146Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.




         Liber B    tht he had the Beefe, but in regard the businesse is not Fully Cleared
               unto the Court, either by the Plant or Deft whereby true Judgmt
               might passe thereupon, the Court wth the Consente of both ptyes
               hath, & doth order a Refenance in this Cause unto the next Court
               to be holden on the Isle of Kent

          [fol. 46] John Deere Plt
               Henry Carline Deft
                The Plant demands satisfacon For his goods taken away by an
               uniust proceedinge of Henry Carline when he was Sheriffe for this
               County by reason of not Appraisinge the sd goods accordinge to Law,
               whereupon they Joyne Issue
                The Court upon a longe debate in th Cause haueinge well con
               siderd the prmicesse with the testimony, doth therefore order, that
               the sd Deft shall pay to the Plant one hundred & eighty pounds of
               Ton. & Caske all Court Changes, Else Execucon, But the Court
               Findinge tht the Plant hath eighty two pounds of Tob in his owne
               hands of the Deft, the Court doth order the same to be discounted
               hereupon in the plts one hands.

                Henry Canine cominge before this Court Contemptiously his
               hatt on his head contrary to sciuill respect to Maiestrates & to an
               order of Court formerly past in tht behalf e & openly read in the prseflce
               of the Court & to the sd Canline who is disobedient there unto not
               withstandinge the Admonition giuen him by the sd Court to yeald
               obedience, But the sd Canine refusinge The Court Consideringe the
               Contempte doth therefore Order tht the sd Henry Canine shall pay
               for a fine 300lb of Tob & Caske to the Lord propniatary & Court
               changes else Execution

                Whereas two Attachmts Issued out against the Esstate of Peter
               Parker, one for mr Henry Morgan of two thousand pounds of To15
               & one for mr Tho: Ringgold of two thousand flue hundred Pounds
               of Ton, & one for william Gnanger against the Esstate of Robt Tyler
               for one hundred & Fifty pounds of Tob The Court Consideringe
               tht the ptyes beinge called by the Sheriff & none to answar to the
               Plts plea upon the Attachmts & that noe full proofe doth yet appeare
               tht the Defts are fled out of the Prouince, The Court doth therefore
               order tht the Plnts make their Appearance the next Court, & in casc
               the Defts answar not accondinge to the tenure of the writts, that a
               Just proceedinge may Follow upon their Esstates, And tht the Sher
               iffe bringe in all the Acc° & bills of the sd Parkers to the next Court

          At A Count holden at the Court house on Kent the 15th day of
                             Decemb 1658
                 prseflt             Capt Robt Vaughan Capt Tho: Bradnox
                      Mr Phillip Conner              mr Henry Morgan  Comrs
                      mr Joseph Wickes