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standing and assenting to its provisions. At a later date, 

 Dr. Spinks renewed the motion upon the following joint affi- 

 davit of the widow and the attesting witnesses : — " The signs 

 by which deceased informed us that the will was the instrument 

 which was to deal with his property upon his death, and that 

 his wife was to have all his property after his death in case she 

 survived him, were in substance, so far as we are able to de- 

 scribe the same in writing, as follows, viz.; — The said John 

 Geale first poijited to thp said will itself, then he pointed to 

 himself, and then he laid the side of his head upon the palm of 

 his right hand with his eyes closed, and then lowered his right 

 hand towards the ground, the palm of the same hand being up- 

 wards. These latter signs were the usual signs by which he 

 referred to his own death or the decease of some one else. He 

 then touched his trousers pocket (which was the usual sign by 

 which he referred to his money), then he looked all round 

 and simultaneously raised his arms with a sweeping motion all 

 round (which were the usual signs by which he referred to all 

 his property or all things). He then pointed to his wife, and 

 afterwards touched the ring-finger of his left hand, and then 

 placed his right hand across his left arm at the elbow, which 

 latter signs were the usual signs by which he referred to his 

 wife. The signs by which the said testator informed us that 

 his property was to go to his wife^s daughter, in case his wife 

 died in his lifetime, were ... as follows : — He first referred to his 

 property as before, he then touched himself, and pointed to 

 the ringrfinger of his left hand, and crossed his arm as before 

 (which indicated his wife) ; he then laid the side of his head on 

 the palm of his right hand (with his eyes closed), which indi, 

 cated his wife's death; he then again, after pointing to his 

 wife's daughter, who was present when the said will was exe- 

 cuted, pointed to the ring-finger of his left hand, and then 

 placed his right hand across his left arm at the elbow as before, 

 He then put his forefinger to his mouth, and immediately touched 

 his breast, and n^oved his arms in such a manner as to indicate 

 a child, which were his usual signs for indicating his wife's 

 daughter. He always indicated a female by crossing his arm, 

 and a male person by crossing his wrist. The signs by which 



