| Description | Summary of bill, 1734, relating to the will of Elizabeth Brookes of St John's, Hackney, widow, 1731. Her brother-in-law, Thomas Nisbett, claims a legacy of £200, plus £20 for mourning, from William Brookes, the testatrix's son, sole executor and main beneficiary, who alleges that there was not sufficient money in the estate to pay the legacy once all debts were discharged. |