64 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.





         Liber A The depossition of Wm Price aged 31 years or theareabouts, taken
               in the prseflce off mr Henery Morgan the 11th of June 1656 sworne
               Examined & saith
                That about the middle of May last, on a saturday at night, Cothinge
               home verie late, yor deponent was to goe to Goodman Martines to
               worke, & Tho~ Reade alsoe, & Goodie martin was to goe home with
               us, & Cothinge downe to the watr side, Readie to put off the Canoo,
               the wind Risse, & yor deponent was not willinge to goe, but to
               Returne backe, & stay all night & Cothinge backe againe into the
               house, wheare Henery Ashley dwels, wee went to supper, & after
               supper, Goodie Martine made the bedd, & said I haue turnd the bedd,
               & made it large Inough for us all three, & shee, & Henery Ashley, &
               younge Robbine Martin, went all to bedd togathr, & Robine lay
               betweene, or in the middle, & in the morning, when yor deponent
               Risse, hee found them all three in bedd togather, & younge Robine
               between, & Goodie martine and Henery, weare the last tht Risse out
               of bedd, & further saith not
                                           Sign~ Wm  Price

           At a Court houlden for Kent July the first 1656
                  sent Capt~ Joseph Wickes   Jmr Hene: Morgan
                       Capt~ John Russell mr Wm Eliot

                Roger Baxster hath made his Complaint, tht Jn° Deare is indebted
               to him flue hundred pounds of ton, which (by spessialtie for soe
               much tob & Cask) hee hath made to appeare Owned & acknowledged
               by the deffendant; The Complaint cleared
                The Coup doth thearefore Order tht the sd Jn° Deare shall make
               prsent payment of flue hundred pounds of tob & Caske to the sd
               Roger Baxster with Court Charges els Execution

                Capt Rob Vaughan Attorney to mr Abbot Complaines agst Jn°
               Deare tht hee stands indebted to the sd Abbot on thousand twoe
               hundred & flue pounds of ton, & hath pdust a bill of sixteen hundred
               pounds of tob & Cask due to bee payd the tenth of Nouembr next,
               of the wch bill 1205lb of tob Remains still unsatisfied; The sd Deare
               hauinge Confest a Judgmt, & tht there Remaines unsatisfied of the
               sd bill on thousand twoe hundred & flue lb The Court doth thearefore
               Order, tht the sd Deare shall make payment of on thousand twoe
               hundred & flue pounds of tob & Caske to Capt Rob Vaughan At
               torney to the sd Abbot the tenth of nouembr next accordinge to the
               tenor of the sd bill with Court Charges els Execution

                The depossition of mr Henery Carline aged 40 years or theare
               abouts taken in the prseflts of the Court the first of July 1656 sworne
               Examined & saith