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A50674 The touchstone of wills, testaments, and administrations being a compendium of cases & resolutions touching the same : carefully collected out of the ecclesiastical, civil and canon-laws, as also out of the customs, common laws, and statutes of this kingdom / by G. Meriton ... Meriton, George, 1634-1711. 1668 (1668) Wing M1811; ESTC R11357 81,710 267

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reason_n of_o incertainty_n because_o it_o be_v a_o testament_n ad_fw-la pias_fw-la causas_fw-la by_o the_o poor_a therefore_o be_v understand_v the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n where_o the_o testator_n do_v dwell_v and_o keep_v house_n and_o the_o ordinary_a be_v to_o take_v care_n that_o the_o poor_a have_v their_o due_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o testator_n also_o if_o the_o testator_n bequeath_v any_o good_n or_o money_n to_o the_o parishioner_n of_o any_o parish_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n such_o a_o bequest_n be_v good_a and_o the_o legacy_n may_v be_v recover_v by_o the_o churchwarden_n who_o albeit_o in_o every_o respect_n they_o be_v not_o a_o lawful_a corporation_n yet_o in_o this_o respect_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o church_n they_o be_v account_v a_o lawful_a corporation_n and_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o unlawful_a college_n or_o company_n etc._n etc._n not_o incorporate_v by_o the_o king_n authority_n can_v be_v executor_n yet_o in_o such_o 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good_n in_o his_o hand_n of_o the_o first_o testator_n the_o survive_a executor_n may_v have_v a_o action_n against_o he_o for_o the_o same_o and_o if_o the_o survive_a executor_n do_v afterward_o die_v intestate_a yet_o can_v the_o executor_n of_o the_o executor_n meddle_v with_o the_o good_n of_o the_o first_o testator_n but_o administration_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o testator_n and_o if_o the_o executor_n of_o the_o executor_n or_o who_o die_v first_o meddle_v with_o the_o good_n than_o he_o may_v be_v sue_v by_o the_o creditor_n as_o executor_n in_o his_o own_o wrong_n bro._n exec._n 92_o 99_o 149_o 160._o swim_v part_n 4._o sect_n 20._o 259._o if_o one_o make_v another_o his_o executor_n and_o die_v and_o the_o executor_n before_o he_o have_v prove_v the_o will_n make_v another_o his_o executor_n and_o die_v in_o this_o case_n administration_n of_o the_o first_o testator_n good_n with_o the_o will_v annex_v shall_v be_v commit_v 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without_o who_o consent_n it_o can_v be_v sell_v and_o therefore_o if_o the_o survive_a executor_n shall_v sell_v such_o sale_n be_v void_a brownlowe_n part_n rep._n fol._n 100_o mich._n 5_o eliz._n dyer_n fol._n 219._o fulb._n fol._n 41._o swim_v part_n 6._o sect_n 3._o 263._o but_o if_o a_o man_n devise_v by_o his_o will_n that_o a_o b_o and_o c_o d_o who_o he_o make_v his_o executor_n shall_v sell_v his_o land_n for_o payment_n of_o his_o debt_n and_o they_o refuse_v to_o be_v executor_n yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o may_v sell_v the_o land_n because_o they_o be_v name_v by_o their_o proper_a name_n or_o if_o one_o of_o the_o executor_n die_v and_o the_o other_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o executorship_n and_o afterward_o sell_v the_o land_n such_o sale_n be_v good_a 15_o h._n 7_o 12._o perkins_n sect_n 548._o 19_o h._n 8_o 9_o swim_v part_n 6._o sect_n 3._o 264._o but_o where_o a_o man_n by_o his_o will_n make_v a_o b_o c_o and_o d_o his_o executor_n devise_n his_o land_n to_o the_o 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