3. Mr. Nevile's Lease is not sealed with G. Copley's Seal of Arms, nor is his name upon it of his own hand writing. Nor hath Francis Nevile examined a witnesse to prove the Seal or hand to be G. Copley's.
G. Copley when he sealed him a Lease, called for his own seal, with which he sealed it, and the Impres∣sion of that seal is not like to the Impression of the seal to the writings now shewed to him.
He doth not believe that the Impression of the Seal affixed to the writing to him now shevved, is the Impression of the seal of Arms of the said G. Copley, vvherevvith he did usually seal such Writings as he hath seen him seal, since he vvas acquainted vvith him.
Mr. Nevile's Lease vvhen he first savv it, vvas not sealed vvith the usual seal of Arms, vvherevvith the said G. Copley used to seal his other Conveyances and Leases, nor vvherevvith he sealed the Petitioners Leases, but vvith some other seal.
The Impression vvherevvith this seal is pressed, neither is, nor ever vvas the Impression of G. Co∣pley's seal of Arms, vvherevvith he sealed the Conveyance of Fenton, she doth not knovv nor believe that this Deed vvas sealed and delivered by the said G. Copley to the said Francis Nevile.
The seal affixed to the Writing novv to him shevved, is not the seal of Arms of the said G. Copley. Nei∣ther doth he believe that the name of Godfrey Copley undervvritten to the said Writing novv shevved unto him, vvas of the said G. Copley's ovvn hand vvriting. And he the better knovveth so to depose, for that he served the said G. Copley as his Butler and Clerk three years together.
Note, Mr. Nevile's Guilt vvas so great, as he durst not examine a Witnesse to prove the hand or seal to be G. Copley's.
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