134Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.





         Liber B    desired this petir tht the said Iliue might not be molested in the
               Finishinge of his Cropp tht he had planted tht yeare upon the planta
               con afore sd, wch your Petir did willingly agree unto: But soe it was
               tht the sd Iliue at oct. Court in the yeare afore sd Commenced a suite
               of Law Against the aforesd Brookes For his unjust molestacon of
               the sd Iliue upon the sd Plantac prtending A Right, & Title there
               unto wch the sd Brookes through his obstinance, or willfullnesse, or
               dislike to the then prsent Gouernmt in hopes & Expectacon of A sud
               dame a1teracon there of, or for what other Causes or reasons I Know
               not, But the sd Brookes would not make any defence, or pleay
               against the sd Iliue by wch meanes the sd Iliue obtained an order
               From the sd Court, to recouer his damages of any tht had molested
               him in his prtended title to the sd Land wch this petr beinge prsent
               at the said Court exhibited a Bill of sale tht he had of the sd Brooks
               For the aforesd Land, wch the said Brookes did not disowne But
               did Freely Acknowledge the same, And did declar That he did not
               thereby uniustly molest the sd Iliue & Further the sd Iliue prosicuted
               this petr in the Action or suite aforesd at the next Court holden For
               Kent where yor petr was Cast in the sd Action By wch yor petr was Dis
         [lol. 38]  posest of his plant & ordred to pay the Charge of th° foresd suite wch
               did Amount unto 747lb of Tob & Caske, And notwthstandinge all
               the aforesd pceedings, yor petr is able to proue, tht the sd Iliue had
               noe other Just Title unto the aforesd Land, But mayd use thereof
               only by pmition of the sd Brookes, & Rent payd by the said Iliue unto
               the sd Brookes for the sd Land, for one yeare According to Agreemt,
               By wch pceedinge It appeares tht the sd Iliue -by his prtended Title &
               his Illegall pceedings, hath most uniustly molested & disposest yor
               petr of his Just Right & Intrest to the sd Land, And that likewise
               mT Tho: South who hath bought the prtended title of the sd Iliue, or
               any other tht are now posest of the sd Land ware not unacquinted
               with the damage & great sufferings of yor petr & his Just title unto
               the said land, doe not onely Keepe Posescon thereof and haue mayd
               use of the same for their profit & Aduantage frö the 25th of Apnill
               1655, wthout any Consideracon or Composicon, mayd wth yor petr
               But haue on the Contrary used all wayes & menes, most Illegally and
               uniustly to Circumuent & Defeate yor pett For euer of his Just dame
               & Title there unto, And as yor petr doth humbly Conceiue, may be
               found Contrary & repugnant to Law in such Cases pvided, For
               the now possesers of the sd Land, Knowing It to bee suffitiently
               proued, tht the forsd prtended Title of the sd lime to bee of noe
               vallue, haue Applyed thm selues, And pswaded the said Brookes to
               purchase from him if possible they might some better title, allthough
               they knew & ware Acquinted wth the aforesd Bargaine & sale, tht
               the said Brookes mayd of the sd Land, unto yor petr yet haue they
               prvajled wth the sd Brookes to make a second sale thereof unto them,
               as will Appeare by A deed of sale tht hath beene priuately Entred