306Kent County Court Proceedings, 1668-1671.








          Liber C   County Dbtr
               To the whole Leuy of 163 psons att 39lbs tobacco p pole Wth the
                sallery: Rest due to the Sheriff 29lb tobacco:
               To the Lcuy of 163 psons att 25lbs tobacco wth Salery Comes
                too                                   4104

               p me: Disboro: Bennett Clerke

                Whereas Thomas Ringgold Came this day into Court: And Sware
               the Peace agt Samuell Kinge: this Court did Ordr that the sd King
               should finde sufficient suretyes for the Keeping of the Peace & Good
               behauor: the wch he not pforming, this Cört: Comitts the sd Samuell
               King to prisson until he per forme the abouesd Ordr:
                                     Test:   Disboro: Bennett Clerke

                John Winchester And Marke Benton Prikt for Cunstables wth
               Order, that they be sumoned to the next Court to take the sd
               Oath: &c
           (*)  Mr Rob Dun     Mr Thomas Osburne
                Mr Morgan William Mr Will Head
                Mr Mathew ReadeMr John Wright   Comishonrs
                         Mr Wilt Bishope

               Present Att a Court holden for the County of Kent Jan: 24 1670

               Rich Thillman plt   In an accon of debt the dft acknowlegeth
                by Charles de la Roche Judgmt for two thousand pounds of to-
                his Attorny bacco the wich the Cort doth order him to
               Arthur Gin dft pay with costs of sute elce exeqcon

               Will Dennes pttl In an accon of debt the defendant acknowlegeth
               John Dobbs dft J Judgmt for one thousand flue hundred thirty & nine
               pounds of tobacco the wich the Cort orders him to pay with costs
               of sute else exeqcon

                The Cort was adjourned till the next morning 10 of the clocke

                wheras John Currer hath made appear that there is due to him
               from Peter Johnson who wilfully absented himself out of the County
               flue hundred and forty pounds of tobacco the Cort doth grant him
               an Attachement agt the Goods and chattells of the sd Peter for the
               sd sume

                Michaell de County recordeth Michaell Miller his Attorny

                * Clerk Peter Sayer takes up the record at this point. An execution memorandum
               on folio 31 shows that he was in office as early as January 2.