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finishing of his Cropp th^t he had planted th^t yeare vpon the Plantacon
af ores^d w^ch you^r Peti^r did willingly agree vnto: But soe it was th^t the

s^d Iline at Oct. Court in the yeare afores^d Commenced a suite of Law
Against the afores^d Brookes for his vnjust Molestacon of the s^d Iline
upon the s^d Plantac. p^rtending A Right & Title therevnto w^ch the s^d
Brookes through his obstinance or willfullnesse, or dislike to the
then p^rsent Govern^t in hopes & Expectacon of A suddaine alteracon
thereof, or for what other Causes or reasons I Know not. But the s^d
Brookes would not make any defence, or Pleas against the s^d Iline
by w^ch meanes the s^d Iline obtained an order from the s^d Court, to
recover his damages of any th^t had molested him in his p^rtended
title to the s^d Land w^ch this Pet^r beinge p^rsent at the said Court ex-
hibited a Bill of Sale th^t he had of the s^d Brooks for the afores^d
Land, w^ch the said Brookes did not disowne But did ffreely Acknow-
ledge the same, And did declare That he did not thereby vnjustly
molest the s^d Iline & further the s^d Iline Prosecuted this Pet^r in the
Action or suite afores^d at the next Court holden for Kent where yo^r

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Pet^r was Cast in the s^d Action By w^ch yo^r Pet^r was Disposest of his
Plant, & ordred to pay the Charge of the afores^d suite, w^ch did
Amount vnto 747^l Tob. & Caske, And notw^thstandinge all the afores^d
pceedings, yo^r Pet^r is able to prove, th^t the s^d Iline had noe other Just
Title vnto the afores^d Land, But mayd vse thereof only by pmition
of the s^d Brookes & Rent payd by the said Iline vnto the s^d Brookes
for the s^d Land, for one yeare According to Agreem^t By w^ch pceed-
ings It appeares th^t the s^d Iline by his p^rtended Title & his Illegall
pceedings, hath most vnjustly molested & disposest yo^r Pet^r of his
Just Right & Intrest to the s^d Land, And that likewise M^r Tho :
South who hath bought the p^rtended title of the s^d Iline or any other
th^t are now Posest, of the s^d Land ware not unacquinted with the
damage & great sufferings of yo^r Pet^r & his Just title vnto the said
land, doe not onely Keepe Posescon thereof and have mayd vse of
the same for their prof^tt & Advantage from the 25^th of Aprill 1655,
w^th out any Consideracon or Composicon, mayd w^th yo^r Pet^r But
have on the Contrary vsed all wayes & menes, most Illegally and
vniustly to Circumvent & Defeate yo^r Pet^r forever of his just clame &
Title therevnto, And as yo^r Pet^r doth humbly Conceive, may be found
Contrary & repugnant to Law in such Cases pvided, for the now

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Possesers of the sd Land, Knowing It to bee sufitiently Proved th^t
the afores^d p^rtended Title of the s^d Iline to bee of noe Vallue; have
Applyed th^mselves And pswaded the said Brookes to purchase from
him if possible they might some better Title. Allthough they knew &
ware Acquainted w^th the afores^d Bargaine & Sale th^t the said Brookes
mayd of the s^d Land, vnto yo^r Pet^r yet have they p^rvailed w^th the s^d
Brookes to make a second Sale thereof vnto them, as will Appeare by
A deed of sale th^t hath been privately Entred vpon the Record of

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