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Transcription

the Lading thereof but the same were fetchd from the
places appointed by the said Wheeler deceased by the Noates
given by him to this Deponent as aforesaid. And further cannot
depose. Saving the said Wheeler deceased did have a widow
(named Ellinor who was Mother in Lawe to the [?productus]:/:

To the 5th. he deposeth not:/:

To the 6th. hee saith that hee hath bin Credibly informed
that the said Ellinor is alsoe dead. and further cannot
depose:/:

To the 7th. hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this
Court:/.

To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true:/:

To the Interries:/: [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith that hee favoureth the partyes in this
cause alike, and if it were in his power hee would give
the victory to the party that hath most right to it. and saith
that hee cometh at the request of Wheeler to Testify herein
without Compulsion, and otherwise negatively./:

To the 2d. it concernes him not.
To the 3d. hee saith that the said Wheeler dyed possessed
of severall other goods and Merchandizes in Virginia
and his [?] windowe tooke upon her the ordering and disposall thereof
the [?producent] being then here in England.:/:

To the 4th. hee saith that the Custome at Virginia is
that if a man dyes the next of kin may take
the Administraton of the deceaseds goods if there bee
noe will made and further cannot Answer./:

To the 5th. and 6th. hee saith that the said Ellinor was at Virginia
when the said Wheeler died, and this deponent's mate told
him that Mr Trott when hee came about the bills
of Lading showed him [?a Lre] of Administraton of the
said Wheelers goods, and an order of Court, and
further cannot Answer saving as aforesaid./

To the 7th. hee saith that hee doth not Knowe anything
to the Contrary but that the said Ellinor was after her
husbands Decease a sufficient and responsible person:/:

Christopher Eviling [Signature, RH SIDE]
[?Deposed] before [?Mr] [?Lyton] [?Surrogate]