106 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Kent Co.
Ct. Recs.

The deposion of Henry Coursey Aged 29 yeres or thereabouts
saith th^t in or About June 1654 as this depon^t doth to the best of his
Knowledge Remb. he beinge then at the House of M^r Tho: Bradnox
vpon the Isle of Kent w^thin this Province of Mariland. Francis
Brookes did desire this depon^t to make a bill of sale for John
Salter of the Isle of Kent for a Tract of Land w^thin this Province.
But where or in what p^t of the s^d prouince This Depon^t doth not
Rememb. And ffurther this depon^t Knoweth not.
Sworne this 3^d of Oct. 1657
Henry Coursey Clke
Coram me Ric. Preston

The desposion of Thomas South Aged 36 yeares or thereabouts
taken in Court 25^th of Aprill 1655 Sworne Examined & Saith that
about the middle of July last past Francis Brookes of Mariland Came
to the place where the depon^t lived & tould him th^t he had given John
Salter Posesion of Bever necke, and vpon th^t Posion given, your

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Depon^t came there to live as Copartner in the Planta. w^th the s^d
Salter And ffurther saith not.
M^r Tho: Ringgold sworne in Court saith That yo^r Depon^t was
requested by Francis Brookes fower or five yeares since to goe w^t
him vnto Bever necke ffor the Gover^r had sent a War^t vpp vnto the
Comiss^rs of Kent to give the said Francis Brookes posion of that
Land afore mentioned, But your Depon^t cannot verie well rememb.
whether it was from Capt. Stone or M^r Clarke & to the best of yo^r
Depon^ts remembrance when the s^d ffrancis came vnto Isaacke Ilines
And demanded posion of the s^d Land, and shewed him the war^t &
the s^d Iline gave the s^d Brookes possesion by goeinge out of doores &
did give him ffree Posseson.
Tho: Ringgold p me W^m Leedes Ctk.

1658

This is to testifie to whom It may concerne, That Francis Brooke,
of this Province did pas a bill of sale ffor a Plantacon Called Bever
Necke vnto John Salter, w^ch bill of sale I have scene & allsoe heard
Francis Brooke confesse the same, for Truth whereof, I have here
vnto subscribed Kent 8^th 4^th Mo.
W^m ffuller

The Deposion of M^r Tho: Bradnox Aged 58 yeares or thereabouts
taken in Court sworne Examined saith.

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That some time in July 1654 John Salter desired yo^r Depon^t &
Roger Baxter to witnesse to an Agreem^t for A Plantacon th^t John
Salter Bought of M^r ffr. Brooke of Mariland, w^ch Plantcon is Com-
only Called by the name of Bever necke, vpon the Isle of Kent &