222Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.





         Liber B Whearas the Jeury hath brought in thaire verditt that the defen
               dant shall pay unto the plant: on thousand pounds of sweet sented
               tobaco in kinde thes Court doth order present payment with Cost of
               seute Elce Execution

               John winchester plant
               Esabela Barnes Defendant by hur husband
                John Dobes sworne in Court saith that beinge at the house of John
               winchester three Dayes and thre nights before the Deth of John
               winchesters wife thes Deponant neuer se any eli useage in the time of
               hur sicknes and that she wanted nothing all the time that your De
               ponant wase theare and if she Could haue hade hure will she would
               haue tired all them that Came neare hure & further saith not
                            the signe of
                                             John   Doobes
                John Morgon Junior sworne in Court
                Saith that night goody barnes & sarah Raby wase at John win—
               chesters your Deponant wase not at that present in the house & that
               night your Deponant watched with the said winchesters wife tell all-
               most Cokes crowing & John winchester and his sonne watched with
               hur all the rest of the night & all the time your Deponant wase in the
               house she neuer wanted for any thinge that Could be gott for hur and
               further saith not        the signe of
                                        John Morgon

                John Winchester Junior sworne in Court
                Saith that his mother all the time of hur sicknes theare wase sacke
               and drames and beare in the house and that she had preuons and spice
               and that she wanted for nothinge that Could be gott for hur all the
               time of hur sicknes & further saith not the mark of
                                          John   Winchester

                Grace Granger Sworne in Court
                Saith that Margrett Winchester in the time of hur sicknes wanted
               for nothinge nither poultry stewed with butter & Currents and she
               wase shifted and tended and hur husband wase as kind to hur as any
               man Could be to his wife & your Deponant wase theare a fortnight
               and all the time she wanted for nothinge she had sacke and drames
               and beare to Drinke when she would & Candels and she had a mind to
               a Duck and John wincheoter killed on for hur & I Drcocd it & further
               saith not            Grace Granger 0 hur marke

         [fol. 101] William Granger Sworne in Court Saith
                That he and his wife Cominge ouer to Kent Goodman winchester
               desired me that I and my wife would stay theare tell his wife wase
               well so I promised hime that I would stay and doe hime what good
               I Could whearupon he desired my wife that she would haue a Care
               of hur and lett hur want for nothinge that wase in the house and to