- Residuary legatee: Edward Hicks the younger of Lymington, b.1746, d. 5 Aug 1789, bur. 11 Aug 1789 (leaving widow Catherine who subsequently married Rev Samuel Smith 21 Apr 1796).
- Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 5 Jul 1788:
A very interesting cause also came on to be tried, before Lord Chief Baron Eyre and a special Jury, brought by Doctor Farr, Physician to the Royal Hospital at Plymouth, in order to set aside a will obtained from his late uncle, Robert Dale, L.L.D. in a state of insanity; when, after a trial of six hours, during the course of which the strongest evidence was given of the most permanent insanity, and after a most admirable charge by the Lord Chief Baron, the Jury instantly gave a verdict for the plaintiff, to the entire satisfaction of the whole Court. The property recovered by this verdict is inconsiderable; but it appeared, that it was absolutely necessary for Dr. Farr to get rid of this will, before he could combat a will, made by William Dale, Esq. another uncle of his, and, which, it was said, had been obtained by fraud and imposition, and by which he bequeathed forty thousand pounds to the attorney who made it.- We understand, however, that Doctor Farr means to exert every nerve to set aside that will also.
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