Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.159





  Husband is not returned to answar the suyt in pson the Court hath Liber B
  granted the Refferance hereupon unto the nex Court, for a Full herein
  therein:

    Wilt Richards demandeth wart versus will williams in an Actn of
  debt & for this he bringeth his suyt.
    Rich. Blunt demandeth wart versus John Deere, Actn of debt, &
  for this bringth his suyte
    mT John Russell dethdth wart versus Henry Gott in an Actn of
  debt & for this bringth his suyte
    Rich Blunt demandth wart versus Deliuerance Louly, in an Actn of
  debt & for this he bringeth his suyt

    Edward Hull beinge prsented in not planting his full proporcon of
  Conic, the Court consideringe of his sicknesse, hath remited any fur
  ther Charges on him except Charges of the Court
    John Salter & NichO Pickard being pTsented in not plantinge their
  proporcon of Corne the Court findinge Just cause herein, hath & doth
  order to pay Court Charges only

  Will Price Plant
  mr Thö Ringgold Deift
    Upon a Refferance last Court granted to mr Thomas Ringgold on
  some Accounts & Bills demanded from him, by the Plant william
  Price left in his hands to receiue for him in Verginia, the Plantiue
  beinge willinge to reffer him self e to mt Ringgolds Oath to Cleare
  himselfe in discharge of the sd Bills & Accounts, wch mr Ringgold
  hath done in Court And dcposeth tht he hath receiued of the debt of
  Henry Merrits 350lb of Tob by the hands of mr Voscome: And 300lb
  from william prices Atturny by name Simon Peter beinge the whole
  some that he affermeth on Oath he recd, And for the Charges of the
  suyt they are agreed to diuide it equally betwixt thm wth Concent of
  the Court Else Execn.

    Richard Bridges demandeth his Rights of Land for Trancportinge
  him selfe into this prouince wch he Testifieth on Oath in open Court,
  is not yet taken up or Conuayed away to any other pson, wch he
  desireth to take up on the Esterne shore of Chesapiack Bay, & to haue
  the benifitt of what quantity is granted to all those that take up Land
  there                  Teste me John Cowrsey Clk

    Francis Brooke Aged 24 yeares or ther abouts Sworne Examined
  saith
    That william williams was wantinge out of a Cropp at mr wickes
  three weeks time, That in the time when william williams was want
  inge the hoggs did a great deale of damage in the Corne but what