Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.201





     Know all men by thes presents that I Capt Thomas Brodnox Haue Liber B
   sould and by thes presents doe sell unto John Coursey gent: bothe [fol. 86]
   of the County of Kent on younge bay horse aboute two years ould
   of the ould bay Mare to the Just and trew sale hearof I binde my feb: 7th
   selfe my heyrs Exsec and Adminsterators & to the warranting the
   same from any parson or parsons what soeuer In wittnes whearof
   I haue sett my hand thes first day of december 1660
   Wittnes Anthony Griffin        the Marke of
         Tobye Wells          Thomas T Brodnox
                    Vara Copia Tobye Wells Ctk


     Itt is Conditioned Concluded & agread in and betwext delleverance
   Louely of the Tie of Kent in the prouince of Mariland of the on parte
   and Thomas Bennete planter on the other party Wittneseth that the
   said deleuerance Louely doth hearby let unto the said bennett his now
   planttation on the Eastren shore Called by the name of Louelys necke
   laid out for on hundred Acurs for and dureinge the terme of time of
   flue years begininge at Cristmas next Inseueing thes date with flue
   Cowes and all thayre male Increse for and dureing that terme of
   time and the said Louely shall deliuer unto the said Bennett flue soues
   three barraws and on boore and seuene piggs & some poultrey & on
   fether bede & on fiocke bede with Couering sufitiente for them both
   and also diuers other nesesary houshold goods which ar thearin and
   about the said plantation & exsepting only to my self e on pott on
   Kettell & on Chest wth all my wiues wareing Aparell And I the said
   Louely doe likwise make good unto the said bennett on mane seruant
   by name John Semester and on maide by name Jane Brigs for and
   deureing the terme of flue years from the begining of the said Crist
   mase next unto the Expiration of the flue years aforesaid and In Case
   Ither of them should dye or deseace within the terme a fore said that
   then the said Louely shall make good such like parson in kinde unto
   the said Bennett or that thayre time be expired before the end of the
   flue years and the said louely shall for thes present yeare finde the said
   tho: Bennett dyett with the two saruants he layinge into the house
   three Barrells of good Indian Corne and he is to haue the use of on
   botte or Connewe for the time afore saide
     In Consedaration of the primises afore said the said Tho: Bennet
   shall pay unto the said deleuerance Louely for Euery yeare foure
   thousand pounds and flue hundred of Tobaco and Caske at or upon
   the plantation aforsaid or withine the said County of Kent within
   the prouince of Mariland A furthermoor the said Tho bennett shall
   for thes next yeare alow the said Louely on Cow of the said flue
   before Exprest for the next yeare Inseuing only and the said Louely
   shall haue ground for sixe thousand plants and housing for thes
   present yeare and no longer in that time of the flue years a fore said
   dureinge which yeare the said thomas Bennett shall flnde the said