Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.151








              Peter Parker Dr to mr Henry Morgan on Acc°  Liber B
                                         lb Tob
   For a Coate 150lb, for seuen pound & a halfe of Candles 50lb     200
   for one sett of boxes 20lb, for two decks of Cards 20lb     040
   for washinge 100lb, for 6th of sope 60lb160
   for one pound of blacke third 30lb: for two bottles of drams
    40lb                                  070
   for powder & shott 3oth: fower yards of Tape : thre yards
    loope lace 6lb                        044
                                          514

   This Ac° was sworne to by mr Henry Morgan in Court the fifteenth
   day of Dec. 1658
   Test. John Cownsey Clk

     Know all men by these prsents tht I John Raby of the Isle of
   Kent Planter doe binde my self e my heines Execrs & Adminrs to pay
   or cause to be payd, unto John Salter both of the Isle of Kent Plantt
   to him his heires Execrs Adminrsor Assignes in the full some of two
   Thousand Pounds of sound Mrchantable Tob wthout ground leues
   in Caske the tenth of Noueth 1659, & to the true pfonmance hereof
   I doe binde ouer unto the sd Salter his heires & Assignes, all my
   Cropp of Tob, wch I shall plant on make this next ensuinge yeare,
   And one Blacke Cow by name blacke nann mankt wth a Cropp on the
   left eane & underkeeld, & ouer Keeld on the Right wth sd Cropp &
   Cow I fully make & binde ouen unto the sd Salter wth the Cows in
   crease wch shall not be disposed of, untill the said Salter be fully
   satisfied & Contented the aboue sd some of two Thousand Pounds of
   Tob & Caske as afore sd In witnesse hereof I haue here unto set my
   hand this 20th of Nou 1658  John R Raby
   Test John Cowrsey            his manke
       Gre:  Mureil
         his manke
   This bond was Acknowledged in open Count the 15th Dec. 1658
                          Test me John Cowrsey Clk.

     Couenanted Conditioned & Agreed in and betwixt John Salter of
   the one pty & John Raby both of the Isle of Kent on the other pty
   witneseth tht the sd John Salter shall finde & allow unto the sd John
   Raby suffitient ground to plant upon for Corne & Tob for this en
   suinge yeane as allsoe howsinge for the sd Cropp & to plant together
   for an equall share in proportion, & that the sd Salter shall finde
   & allow unto the sd Raby meat drinke & Lodginge from the day of the
   date here of untill this time tweluemoneth In consideracon where
   of the sd Raby shall helpe to make such Fenceinge as shall be needfull
   aboute the Plantation called Beuer necke & to beate Corne for bread