110 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Kent Co.

Ct. Recs.

Kent, bearinge date 26^th of Sept. 1656 w^th Illegal & vniust Actions
of purpose to Beguile & vtterly to Defeate yo^r Pet^r of his just Right &
Intrest to the Plantacon aforesaid.
The p^rmises Considered

Your Pet^r humbly Craves this Hon^ble Court to grant order, th^t yo^r
Pet^r may be reposest w^th the afores^d Land soe farr as It may appeare
w^th Law, Equity, or Justice to be yo^r Pet" Right, And th^t the afores^d
Iline or South, or any other, th^t have by any vniust or Illegall wayes
or menes beene the occation of yo^r Pet^rs disposion or detention of his
just Right & Title from him may bee likewise ordered by this Court
to pay such Cost and damage As yo^r Pet^r can justly prove th^t hee
hath sustained Either by their vnjust molestacon or Possescon or
illegal detencon of the afores^d Land and pay Cost of suite.
And as in Duty bound yo^r Pet^r shall ever pray &c.

p. 111

Elizabeth Clay sworne 19^th day of July 1658 vpon Interogatives
w^ch are Annexed herevnto.
To the first Interrogatory shee Answereth affirmitively To the
Second th^t Francis Brookes M^r Morgan & M^r Ringgold were there,
shee answareth allsoe affirmatively
To the 3^d whether Iline gave posion or noe, Shee knoweth not But
saith th^t Fran: Brookes demanded Posesⁿ
To the 4^th Concerninge Ilines answar, shee remembreth not only
th^t the s^d Iline denyed him posion.
Eliz: B Clay: her marke

That About 6 or 7 yeares since whether or noe you ware not At the
house of Isacke Iline, all th^t time th^t ffrancis Brookes & M^r Morgan
& M^r Ringgold was there & whether the s^d Iline did in that time give
the said M^r Brookes Posion: And allsoe to declare what M^r Ilines
answar was to the s^d M^r Brookes.

John Salter
v. Tho
South

The Plantife demands the Plantacon vpon Bever Necke fformerly
belonginge to John Gresham & fforfited to the Lord Propriatory: by
his Rebellion & Treason, And Produces a spetiall war^t from his Lorp^s
to the Gouer^r bearinge date the 26^th August 1651 to Passe a grant of
the s^d Plantacon to the s^d Brookes, ffrom whom the s^d Salter deriveth
his Title by Convayance

p. 112

The Deffend^t alledges he hath a Convayance from Isacke Iline who
was Possesed of the s^d Land by vertue of A war^t upon the Condicons
of Plantacons granted by Cap^t Stone, & th^t A Cirtificate of survey,
was there vpon returned 18^th August 1658 wherevpon they Joyne
Issue.