Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.27








     The Court doth therefore Order, tht the Jno Salter shall accord- LiberA
   ing to an Order from the Prouinciall Court, dated Octobr 18th 1654
   and thearein Exprest, tht whoesoeuer should bee found to dispossesse
   Izack Iliue of the quiet Enioyment of his plantacon, should pay the
   Charges of the suite Ocassioned by the sd dispossessor which now the
   Coup hath found to bee John Salter; And thearefore doth Order
   tht the sd Jno Salter shall pay unto mr Iliue uppon all demaunds,
   seauen hundred fourtie seauen pounds of tob in Caske, which is the
   wholl Charges of the suit now, at this Court & formerly at the
   Prouinciall Court Expended

     mr Henery Morgan, in behalfe of mrs Broadnox, & by her Request,
   hath desired a Refference, to the next Court, in an Action of Slander,
   whearin Jno Salter is plaintiffe; The Court doth thearefore graunt
   the same

     Wheareas Mathew Reade, Jno Salter, Wm Price, Henery Telior,
   Henery Clay & Marie Croutch, (for misbehauior, in deboist drink
   inge, pphaning the Sabbath & sume of thm shutinge of, or discharg
   inge gunes, unseasonablie; all which hath beene made suffissiently
   appeare) beinge sumond to this Cou't & hath deserud punishment,
   upon theire promis of Amendment, & beeinge their first Offence,
   after Admonission, theire Offence is Remitted, payinge Court
   Charges els Execution

     The depossition off mr Tho: South aged 30 years or theare abouts
   taken in Court the 25th of Aprill 1655 Sworne Examined & Saith
     That about the midle of July last past, Franchis Broockes of
   Marieland Came to the place, wheare yor deponent lued, & tould him
   that hee had giuen Jno Salter possession of Beuernecke, and upon
   that possession giuen, yor deponent Came theare to hue, as as Co
   partner in the plantation, with the said Salter and further saith not

     Bee it known unto all men by theese prsents That whearas my [fol. too]
   husband Henery Carline in indebted to mr Henery Morgan a Certaine
   summe of tob I Rachell Carline doe by vertue heareôf for securinge
   of the sd tobacco to mr Henery Morgane bynd ouer foure head of
   Cattell vid on cow, on twoc yeare ould heiffor on femall yearlinge &
   one steere of twoe yeare ould all marked with a flouredeluce in the
   left eare and Cropt on the Right eare, I doe allsoe bind ouer all OUr
   stocke of hoggs marked as afforesayd & all the sayd goods soe to
   rest and remaine for securitie to the sd mr Henery Morgan his heires
   Executors Administrators and Asignes till such tyme as the sayd
   tobacco bee satisfied and payd & for Confirmation heareof I haue
   heare unto put my hand this [blank] of June 1655