Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.  119





    thou hast dun more then thow canst answar in breaking into the fort Liber B
    whereupon Mt Bradnox being abed caled us in & bid us turn him out [fol. 21]
    or else he would hamstring him or breack his legs & by or pswasions
    he tooke up a coale of fire & went his way & farther deposeth nJurate coram me Phill: Conier              Tho: Dikes

     The Depossition of Tho: Dikes aged 21 yeares or thear abouts
    taken the 19th of October 1657 Sworne Exã saith
     That some time about the last of Agust or the .Begining of Septem:
     Bradnox being merry in his owne house with som of his freinds
    after they were gon some home & some to sleep the sd MY Bradnox
    & his wife goeing into their owne roome good freinds as far as yor
    depnt could pceiue by them mrs Bradnox went to bed & being in bed
    sd to her husband pray fetch me a cup of perry & whether he fetch one
    cup or more yor depnt cannott tell the being both in bed together some
    words past betwen them whereupon the Sd Mrs Bradnox being in a
    great passion rose out of his bed & went to another & soc left them
    that night & further deposeth nott Tho: Dikes
    Jurate coram me Phill Conier

    At a Court holden for kent the 20: of Nouem: 1657 prsent
      prt  Mr Phill Conier   Commander
           Mr Tho: Ringold Comiss:     Mr Tho: Hinson
                          Mr Henry Morgan

     Tho: Bradnox complaineth agst: John Salter in an action of debt
    due by bill in the sum of 1364l of tobacco & caske & for this he
    bringeth his suite wart issued
     The defendant haueing acknowledge the debt to be due the Court
    hath therefore orderd that the defendant shall make prsent payment
    of 1364l of tobacco with Caske; unto the plantife wth Court Charges
    elc Exc:

     Capt Robt Vaughan complaineth agst: John Salter in a action of
    debt due by bill in the sum of 390 pound of tobacco & Caske & for
    this he bringeth his suite wart issued
     the defendant haueing acknowledge the debt the Court hath there
    fore orderd that prsent payment shall be made unto the Plantife by
    the defendant wth cost of suite els Exce:

     William Leedes recordes his marke of Cattle

     Be it knowne unto all men by these prsents That I Tho: Brdnox Record
    of kent in the puince of Maryland &c doe acknowledge my selfe my
    heires Exce: & assignes to haue bargained sould & Delid unto John
    Ellis of the same place Planter one plantation commonly knowne by