Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.  167





   pson or psons whatsoeuer. In witness hereof I haue hereunto set my Liber B
   hand & Seale this 15th of March 1658 the Cow aboue specified beinge
   seuen yeares old or there abouts   Robert Browne
   Signed Sealed & Deliuered    his marke
    in the prsents of
       Robt Vaughan
       Matthew   Reade
          his marke

       A Court holden on Kent the first day of Octb 1659  (*)
    prsent Capt Robt Vaughan Mr Joseph Wickes Comiconrs
          Mr Henry Morgan   mr Seth Foster

    Sarah Tailer Complaineth to the Maiestrate mr Joseph wickes of [fol. 6o]
   diuers wronges & abuses giuen her by her Mair & Mrs Capt Thomas
   Bradnox & Mary his wife And upon the same was committed into the Sarah Tailor Complaineth vers.
   Constables costody to conuey to Capt Vaughan for further examina- Capt Tho Bradnox
   Con, or to her Maister if shee ware willinge to returne, wth her
   free consent the Constable Hen: Gott deliuered her to her Maister
   till the next Court followinge And then Capt Bradnox did promise
   to stand to tryall wthout further somons or writt

    Joh white beinge Examined on the behalfe of the Serut Sarah
   Tailer, on the Complaint mayd doth affirme in Court on oath That he
   can Testifie nothinge in this matter affirmatiuely for the Plant in this
   Cause.

    John Jenkins sworne in Court Examined saith That he neuer saw
   Capt Bradnox or his wife strike his Serut Sarah Tailer wth either
   Bulls pisle or Rope but he saw the sd Sarah haue a blacke place crosse
   one of her shoulders & this Depont heard her MTS giue her som bad
   words And this is what yor Depont doth affirme to the best of his
   knowledge.

    Tobias wells on oath saith that he saw Sarah Tailer Stript & on
   her backe he saw seuerall blacke spotts and on her Arme a great blacke
   spott about as broad as his hand, And Further saith not.

    Mr Joseph wickes doth Informe the Court that Mrs Mary Bradnox
   broake the peace in strikeinge her Sarut before him beinge a Maies
   trate, And on the time when the sd Sarut was there to make her Com
   plaint wch the sd mr wickes could not in Justice passe by or suffer,
   wch was one blow or stroke wth a Ropes ende.

    Katteren Gamer beinge brought into this Court as a Testimony for
   Capt Bradnox Plt against John Deere Deft the Deft doth except

    * The usual monthly court sessions of August and September seem not to have
   been held, probably because of recent Indian troubtes.