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Transcription

as this Deponent verily beleeveth and were brought to this port of London in [GUTTER] and saith that the said wheeler
came aboard the said ship with the said Tobaccoe at
such times as the same were brought onboard her
and at other times and hee did intend to have come hether in [?GUTTER]
with his siad Tobaccoe and this
deponent being then Cooper of her had often times
discourse with him and the said Wheeler coming onboard
the said ship [?] after all his said Tobaccoe was
brought aboard her this deponent asked the said Mr.
Wheeler who should have his Tobaccoe if hee dyed
to which the said Mr. Wheeler made answer in these words
or the very same in effect, who dost thou thinke should
have them but my child ffrank for all my care is for
him, he meaning the producent ffrancis Wheeler the
younger, And saith that hee the said ffrancis wheeler
the Yonger did here at London before the Honor [?GUTTER]
the said voyage to Virginia agree for the freeight
of the foresaid Tobaccoe, and if the same were not
laden onboard the said ship hee the said ffrancis
Wheeler the yonger was to have Paid the Dead
freeight this deponent having severall times seene and heard the
Contract made for the same read And further cannot depose

to the 3rd and 4th article hee saith that soone after the said
ffrancis Wheeler had soe laded the said Tobaccoe on
board the said ship Honor and before the Honor
departed from Virginia with the said Tobaccoe hee [?departed GUTTER]
this life, and the said ffrancis Wheeler deceased
did leave one elleanor his widowe, who was mother
in Lawe to the said ffrancis Wheelere the Yonger (party
in this suite) and saith that hee hath bin credibly
Informed that the said ffrancis Wheeler deceased did not
receive and bills of Lading for the said Tobaccoe [GUTTER]
that one Nicholas Trott did for the said Elinor [?GUTTER]
bills of Lading for the same after the death of the said
ffrancis Wheeler the Elder. And saith that this deponent hath
oftentimes heard that the said ffrancis Wheeler deceased
did before hee went to Virginia make his will and
make his said son ffrancis the party in this suit hix Executor
and to the rest hee referreth himselfe to the Registry
of the Court for probate of wille and granting did [GUTTER?]
And further cannot depose./