68 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.








          Liber A I Henery Carline (Attorney to mr Thomas Hawkines) doe Assigne
               ouer all the Right tittle & Intreast of a Certaine seruant named
               James Gunsseill, with his Indentures, I say I doe Assigne Ouer all
               the Right tht mt Thomas Hawkines had in the sd seruant, to John
               Deare, wittnes my hand this 30th of Nouembr 1655
               Test Thos Coil               Henery H C Carline
                   his T C mark                his marke
                   Tho: Hill Clar              Vera Copia testis

                 Deliüed to mr Wm Durand Sec~ For the Prouince a Transcript of
               the Courtes prossedinges, From Aprill 25th 1655 to the last of
               Februarie 1655; Containinge all the Courts prosseedinges of Eleuen
               Monethes; the which Transcript was by the secretarie Receiued &
               accepted this 9th of July 1656

                    August the 12th 1656
                 The depossition of Ritchard Blunt aged 35 yers or theareabouts
               taken in the prsents of mr Tho: Hinson, Sworne Examined & saith
                 That about the begininge of Aprill last past, beeinge at the house
               of rnr Iliue mr South bought of mr Ilue tht plantacon tht hee liues
               upon, for foure thousand pounds of tob & Caske, which tob was
               by the sd Iliue accepted in bills and mr Iliue & Henery Clay weare
               to make theire Cropps upon it only tht prsent yer; And the sd mr
               Iliue dessired secressie of yor deponent & those tht weare prsent
               beecause hee had Engagd himselfe to mr south, to bye Zacherie
               Wades part, as soone as hee Could send or goe; For tht if this
               bargaine of sale should bee knowen, to Wade, beefore hee met
               with him or sent to him; tht then Wade would make him pay the
               more for his part And tht if this land was Recouered away From
               Iliue within a yeare so tht hee Could not make good the salle to
               mr south then the bargaine to bee void & of none effect & mr South
               to haue his tob with Cask Returnd to him againe, which the supposed
               would bee fore tht tyrne bee made an End of off, one way or other; &
               furthr saith not          Sign Ritch  Blunt

                    August the 12th 1656
                 The depssition of mr Thomas South aged 38 yers or theareabouts
               taken in the prsents of mr Thomas Hinson (upon Kent) sworne
               Exarn~ & saith
                 That about March last, yor deponent & Ritchard Blunt bought a
               plantacon of mr Thomas at Siuerne (tht hee was then Seated upon)
               as doth plainly appeare, by a bill of salle under mr Thomas his
               hand, The bounds of which land mr Thomas made knowen to us by
               word of mouth, as followeth; Bounded one way, with the meeteinge
               house path or it went as fare as the Meeteinge house path, but hee
               neuer understood tht it Exceeded that; And bounded licke wise to
               a valley in the way to mr Owines, wheare the fence Ran & yor