456     Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

            Liber A.    Mr Brents or Mrs Brents chaines & yokes (as one Pett told

                  this Dept) Knight caused a peice of Ordnance to be drawne

                  in the Iland after Tompson's relinquismt of the Iland to Knight.

                  Likewise tht the waine & wheeles belonging to Mr Brent or Mrs

                  Brent were burn'd wth the foresd Tob. howse. And tht att the

                  same time, that howse was burn'd, they had putt fyre to the

                  Barne: whereby the wal-plate was burn'd in two. And like

                  wise tht he this dept comming to Kent howse as aforesd imme

                  diately after the sd Knights departure, fownd the howse, wth

                  noe dore but one left on the hinges: all the locks taken away.

                  & the sd howse uery much defaced. ffurther this Dept sayth

                  not.                           Signed

                                           Rich: (Tntcfnrd

                  Jurat. Coram Giles Brent.

                    Vppon wth testimonies the Jury returned their Verdict &

                  ffownd for the plf according to these prticulars. Viz Tob.

                  howse & hogstye wch was fyred 2000 l Tob. & cask. A Cow

                  killed 600 l Tob. & cask. ffor the profitt of the Mill for 8 months

                  2000 l Tob & cask a wayne & wheeles fyred wth the Tob. howse

                  500 l Tob. & cask. The rest of the prticulars expressd in the

                  Euidence, they went not uppon: These here expressed,

                  amounting to 100 l Tob more, then the accon enterd. Where

                     5000 uppon the Court adiudged tht the plf should recouer

                  Sherif 0600 5000 l Tob. & cask according to her demand.

                  Clk 0118 Exequuon to the Sheriffe ad satisfaciendu.

                    Edw:     Smith petth to the Court agst Willm Bretton for his

                  Corne & cloathes for his seruice, according to the Custome of

                  the Country. Ordered tht the sd Willm Bretton shall make

                  answere therunto att the next Court in January. Sub pen to

                  ffrancis Poesey to testify.

                    Willm Wheateley demandeth of Owen James 500 l Tob.

                    warrt to the Sheriffe ret. Jan: Court.

                    Sub. penã to Willm Steuenson to testify in dittã caã.

            p 220 Att a Court held att St Whereas by order of Court held att St

                  Maries 7o Decembr Maries 30 Jan. 1647. A Cow of his LPS

                  P nt C. Giles Brent stock had bene payd to one Geoffrey

                      Mr Tho: Gerrard Power. wch Cow the sd Power had sold

                  to Willm Smoote By uertue of wch sale, the sd Smoote became

                  possesd of her. And tht whereas Mr Cuth: ffenwick had wthout

                  any Order possesd himselfe of the sd Cow, & her increase.

                  Now the sd Attorney motions, tht according to his right yett

                  appearing. The sd Smoote may bee repossesd of the Cow, &

                  her increase. And Mr ffenwick appoynted (if hee will clayme

                  her) to prosequute his suite, in some conuenient time.