Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.61





   it bee by due Course of law soe determined. Heareof faile not. Liber A
   Giuen at Providence Aprill 27: 1656     Will: Fuller
   To the sheriffe of the Isle of Kent

    mr Thomas Cole hauinge layd, the afforesaid Attachmt upon part
   of the Estat of Giles Blake deceassed, hath made his Complaint, tht
   the sd Blake hired his Sloope & boate flue monethes since, & saild
   in her to Virginia, & to this day neuer gaue him any accoumpt, and
   the sd Bleake beinge now decassed, the sloope is left in such Con
   dition as shee is scarce seruiceable, as the plaintife is Credibly
   Informd, soc that the none satisfaction for the hire, & the sloope
   much impecht, is great damadge & yet, more like to accrue, for
   either hee must loose both the sloope & boate, and all tht belongs
   to her, or goe himselfe to virginia, to looke after her; 1ff hee
   goe not hee looses her; If hee goe hee looses his Crope & leaues
   his family without any, to bee assistant to it, soe tht euery way
   hee is like to suffer much, if help bee not afforded & the Estate
   found Responsible, his lose & damadge Considered, hee desires Order
   agst the Estate, for what hee shall make appeare, by suffissient
   Euidence, to bee his Just due

    For the Clearinge of his Complaint to the Court, hee hath produst
   under the Gouernors hand, as Followeth
    These are to testifle to whom it may Concerne, that the sloope
   whearein Gyles Blake did saile, from hence to Virginia, & not yet
   Returned, did wholly belonge unto Thomas Cole as the pp owner
   theareof, and this I will testifle if need Require; this of Aprill
   1656                              Will Fuller

    The depossition of mr Henerie Carline aged 48 yers or thereabouts
   sworne Examined and saith
    That the sloope tht Giles Blake sailed in to virginia from Siuerne
   sum foure or flue monethes agoe did belonge to mr Thomas Cole,
   & a boat alsoe wth it, & tht the sd Cole was Owner of the sd sloope &
   boate, & tht theare was an agreemt betwixt mt Cole & the sd Blake,
   tht mr Cole for the use of his sloope, & boate, was to haue the one
   halfe, tht was Erned, by the sloope, improued by the sd Blake, &
   further saith not      Signu Henery Carline H C

    The depossition of Henery Gott aged 20 yeares or theareabouts
   sworn Exam & saith
    That the same tht mr Carline hath Exprest in his Oath yor deponent
   affirmes with this Addition That the sd Blake was to victualle the
   sloope & find a man to himself e, to Improue the sloope for the best
   aduantage, and what was Erned, to bee the One half e to mr Cole &
   the other to the sd Blake & further saith not

    The depossition of mr Thomas Cole aged 50 yeares or theareabouts
   sworne Examined and saith