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his wishes, and he therefore prevented her from ever owning the manor". However, in his will, dated 1818, he provides generously for his two daughters and makes no mention of any intention to disinherit either. "The stories of
Knighton Gorges's destruction often end with Bisset dying alone and miserable in a cottage on the property", which is entirely unfounded as he died at Lessendrum in Scotland, as is stated on his monument in Lessendrum Church, still married to his long-term wife of 34 years Harriat, whom he calls in his will "my dear wife" and provides for generously. In his will he bequeathed to his wife Harriet "my manor of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, held on lease from the Duchy of Cornwall, in lieu of any annuity or rights of dower and hope she will give it at her death to our two daughters".
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The site of the manor house of
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legal action against Bisset seeking damages of £20,000 (2015: £2,220,000). Seymour, who was rumoured to have 27 lovers, turned the case against
Richard and made it clear that he had consented to and even encouraged the relationship between her and Bisset. This testimony destroyed Worsley's suit and
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Thanage of Fermartyn, including the district commonly called Formartine, its proprietors, with genealogical deductions; its parishes, ministers, Churches, churchyards, antiquities, , Aberdeen, 1894
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The Trial with the Whole of the
Evidence, Between the Right Hon. Sir R. W. ... Plaintiff and G. M. Bissett, Defendant, for Criminal Conversation ... Taken in Shorthand by R. P. Donkin ... Fifth Edition
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427:"Attested copy of the will of Maurice George Bisset, late of Knighton within the parish of Newchurch, I.W., but now resident in Bath, dated 1 December 1818"
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