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The will ends with a grant of letters of administration, rather
than a probate clause. Grants of administration were made on wills
when probate could not be granted to the executor(s). This might
occur if a person died intestate, or if the named executors were
unavailable. The next-of-kin, a friend or even a creditor could
apply to the probate court for the administration of the estate
of the deceased. The applicant had to swear to pay all funeral expenses
and debts, and submit an inventory of the estate. Such grants are
written at the end of the will, which is registered in the usual
way.
In this case, Agnes' chosen executors died before they could execute
the will, and letters of administration were granted to her son,
Nicholas Langmead.
Please note:
- The document is written in a cursive mixed
hand.
- The use of several versions of the lower
case 's' particularly at the beginning of
a word.
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