Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 107

their bargaine and agreem^t was as followeth. That the afores^d
Brookes was to give & deliver vnto the afores^d John Salter peacable
and quiet posestion of the afores^d Plantacon & to give him a good
suffitient Consideration for the s^d Land, and that hee would likewise
defend & save harmelesse the ffores^d Salter his heires or Assignes
forever, from all psons what soever, that should by any Title or
clame molest disturbe or disquiet the s^d Salter his Hxo^rs or Assignes
in his Peacable or quiet Possesion & enioymt of the afores^d Planta-
con; In consideracon of the afores^d agreem^t of the afores^d Plantacon,
well & truly to be pformed by the s^d Brookes, the s^d John his Exc^ts
or Assignes was to pay vnto the s^d Brookes his Ex^rs or Assignes 3000^l
of good Condicnd Tob. & Caske, w^ch some of Tob was to be payd
1500^l of Tob. after the s^d Salter had posest the Plantacons in manner
& forme as afores^d one yeare, w^ch was to be in the yeare 55 & the
other 1500^l of Tob. in the yeare 1656 this was the full agreem^t
betwixt them & further saith not.
Jurat Coram me Tho T Bradnox
Phill: Conner. his signe

Kent Co.
Ct. Recs.

The deposion of Roger Baxter Aged 46 yeares or thereabouts
taken in p^rsence of the Court, Saith That the s^d Baxter doth afferme
the same that is in M^r Bradnox Oath Verbatim and further saith not
Jurat Coram me Roger R. B. Baxter
Phill Conner his signe

M^r Henry Morgan sworne in Court saith that about some 5 years
since or thereabouts, yo^r Depon^t was desired by ffrancis Brookes to
goe a longe with him to see if M^r Iline would give him posson of
Bever necke for the Gov^r or M^r Clarke had sent vp A War^t vnto the
Comison^rs of Kent to give him quiet Possion soe yo^r depon^t did tell
him th^t he would goe with him but he would not medle w^th him in any
such thing soe yo^r depon^t being there the said ffran: Brookes rec^d
Satisfac. but whether or how he had Posseson he cannot say further,
to the best of his Knowledge
Vera Copia: p me W^m Leedes Clk. Hen: M Morgan
his Marke

The Deposion of M^r Tho. Bradnox Aged 58 yeare or thereabouts
sworne saith Sept. 16^th 1657 That John Salter hired A Plantacon
of this depon^t for two yeares last past w^ch the afores^d Salter hath

p. 105

payd According to Agreem^t vnto this Depon^t six hundred pounds of
Tob p yeare & further saith not,
Jurat Coram me Tho: T Bradnox
Phillip Conner his marke

p. 106