Murder in the Monastery (Libby Sarjeant Murder Mystery Series)
“No mention of where he died or anything,’ said Libby.
‘Can you honestly say you could read this document?’ asked Andrew.
‘Well.’ Libby and Fran looked at each other. ‘Not properly,’ said Fran.
‘Look.’ Andrew turned the screen towards them. ‘Beatrice Retford, wife of Jasper. Then later, here, Jasper Retford of Cheapside, who gets Bartholomew’s house and “sundrie effects”. There are a lot of bequests and details of how the estate is to be administered –’ ‘Are there?’ said Libby, peering.
‘Yes, bu...t the language is fairly archaic. Finally, that the residue of the estate is to go to a Mary de Beauville – see, here? – who apparently has comforted him in his old age.’ ‘Housekeeper?’ said Fran.
‘I think more than that,’ said Andrew.
‘De Beauville?’ said Libby. ‘That’s a bit like Beaumont.’ ‘I think that’s a coincidence,’ said Fran. ‘Easy to read something into it. So what does it say about this Mary, Andrew. Does it tell us where she lived?’ ‘In Tollybar’s house, but the residue of the estate is that she might live in comfort for the rest of her life.MoreLess
‘Can you honestly say you could read this document?’ asked Andrew.
‘Well.’ Libby and Fran looked at each other. ‘Not properly,’ said Fran.
‘Look.’ Andrew turned the screen towards them. ‘Beatrice Retford, wife of Jasper. Then later, here, Jasper Retford of Cheapside, who gets Bartholomew’s house and “sundrie effects”. There are a lot of bequests and details of how the estate is to be administered –’ ‘Are there?’ said Libby, peering.
‘Yes, bu...t the language is fairly archaic. Finally, that the residue of the estate is to go to a Mary de Beauville – see, here? – who apparently has comforted him in his old age.’ ‘Housekeeper?’ said Fran.
‘I think more than that,’ said Andrew.
‘De Beauville?’ said Libby. ‘That’s a bit like Beaumont.’ ‘I think that’s a coincidence,’ said Fran. ‘Easy to read something into it. So what does it say about this Mary, Andrew. Does it tell us where she lived?’ ‘In Tollybar’s house, but the residue of the estate is that she might live in comfort for the rest of her life.MoreLess
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