26 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.





          Liber A Wheareas mr Nicolas Broune dessired of the Prouiciall Court, a
                Refference to the Cout at Kent, Concerninge an Action of slander,
                whearein the sd mr Broune is deffendant, & Jno Deare plaintiffe,
                And it hath appeard by three suffissient wittneses tht the sd mr
                Nicolas Broune hath slandred the sd Jno Deare, in sayinge tht hee
                was a Theiffe, & tht hee had stollen mr Littletons plate
                 The Court doth thearefore Order, tht the sd mr Nicolas Broune
                shall in Open Court, Aske the sd Deare forgiuenes, & shall pay
                towards the reparation of the plaintiffs Credit, Fiue hundred pounds
                of tob and Caske, & for a Fine flue hundred pounds of tobacco &
                Caske, For publicke usses, as the Court shall thinke Fitt, and the sd
                tobacco to bee payd upon all demaunds with Court Charges & to
                remaine in the sheriffs hands till hee pforme the Order

                 John Deare (by his Attorney Leiuetennant Hinson) Complaines
                agst mr Nicolas Broune, in an Action of slander, agst his wife,
                hauinge proued by two wittneses, tht the slander is euident & aparant
                 The Court in Consideration of the sd slander, hath Ordered tht
                the sd mr Nicolas Broune shall in open Court aske Forgiuenes, of the
                sd Deares wife, & acknow his Offence, & shall pay a Fine of three
                hundred pounds of tobacco in Caske towards the Reperation of the
                plaintiffs Credit with Court Charges els Execution

                 Whereas mr Nicolas Broune hath beene Cast in Court, in twoe
                Actions of deffamation, the on Against John Deare & the other agst
                his wife, both beeinge proued by suffissient wittnesses, yet not
                withstandinge, the sd mr Broune Reffusses to obey the sd Orders of
                Court, and dessires, an Apeall to the Prouinciall Court, prtendinge his
                further testimonie to make his scandall appeare theare Thearefore
                the Court is pleassed to Ansr his dessire, & graunt him an Apeall to
                the next Prouinciall Court, puided hee put in suffissient securitie, to
                the sheriffe for treble Dammage, if hee bee Cast in the suit, & till
                hee giue securitie, to Remain in the shereiffs hands

                 mr Morgan (Attorney for Peeter Knight) Complains agst mr
                Conier in an Action of debt, due to the sd knight, by bill under hand
                from Robert Short desseassed, the sd mr Conier beeinge Administratr
                of the disseasseds Estate the bill beeinge disowned by the said Adminir
                & no more but one wittnes to the bill, It is thearefore the Judgment
                of the Court tht the sd bill is not Authentik

                 mr Izake Iliue Complaines agt Jno salter tht hee hath molested
                him upon his plantation, hauinge a bill of sail under Broockes his
                hand & possession giuen him by Broockes, as in Court hee hath,
                acknowledged, & upon this accoumpt kept possession, & made usse
                of sume part of the fruit