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       their appointment, And further Saith that ffour of the Caskes Liber B.

       of Beef which the Sherriff hath lately made Stoppage of Mr

       Matthews's house are of the Beef of the Bulls before menconed,

       And further Saith not.

           Jurat die & Anno Supradict coram me Tho: Hatton

        Paul Simpson Marriner and Phillip Land make Oath that p. 284

       upon view of ffour Cask of beef this present twentieth day of

       ffebruary 1651 which as we are informed were not long Since

       brought by Mrs Mary Brent from the Isle of Kent We find the

       Meat therein in our Opinions to be in Such a Condicon that

       unless Some Speedy Course be taken therewith by new Salt-

       ing and repacking the Same or Some other way to prevent

       the Spoiling thereof We verily believe all or most part thereof

       will in Short time be utterly Spoiled and not be Merchantable

       or fitt for any Man's use And further Saith not

           J urat die & Anno Supradict coram me Tho: Hatton

                            The Said Attorney General by

        Thomas Hatton Gent Attorney   .

       General on the behalf of the Lord  his Informacon unto this Court

       Propriary plt      this present day Shewed, that Mrs

       Mrs Mary Brent Deft

                          Mary Brent either by herself or as

       Attorney or Agent for Capt Giles Brent her brother or Mrs

       Margaret Brent her Sister, having this last year killed or

       caused to be killed divers wild unmarked Bulls in the woods

       upon the Isle of Kent without any Lawfull Warrant or Authority

       for Soe doeing brought the beef Soe killed about a Month

       Since to St Maries and endeavoured there to make Sale thereof,

       Of which his Lordps Attorney having notice (as he was bound

       to doe) caused the Said Beef to be Seized upon by the Sher-

       riff, and Stoppage thereof to be made till the Court Should doe

       his Lordp and the Governmt Justice in the premisses, That

       Mrs Brent Soon after unexpectedly goeing to and leaving

       Mr Thomas Matthews her Attorney or Agent in the business,

       his Lordps Sd Attorney Suspecting the beef might be faulty

       caused it to be viewed upon which it was found to be in that

       bad Condition that unless Some Speedy Course were taken for

       preservacon thereof it would be all Spoilt, That thereupon he

       desired Mr Thomas Matthews in whose house it lay that he

       would endeavour the Saving of it which he refused alleadging

       he wanted Salt and that by reason of other occasion3 neither

       he nor his wife could attend it, but wished and advised his

       Lordps Sd Attorney to take the Same to his house that he might

       there more Conveniently endeavour the Saving thereof, and to

       Sell the Same if he could to prevent the worst, That thereupon

       the Said Attorney to his great charge & trouble caused the

       Same to be relnoved to his own house and to be washed Salted