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' | London 9 Aug<lb/> Dear Bentham<lb/> I received your letter with uncommon pleasure for I had almost despaired of ever hearing from you again, such an obstinate silence had you maintained notwithstanding the repeated inquiries after your health & your <unclear>commands</unclear>. My satisfaction at seeing your letter was indeed much abated when I found the cause of your not writing to be of so serious a nature. For <sic>godsake</sic> do not <unclear><gap/></unclear> your eyes to any injury in so ignoble a service. If you will transfer your bureau to Lord Wilson (if he is not become too great a man) & I will act as your <unclear>commix</unclear> & you shall use only the eyes of your understanding making us a pair of spectacles to protect your mortal sight from all injury.<lb/>I fear much you are mistaken in your Law. I have been employed this hour in looking over all the abridgements & some of the Equity reporters & cannot find any ground to warrant you in refusing to <add>pay</add> a debt of any kind <del>within the <unclear><gap/></unclear></del><p>till a</p> year after the testator's Death. By the <unclear>start</unclear> of <unclear>distributions</unclear> an <unclear>admin</unclear> is not to distribute the residue until one full year after the Intestates death. It is a rule in Equity that an Exor <note>Executor</note> is not compellable to pay a legacy where no time of payment is ment<hi rend="superscript">d</hi><note>mentioned</note> in the will till a year after his <unclear><gap/></unclear> death; But I find it said by some master of the Rolls <unclear><gap/></unclear> | ||
London 9 Aug
Dear Bentham
I received your letter with uncommon pleasure for I had almost despaired of ever hearing from you again, such an obstinate silence had you maintained notwithstanding the repeated inquiries after your health & your commands. My satisfaction at seeing your letter was indeed much abated when I found the cause of your not writing to be of so serious a nature. For godsake do not your eyes to any injury in so ignoble a service. If you will transfer your bureau to Lord Wilson (if he is not become too great a man) & I will act as your commix & you shall use only the eyes of your understanding making us a pair of spectacles to protect your mortal sight from all injury.
I fear much you are mistaken in your Law. I have been employed this hour in looking over all the abridgements & some of the Equity reporters & cannot find any ground to warrant you in refusing to pay a debt of any kind within the
till a
year after the testator's Death. By the start of distributions an admin is not to distribute the residue until one full year after the Intestates death. It is a rule in Equity that an Exor Executor is not compellable to pay a legacy where no time of payment is mentdmentioned in the will till a year after his death; But I find it said by some master of the Rolls
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