400   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.





        Liber C Hugh Hopewell of Sackawit in Patuxent the 18th day of ffebru
               ary 1668, was sworne.
                 William Asbiston of st Michaels hundred in St Maryes County
               planter sworne the same day.
                                               Philip Calvert.

                 Depositions and Examinations of witnessess taken upon oath the
               18th day of ffebruary 1668 before the honobie the Chancelour in
           p.22    a cause depending in Chancery between John Halfhead plt and Joseph
               Edloe defendt on the behalf e of the said plt as followeth.

                 Hugh Hopewell of Sackawit in Patuxent planter aged fifty seaven
               years or thereabouts, being sworne and Examined Deposeth and saith
               as followeth.
                 I And to the First Interrogatory he saith that he very well Knoweth
               the partyes plt and Defendt in the Title in the Interogatoryes men
               tioned.
                 2 To the second interogatory this Deponent saith, that he knew
               Barnaby Edloe in the Interogatory named but when he dyed or of
               what age he was at the time of his death this Deponent cannot
               Depose in satisfaction of the rest of the Interogatory.
                 3 To the third Interogatory this Deponent saith that the said
               Barnaby Edloe was as this Deponent beleeves the Eldest sonne of
               the said Joseph Edloe Deceased living at the time of the said Joseph
               Edloes Death, this Deponent never hearing of any other, and further
               to this Interogatory this Depont Cannot Depose.
                 4 To the 4th Interogatory this Depont cannot Depose.
                                              Hugh Hopewell.

                 William Asbeston of st Michaells Hundred in st Maryes County
               planter aged 43 yeares or thereabouts sworne and Examined deposeth
               and saith as followeth
                 I To the first Interogatory he saith he Knoweth the partyes plt
               and defendt in this suite.
                 2 To the Second Interogatory this Dept saith that he Knew
               Barnaby Edloe deceased in the Interogatory named but when he
               dyed or what age he was then of this Deponent cannot Depose, But
               this much he saith that he doth certainly Knowe that if the said
               Barnaby had beene living at this time he would have betweene five
               and Twenty or six and Twenty yeares of age, and more saith not to
               this Interogatory.
                  That the said Barnaby Edloe was Eldest sonne of the said
               Joseph Edloe deceased, and more saith not to this Interogatory.
                 4 To the fourth Interogatory this Dept cannot depose.
                                              William Asbeston