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He also agreed to exclude the value of the estate from the grant of probate.

He also ruled in favour of the request "to exclude the value of the estate from the grant of probate".

The "grant of probate" is an order that allows someone to distribute a deceased person's assets according to their wishes, and normally marks the point where person's will becomes a public document.

It is, however, necessary to file an affidavit setting out the value of the estate of the deceased upon applying for a grant of probate or letters of administration.

Lord Southminster intervened and opposed the grant of probate on the ground that the signatures were forgeries.