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Help to decipher Will handwriting please
« on: Sunday 18 July 21 22:55 BST (UK) »
Hello everyone,
I would appreciate help with deciphering the word in the red box. The first letter d? The last three ale? but I just can make sense of it.
Thank you, in advance
Liz

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Re: Help to decipher Will handwriting please
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 18 July 21 23:18 BST (UK) »
The first letter is a capital M, so it reads ... Heirs Male

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Re: Help to decipher Will handwriting please
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 18 July 21 23:20 BST (UK) »
Thank you Bookbox! That one had me stumped!
Can I also check one last word with you? Again in the red box. I think it is wast as in waste?

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Re: Help to decipher Will handwriting please
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 18 July 21 23:32 BST (UK) »
Yes, Impeachment of Wast (= waste).

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A lease for life ‘without impeachment of waste’ allows the leaseholder to cut down trees and make use of the timber. Without this clause, a legal action could be brought against him for causing ‘waste’.

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Re: Help to decipher Will handwriting please
« Reply #4 on: Monday 19 July 21 05:18 BST (UK) »
Thank you again Bookbox!
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