44 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.






         Liber A The Court doth thearefore Order that prsent paymt bee made out
               of the Estate of the sd Edward Tarrent of the foure hundred pounds
               of tob to the plaintiffe els Execution

                Wm Leedes pettissions the Court That wheareas bee stands Ingaged
               for the payment of seuerall debts due by bill and Accoumpts which
               weare to bee eqully payd by himselfe and Edward Tarent desseassed
               as will bee Justly proued & that hee is licke to bee much damnifled
               by Incombrances & suites of Law for that part of the aforesaid
               debts tht is Justly due to bee payd Out of the Estate of the said
               Tarrent, & no way owinge from himselfe
                Now wheameas the Estat of the sd Tarrent desseassed is in the
               Charg & Custodie of Capt Joseph Weickes hee beeinge ouerseere to
               the Estate The plaintiffe humbly Craues tht the sd Estat may bee
               liable to make payment of tht part or tht half e of the debts tht the
               sd Tarment stood indebted to pay at the time of his death
                And tht theare may bee no doubt or scruple in the Cause, hee hath
               drawne up all the pticulers as followeth & plast the debts in their
               due place & Order as the ought to bee payd, thos undr his own name
               bee ownes to discharge & those undr Tarrents name his Estate is
               liable to pay

                Debts Due by bill & accoumpt from Wm Leeds and th estate of
               Edward Tarrent Desased
                                            LeedesTarrt
                                           DebitorDebitor
              By bill to m' Tho: Hinson       1350 0675     675
              By bill to Robt Martin1000      0500  500
              By bill to George Hall0420      0210  210
              By bill to mr Broune0566        0283  283
              By bill & acc° to Capt weicks   0520 0260     260
              By bill to mr Hinson0215       0107½ 107½
              By Acco~ to mr Coni'0200        0100  100
              By Acco to Jn° Winch0164        0082  082
              By &c to mr Brodnox0020         0010  010

                Sumary totull 4455 Suma totu

                The plaintiffe hauing giuen full satisfaction to the Court tht his
               demaund is Just & equall & in all pticulars hath made aparant his
               Declaration, wth Just proof
                The Court doth there for Ordr that all those debts that Edward
               Tarrent owed at the tyme of his death; (hauinge apeard by Just
               proofe) and are now to bee payd out of his Estate, shall bee payd
               and discharged by the fore named Capt joseph Weickes ouerseere to
               the sayd Estate, Or otherways tht the sayd Capt~ Weickes shall saue,
               keepe harmles, & undamniflied the sayd Leeds From all & euery part
               of the Formentioned Tarrents debts