92     Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.

          Liber B At an Orphanes Couttt houlden for Kent Nouembr the ffirst 1656

                tsent    Mr Phillip Conier, Mr Tho: Ringgold, Mr Tho: Hinson
                    Mr Henery Morgan Capt Jn° Russell Mr Wm Eliot

                Mr Henery Morgan hath brought in, & ptsented to the Court, an
               accoumpt off a Certaine psell of Cattell, which hee doth acknowledge,
               are now in his possession, & doe behonge, & apertaine, to an Orphan:
               to witt Tabitha Short the daughter of Robert Short desseassed. The
               accoumpt ifolloweth
                An accoumpt of what ffemahl Cattell is in the hands of Mt Henery
               Morgan belonging to the estate of Tabitha Short the daughtr of Ro15
               Short deceassed tacken the 15th Septembr 1656. Sumtyme in
               Aprill 1652 Receiued one Cow & one Heifer beelonging to the estate
               of the sd Tabitha Short
                     The Ould Cow went ouem two yeares
                     The younge Cow went ouer two yeares
                    Item One heifer lost her Calfe this yeare
                  Remaininge in Mr Morgans handes belonginge to the
                     sd Tabetha estat               9 ema e
                                        p me Henery Morgan
                              his mark

               The ould Cow marked Comins his marke & her heifer allso, all
               the Rest, beeinge marked with the left care Crapped, & the Right
               care slitt with a peece Cutt out vnder the care neare the Roote
                                          Mr Henery Morga
                              his mark

                The depsi of Mr Henery Morgan aged 40 years or thearaböt
               taken in Court sworne examined and saith
                That the accoumpt aforesaid is a true & Just accoumpt of all the
               ifemall Cattell, And tht it is all tht wholl estate of Tabitha Shorts
               in his possession; Two males expted; & further saith not

         [fol. A note of goodes found in Mr Brounes house the 27th of July
               1655 and appreysed by twoe sworne aprisers George Uroutch &
               Nickolas Pickard
                                                 Tob & Caske
               Impr Two ould Ruggs, one ould flock bed, two peare
                of ould sheetes, one boulster ifiocke, one bage of    250
                ifethers, and a pillowe
               Item a Copper kettell, two small Iron potts, & one          200
                a legge out, & a fryinge pan, a bukket
               Item a parsell of great nalles, and other ould nailes
                a peare of Hinges, & other ould Iron
               Item three plowe Cheanes, a Cowter, and a share, with       2 0
                a wayn shakkell