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Judicial and Testamentary Business of the Provincial Court, 1637-1650
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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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