164Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.








           Liber B Calld Murill Theefe & said he stole a Boate, & Further yor Depont
                saith not.                       John Cowrsey

                 John Salter Aged 36 yeares or there abouts sworne in Court the 15
               of Aprl 1659

                 Saith That yor Depont and Gregory Murill beinge at the house of
               mr Thomas Ringgold the begininge of the last winter, the sd Thö
               Ringgold & Gregory Murill Fell out about a steere wch Thö Ringgold
               said he had Bought of Abraham Holeman, And the sd Gregory
               Murill did lay Clame to one half e of the sd Steere & said if he met
               with him, he would Kill And Thomas Ringgold said tht he would Kill
               the said Steere, And thereupon the sd Ringgold said he would not
               suffer him selfe to be Robed, And Gregory Murill Swore by (Gods)
               blood if he the sd Thö: Ringgold did kill him, he would haue the one
               half e of him, thereupon Thomas Ringgold said tht he & his party,
               would Deale wth the said Murill & his Pty about the sd differance
               And that Murill did Answar tht he had noe ptY for hee was none But
               him selfe, And further yor deponant Remembreth tht Thomas Ring-
               gold Called Murill a Thiefe & said he would tell him wherein, wch was
               in stealinge Henry Woollchurch Boate, And he did not know but tht
               he might steale his, And tht he was not Fitt to liue in a Commonwelth
               And many other words & discourses hapned there betwixt thm
               yor depont doth not now remember And Further Saith not.
                Teste me John Cowrsey Clar     John   Salter
                                                 his marke

           A Court appointed the 16th of may 1659 But pruented by a season,
                             only prseflt
                   Capt Rob Vaughan:               Mr Phitt Conner:    Comrs

                 Thö Bennet beinge tendred the Oath of Fidelity by Capt Rob
               Vaughan Accordinge to Acte of Assemly the sd Thö Bennet in obedi
               ance to his Lops Gouernmt hath readily taken the same, & thereupon
               he demandeth his Rights of Land for his owne transportation wch he
               desireth to be taken upon the Esterne shore

                 Mr Robt Browne demandeth his Rights of Land for his owne
               transport this last yeare into this province wch he declareth is not
               taken up or conuayed to any other pson and allsoe the Rights of his
               Bro: Nicholas Decedent, wch Capt Vaughan saith was neuer taken
               up or conueyed to any other pson.
                                     Teste me John Cowrscy Clar.

         [lot. 58] Mr Robt Browne demandeth Rights for one Man serüt by Name
               Dauid a Scotchman transported by his Bro: Nicholas Browne Dece
               dent, wch Dauid deceased in his Seruis about some eight yeares since,
               wch Rights of Land Mr Hen: Morgan doth affirme was neuer taken