f. 232v
f. 232v
Ad quintum dicit quod nescit deponere.
Ad sextum articulum dicit et deponit that she
hath knowen the articulate ffraunces
whitton euer sithence his Birth, and
saieth that she doeth he is wi nowe
seaventeene yeres of age, as she taketh
it and not above Et vlterius dicit
that he the [said] ffraunces is naturall and
Lawfull sonne of the said Elizabeth
whitton and soe commonlie reputed and
taken. Et aliter nescit deponere.
Ad septimum dicit quod nescit deponere.
Ad vltimum dicit predeposita sua[1] fuisse et
esse vera etc.
Eadem examinata super Interrogatione ex parte
Elizabeth whitton ministrata
dicit vt sequitur videlicet.
1 Ad primum interrogationem respondet negativa.
2 Ad secundum articulum dicit that this examinates
husband is a day laborer, and he keapeth
three kine and liveth of his owne, and
that her Credit or estimacion is not any
waie impeached. Et quoad cetera in
articulo contente dicit quod non tenetur de
Iure seipsam accusare (vti credit) Et aliter
nescit respondere
Ad tertium dicit that she did \not/ se the articulate
Thomas lane at any other time the lie in
bedd with the said Elizabeth whitton solus
cum solat sola at anie time other then
when the said Elizabeth was sicke, and
[1] macron is otiose.
To the fifth she says that she knows nothing to depose.
To the sixth article she says and depose that she had known the articulate, Francis Whitton, ever since his birth, and said that he is now seventeen years of age, as she takes it, and not above. And otherwise she says that he, the said Francis, is natural and lawful son of the said Elizabeth Whitton and so commonly reputed and taken. And otherwise she knows nothing to depose.
To the seventh she says that she knows nothing to depose.
To the last she says that her depositions made above were and are true.
Concerning the interrogation administered on the part of Elizabeth Whitton, the same examinate says as follows, namely:
To the first question she responded in the negative.
To the second article she says that this examinate’s husband is a day labourer, and he keeps three cows and lives of his own [i.e., on his own resources], and that her credit or estimation is not any way impeached. And as to the rest of the content of the article she says that she is not bound by the law to accuse herself (as she believes) and otherwise she does not know how to respond.
To the third she says that she did not see the articulate, Thomas Lane, lie in bed with the said Elizabeth Whitton he alone with her alone at any time other than when the said Elizabeth was sick, and