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      towards the maintaining of their family. In Wittness whereof Liber B.

      I have hereunto put my hand this Ninth of August 1653

      Test                           John Carrington

       Henry Coursey

        Thomas Robinson

        I doe hereby bind my Self my heirs Executors or Adminis-

      trators to deliver to whom and where I shall be appointed, and

      bestow upon Ann Hamond the wife of John Hamond and her

      four Children Viz. Mordecay, Bernard, Ann and Daniell, for

      and in consideration of Severall Courtesies bestowed by her

      husband upon me Six Good Cowes Some times this next

      Summer, as also hereafter to Settle a parcell of Good land

      upon the Said Children, Wittness my hand this 28th day of

      December Anno Domini 1652. Gervis Dodson

     Wittness   George Hardie

             Richard Sharpe

      Indors Received in part of this Bill one brown Cowe

      ut equutm marked with a hole in the right Eare and a Crop

      and underkeeled on the left Eare which I bind my Self to

      Record for the use within Speciefied Dated 20th of June 1653.

                                      John Hamond

      Testor. Tho: Hatton

          At a Court houlden for Kent the first of Augt ¶653

      Present

      J mr Thomas Ringgould, mr Tho: Bradnox mr Henry Morgan

       fflr Joseph Weeks mr John Russell Commissioners

        Forasmuch as ffrancis Bright hath brought in Court John

      Smith Junior and hath accused him of ifelony for breaking up

      a Chest and takeing Severall Goods out of it, And the Court

      doth Order that the Said Sheriffe of kent Shall take bond of

      ifra: Bright for prosecution the next quarter Court the twentieth

      of October next at St Maries and in the meane time to keep in

      Safe Custody the Said Smith and press a Guard to Stand over

      him untill the next day, and in the meane time he is ajsoe

      required to press boat and hands and Convey him unto St

      Maries to be put into the Common Goal untill the next Court.

              Vera Copia Teste me Thomas Hynson

                    Clarke of Kent Court

        The Examination of John Smith Junior accused of ifelony

      by ffra: Bright of the Isle of Kent at the County Court there

      And by order of that Court of the first of this month trans-

      mitted to the Provinciall Court at St Maries for his Tryall