<p>A probate document attached to the 1920 Will and Codicil of John Davis is transcribed as follows:<br><p>John Bird by divine province Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan, to our well-beloved in Christ "Elizabeth Davis, Spinster, the natural and lawful daughter of John Davis late Chief Factor of Hudsons Bay in North America deceased, Greeting: Whereas the said John Davis having wilst living, and at the time of his death, goods, chattels, or credits, in divers diocese or jurisdictions: did (as is alledged) in his lifetime rightly and duely make his Last Will and Testament with a Codicil (hereunto annexed) and did therein name his brother William Davis and his sister Ann Davis Spinster and in the said Codicil Thomas Vincent Esquire Executors. And whereas in the Month of November 1825 the said William Davis alone took upon himself the Probate and execution of the said Will and for some time intermedeled in the Goods of the said deceased. And whereas the said William Davis survived his Co-executors and died on or about 16th August 1848, intestate leaving part of the said goods unadministered and whereas the said deceased did not in his Will and Codicil name any Residuary Legatee and Nancy Davis, Widow, the Relict of the said deceased died without having taken upon her the Letters of Administration with the same annexed of his Goods, Chattels and Credits"<br><p>AND WE, being desirous that the said Goods, Chattels, and Credits, may be well and faithfully administered, applied, and disposed of according to Law, DO therefore by these Presents grant full Power and Authority to you, in whose fidelity we confide, to administer and faithfully dispose of the said Goods, Chattels, and Credits left undadministered according to the Tenor and Effect of the said Will; and first to pay the Debts of the said deceased which he did owe at the time of his death, and afterwards the Legacies contained and specified in the Will, so far as such Goods, Chattels, and Credits, will thereto extend and the Law requires: You having been already sworn well and faithfully to administer the same, and to make a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the said Goods, Chattels, and Credits left unadministered and to exhibit the same into the Registry of Our Prerogative Court of Canterbury, on or before the last day of July next ensuing; and also to render a just and true Accompt thereof. And we do by these Presents ordain, depute and constitute you Administratrix of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of the said deceased (with the said Will annexed).<br><p>Left unadministered as aforesaid. Given at London the 2nd day of January in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and fifty in the second year of our translation<br><p>(Signatures not clear--deputy registers)<br><p>Sworn under two thousand pounds and that the testator died on or about 3rd Sept 1824. R A Former grant Nov 1825 sworn under same sum. Extracted by Slade, Wadeson & Crickett, Proctors Doctors Commons.</p>