, as per Inventory and Apprisement aforesaid, until my Daughter Mary arrives to the Age of twenty Years or is Married - after which Terms my said Wife is to Surrender Possession to my said Daughter Mary, all such Real Estate as I shall hereafter give and devise to her and her Heirs - Further- more, my Will is, That my said Wife, after the full Age of my said Son Elligood, shall keep, hold, use, improve, occupy, and possess during her natural Life, the one half of the House wherein I now dwell, with the garden adjoining, and the one half of the Wharfe, Warehouses, and all the Privileges thereof, excepting what I shall hereafter give and devise to my said Daughter Mary and her Heirs, out of the same, in this my last Will - Further-
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more, My will is, That my wife have my Cow, with the Privilege of the Pasture which I bought of John Savage, to pasture a Cow in during her natural Life - Furthermore, I will that after my Daughter Mary arrives to the Age of twenty years aforesaid, or be married, that any two of my Executors shall equally divide my Houshold Furniture, and take an Inventory of the Same; and also all the Monies that may be in their Hands, after my Debts and Funeral Expences and Legacies are duly paid; and that they do deliver one half to my beloved Wife Deborah, for her Use, during her natural Life, she giving Security to my other Executors that after her Decease, the said half of the Houshold Furniture, saving what may be judg'd reasonable to allow for Ware, & And the sum of money so delivered her by them. shall be returned to them or the Survivor of them; or in Case of both their Decease, to the then Judge of Probate for the Province of New Hampshire, to be delivered to my Daughter Mary and her Heirs forever -
Item, As my Son Luke Mills hath not behaved towards me as becomes the Duty of a Child, I give and bequeath to him, so soon as my Executors shall think proper, Ten Pounds Sterling and a full Suit of Apparell; and this I give in full of all such Part, Portion or Share that my said Son shall have in and to my Estate, from which I disinherit him forever hereby -
Item, I give and bequeath to my Son Elligood and his Heirs, and Assigns, after he arrives to the Age of twenty one Years, the one half of my Dwelling House and Garden, Wharfe and Warehouses, saving what I have reserved out of the Same for my Daughter Mary - and after the Decease of my Wife, I give to my said Son Elligood his Heirs and assigns the other half of my said Dwelling House, Garden, Wharfe and Warehouses, with all the Privileges thereto belonging - I also give and bequeath to my said Son, his Heirs and Assigns, the one half of my Pasture Ground, which I bought of John Savage, reserving the Pasturing a Cow for my Wife during her Life - I also give him all my Wearing Apparel, a good Feather Bed and Bedding, my Chimney
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Glass, my large Silver Can, my best Gun, my Sea Books and Instruments, my two largest China Bowls, and my great Bible
Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary her Heirs and Assigns, after she comes to the Age of twenty years, or is Married, to the Satisfaction of any two of my Executors before that Term, a Lot of Land to be taken out of my Garden belong- ing to my Mansion House, beginning at the westerly End thereof, and running down Easterly towards the River fronting on the Lane between my Land and Mr Thomas Wentworths eighty Feet, thence Northerly across Said Garden, to Land of Jeremiah Wheelwrights, thence Westerly eighty Feet to the Land of Ebenezer Jose's Heirs; thence Southerly to the first Bounds, with the Barn standing on the Said Lot. - I also give and be- queath to my said daughter Mary her Heirs and assigns the other half of my Pasture Ground aforesaid, reserving the Privilege for my Wife to pasture a Cow during her Life - I also give to my said Daughter Mary, after she arrives to the Age of twenty years, or is married, as aforesaid, the other half of my Houshold Furniture, as the same may be divided by my Execu- tors in manner aforesaid, and that the same be delivered to her; but the one half of all Monies and Debts received in after Pay- ment of my Debts, Funeral Expences and Legacies, the same be put to Interest by my Executors till my said Daughter Mary arrives to the Age or Marriage aforesaid, and after that Time the said monies to given her for her sole Use forever
Item, Whereas I have given my Wife the Improvement of one half of my Houshold Furniture and a sum of money according to her Security, my will is, that the same after her Decease be given to my Daughter aforesaid by my Executors or the Survivor of them, or by the Judge of Probate aforesaid -
Item, I will that all my other Estate Real and Personal, not before expressed herein, shall be equally divided between my said Son Ellingood and my said Daughter Mary
Lastly, I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved Wife Deborah my good friends Andrew Clarkson and John Wendell,
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all of Portsmouth aforesaid, or any two of them, to be the Executors * *
In Witness whereof I the Said Luke Mills have hereunto set my Hand & Seal at Portsmouth this Twentieth Day of June one thousand seven hundred and sixty four
Luke Mills
[Witnesses] Caleb Beck, Nath:Il Sanbun, sarah meserve. [Proved Aug. 29, 1764.]
JOHN ABBOTT 1764 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen the Twenty Second Day of June Anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty four, I John Abbot of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Fisherman being Advanced in Years *
After my Debts and funeral Charges are paid I Give and devise and bequeath the Rest and Residue of my Estate both Real and Personal whatsoever, and whensoever, in manner following
I. Namely one Seventh part thereof unto my Son John Abbot and his heirs and assigns forever, but if my Said Son John shall happen to Decease before My Decease, I Give the one half of the Said Seventh part of My Estate unto the Children of my Grand- son John Abbot Deceas'd their heirs and assigns forever Equally Divided, And the other half of the Said Seventh part thereof unto My Grand-daughter Lydia Payn the wife of Amos Payn her heirs and assigns forever
2ª And one Seventh part of my Estate as aforesaid I Give and Devise unto My Daughter Lydia Clark wife of Ichabod Clark and her heirs and assigns forever -
3ª And one Seventh part of my Estate as aforesaid I Give and Devise unto my Son Joseph Abbot and his heirs and assigns forever -
4. And one Seventh part of my Estate as aforesaid I Give and
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Devise unto My Daughter Ann Lewis the wife of John Lewis and her heirs and assigns forever -
5. And one Seventh part of my Estate as aforesaid I Give and Devise unto the Children of my Daughter Lucy Lowd Deceased and their heirs and assigns forever to be equally Divided -
6. And one Seventh part of my Estate as aforesaid I Give and Devise unto my Daughter Elizabeth Tucker the wife of John Tucker and her heirs and assigns forever -
7. And One Seventh part of my Estate as aforesaid, I Give and devise unto My Daughter Margaret Hall the wife of Samuel Hall and unto her heirs and assigns forever.
And I Do hereby Constitute make and Ordain my Sons in Law Ichabod Clark and Samuel Hall to be Executors
The Mark of
John X Abbot
[Witnesses] Lemuel Nutter, Nath1 Marshall, Solo Lowd.
[Proved Feb. 24, 1768.]
[Warrant, Feb. 23, 1768, authorizing James Clarkson, mariner, and John Wendell, merchant, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Feb. 24, 1768; amount, £63. 6. 9; signed by James Clarkson, Jr., and John Wendell.]
[Account of the executors; receipts, £122. 6. 9; expenditures, £99. 19. 612; allowed Oct. 15, 1768.]
BENJAMIN BICKFORD 1764 DURHAM
In the Name of God amen this Twenty Second Day of June Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty four I Benjamin Bickford of Durham in the Province of New Hampshire in New England Husbandman being thro the Goodness of God in good health of Body * * *
Item I give and Bequeath unto my beloved wife Deborah
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Bickford the sole free and full use and Improvement of my now Dwelling House and of every part thereof During the Term of her Containing my widow and also Such a part of my Barn as She shall have Occasion of to House her fodder and Cattle and also the one third part of the Produce of my homestead Land of every kind yearly both of the tilling mowing and Pasturing Land and also of my Orchard and my will is that her third part of Said Produce shall be well and Seasonably secured and Housed for her use by my said Executor or at his Cost and Charge yearly and every year During said Term of her Continuing my widow and in Case my Executor shall refuse or neglect seasonably and in a Proper manner to Secure and house the one third part of the Produce of my Homestead Land for the use of my said wife as aforesaid then my will is that my said wife shall have the use and Improvement Profit and Income of the one half of my said Homestead Land During the aforesaid Term of her Continuing my widow but in Case she shall marry again my will is that she shall have her proper Dowry only as by Law Established and 1 also give to my said wife to her own Disposal all my household goods and furniture Beds and beding and also all my live Stock of Cattle Sheep and Swine -
Item I Give to my Son Samuel Bickford and to his heirs and Assigns forever all my homestead Land be the Same more or Less in the Town of Durham and Province aforesaid Together with the Dwelling house in which he now lives in and also my barn and all other Buildings and Orchard or Orchards standing and being upon the Said Land Excepting the use and Improvement of such a part of the Buildings and such a part of the Improve- ment or Produce of Said Land as I have herein given to my said wife for a Certain term and at her Decease I give the whole of my said Homested Land Orchards and buildings to my said Son Samuel and to his heirs and assigns forever -
Item I give to my Son Andrew Bickford One hundred and fifty pounds old Tenor to be paid him by my Executor within Two years after my Decease -
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Item I will and bequeath to my Two Sons Solomon Bickford and John Bickford all my land be the same more or Less in the Town of Nottingham in Said Province to be Equally Divided Between them and Each of them in quantity and Quality -
Item I give to my Daughter Sarah Clark one hundred pounds Old Tenor to be paid her by my Executor within Two years after my Decease -
Item I give to my Daughters Deborah Bickford and Hannah Bickford One hundred pounds old Tenor to Each and every of them to be paid by my Executor within Two years after my Decease -
And I do hereby Constitute make and Ordain my said Son Samuel Bickford to be my sole Executor *
Benjamin bickford
[Witnesses] Hubbard Stevens, Jonathan Clough, Joseph Stevens.
[Proved Sept. 30, 1767.]
SOLOMON SNELL 1764 BARRINGTON
[Guardianship of Samuel Snell, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Solomon Snell of Barrington, yeoman, granted to Joseph Runnells June 27, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 258.]
[Bond of Joseph Runnells, with Maul Hanson as surety, both of Dover, in the sum of £500, June 27, 1764, for the guardianship of Samuel Snell; witness, William Parker.]
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JOHN CANNEY
1764 DOVER
[Guardianship of Mary Hanson, minor, aged more than 14 years, granted to her father, Maul Hanson of Dover, June 27, 1764.] [Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 258.]
[Bond of Maul Hanson, with Joseph Runnells as surety, both of Dover, in the sum of £500, June 27, 1764, for the guardianship of Mary Hanson, minor, aged more than 14 years, daughter of Maul Hanson of Dover; witness, William Vaughan.]
[See estate of John Canney, 1751.]
JOSIAH WEBSTER 1764 RYE
[Administration on the estate of Josiah Webster of Rye granted to his widow, Martha Webster, June 28, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 258.]
[Bond of Martha Webster, with Jeremy Webster of Kingston and John Webster of Hampstead, gentleman, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, June 28, 1764, for the administration of the es- tate; witnesses, Jeremiah Berry, George Marden.]
[Warrant, June 28, 1764, authorizing Samuel Jenness and Jeremiah Berry, both of Rye, yeomen, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, July 5, 1764; amount, £10,727. 0. 0; signed by Samuel Jenness and Jeremiah Berry.]
BENJAMIN NORRIS 1764 STRATHAM
In the Name of God Amen, the thirtieth Day of June Annoque Domini, one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty four. I Benja- min Norris of Stratham in the Province of New Hampshire yeoman, being weak of Body
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Imprimis. I give and Bequeath to Mehetabel my Dearly Beloved Wife and to her heirs and Assigns forever, all my Field of Land in Said Stratham, Lying on the Southerly Side of that Road by which my Dwelling House Stands, Containing by Estimation about twenty acres be the Same more or less; to- gether with my Barn and orchards on the Same, with all other priviledges & appurtenances thereto belonging, and also that Seven Acres and a half of Land which I bought of John Thirston, Lying in Stratham aforesaid, And also all my Stock of Cattle Horses Sheep and Swine, Husbandry Utensils, Riding Chair and furniture, Household Goods, Provisions and all other my move- able Effects, to be at her Dispose forever, to Enable her to pay my Debts, Funeral Charges, and those Legacies hereafter men- tioned to be paid by her out of my Estate. And further I give unto my Said wife, the whole use and improvement of all my other Land and Buildings in Said Stratham; and also of all my Land in Exeter, untill my Son Joseph comes to the age of twenty one years; and when he shall arrive to that age, my said wife is to have only the use and improvement of one half of Each of my Pastures Lying in Said Stratham on Each Side of Said Road; and one half the use and improvement of my Said Land in Exeter, and the Easterly end Rooms of my Dwelling House from bottom to top, and half the Celler, During her Natural Life; also I give unto my Said wife the improvement of all my Salt Marsh at Hampton untill my Sons to whom I herein give it, come to the Age of twenty one years.
Item. I give to my Son Benjamin Norris his Heirs and As- signs forever two Forty acre Lotts of Land in the Town of Bow in said Province: one of which being the first Division Lott belonging to my original Right in Said Bow, and the other of Said Lotts being the first Division Lott belonging to the original Right of Joseph Pevy. I also give him four Spanish Mill'd Dollers to be paid him within one year after my Decease by my Executrix out of my Estate.
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Item. I give to my Son Jonathan Norris his Heirs and Assigns, four Dollers to be paid him within one year after my Decease by my Executrix out of my Estate.
Item. I give to my Son David Norris his Heirs and Assigns forever, all my original Right in Said Town of Bow (Excepting only the first Division Lott given to my Son Benjamin) and one compleat half of my Salt Marsh at Hampton which I bought of my Brother James Norris, and Forty Spanish Mill'd Dollers. or so much other Money as shall be Equal to forty Dollers, to be paid by my Executrix out of my Estate, all which he is to come into possession of at the age of twenty one years.
Item. I give unto my Son Nathaniel Norris his Heirs and Assigns forever Ten Acres of the Land I own in Exeter in Said Province, commonly known by the Name of the oak Land; which ten acres shall lay on that Side of my Said Land, next adjoyning to James Gilmans and Nehemiah Gilmans Land, and to be of an Equal Breadth from end to end thereof: and also the one Compleat half of my Salt Marsh at Hampton aforesaid ; he to come into Possession thereof at the age of twenty one years. I also give to my Said Son Nathaniel, Forty five Spanish Mill'd Dollers, or so much other money as shall be Equal thereto, to be paid by my Son Joseph Norris, within three Months after Said Joseph Shall arrive to the age of twenty one years.
Item, I give to my Daughter Mehetabel Smith her Heirs & Assigns, Five Spanish Mill'd Dollers, or so much other Money as shall be Equal thereto, to be paid by my Executrix within one year after my Decease.
Item. I give unto my Daughter Sarah Wiggin her Heirs & Assigns forever, one Forty acre Lott of Land in Said Town of Bow; it being the first Division Lott belonging to the original Right of the widow Abigael Powel: also five Dollers, or so much other money as Shall be Equal thereto, to be paid by my Executrix within two years after my Decease.
Item. I give to my Daughter Lydia Smith her Heirs and
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Assigns, Thirty Spanish Mill'd Dollers, or so much other money as Shall be Equal to thirty Dollers to be paid by my Executrix within one year after my Decease.
Item. I give to my Daughter Mary Norris her Heirs and Assigns, one Cow, and Fifty Spanish Mill'd Dollers, or so much other Money as shall be Equal to fifty Dollers, to be paid & Deliver'd her by my Executrix within one year after my Decease.
Item. I give to my Daughter Abigael Norris her Heirs and Assigns, one Cow, and Fifty Spanish Mill'd Dollers, or so much other money as Shall be Equal thereto, to be paid by my Execu- trix when She Shall arrive to the age of Eighteen years or Mar- riage Day.
Item. I give to my Son Joseph Norris his Heirs and Assigns forever, after my Debts and Legacies & Funeral Charges are all paid, All the Remainder of my Estate, both Real and Personal, of all kinds whatsoever and wheresoever, which I have not already herein given away as aforesaid; he my Said son Joseph, paying to my Said son Nathaniel, Forty five Dollers within three months after said Joseph Shall arrive to the age of twenty one years, as aforesaid, Said Joseph to come into Possession of what I have given him, at the Expiration of the Terms, for which I have given the improvement thereof to his mother.
And further my Will is, and I do hereby Constitute appoint and ordain the aforesaid Mehetabel my wife, my Sole Execu- trix *
Benja Norris
[Witnesses] Sam1 Lane, Samuel Lane Jun', Joshua Lane. [Proved Nov. 28, 1764.]
[Bond of Mehitabel Norris, with Samuel Lane of Stratham, cordwainer, and Benjamin Norris of Pembroke, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Nov. 28, 1764, for the execution of the will; witnesses, William Parker, Jr., William Vaughan.]
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OBEDIAH ELKINS
1764
DANVILLE
In the Name of God amen this 2nd Day of July 1764 I Obediah Elkins of the Parish of Hawke in the Province of New Hamp- shire Husbandman * *
Firstly I Give & Bequeath unto Abigail my well Beloved wife one third part of my moveable Estate to be at her Disposal for- ever and one third part of my Real Estate During her Natural Life.
2ndly I Give & Bequeath unto my well Beloved son Peter to him, his Heirs & assigns forever the whole of my Homestead which I now Live on with the Buildings Standing thereon also two thirds of the thirty acres of Land which my Honoured Father Simon French Lately Gave me as by Deed may appear viz Begining at the Easterly End of said thirty acres & so runing westerly carrying the whole width of said thirty acres till it compleats the aforsd two thirds thereof He paying all my Just Debts & funeral charges and the Legacies Hereafter mentioned for him to pay
3dly I Give & Bequeath unto my well Beloved son Joseph to him his Heirs & assigns forever about fifty five acres of Land Lying in the said Parish of Hawke being the whole of the Land which I purchased of Daniel Tilton of Exeter by a Deed Bearing Date the Twentieth Day of September 1757 with the Buildings Standing thereon also one third part of thirty acres of Land which my Honoured father Simon French Lately Gave me as by Deed may appear said third part Being at the westerly End thereof He paying the Legacys hereafter mentioned for him to pay
4thly I Give unto my well Beloved Daughter Abigail now the wife of Jethro Sanborn Twenty Pounds old tenor; I Having given her the most of her Portion Before said Twenty Pounds to be paid by my son Peter in three years after my Decease
5thly I Give to my well Beloved Daughter Sarah now the wife of John Sanborn Twenty Pounds old tenor to be paid by my son
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Joseph in three years after my Decease she the said Sarah Having had the Chief of her portion Before
Sixthly I Give unto my well Beloved Daughter Rachel Six Hundred Pounds old tenor Equal to one Hundred Spanish Milled Dollars to be paid by my son Peter when she the said Rachel shall arrive at the age of eighteen years or on the Day of her marriage
7thly I Give unto my well Beloved Daughter Mary six Hun- dred Pounds old tenor Equal to one Hundred Spanish Milld Dollars to be paid by my son Joseph when she the said Mary shall arrive at the age of eighteen years or on the Day of her Marriage
Moreover I Give unto my son Peter all the Remainder of my Estate which I have not Before Disposed of in this my Last will & Testament He the said Peter paying all my Just Debts & funeral Charges and the Legacies Before mentioned for him to pay also Giving to my son Joseph at my Decease a Hiefer Calf & a yoke of Stear Calves
Lastly I Do Hereby Constitute & appoint my said son Peter to be sole Executor
his Obediah X Elkins Mark
[Witnesses] Josiah Bartlett, Dyer Hook, Amos Gale. [Proved Oct. 29, 1766.]
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