Kent County Court Proceedings, 1668-1671.297








   Jean Griffen by Michell In an accon of the Case: A refferance Jiber C
    Miller her Attor: Plt: from the last Court: the defendt not
   Mr Francis Pyne Dft apeareing the plantf: Craues ordr Nihill
   Decett the next Court if the defendt Fayle: &c:

   Tobyas Wells Plantfl In an accon of Debt: the defendt accknowl- [lot. 42]
   John Tassell Defdt edgth Judgment for One thousand two hun
   dred pounds of tobacco: wch this Court doth ordr him to pay to the
   Plantf wth Costs of sute: else exeqcon:
   Execucon Issued out the 9th day of Jan 1670

   Mr William Bishop Pit in an accon of Debt: the Defendt acknowl
   John Morgan Defendt edgeth J udgmt for One thousand Fiue
   hundred & Ninty pounds of tobacco which this Court doth Ordr him
   to pay to the Plantf : wth Costs of sute else exeqcon

   Mr John Wright Pit: In an accon of the Case, A Referance till
   Mr Francis Pyne deft next Cort by the Court

   Mr Francis Pyne Pit In an accon of Debt: the plantf : not apearing
   Mr John Wright Deft by himselfe nor his Attorney the defendt
   Craues an abatemt of the writ wth a nonsute, wch this Cart Grant
   eth: &c:

    Wheras Mr William Bishop obtayned an Attachment the Last
   Court against the Estate of William Pledge for Eight hundred sixty
   & seauen pounds of tobacco, And the attachmt retorned by the Sher
   iffe: This Court Granteth exeqcon unto the sd Bishop &c: puided
   that he enter into bond to saue the Cort harmelese according to the
   law in that Case prouided &c.
   Execucon Ishued the 5th of October 1670

    Mr William Head brough A saruant to Colt by name Thomas
   Guinn who hath Absented himselfe from his saruice at seüall tymes
   thirty & Fower days, the sd saruant being examined by this Court
   wherefore he soe absented himselfe, did declare that he had no Cause,
   but that he had ouer soaked his Come to beat: & that he had rec:
   noe other abuse, whereupon this Court doth Ordr that he shall sarue
   for his soe unlawfull departure from his Masters saruice three hun
   dred & Forty days according to act of Assembley in that Case pro
   uided. And this Court doth Further Order that the said Tho: Guinn
   shall haue tenn Lashes well Layd on upon his bare backe For steale
   ing of Peopls Connoas from theyer Landings

    Bee it Knowne unto all men by these prsents that I John Steuenson
   marriner of the pish of Deptforde in the County of Kent doe appoynt