230Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.








           Liber B MT Weekes and loueing f rind Both I and my wife are not well in
               heith to apeare at the Court: These are thearfore to Intreate youe
               to prosecute the Seute depending against William Hamblton for
               which thes shall giue as Suffitient poure and athority as if I my Self
               ware parsonally psent that what Soeuer youe shall doe hearin I doe
               hearby ratify allow and Conferme I haue Sent youe Mt peningtons
               deposition & Mrs Katheren Coursey & John Morgan are supd I shall
               desire youe to delliuer thes Inclosed to Mr william Coursey and lik
               wise that to Anthony Griffin who hath promised to receue my tobaco
               dew upon Kent thes not douting yor Indeauers hearin and I shall euer
               Rest                     yours to my poure
               October the 30th 1661         Oliuer Sprye

               Oliuer Sprye By his atturny plant
               William Hamblton Defendt
                John Morgan Aged 27 years or therabouts Sworne in Court
                Saith that William Hamblton demanded of Mrs Sprye wt she
               would haue for the Ceure of his wifes whearupon she replied what he
               would giue wheareupon theare past Some words betwext them In
               the Conclusion Mrs Sprey demanded a fortnights worke and whether
               he promised or not I Cannot remember and further saith not
               Teste Tobye Weells Cite         John Morgan

                Whearas Mr Oliuer Sprey By his Atturny hath made apeare that
               his wife hath Ceured William Hambitons wife of Some Distemper
               she had for which sattisfat beinge demanded in Court the said william
               Hamblton hath proffered Six hundred pounds of tobaco which this
               Court thinks Suffitient Sattisfaction and doth order psent payment
               with Cost of Seut Elce Exeqution

               Anthony Griffin plant
               Thomas Stagwell Defendt thes defendant hath Craued a Reference
               tell the next Court which thes Court doth grant

               William Hemsley plant
               Capt Rob: Vaughan Defendt Thes plant: haueing produced ann
               Accoumpt into thes Court Which the defendant not owning thay haue
               both ref ered themselfes to the Judgment of the Court wch said Court
               doth Order that Capt Vaughan shall pay unto the said Hemsley thre
               hundred pounds of tobaco and Cost of seut Elc Exeq

                John Whit Aged 30 yeares or theare abouts examined and sworne
               in Court
                Saith that the Skine of Thomas Wattsons members Did Drape
               away frome hime in his Sicknes according to his badd useage for
               lacke of looking after and further saith not Signum
                                               John  Whit