1 16Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.





         Liber B    4 yeare old 10 of 1 ycare ½/ 6 barrowes of 2 yeare old: 14 weenlen
               Pigues 2 boeres I of 3 yeare old: the other 1 yeare & ½/
                                            Edw Hull
                          gershon Crumwell
                              his signe

                 the deposition of An: Stanly aged twenty one yeares or theare
               about taken the 19th of Octob 1657 sworne Exa: saith
                 that upon Saturday last being the 17th of this Instant month being
               in my Maisters house: Tho: Snockes seeing of John Salter takeing
               of my Mrs by the hand: & Careing of her into the Hall yor yor depnt
               being in the kitchin the sd Snockes came & caled yor depnt to see a
               sight & yor depnt comming into the Entry made a stopp & heard John
               Salter Sweare begod he would she makeing of him ans* againe what
               upon force by fair meanes yow may doe much: y0r depnt standing
               theare my Mr comming forth of his owne chamber heareing some
               disturbance in the Hall finding John Salter with his wife in the Hall
               calling of yor deprnt for wittnesse, wch yor depnt saw John Salters
               breches downe in his hand & my upon the bed with her coats up
               as high as her brest as the Sd Salter came from her & my Maister
               would haue had society with his wife soe soone as John Salter was
               gone from her & she would not yeald caleing forth for helpe Salter
               being about the house heareing of my Mrs cry broocke into the roome
               & tooke my Maister by the throat & almost strangled him: & held one
               hand on his throat & my Maisters caine in his other hand my Maister
               saieing to salter is this a ciuill action to use to my wife the Sd Salter
               replied againe it is noe more then yow haue don to my wife & he
               would proue itt, & further she deposeth not  the Marke of
               Jurati coram me Phill ConierAn S Stanly
               Copia vera: testie wm Leedes Clarke

                 The Deposition of Tho: Snockes aged 22 yeares or theare abouts
               taken this 19th of Octob 1657 sworne Exa: saith That as yor depnt
               Came from Mr Wickes caled in at Mr Bradnox as yor depnt went
               by, comming thither yor depnt found Mr Bradnox John Salter &
               John Gibson theare a drincking & Mrs Bradnox sate upon the cedar
               chest; John Salter arose of the bed side & went & sate downe by
                Braadnox & he raised her up by the armes & tooke her in his armes
               & careied her into the hall: Mr Bradnox sitting in his owne roome
               by the bedside & the Sd Salter tooke Mrs Bradnox & laid her upon
               the Hall bed & he askt her to haue to doe her & she sd noe, but
               noe resistance made that yor depnt could see or hear: yor depnt walked
               to & agen betwene the two doores in the entry stamping & makeing
               a noise to giue John Salter & Mrs Bradnox notice, yor depnt see they
               would take noe notice & went into the kitchin & caled the Maid &
               bid her go into the hall & see what a sight she should see theare &
               she went into the entry & theare she stood & her Maister comming