"It must stand. B."
"I do hereby specifically order and direct that all the claims of the said S.B. Davies upon me shall be fully paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently may be after my decease, on his proving [by vouchers, or otherwise, to the satisfaction of my executors hereinafter named][24] the amount thereof, and the correctness of the same."
"If Mr. Davies has any unsettled claims upon Lord Byron, that circumstance is a reason for his not being appointed executor; each executor having an opportunity of paying himself his own debt without consulting his co-executors."
"So much the better—if possible, let him be an executor. B."
The two following letters contain further instructions on the same subject:—
LETTER 57. TO MR. BOLTON.
"Newstead Abbey, August 16. 1811.
"Sir,