next examination
widow of Earls Colne
etc said
Wm Bieston
and
Joan Payne
said unto him"
Wm
come hither" whereupon the said
Wm
arising from the place where he did kneel did kneel down against the side of the said pallet more near her holding up his hands and then the said
Agnes Bieston
spake unto him and laid her hands upon his head and said as followeth viz" Wm be of good cheer for all is thine within and without and it is too little too" this deponent thinking then that the said
Agnes
had given him all her goods before and she saith that the said
Agnes Beeston
to this examinants judgement and opinion was thereof good and perfect memory for she saith that the said
Agnes Beeston
did take this examinant by the hand and said to this examinant that they had been neighbours a long time before whereupon this examinant weeping the said
Agnes Beeston
asked her why she wept and further she saith that this examinant the day before being with the said
Agnes
did move her to take something to
Joan Payne
her daughter and the said examinant answered she would not for that she had had a little before 20li of her and that all was left further this examinant says that the day aforesaid wherein as before she hath deposed the said
Agnes Beeston
spake these words aforesaid to the said
Wm Beeston
goodwife
Rede
her neighbour coming in to see how the said
Agnes Beeston
did move the said
Agnes
to give the said
Joan Payne
something but the said
Agnes
would not give her anything