Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.131








  alisoc there prsent, the sd Thomas Hinson did there declare himselfe Liber B
  that he was to looke For timber on the sd plancon to build wthall, on
  tht Land, whereupon John Salter Forewarned him the said Hinson of
  Fellinge any Timber there Adinge Further tht if euer tht Land Came
  to bee his he would make him pay For it, whereupon mr Hinson
  Rubinge his hands smiled, And Further saith not
  Jurat Corü me                    Eliz: B Clay
       Wilt Bretton Clk

    Henry Clay swareth the same verbatim his wife in open Court

    The deposion of Henry Cowrsey Aged 29 yeres or ther abouts
  saith tht in or About June 1654 as this depont doth to the best of his
  Knowledge Remb, he beinge then at the House of MT Tho: Bradnox
  upon the Isle of Kent wthin this prouince of mariland, Francis
  Brookes did desire this depont to make a bill of sale for John Salter
  of the Isle of Kent for a Tracte of Land wthin this Province, But
  where or in what pt of the sd province this This Depont doth not
  Rememb, And Further this depont Knoweth not. Sworne this 3
  of oct. 1657                 Henry Cowrsey Clk
  Corum me Ric. Preston

    The Deposion of Thomas South Aged 36 yeares or therabouts
  taken in Court 25th of AprilI 1655 sworne Examined & saith
    That about the middle of July last past Francis Brookes of Man-
  land Came to the place where yor depont hued, & tould him tht he had
  giuen John Salter posescon of Beuer necke, and upon tht posion
  giuen, your Depont came there to liue as Copartner in the Planla
  wth the Salter And Further saith not

    Mr Thö Ringgold sworne in Court saith
    That yor Depont was requested by Francis Brookes some Fower
  or Fiue yeares since to goe wth him vnto Beuer necke: For the Gouerr
  had sent a wart vpp unto the Comissrs of Kent, to giue the said
  Francis Brookes posion of that Land afore menconed, But your
  Depont cannot verie well rememb whether it was From Capt Stone
  or mr Clarke & to the best of yor Deponts remembranc when the sd
  Francis came unto Isaacke Iliues And Demanded posion of the sd
  Land, and showed him the wart & the sd Iliue gaue the Brookes
  possescon by goeinge out of doores & did giue him Free possescon
                    Tho: Ringgold
                 p me Wm Leedes Clk.

    This is to testifie to whom It may concerne, That Francis Brooke [fol. .36]
  of this province did pas a bill of sale For a plantacon Called Beuer 1658
  Necke unto John Salter, wch bill of sale I haue seenc, & ailsoc hcard
  Francis Brooke confesse the same, For Truth whereof I haue here
  unto subscribed Kent 8th 4th mo: Wm Fuller