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DLT - Leicester-Warren family of Tabley estate - 12th century-20th century
- 2 - Title Deeds
  - 1 - Family settlements
    - 10 - Wills, testaments and administrations. - 1464-1700

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Item
Reference	DLT/A31/15 a-b
Title	Meriell Leicester, widow, bequeathed all her goods and personal effects to her son, Sir Francis Leicester.
Date	25 Jul 1700
Description	Signed & seal applied in red wax (In her own hand). On paper. Entry in Book of Evidences III F.42b. Around this is another sheet of paper, stating that her clothes and chest of drawers were to go to her maid and she and Betty Beaumont were to have 40s each, or black cloth for mourning, black cloth for Sister Venables and a marble stone was to be erected at Budworth in memory of her father. On paper.
Extent	2 items

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