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It's a bit of a way-out statement to say he hated her. He did not leave her destitute, but supported her well. We have no reason to believe that he did not visit her when he could. After he retired, he returned to live with her, which he is not likely to have done if he hated her.

In those days, it was expected that a man's job might take him away from his wife and family for long periods. It was not a sign of dislike. Sailors, in particular, had to leave their wives for extraordinarily long periods if they were on a long voyage.

Some think that the fact that the only mention of Anne in William's will was the gift of his "second-best bed", added as an afterthought, was a sign that he hated her and cut her off without a penny. But legally he could not do that--a widow had rights of dower under which she could claim a third of the estate. She got the bed too.

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