Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.31





  and soc graunt them power in his name to act as Comissionrs for the Liber A
  Countie of the Isle of Kent And accordinge to the sayd act of
  Assembly mr Phillip Conier Comaunder of the sayd County and the
  Rest of the Coiñissioners nominated did apeare beefore the Prouin
  ciall Court and theare Accepted of a power of Judicature And
  Engaged themselues by Oath to serue the Lord Protector and
  Common wealth as Comissioners for the Countie of Kent;
    Theese are theare fore to declare to all whom it may concerne That
  the sd power of Judicature soe graunted as afforesayd to the sd
  Phillip Conier Comaunder and the rest of the Comissionrs of Kent
  ought and shall Continue in force Accordinge to the Act of Assembly
  notwithstandinge any thinge that hath hapned since by reasson of the
  late trouble arissinge or any other Cause whatsoeuer And the sayd
  Comaunder & Comissionrs of the sayd Countye of Kent are heareby
  Required in the Name of his Highnes the Lord Protector of England
  to Attend to their duty and trust Comitted to them, to the best of
  their knowledge & abillity Wheareof the may not to faill uppon their
  pill giuen the 24th of Septembr 1655 Will Fuller
  To be published by the sheriffe

    8 m° 29th This day all whateuer hath been written Entred on
  Record in the Court Boocke since the last Court houlden Aprill 25:
  55 was Published by the Courts Apointment

  At a Court houlden For Kent the 29th of Octobr 1655 at the house 8th moneth
       of mt Thomas Hinson high      sherife for the Countie 1655
         mr Phillip Conier Capt John Russell
     p rsent Capt~ Jos: Weeckesf mr Wm Eliot

    James Homer (by his Attorney mr Tho: Hinson) hauinge pe
  tissiond the Court For 14 dayes worcke upon his own diet wrought
  f or Andrew Hanson, valerus Leo, & Swan Swanson, in their Crope
  the sd 14 days beinge Confest by sume of the Swedes prsent in
  Court & further hath made appeare that theare is due to him out of
  the Sweds Cropp two barrels of Corne
    The Court doth thearef ore Order tht the sd James Horner shall bee
  payd out of the Cropp of the forementioned three Swedes twoe
  barrels of Corne and for his 14 dayes worcke 25lb of tob a day to
  bee payd upon demaund with Court Charges els execution

    mr Henery Morgan hauinge pettissioned the Court for 10 dayes
  worckc & diet wrought for Andrew Hanson valerus Leo & Swan
  Swanson in their Crope, the sayd 10 dayes beeinge made apeare to
  the Court to bee unsatisfied
    The Court doth thearefore order that the three Swedes before
  mentioned shall pay out of ther Crope to mr Morgan upon all de
  maundes for the 10 dayes worcke & diet 25th of tob a day & Court
  Charges els execution