196Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.





         Liber B Samuell Scipwith plant: & Fransis Barnes defendant
                 The said Pletefe not apearing the defendant Craues ane unseut
               which the Court doth grant

                 By the order of MT Henry Coursey secretary the Estate of John
               Stowell by Reason of the smale value thay haue apoynted that the
               said Estate be sould at an outcry on the 29th day of thes Instant
               January and that william price be sattisfied in the firste place

         [fol. 83] Mrs Mary Conner plantë by hur Lawfull Aturny Mr Samuett
                 whethers
               Mr Morgane Williams defend: sworne In Courte saith
                 That the same Indenture produced in Court wase the same Inden
               ture that his Aturny deliuered unto hime that bought the said saruant
               first and further saith note

                 Thes presents Wittneseth that I Henry Gott do ordayne fransis
               Barnes to be my Lawfull Aturny to answer to A seute depending
               betwen John Morgan and my selfe as Wittnes my hand thes 21th day
                of January 1660          the marke of
                Wittnes Dell Louely    Henry H G Gott
                     Edmund Carontie

                 Jo:     Morgan plant hen: gott def:
                 The Aturny of henry gott in his behalf e Craueth a Reference tell
               the next Court which the Court doth grant

                 Know all men by thes pesents that I Mary Conner do ordayn and
               apoynt my Loueing frind Mr Samuett Wethers for me and in my to
               be my trew and Lawfull Aturny in all Causes of Mine to be tride thes
               present Courte as wittnes my hand thes 19th day of January 1660
                Teste Tho. howell                Mary Conner
                             Tobye Wells

                 Roger Baxter Aged 50 years or thearabouts sworne in Court
                 Saith that thare Came upon the Iland on fransis posey and quartred
               at your deponants house whearupon he asked thes posey whether or
               no he Intended to dwell upon the Iland he answered no he wase Corn
               upon the Ilande to Receue from John Abett seuen hundred pounds of
               tobaco and seuen barrell of Corne for the use of the then secrettary
               further I asked the said posey for what abett owed thes some to the
               secretary he tould me it twase for Capt Buttlers plantation which
               abatt had bought further I asked hime why the secretary sould thes
               plantation beinge it wase giuen by will unto Mr Tho: Buttler he
               answered it wase Confissicated to the Lord propriatry By Reason
               Capt Buttler would haue no pattent under his Lordship and further
                saith note                the mark of
                Teste Tobye Wells Clk Roger R B Baxter