6o Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.





       Liber A Wm Price hath made his apearance, to satisfie the law, For his
              demerite standinge in Open Court, with a paper upon his brest,
              declaringe his ofence, accordinge to an Order of Court dat~ Feb
              ruarie the first 1655

                rnT Tho: Broadnox hath Areasted to the Court Jn° Smith in an
              Action of the Case Sume of his wittnes beeinge absent dessires a
              Refference to the next Court, which the Court is pleassed to
              graunt. hee imploid mr Connier & Tho H

                John Smith deffendant hauinge subpened twoe wittneses for his
              defence agst the afforesd action of the Case; For the auoidinge of
              further trouble & Charge, dessires their Oathes may bee taken, to
              bee of usse for his defence when Ocassion shall bee ofered

                The depossition of Tho: Witherell aged 47 yeares or theareabouts
              Sworne Examined & saith
                That mr Broadnox Came to yor deponent & sd hee had lost a kocke
              Turkey and yor deponent tould him, tht Jn° Smith tht morninge
              kild a turkey, & mt Broadnox sayd tht his turkey was aliue after
              George Hall was Corn from his house about noone, & mr Broadnox
              sayd, I heard a gunne after George was gone, about the head of the
              springe, & I thought tht gunne kild my Turkey; Then sd yor
              deponent to him againe, then it Cannot bee yor Turkey, for the
              Turkey tht John Smith kild, was kild in the morninge & further
              saith not                Sign Tho: Withrell

                The depossition of George Hall aged 34 yeares or theareabouts
              sworne examined and saith
                That what the afforesd Tho: Witherell hath exprest in his Oath
              yor deponent George Hall affirmes the same verbatum and further
              saith not                    George Hall
                                           his H marke

       [fol. 120] The Copie of an Atatchment agst the estate of Gilles Bleake
              deseassed
                Wheareas Thomas Cole hath made apeare tht hee hired out unto
              Gyles Blake a sloope & boat fitted to bee imployed by the sd Blake
              in Virginia, And the said Blake by his agreement was Engaged to
              Returne the sd sloope & boate in good Condition to the sd Colle
              with one half e of the profiitt, now wheareas the sd Blake is deceassed
              in Virginia, & no accoumpt or payment of the hire afforesd, The
              said Thomas Cole hath mooued mee for an Attachmt, on the goods
              of the said Gyles Blake, to bee Ressponsible theare unto These
              are therefore in the name of his highnesse the Lord Protectot, to
              will & Require yU to Attach the goods & Chattels of the said Gyles
              Blake at Kent, & soe to prouide tht the may bee Responsible to
              satisfie the said Thomas Cole for the hire of his sloope & boate if