110 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.


     Liber B   yes quoth Mr Wickes you haue one at my house giue him That: soe
               the sd mr Hill went in Adoers amediatly And gaue his sunn Tho:
               vnder his hand for The sd heifer That mr Wickes had prswaded the
               sd mr Hill vnto in the prsence of The sd mr Wickes: And severall
               others Then prsent did giue vnto The sd Tho: Hill severall sornes of
               Tobacco as every one was willing vnder There hands in A paper
               together with Mr Hill & mt Wickes: Jo: Ringold

                Misteris francis Morgon sworne sayeth
                That she being Then prsent when The Aboue sd words was spoken
               both by mr Wickes And MT Hill And doe Aferme the very same with
               John Ringold: only she Doth not Remember whether it was mr Hill
               or mr Wickes That was The first That mentioned The heifer at
               Mr Wickes: But Mr Wickes Did Consent & Agree to The gift And
               was prsent And Did se the sd Mr Hill giue vnder his hand vnto his
               sunn for the sd heifer fra: 1 1 1 Morgon
                                           her signe

                Anne Hinson sworne saith
                That she being at Mr Wickes house with her husband when The
               sd Mr Wickes sayed he had Tenderd A heifer for MT Hills Vsse
               before her husband And som body elc which she cannot Remember
               which was for his boys scolling And Did prswad yot Deponant That
               she should be suer to Tell Mr Hill of The Tender for he would not
               stand no longer to The hasard of it: And That he had no other of
               That Age or grouth: That yeare: soe as sowne as yor Dept Did se
               mr Hill she Did Aquaynt him with those words That mr Wickes had
               Inioynd her: And mr Hill was very well sattesfied with That De
               liuery: And That he would send his sunn vp Thether to se her
               very sudenly: And not long after yor Deponants husband goeing to
               The Mannathes The sd Mr Wickes Came vnto yor Depts house And
               sd That he was Corn to fetch Away his Boy bereson That she had
               nobody to beat for her: And yor Dept Replied That she Thought
               it was nothing but his Couituousnes That would not pay for his
               Diet: And soe by That Meenes The Boy should loose his larning:
               And the sd Mr Wickes Replyed That his Mayed should Tech him
               A lettell whiell And Then it may be he would bring him Downe
               Agayen: soe The sd Mr Wickes went Downe vnto Mr Hill And
               Came Agayne And Brought The Boy And sd That he would Carry
               him whom with him for Mr Hill And he had Agreed That if he
               would he might send him Agayne or send an other In his Rom but
               if he Did not W Hill was to haue his full pay for The wholle Time:
               Then yot Dept sd Agayne That it ware best for him to gett Mr Brad
               nox Boy And put in his Rome Rather Then left him haue his wholl
               pay for half e The Time/ soe as soune as The sd mr Wickes was gone
               yor Deponant went Downe vnto mr Hills house And The sd mr Hill
               Did Declayer vnto yor Dept The very same Agrement That mt
               Wickes had A lettell before And mr Hi!! further sd doe you Thinke