66 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.





        Liber A    Couenaunt to make prsent deliuie, unto mr Henery Carline, for the
              usse of mr Thomas Hawkines These Cattell hearein heareafter
              spessiffied that is to say flue Cowes, markt with my own marke,
              which is the Right Eare ouerkeeld, & the left Eare Cropt & under
              keeld The first of these flue Cowes Cald genttle; The second Cow
              Cald Cherrie; The third Cow Cald blacke nan The fourth Cow Cald
              nanssie; The fifth Cow Cald mopus; And three Cowes more with
              other markes as followeth; The first Cald Troublesome, her mark
              the Right Eare Cropt and a ho!!, the left Eare undr keeld and a
              ho!!, The second Cald frenchwoman Cropt on the Right Eare; The
              third Cow Cald merieloockes, Cropt & undrkeeld on both Eares,
              beeinge in all Eaight .Cowes; For and in Consideration of satis
              faction, alreadie in hand Receiued And I the said John Deare doe
              by these prsents Warrant the sail of the said Eaight Cowes, unto
              the afforesaid Thomas Hawkines his Heires Executors Administrators
              or Assignes that hee or they shall peaceably and quietly Enioy the
              sayd Eaight Cowes, with all theire Future increasse, without the let
              molestassion or hinderance, of mee the said John Deare, my Heires
              Executors Administrators or Assignes or any pson or psones what
              soeuer, And for Confirmation heareof I haue heareunto put my
              hand and seall, this 30th of June Ann° Domi 1656
              Sealled Signed and deliüed     John   Deare
                in the prsents of us           his marke
                   Thomas T C Coll
                             his marke
                  Tho:  Hill Clar

         At a Court houlden for sume pticuler Ocassions at the hous of mr
         Phillip Connier Comamande for the Countie July the 5th 1656
         prsent mr Phillip Connier; Capt~ Jo: Weikes; nir Tho: Hinson;
                 mr Hen Morgan; Capt~ Jno Russell

                Wheareas mr Henery Carline the first of May last past, was in
              Open Court sworne to pforme the Office of a sheriffe truly & faith
              fuly for sum prsent Ocassiones & not fully Establisht for want of
              securitie; hee pmissinge to bringe securitie, for his place, the next
              Court followinge, which was, the first of July last past, Securitie
              by him then tendered, but in such manner, as Could not with saftie
              bee accepted Securitie by the sd Carline this day tendered such as
              the Court was pieassed to accept
                The Court doth thearefore Order tht the sd Henery Carline shall
              act & Offissiat, in the place, & office of a sheriffe, For this Countie
              of Kent, accordinge to his Oath, and Charge giuen him, the first
              of May last past, beeinge the said first of May alsoe Chossen &
              Elected, & now upon his securitie by the Court accepted