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personal_a â—state_n after_o his_o debt_n pay_v and_o funeral_n charâ—es_v discharge_v beside_o her_o widow_n chamber_n â—mished_v and_o his_o child_n may_v require_v another_o three_o part_n thereof_o the_o other_o three_o part_n â—f_o his_o estate_n he_o may_v by_o his_o last_o will_v give_v away_o â—ther_o to_o his_o wife_n or_o any_o of_o his_o child_n or_o â—ny_v other_o person_n whatsoever_o but_o if_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o widow_n may_v require_v a_o moiety_n â—f_n his_o personal_a estate_n after_o debt_n pay_v together_o â—ith_v her_o widow_n chamber_n furnish_v and_o 〈◊〉_d a_o freeman_n make_v his_o will_n contrary_a to_o this_o custom_n and_o give_v away_o more_o than_o a_o three_o of_o his_o estate_n from_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n they_o may_v be_v relieve_v against_o such_o will_n by_o exhibit_v their_o bill_n in_o this_o court_n
carteret_n lord_n carteret_n john_n bennet_n lord_n ossulston_n george_n legg_n lord_n dartmouth_n giles_n allington_n lord_n allington_n john_n stawell_n lord_n stawell_n francis_n north_n lord_n guildford_n â—idney_n godolphin_n lord_n godolphin_n â—lenry_n jermin_n lord_n dover_n â—ohn_n jeffreys_n lord_n jeffreys_n henry_n waldegrave_n lord_n waldegrave_n â—dward_o griffin_n lord_n griffin_n hugh_n cholmondley_n lord_n cholmondley_n john_n ashburnham_n lord_n ashburnham_n archbishop_n 2_o and_z bishop_n 24._o dr._n william_n sandcroft_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n dr._n thomas_n lampleugh_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o york_n dr._n henry_n compton_n l._n bishop_n of_o london_n dr._n nathaniel_n crew_n l._n bishop_n of_o durham_n dr._n peter_n mew_o l._n bishop_n of_o winchester_n dr._n herbert_n crofts_n l._n bishop_n of_o hereford_n dr._n thomas_n wood_n l._n bishop_n of_o lichfield_n and_o coventry_n dr._n william_n lloyd_n l._n bishop_n of_o norwich_n dr._n thomas_n barlow_n l._n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n dr._n william_n beau_n l._n bishop_n of_o landaff_n dr._n william_n lloyd_n l._n bishop_n of_o s._n asaph_n dr._n robert_n frampton_n l._n bishop_n of_o gloucester_n dr._n francis_n turner_n l._n bishop_n of_o ely_n dr._n thomas_n smith_n l._n bishop_n of_o carlisle_n dr._n thomas_n sprat_n l._n bishop_n of_o rochester_n dr._n thomas_n ken_n l._n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n dr._n thomas_n white_a l._n bishop_n of_o peterborough_n *_o dr._n jonathan_n trelawney_n l._n bishop_n of_o exeter_n dr._n thomas_n watson_n l._n bishop_n of_o s._n david_n *_o dr._n gilbert_n burnet_n l._n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n *_o dr._n humphrey_n humphrys_n l._n bishop_n of_o bangor_n *_o dr._n nicholas_n stratford_n l._n bishop_n of_o chester_n *_o dr._n edward_n stillingfleet_n l._n bishop_n of_o worcester_n *_o dr._n simon_n patrick_n l._n bishop_n of_o chichester_n *_o dr._n gilbert_n ironside_n l._n bishop_n of_o bristol_n *_o dr._n john_n hough_o l._n 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of_o the_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n of_o the_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n in_o october_n 1690._o bedfordshire_n 4._o the_o honourable_a edward_n russel_n esq_n thomas_n browne_n esq_n town_n of_o bedford_n thom._n hillersdon_n esq_n thom._n christie_n esq_n berks_n 9_o sir_n hen._n winchcomb_n bar._n sir_n humphrey_n forster_n bar._n borough_n of_o new-windsor_n sir_n charles_n porter_n knt._n william_n adderly_n esq_n borough_n of_o reading_n sir_n william_n rich_a bar._n sir_n henry_n fane_n kt_n of_o the_o bath_n borough_n of_o wallingford_n william_n jennen_n esq_n john_n wallis_n esq_n borough_n of_o abington_n simon_n harcourt_n esq_n buck_n 14._o the_o right_a honourable_a tho._n wharton_n esq_n the_o right_n honourable_a rich._n hambden_n esq_n town_n of_o buckingham_n sir_n richard_n temple_n knight_n and_o baronet_n alexander_n denton_n esq_n borough_n of_o chipping-wicomb_a william_n jephson_n esq_n thom_n lewes_n jun._n esq_n porough_n of_o ayliâ—bury_n 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borough_n of_o leskard_n sir_n bourchier_n wray_n kt._n of_o the_o bath_n and_o bar._n emanuel_n pyper_n esq_n brough_n of_o lestwithiel_n sir_n bevill_n grenville_n kt._n walter_n kendal_n esq_n borough_n of_o truro_n sir_n henry_n ashurst_n bar._n henry_n vincent_n esq_n borough_n of_o bodmin_n sir_n john_n cutler_n kt._n and_o bar._n nicholas_n glynn_n esq_n borough_n of_o helston_n sir_n john_n st._n aubin_n bar._n charles_n godolphin_n esq_n borough_n of_o saltash_n sir_n john_n carew_n bar._n richard_n carew_n esq_n borough_n of_o camelford_n ambrose_n manaton_n esq_n henry_n manaton_n esq_n borough_n of_o port-higham_n alias_o westlow_n edward_n seumour_fw-fr esq_n jonathan_n trelawny_n es_fw-ge borough_n of_o grampound_n john_n tanner_n esq_n walter_n vincent_n esq_n borough_n of_o eastlow_n charles_n trelawny_n esq_n henry_n trelawny_n esq_n borough_n of_o peryn_n sidney_n godolphin_n esq_n alexander_n pendarvi_n esq_n borough_n of_o tregony_n sir_n john_n tremaine_n kt._n 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