136Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.





        Liber B    dent pay to the Plantiue, Fiue thousand Fowr hundred forty & Fower
              pounds of Tob. ouer and Aboue all Officers Fees incurred in this
              suite, And to provide the plantiue Conuenient housinge for him
              selfe, his wife & goods to be in wthin ten dayes, But tht the said Tho:
              South & Thomas Hinson shall remaine on the sd Plantacn wthout
              molestacon of the plantf till the Crop be througlily cured & Finished.

                Margret Brent Complaines against Abraham Holeman in an Accn
              of tht Case to the vallue of Fiue thousand pounds of TotS. & for this
              bringeth her suite
                wart Issued, returne from the Shiriff 20th of the same Mo.
                Whereas the Court not findeinge, any Cause whereby the Defen
              dent should be Arrested & Impleaded, the Court doth therefore Order
              tht the suite be dismist, & A nonsuite granted to the deft, Cost of
              suite, Else Exc.n

              Tho: Ringgold Planft the Atturny of Wm Boreman
              John Deere Defent. wart ret. & 3 suppenes
                Whereas Thomas Ringgold the Atturny of wilt Boreman not
              makinge any thinge Appeare to this Court, for occation of A suite,
              by testimony, or any other writeinge, whereby that John Deere was
              Ingaged to make deliuery of A Stocke of Cattle wch mT Ringold
              Bought of Wm Boreman as mr Ringgold doth express in his petcon.
                The Court doth therefore order that the plantiue shall be non suited,
              granted, wth Cost of suite to the Defendt Else Execucon

              To the hobi Gour Councell: wth the Rest of the Comrs on the Isle of
                  Kent.
                The humble peticon of Tho: Ringgold the Atturny of wm Bore-
              man, Sheweth
                That whereas yor Peter haueinge bought certaine Cattle From mr
              Boreman wch Cattle ware left in the Custodye of John Deere, who
              hath taken upp & had the profitt of the sd Cattle, & yor petr cannot gett
              possestion, allthough he hath diuers times Demanded the same, yor
              Petr Craues of this honble Court to Cause & Compell the said John
              Deere to make a Full deliuery of all such Cattle, & yor petr shall euer
              pray &c.

                Abraham Holeman, Sworne in Court 20th July 1658 saith
                That John Deere tould yor Depont he had one Cow of william
              Boremans, & one younge Cowe or haifer belonginge to the sd Bore
              man, the former Cowe Called by the name of Cross wch tlf sd Deere
              shewed yor Depont & Further saith not.
         [fol. 40] Hen: Gott, Plant    Wart to the shiriff returnd & 2 suppenes
              Charles Stuard Deft Henry Gott haueinge Arrested Charles
              Stuard in an acon of the Case to the vallue of tenn Thousand pounds
              of TotS, & For this he bningeth his suite.