74 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.





         Liber A     a yeare & a halfe, or theareab outs; declareinge his damadge; The
               deffendant denyinge the debt The plaintiffe dessire a Refference,
               which the Court is pleassed to graunt

                 The deposi~ of mr Tho: Broadnox aged 57 years or theareabouts
               taken in the prsents of the Court sworn Examined & saith
                 That in July in the yeare 1654 Jno Salter dessired yor depon~
               & Roger Baxster to beare wittnes Concerninge a plantacon tht Jno
               Salter bought of mr Broockes of Marieland; uppon the Isle of Kent
               Comonly Called Beuer necke, & theire bargaine & agreement was as
               followeth; That the sd Jno Salter was to giue to mT Broockes, for
               the sd plantacon 1500lb of tob the next yeare after hee bought it,
               which was in the yeare And 1500lb of tob the next yer after
               which was in the yeare 1656, & upon this Couenaunt to pay 3000lb
               of tob as beefore, The said Broockes pmised to glue the said Salter
               peaceable & quiet possession of the fore mentioned plantacon, from
               all men & Further saith not; Sign mr Tho: T Broadnox

                 The deposi~ off Roger Baxster aged 46 years or theareaboutes
               taken in the prsents of the Court sworn examined and saith
                 That yor depon~ affirmes upon Oath all tht is mentioned & Exprest
               in [ ] deposi~ Verbatum & further saith not;

                                        Sign~ Roger R B Baxster

                 Robert Martin hath petti~ the Court That wheareas Wm Price,
               Septembr Court last Complaind agst his wife in an Action of Deffa
               mation, upon proofe wheareof, an Order past for three hundred
               poundes of tob to the plaintife, & three hundred pounds of tobacco
               for publique uses; The sd Martin humbly Craues, Consideringe it
               was no fault of his, but his wiues weackenes & passion, & ailso
               Consideringe, tht this last sumer hee hath had [ ] pressures upon
               him, as is well known to the most in the Countie, That this worsh
               [ ] bee pleassed accordinge to theire wonted Clemencie to Remitt
               tht part of [ ] which was for publique usses
                 Uppon the petti~ of the foresd Martin The Court is pleased to
               Order, tht accordinge to his dessire, & humble Request, the f ore-
               mentioned fine of three hundred pounds of tob for publique usses,
               shall bee wholly tacken of & Remitted, & tht it shall not bee Required
               of the sd Martin, to pay any part, or parcell theareof

                 [    ] rnr Thomas Hinson of Kent one of the Justices off
               the peace, in [ ] Pressenteth to the Court [ ] of
               Misdemenoar, or agst mr Henerie Carlin [ ] depossitions
               heareafter followinge

                 The depossition of Hassadia Hill aged 19 years or theareabouts,
               tacken in the prsents of mr Tho: Hinson the 25th of August 1656
               sworne Exam~ & saith