Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.117





  forth of his owne roome wincks upon the maid as she said & yor Liber B
  depnt was acomming in & the maid winckt upon yor depnt & yor depnt
  went back againe & went out of the gate & heard a noise & came back
  againe & as yor depnt was comming the Maid caled yor depnt & John [fol. 22]
  Gibson & said let not the mar be murderd in his owne house & John
  Gibson & yor depnt comming into Mr Bradnox owne roome salter
  had his hand upon Mr Bradnox shirt Coller & he him by the hair & they
  cried to one another to let each other goc & much adoe J ohn Gibson
  & yor depnt parted them & Mr Bradnox caled John Salter rogue &
  he had lame with his wife & the sd salter replied it was noe more then
  the sd Mr Bradnox had done to his & Salter said that his owne wife
  was Mr Bradnox whore & he would proue it & further deposeth not
  Jurate coram me                 the marke of
       Phill: Conier            Tho: T S Snockes

    The deposition of Rich: Smith aged 40 yeares or thear abouts
  taken the 19th of Octob: 1657 sworne Exa: saith
    That upon Saturday being the 17th of this Instant month com
  ming in from worke the maid caled out & sd if some body did not
  come in her Maister would be murdered & yor depnt goeing in the sd
  Salter had Mr Bradnox by the throat the teares run downe his
  cheeckes & yor depnt tacking Mt Bradnox part the Sd Salter strooke
  yor depnt ouer the head with a caine & swore gods wownds & bloud
  if yor Depnt would not keepe away he would stab him with a knife
  & further deposeth nott The marke of Rich Smith
  Jurate coram me Phill Conier

    The depossition of Tho: Dickes aged 21 yeares or there abouts
  taken the 19th of October 1657 sworne Exa: saith
    That upon Saturday being the 17th of this instant month yor depnt
  being at the spring watering the horses heard a great noise in the
  house, the Irish man comming after yor depnt sd what is the matter
  the Irishman replied againe & sd that he thought Salter had broken
  downe the doore to goe in; yor depnt makeing haste to goe up againe
  from the springe with a horse & a mare in my hand & there mett the
  child crying & said to yor depnt goe in for they are together by the eares
  yor depnt goeing in found the Sd Salter standing up by the window
  asked what is the matter the negar replied againe saiing Mt Bradnox
  & Salter had been together by the Eares yor depnt taking the Sd Salter
  by the Collar tooke him away into the dining room & theare sitting
  downe upon the Couch perswading him to be quiett the sd Salter
  replied againe I will put my life into yor hands yor depnt not under
  standing what they fell out for told him none there should wrong
  him where upon the sd Salter & yor depnt rose up & went to the End
  of the table Mr Bradnox coming in sd to the sd Salter thou rogue thou
  hast laine with my wife & Salter replied againe noe ould Tom thou
  liest & when yor depnt heard those words pswaded them both to be