bind against bind prerogative court caveat day march that Administration  contest between a son and a assert wife Administration pendent light give to  the nominee of the son in preference to the nominee of the wife because his  interest be certain and that of the wife uncertain see pp and post dr pinfold  for William bind John bind die a widower intestate leave William bind his son  Sarah bind who pretend to be the decease widow appear in the prebendal  jurisdiction of Colwich in Staffordshire and allege herself to be widow of the  decease and that he have be dead fourteen day he die on the that November and  she appear and allege as aforesaid on the that November and take  administration as widow which have be since revoke for want of jurisdiction  caveat on both side be enter in the prerogative each party pray administration  but the son deny the widow interest and she confess his fanshaw as proctor for  the widow propound lee her interest and give in a allegation both side agree  that administration pendent light ought to be grant we name William barn  yeoman to be administrator no exception to his character and we offer  undoubted security the decease have child by Sarah southern who pretend to be  his widow but never own her as his wife dr Simpson for Sarah southern alias  bind my client have have six child by the decease as his lawful wife William  bind cite her before the dean and chapter of Lichfield foe bring in probate  and then find there be good notabilia we have plead both a marriage and  cohabitation with reputation we oppose any administration pendent light they  name William barn but last Monday we have not have time to object to he they  have exhibit several affidavit to prove Sarah be esteem the decease mistress  and not his wife they go to the merit of the cause and I shall object to their  be read Act read the decease occupy three farm have live and dead stock a  great deal of corn and sheep mortgage c Sarah southern alias bind have possess  herself of great part of the effect and many of they be perishable fanshaw  allege she possess herself by virtue of a probate obtain at Colwich do not  appear that the estate be waste barn be brother to Ann barn a witness for and  aunt to William bind pray administration may be grant to Thomas shaw innholder  give l security lee Act at Colwich that November read allege her husband to  have be dead day affidavit for William bind William Atkins decease die that  November immediate after Sarah possess herself of the decease effect which she  now dispose of as her own property Simon Wilson decease have three farm in his  occupation at the rend of per annum have a large stock alive and dead much  cattle and mortgage c Sarah have possess herself of all the effect and have  sell corn and sheep and a cow she sell the decease stock as she meet with  purchaser affidavit contra for Sarah Sarah bind deponent possess herself of  decease effect by virtue of her administration and have sell part of they to  pay rend c deponent have have eight child by her late husband John bind six be  now live William bind have declare be will strip her of every thing if  administration be grant to his nominee deponent have borrow money to pay rend  total of inventory S d have pay more than she have receive by John Stetch and  Henry morrel deponent advice Sarah to sell the effect mention in the schedule  believe they be sell at a fair price believe she have pay the sum state in the  schedule lee er p John Dunn depose to the good character of Stetch and morrel  dr pinfold for William bind estate perishable lee in its nature only exception  to William barn that he be brotherinlaw to Ann barn a witness which be not  prove dr hay same side fanshaw do not deny a administration ought to be grant  and have name a administrator and they testify Sarah sell the effect from the  perishableness of the estate dr Simpson contra we have not time to prove  exception to barn Sarah have swear herself to be decease widow and she must be  presume to be so no objection to shaw she have six child live who must share  in the estate dr smalbroke same side her allege that her husband have be dead  fourteen day be mere matter of form it be the act of a clerk and be no  objection to Sarah judgement sir george lee I be of opinion that the affidavit  which reflect on Sarah character and which go to the merit of the cause they  be intend to show she be not the decease wife be improper and ought not to be  read but I think from the nature of the estate that it be perishable and Sarah  own witness show it be and that therefore administration pendent light ought  to be grant and I decree it to William barn the nominee of the son who  interest be certain and confess whereas the interest of Sarah claim as widow  be deny and be under litigation