174Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.







          Liber B  by the Sherift of such Tob upon all Taxable psons accordinge to the
              List, to Leuy the same wth Caske by way of Execü.
                                   Teste me John Cowrsey ClaY.

               The next Court is appointed the First day of Decemb. next
              ensuinge.

               Be it knowne unto all men by these prsents that wee Nicholas
              Browne & Henry Morgan both of the Isle of Kent doe hereby Couent
              & Oblidge our selues our Heires Execrs Adminrs & Assignes to pay or
              cause to be payd to Leiftent Hinson High Sheriffe of Kent, Fiue
              Thousand Pounds of Tob of good Marchtble Toil in Leafe & Caske to
              be payd upon all demands. In witnesse whereof we haue here unto
              put our hands & seales this 25th of Aprill 1655
               The Condicon of this obligacon is such that if the abouc bounden
              mr Nicholas Browne shall make his parsonall appearance at the next
              Prouintiall Court to be holden at Prouidence & make good his appeale
              & Charge there accordinge to two orders of Court & to sane the
              Sheriff of Kent harmelesse that then this Bond to be voyd & of none
              effect or else the same to remaine in full power Force & vertue
              Wittnesse                   Nicholas Browne
                Joseph Wickes         his signe & seale
                Thomas Hill CIar        Henry  Morgan
                                      his signe & seale

        [fol. 65] The Court hath ordered, that this Bond to Leift Hinson, From mr
              Nicholas Browne & mr Henry Morgan shall be Canceled, & diliuered
              into mr Morgans hands wch was done accordingely.
                                    Teste me John Cowrsey Clar

         At a Court holden on Kent the First day of Decemb. 1659
                prsent                Capt Robt Vaughan    mr Phitt Conner 1
                      Capt Thô Bradnox             Mr Joseph wickes  Comrs
                              mr Henry Morgan    J

             Hen: Morgan:
              Jon Smith
               Mr Henry Morgan moueth the Court wth a debt due from John

              Smith by spetialty for seuen hundred Pounds of Toil, for wch he hath
              Bound ouer his Cropp of Toil, now hanginge, And hath Confest
              Judgemt. The Court doth order prsent paymt Else Execn.
                                    Teste me John Cowrsey Clar.

               John Dabb prsenteth a Bill of Edd Rogers, due to the sd Dabb of
              one thousand & Fowerteene pounds of Toil wth Caske wth the wit
              nesses declare in Court was the sd Rogers Acte & deede, And doe
              order the same to be Recorded.