TREMAYNE FAMILY HISTORY

hearing of this deponent and in the presence of his fellow Witness- Edward Pidler who wrote their names as Witnesses to the said
Will in the presence and at the request of the said Testator who made a prick of dots with his pen (as now appears on the
said Will) where this deponent and his said fellow Witness should each write his name. And he further says and deposes that the said
Testator was at the time of his perusing the said Will and his signing sealing and declaring the same in manner predeposed perfectly
in his senses and further says not.
Taken repealed and recognized before me James Walker
The same Witness upon Interrygation.
Benjamin Willmott
1. To the first Interry he answers and says that he came here to give his evidence in this cause at the desire of the party producent and
otherwise to this Interry answers negatively.
2. To the second Interry he answers and says that the Will in question was executed on Wednesday the seventh day of November last
in the evening about candle lighting in the house and room mentioned in this respondents deposition (to which he referrs) whom and
where the said Testator the party producent his wife and apprentice maid and this respondent and his fellow Witness were present
but no one else that he can recollect that he wrote his name as a Witness to the said Will at the request of the said Testator who was
then in a low sickly condition.
3. To the third Interry he answers and says that he knows of no instructions or directions given by the said Testator for drawing the
Will in question that the same was not drawn in this respondents presense, but was brought to the said Testator by the said party
producent ready written as mentioned in this respondents deposition ( to which he referrs). That the said Will was not read over to
the said Testator but he perused it a considerable time previous to his examining it as predeposed..That it was folded down in part
when so brought but a great deal of the writing thereon appeared.
4. To the fourth Interry he answers and says that he did see the said Testator write his name with his own hand at the bottom of the
said Will and near the seal thereon and that he did the same voluntarily and of his own accord, and not by the desire or request of
any other person whatsoever that this respondent knows of.
5. To the fifth Interry he answers and says that he did hear the said Testator declare (in express words) the said Will allegate to be his
last Will and Testament and that he did so freely of his own accord without being desired directed or persuaded by any person
whatsoever that this respondent knows of. And he further answers and says that he hath heard and believes that the said Testator died
on Fryday evening the 9th of November last which was two days after the examination of the Will in question and further this
respondent cannot answers.
Benjamin Willmott
Taken repealed and recognized before me James Walker Official.
Second witness.
Edward Pidler of the parish of Wendron in the County of Cornwall, Yeoman, aged forty eight years or thereabout a witness
produced admitted sworn and examined upon the allegation and Will thereto annexed in this cause or business exhibited says and
deposes as follows. To the whole allegation and to the said Will thereto annexed he says and deposes that on Wednesday the seventh
day of November last past Richard Tremain (the party producent) came to this deponents house in Wendron (which is an adjoining
parish to Constantine) and desired the deponent (who had been intimately aquainted with John Tremain the Testator in this cause
(now deceased) and his family) to go to the said Testator or producents house they both then living together in one and the same
house in Constantine aforesaid that evening in order to be a Witness to his the party producents fathers Will and this deponent went
there accordingly and found the said Testator then sitting by the fire in the kitchen, and after about an half hour conversation
together as neighbours and aquaintances the said Testator then said (bring me my Will) whereupon the said producent brought the
said Will allegate and delivered it to his father who then desired to be helped to the table in the said roome and being seated
there, he took out his handkerchief and spread it on the said table and laid thereon the said Will, which he perused some considerable
time and then called for a pen and ink which being brought he the said Testator forthwith wrote his name at the bottom of the said
Will & sealed it and addressing himself to this deponent and his fellow Witness ( Benjamin Willmott) said take notice that I am in
my perfect senses and of what I am going to say. I declare this (having the said Will in his hand) to be my last Will and Testament
and thereon the said Benjamin Willmott and this deponent at the request of the said Testator wrote their names as Witnesses at the
place where the said Testator had made with his pen two dotts for their doing so; and he further says and deposes that the said
Testator was at all and singular the promises of a sound perfect and disposing mind memory and understanding as this deponent
verily believes and more saith not.
Edward Pidler
Taken repealed and recognized before James Walker Official.
The same Witness upon Interrygation
1. To the first Interry he answers and says that he came here to give evidence in this cause at the desire of the party producent but
hath not received nor doth he expect any other reward for doing than is reasonable for his journey and expences.
2. To the second Interry he answers and says that the Will in question was executed some short time after candle lighting at which
time the Testator the party producent this respondent and his fellow Witness ( Benjamin Willmott) were all the persons that were
then present save the party producents wife and his apprentice maid who were frequently coming and going to and from the said
room and (referring to his deposition) cannot further answer to this Interry.
3. To the third Interry he answers and says that he knows of no instructions or directions given by the said Testator to any person
whatsoever for drawing the Will in question. That the same was not drawn in this respondents presence but brought ready written
and delivered to the said Testator by the said party producent; That the said Will was not read over to the said Testator but was
perused by him long enough to have read it two or three times over previous to his examining it in the respondents presence
that the said Will when brought was folded or doubled together so as but little if any of the writing appeared but the said Testator
forthwith opened it and perused it as aforesaid.
4. To the fourth Interry he answers and says that he did see the said Testator write his name at the bottom of the said Will and near
the seal thereon with his own hand which he did voluntarily and of his own accord and without the desire & request of any person
whatever.
5. To the fifth Interry he answers and says that he did hear the said Testator to declare (in express words) the said Will allegate to be
his last Will and Testament which he did freely and of his own accord and without the desire direction or persuasion of any other
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