Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.  105





   The Tobacco being payed by The ioth of Nouember next insuing Liber B
   The Dayet heareof Witnes my hand this 3 day of May 1653/
   Witnes Vs                      hen   Morgon
       geo: Crouch                  his signe
       Nic~ Pickett

    Be it knowen vnto a!! Men by These prsence That I Isa: I!iue of
   the County of kentt in The Prouinc of Mary land & for The som of
   Three Thousand pounds of Tobacco in hand Recd being good Con
   cederation Doe Acknowledg my silfe to haue Bargond And sould
   vnto Tho: South of The same County his heires xsecutrs Admen
   estratrs or Assignes A Planttat Comon!y knowen by The name of
   Bever Necke with all The Appertinanties And prvilidgis Thereto
   Belonging for ever did belong vnto me or Zachary Waed: Being by
   servay now layed out for Two hundred Acres more or leese And
   I do by These prsence warrant to keep in Demnifled The Mr Tho:
   South his heires Exsecutrs Admenestratrs or Assignes: from ever
   making any Clayme vnto The Afore land: ether by or from me my
   heires exsecutrs Admenestratrs or Assignes or The heires exsecutrs
   &c of The A fore sd Zachery Waed for ever: But from no other prson
   or prsons what soc ever only he or They paying And yea!ding paymt
   of The Accustomed Rentt And To This Agrement I haue here
   vnto set my hand & seall This 3th of feberary 1656/
   Signed And Deliuerd            Isa: Iliue
    in Court & seald:              & seall:
       Tho Ringgold
       John Russell
       Tho:  Hinson Cle:

    These prsence witneseth That I Tho: South Within mentioned doe
   Assigne vnto Tho: Hinson his heires Exsecutrs Admenestratrs or
   Assignes The half e of all my Right Titell Clayme And Intrust of
   This Dead within Mentioned for ever for The Consederation of
   fifteen hundred lb of Tobacco And Caske payable This last of
   Nouembr as by bill Vnder hand Appeareth And to This Agrement
   I haue here vnto set my hand This 3th of febry 1656/
   Signed & Deliuerd in the          Tho: South
    prsence of The Court
       Tho:  Ringold:
       Jo:   Russell
       Will Elleyeott

    Be it knowen vnto All men by These psent; That I Thomas [fol. z3) (+)
   Ringold of The County of kent Gentll: Doe Acknowledg my silfe

    * The regular county court sessions of April, May, and June seem to have been
   suspended, and there is no actual adjudication before August. It was about April
   that Capt. Josias Fendall, under authority from the proprietor, created some sort