112Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.








          Liber B know all men by These prsence That we Robt Martin & Mathew
               Reed at The Isl of kent Doe Acquit & Discharge John Dobb And
               Thomas Wethere!l from one Bill of fifteen hundred pounds of To
               bacco And Caske Dayted in The yeare 1656 witnes our hands This
               first Day of may 1657/       sigm
               Testis                        Robt R Martine
                  Phill Conner              sigm
                  John Erxsons                Math   Reed

                 Be it knowne vnto all men by These prsence That I Tho: Ringgold
               of The County of kent Gent &c: Doe Acknowledg my silfe to haue
               Bargond And sould And Deliverd vnto John Gibson of The same
               Place Planter one Cooll Blake Cow Markt with an Vnder keell on
               The left eare And no other Marke: And a!soe a young Calfe by
               her sied: And I doe bind my silfe my heires Exsecutrs Admenestratrs
               or Assignes vnto The sd John Gibson his heires Ess or Assignes That
               They shall quietly And peasably Inioy The same And her increse
               for ever as witnes my hand This first of August 1657
               Signed And Deliuerd             Tho: Ringgold
                 in The prsence of
                    Tho: Hinson
                    John Winchester

                 Be it knowne vnto all men by These prsence That I John Win
               chester of The County of kent: Doe Acknowledg my silfe my heires
               Exsecutrs Admenestratrs or Assignes fermly by These prsence: To
               haue Bargond And sould And Deliuerd vnto John Gibson And
               henery Stoupe There heires exsecutrs Admenestratrs or Assignes A
               planttation or Track of land About A hundred Acres in breath by
               The watter sied According as it is now layed out by Mr Hill And
               Markt & bounded by markt Trees The Plantation lying And
               Adioyning vnto my Planttation on The north east sied of This Island
               And vpon The south sied of my now Plantation: And I doe bind my
               silfe my heires & soe forth vnto The John Gibson & henery Stoupe
               or ether of Them There heires Exsecutrs Admenestratts or Assignes
               To saue And keep harmies The sd Parties from Any losse or
               Damedg or any Clayme That any any prson or prsons shall Justly
               lay Agst The same for ever: And Acknow!edg my silfe to haue Recd
               Good Concederation in hand for The same: And I doe bind my silfe
               as a fore sd That they shall Inioy The same all prvilidgis belonging
               to The sd Fatten provided That The sd parties pay from Time to Time
               The Accustomed Rent vnto me John Winchester my heires or As
               signes for ever A Busshell & A half e pr yeare at my now Dwelling
               house of good Come And further more I doe f rely giue vnto The
               sd parties Aboue sd all The now Cleard grownd Adioyning vnto The
               sd Bounds A fore sd: on The North sied of The sd Cleard grownd