46 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.








          Liber A disciem all Right tittle Clerne or intreast for mee my heires Execu
               Admini or Assignes to all & euery pticulare of the sd Cattell & goods
               formerly mentioned & exprest And doe aliso further Coueñant bind
               & engage my self e tht the sd Mary shall haue free liberty all the tyme
               of her life to disspose of all or any part of the fore mentioned Cattell
               and goodes And at the expiration of her time heare upon earth If
               God giue her will .& opertunitie, then by will gift or legasi to dispose
               of the same to her Children or whom shee pleasses as beinge her
               owne Estate without the lett or hindrance of mee the sd Roger
               Baxster my heires Execu Admini~ or Assignes or any pson or
               psones Claiminge Right or Intreast from or undr mee or myn, And
               if it soe happen tht the sayd Marie depart this luff without will or
               dispossal of the sayd Cättell and goodes tht then the same bee left to
               bee dispsed of at the discression of the Court to her Childre if then
               beinge or otherwayes accordinge to equitie and & Contience I doe
               further Couenant & bind my selfe as before tht the sd Marie shall
               haue free libertie to dispose of either or both her Children to any
               pson or psons for their bettr Education & bringinge up allways puided
               tht this disposall bee not done Rashly but to take the aduice of sume
               twoe honest neighboures or to haue the aprobation of the Court and
               for Confirmation I haue heareunto put my hand in the prsents of
               the Court this first of Januarie 1655
               Test Tho Hill Clar                Sig~
                                                 Roger R B
                                                 Baxster


                 Know all men by theese prsents That I Isake Iiiue of the Isle of
               kent planter, haue & doth acknowledge to haue bartered sould bar
               gained & made sail of one broune Cowe & her Calfe, with whitte
               homes & whittishe gray towards the end of the taille, and a hole in
               the Right eare, & the left eare Cropt, & half e of the left eare tacken
               away, unto Thomas Wetherly which afforesayd Cowe, with her
               increase, I the afforesayd Iliue doth by theese, Acknowledge a free &
               firme sail by mee & from mee my heires Exec Admini~ and As
               signes foreuer unto the afforesayd wetherly his heires Exec~ Admini
               & Assignes foreuer to haue & to hould keepe & possesse & Enioy
               peacably as his owne pp goodes, & I doe further bynd my self e my
               heires Exec Admini~ & Assig unto the afforsd wetherly his heires
               Exec Admini~ & Assig~ to keepe indamnefied & saue harmles
               foreuer from all letts hinderances molestations of any pson or
               psons tht shall by any cleme whatsoeuer molest or disquiet the
               afforesayd Witherley his Execu~ Admin or Assignes in their
               quiet possession & peacable Enioyment of the afforesaide & theire
               increasse as wittnes my hand this first of Januarie 1655
               Test Rob Vaughan                     Isa Iliue
                              Wm Leedes