160 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.

         Liber B     quantity was spoyled yor depont knoweth not. Further your depont
               doth auer that william williams was wantinge out of the Cropp of
               Tob & Corne seuen dayes, & in the strikinge and Packinge. Further
               yor Depont knoweth that william williams maid use of the Gunns in
         [fol. 54)   my Mr wicks house & Amunition, And that a gunn wch wao Greg_
                oryes and a little gunn, had some wronge or Iniury done to them by
                william williams, And that will williams tould yor depont that lie was
                Hired by mr wickes for two Moneths time & Further yor depont saith
               not.                  Francis B Brooke
               Teste me John Cowrsey      his marke
                                       Thomas Brooke


                 Know all men by these presents that I John Deere doe sell all my
               right & title of one Browne Cow underkeeled on the Left Eare & doe
               by these prsents insure this Cow to Henry Clay from all pson or psons
               what soeuer shall Lay any Clame or title whatsoeuer wth her increase
               to him or his Heires, as witnes my hand this 15th day of Febru 1658
               Test Antho Griffin                    the     marke
                   will Hopkines               of John Deere
               This was Acknowledged in Court: Teste me John Cowrsey Clk

                 Know all men by these prsents tht I Robert Browne now of the
               Isle of Kent for a valluable Consideracon in hand receiued, doe for
               me my Heirs Execrs And Adminrs sell & make ouer unto mT Henry
               Morgan of the Island aforesd Twenty one head of Cattle younge &
               old, beinge marked the Right Eare Cropt wth a hole therein And the
               Left wth an underkeele & a hole, Cattle are six Calues of a yeare
               old & two of two year old in W Morgans hands, at Thomas Hills two
               Calues of a yeare old, & two Cowes & a yearelinge Bull, at Deeres one
               Cow and Calf e & two yearelings, at John Smiths one Cow and Calfe
               And one three yeare old Bull, And at Matthew Reads one yearlinge
               Calfe, And I the sd Robt Browne doe by theis prsents binde my selfe
               my Heires Execers And Adminrs to wart the sale hereof & to saue harm
               les the sd mr Morgan From all psons layinge any Just Clame or
               Clames to any of the Cattle abouesd. In witnesse hereof I haue here
               unto set my hand this 29th day of Feb. 1658.
               Testes Robt Vaughan          Robert   Browne
                   John Cowrsey                his marke
           This Bill of sale was Accknowledged in open Court to be his act &
               deede.                    Teste me John Cowrsey Clk
                   At a Court holden on Kent the   day of Aprill, 1659
                prseflt               Capt Rob: Vaughan  Mr Joseph \Vickes
                       Mr Henry Morgan










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