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Ordinance of the Tower of London, being of perfect mind and memory, declared and enterred his mind meaning and last Will and Testament noncupative, by word of mouth in effect as followeth, viz. Being then very sick and asked by his wife who should pay his son in law
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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No noncupative will shall be good, where the estate exceeds fifty dollars, unless the same is provided by the oath of three witnesses who were present at the making thereof and bid by the testator to bear witness that such was his will, or words to that effect; nor unless such will was made during the last sickness of the deceased, in the house or place where he shall have died.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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[2] A noncupative will is an oral one, usually made by a dying person, whose terms are spoken before witnesses but not written down and signed.
Letter from Robert Carter to Landon Jones, July 22, 1723 1723
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