Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.115








    Mr Henery Morgon sworne sayeth          Liber B
                            r [f0l. 23]
    That About som 6 or 7 yeares since yo Dep Did pay for 3 Pattens
  vnto Mr Hatten which to The Best of yor Dept knowledg was one
  of Them for Zachery Waed & Isack I!iue for Bever necke upon kent
                                 hen   Morgon
                      his signe

    Mr Thomas Ringgold sworne sayeth
    That yor Dept was requested by frances Brookes to goe with him
  Vnto Bever necke for The gouernor had sent A warrant Vp vnto
  The Commissitiors of kent to giue the sd fra: Brookes Possetion
  of Bever Necke Afore mentioned: But yot Dept cannot very well
  Remembr wether it was from Capt stone of MY Clarke: And to The
  Best of yor Depts Rememberance when The sd frances Brookes Came
  vnto Isack Iliue And Demanded Possetion of The sd land And
  showed him The warrant The Isack I!iue did giue The sd Brookes
  free Possetion by goeing out of Doers: And further sayeth not
                                  Tho:    Ringgold

    Mr Henery Morgon sworne sayeth
    That About som flue yeares since or There Abouts yor Dept was
  Desierd by fra: Brookes to goe Along with him to se if MY Iliue
  would giue him possetion of Bever necke for the gouernor or mr
  Clarke had sent vp a warrant vnto The Commissirs of kent to giue
  him quiet Possetion: soe yor Dept did Tell him That he would goe
  with him but he would not Medell with him in any such Thing:
  soe yor dept being Thare The sd francis Brookes Recd sattesfaction:
  but whether or how he had Possetion he cannot say: Any further
  to the best of his knowledg/ Hen Morgon
                      his signe
At a Court holden upon kent the first of September 1657 (*)
                Mr Phillip Conier    Comander
                Mr Ringold
                Mr Hinson
                Mr Henry Morgon
                Mr Henry Carline

    The Court hath orderd that MY Hinson shall deliuer up the rec
  ords unto Will Leedes being by the Court apointed Clarke
    A leest of Mr Haukins hogges vpon Poplies Island at his Death
  giuen vpon Oath by Edw Hull & gershon Cromwell: 13 sowes: 3 of

    * Clerk William Leeds, appointed on this date, begins here to continue the court
  records taken over from Clerk Hinson. He hnlds office under the parliament
  commissioners.