70 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.





          Liber A The deffendant doth acknowledge the Charge made by the sd Price
               in his Complaint & tht the twoe depossitions prouinge the Charge
               are true
                The Court doth theareffore Order, that the deffendant shall pay
               to the sd Wm Price For the Repearation of his Credite three hundred
               pounds of tob in Caske, or acknowledge her Offence and aske the
               plaintiffe Forgiunes in Open Court, & for a Fine shall pay three
               hundred pounds of tobacco in Caske for publicke uses as the Court
               shall thincke fitt with Court Charges els Execution

                John Deare doth acknowledge in Court tht the Cowe or Cattell
               tht was his sonne Georges hee hath Receiued into his own handes
               againe to & for the use of his sonne George, as it was before the
               which Cowe hee had formerly sould to George Croutch as may
               appeare by a bill of sail upon Record bearinge date the [blank]th
               of [blank] soe tht George Croutch had nothinge left in his hands
               tht beelonged to the Childe George Deare, but on bull Calf e, the
               which of Right beelongs to John Deare beeinge a mall:
               Test— Nechholus peckard     Sign Jno  Deare

                             7 mo I 1656
                The depossiti of Nicolas Pickard aged 46 years or theareabouts
               tacken in the prsents of mr Wm Eliot sworne Examined & saith
                That wheareas George Croutch was Indebted to mr Nicolas
               Broune foure hundred pounds of tob & Caske by bill & mr Broune
               had apointed Capt Vaughan to Receiue it, then mr Hinson Came
               in the very Intreame & Receiued a hodgsh of tobacco for mr Brouns
               usse of the afforesd bill, of the sd George Croutch and further saith
               not                            Nicholas peckard

                           7 mo First 1656
                The depossition of mr Thomas Hinson aged 35 years or theare
               abouts taken in the prsents of mr Wm Eliot sworne Examined & saith
                That yor depon beeinge appointed by mr Nicholas Broune to
               goe to George Croutch to Receiue a hodgg of ton, (which Croutch
               owed him) if Capt Vaughan had not Receiued it beefore & when
               yor depon Came theare hee found the sd Croutch paying the tob to
               Capt Vaughan, but yor depon hauinge Order from mr Broune to
               Receiue it, Capt Vaughan & George Croutch weare both very wil
               innge tht yor depon should Receiue it, & soe hee did, George Croutch
               then demaunded his bill of yor depon, & yor depon~ Certified him tht
               hee had not the bill but sd thus to the sd Croutch if yu will goe
               with mee to mr Broune, yu shall haue in yor bill, or mr Broune
               shall acknowledge so much Receiued as the hoggh Containes; And
               shortly after wee went to mr Broune & Nicolas Pickard wth us &
               mr Broune did before us all three acknowledge the Receipt of a