Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.157





   his departure out of England; & That the sd Robt & Nicholas did Liber B
   owne each other for Brethren And ware soe taken & Reputed by &
   amongst all their acquintance, And Further theis Deponts did know
   the Mother of the sd Robt & Nicholas Browne who came out of
   wiltshire, to liue in the sd Parish of Bennets about two years before
   the said depture of Nichö Browne for Virginia; And afterwards
   dyed & was Buried in the Church yard of the sd Parish; Soc tht
   theis deponts doe undoubtedly beleive the said Robt Browne to be [lot. 52]
   the Naturall & Lawfull Brother of the said Nicholas Browne
   deceased:
     In witnes whereof wee the said Lord Maior And Aldermen or
   Senators of the said Citty of Lond. haue caused the Seale of the
   office of Maioralty of the said Cittie to be put to Theis pTsents.
   Dated at London the twenty seuenth day of August in the yeare of
   our Lord one thousand six hundred Fifty & eight. Sadler
     This sertificate was Read in Court &
     ordered to be put on Record Teste me John Cowrsey Clk.

     Articles agreed upon Condiconed & Concluded, in And betwene
   mT Robert Browne of the one pty & Henry Tailer both of the Isle of
   Kent on the other pty, witneseth That the said Henry Tailer shall
   Line wth the said mr Browne for & dureinge the space of three yeares
   from the day of the date here of, & alsoe tht the said Tailer shall to
   the best of his endeuour & skill, prosecute the takeinge up of all such
   Calues & Cows either in the wild heard of Cattle or else where on the
   Island aforesd as shall belonge unto the sd mr Robt Browne & to
   bringe them to his sd Plantacon as alsoe to doe any other thinge
   needfull to be done in & about the said Plantacon or Orchard for the
   sd rnT Browne dureinge the sd Terme of time, or about such needfull
   occations as the sd mr Browne shall haue not hindringe the sd Tailer
   in his Cropp or Crops
     In Consideracon there of the sd Robert Browne doth allow unto
   the sd Tailer for his Labour & paines, The one halfe of all such
   Calues as shall be fallen or calued dureinge the sd time & taken upp,
   And to haue the benifite of the one halfe of the yearly produce of the
   Orchard, And to liaue Land & Housinge to make a Cropp either
   of or for corne & Ton, & mr Browne to Assist the said Tailer in what
   he may, Exceptinge in the said Cropp & to allow the sd Tailer in
   what paines he shall take in the winter about Killinge any Cattle, &
   to allowe him Meate Drinke & Lodginge, Furthermore the sd Tailer
   is to Kill such provition out of the Stocke of Cattle as shall be for
   the use of the House wthout Consideracon witnes our hands this 14th
   of Feb.. 1658           Robt 0 Browne
   Test Charles Stuard        his marke
                            Hen: Tailer
                              his marke
   this was owned in Court
            Test. me John Cowrsey Clk