Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.7





   hogh of tob in part of the afforesd bill & sd theare was a psell Liber A
   beehind & tht the bill was not wholly satisfyed, & tht what was
   behind was but a small psell & further saith not Tho: Hinson

        7 mo 9th 1656
     The Depossition of Wm Price taken in the prsents of mr Tho:
   Hinson aged 30 years or theareabouts Sworn Examined & saith
     That yor depon~ in June last or theareabouts, went to mr Hattons
   at Siuerne (& had in his Companye John Salter Jno Ringold & Tho:
   Hinson Junior,) to lay out a hogsM of tob or twoe of tob to buye
   nessessaries, for his usse, & hee asked for soape & weomens shooes,
   and theare beeinge none to bee had, yor depon & the Rest tht
   weare in his Company, went to mr Uties store, & mr. Utie went into
   the store, & Salter went into the store with him & wee stayd at
   the storehouse dore, & yor depon~ saw Jno Salter handlinge &
   Cheapninge of a hatt, & the hatts lay upon a box tht was halfe
   Open, & about halfe full of soape & as on hand was upon the hatts
   hee slide the other downe, into the box, which made yor depon~
   suspect hee might take sume soape out of the box, & Cothinge out
   of the store yor deponent loockt upon his pocket & saw it whitt
   & yor deponent askt him what hee had got in his pocket, & hee ansr:
   I tould mr Utie my wife was at great want of soape, & hee verie
   kindly gaue mee a peece, & puld it out of his pocket & shoed it him
   & it was a smal Cake of soape & further saith not
                                Sign Wm W Price

        7 mo 9th 1656
     The depossition of Jno Ringgold taken in the prseflts of mr Tho:
   Hinson aged 20 years or theareabouts Sworn Examined & saith
     That yor depon beeinge in the Company of Jno Salter Wm Price
   & Tho: Hinson Junior Price had ocassion to goe to mr Hattons
   store to lay out a hodg~~ or twoe of ton, but mr Hatton not hauinge
   such necessaries as Price wanted, wee went to mr Uties store to
   gett sum soape, & yot depon spacke to mr Utie for soape & his anst
   was tht his brother had denied diuers genttle woomen in the place of
   soape, & theare was little possibilitie of hauinge anny Salter alsoe
   made a great Complaint for soape to mr Utie & tould him his wife
   had non to wash his linnen, & mr Utie goinge into the store brought
   forth a p of shooes tht weare spocke for, & Salter seeinge the store
   dore open went in & went to a psell of hattes, tht lay upon a soape
   Chest, & was Cheapninge one, mr Utie & wee beeinge Come to him
   into the store, & yor depon seeinge the outside of his pocket whitt,
   loockte into his pocket & saw a Cake of soape at tht prsent in his
   pocket, beefore the went out of the storehouse & further saith not
                                    John Ringold

     Know all people that I Thomas Hawkines, of Nomeny In the [fol. 125]
   County of Westmorland, for Certaine Considerations mee theare