Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 111

Therefore It is Considered by the Court th^t the war^t Pleaded by :
the deffend^t Could not by Vertue of any Conditions of Plantacons
be surveyed vpon any Land fformerly Escheated to his Lorp^s
The Court doth therefore Judge That the Land Convayed by
Brookes to the Plant, bee by the Shirriffe put into his possesⁿ & That
the Defendent pay to the Plantiue ffiue Thousand ffour hundred
forty & ffower pounds of Tob. over and Above all Officers ffees
incurred in this suite, And to provide the Plantive Convenient hous-
ing for himselfe, his wife & goods to be in, w^thin ten dayes But th^t
the said Tho: South & Thomas Hinson shall remaine on the s^d
Plantaⁿ w^th out molestacon of the Plantf. till the Crop be throughly
cured & finished.

Kent Co.
Ct. Recs.

Margret Brent Complaines against Abraham Holeman in an Acoⁿ
of the Case to the Vallue of ffive Thousand Pounds of Tob^o & for
this bringeth her suite
War^t Issued returne from the Shiriff 20^th of the same mo.
Whereas the Court not findeinge any Cause whereby the Defen-
dent should be Arrested & Impleaded, the Court doth therefore Order
th^t the Suite be dismist, & A non suite granted to the Deft, w^th Cost
of suite, Else Execⁿ

Brent v.
Holman

Tho: Ringgold Planf^t the Atturny of W^m Boreman John Deere
Defent, War^t ret. & 3 suppenes.

Boreman v.
Deere

Whereas Thomas Ringgold the Atturny of Will. Boreman not
makinge any thinge Appeare to this Court, for occation of A suite,
by testimony, or any other writeinge, whereby That John Deere was
Ingaged to make delivery of A Stocke of Cattle w^ch M^r Ringold
Bought of W^m Boreman as M^r Ringgold doth Express in his Petcon.
The Court doth therefore Order that the Plantive shall be non
suited granted w^th Cost of suite to the Defend^t Else Execucon

To the hon^ble Gou^r & Councell w^th the Rest of the Com^rs on the
Isle of Kent.
The humble Peticon of Tho: Ringgold the Atturny of W^m Bore-
man Sheweth
That whereas yo^r Pet^r haveinge bought certaine Cattle ffrom M^r
Boreman w^ch Cattle ware left in the Custody of John Deere, who
hath taken vpp & had the Profitt of the s^d Cattle & yo^r Pet^r cannot
gett Possestion all though he hath divers times Demanded the same
yo^r Pet^r Craues of this hon^ble Court to Cause & Compell the said
John Deere to make a ffull delivery of all such Cattle &
You^r Pet^rshall ever Pray &c.
Abraham Holeman sworne in Court 20^th July 1658 Saith. That
John Deere tould yo^r Depon^t he had one Cow of William Boreman &

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