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440 Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.
Liber A. wart to Mr ffrancis Brooks, to bring the sd Capt Vaughan to answere att Decembr Court next. & deliuer him into the Sheriffs Custody of St Maries.
The Depn of ffrancis Brooks Gentn aged 40 yeares or there abouts. This Dept sayth That soone after the Gours departure from the Ile of Kent this last summer, hee hath heard Capt Vaughan Comder of the Iland say, That he had noe right of Justice of the Greene Gour (soe nominating the Gour in a scoffing & scornefull manner) And whatsoeur Capt Brent demanded in Court, or claymed to bee his, was allowed to him, by the Gour WthOUt further proofe. And many times allso he hath heard the sd Capt Vaughan say, That hee would noe more seeke for Justice in Mary-Land, but apply himselfe to Virginia for it. & further he sayth not. Jurat Coram Giles Brent.
The Depn of Leift Willm Euans This Dept sayth That about the last of September, corn ming to Capt Vaughan's howse att Kent, The sd Capt Vaughan demanded of this Dept if hee had not heard of the passages tht hapned on the Iland, att the Gours & Capt Brents being there. to wch this Dept answered That he heard there were certaine cattle recouered out of Mr Coxes estate by Capt Brent. And Capt Vaughan replyed saying (in most reuyling & base manner) Hee most needs recour them, for wtsoeur Capt Brent claymeth as his, Or Greene Gour presently adiudgeth it to him, wthout any further proceeding. And att other times in his common talke & discourse he reuyleth the prnt Gour wth such like speeches. And further addeth, touching the foresd cattle, he heard the sd Capt Vaughan say, That there was neyther right nor Justice, to be had here, & therfore bee was going to Virginia, where hee made noe doubt but to recouer those cattle againe & further he sayth not. Jurat Corarn Giles Brent.
Nicolas Cawsin demandeth of Edw: Commins of Kent 150 l Tob & cask dew uppon acct wart to the Sheriffe ret Decembr Court.
ffrancis Brooks Gentn att the request of Capt Giles Brent, sayth uppon his oath, That somtime the last yeare, betweene Michaelmas & Christmas he was prnt, att Henry Morgans howse & saw Edw: Commins uoluntarily of himselfe in open Court lay his hand uppon the Bible, & swore by the holy con tents of the Bible. That he had not hand in burning Capt Brents Books, nor in destroying them any other way. Jurat Coram Gour
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