178Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.







           Liber B Capt Thö Bradnox Plant
                Jon Morgan Deft
                 The Plant in his Pet” moues, that he is Scandilized by the Defft, &
                requires proofe thereof or otherwise punishmt of the Deft accordinge
                to Law & Justice The defendt produceth euidence & proues tht Capt
                Thö Bradnox swore diuers Oathes & Capt Bradnox confest tht it was
                in his Passion.
                 The Court proceed to order Mr Hen. Morgan doth Judge the
                Plant to pay two hundred Pounds of Toil. mt Wickes Doth Judge tht
                in reguard it is the second offence & Conuiction in Court shall pay
                three hundred Pounds of Toll, beinge accordinge to Law or Acte of
                Assembly: Mr Phitt Conner doth Judge that the Plant shall paye two
                hundred Pounds. Capt Robt Vaughan Judge of the Court haueinge
                the Castinge vote doth Judge the same wth mr wickes beinge three
                hundred Pounds of Toll one moiety to the Lord Propr the other half e
                to the Informer      Teste mee John Cowrsey ClaY

                 Henry Gott Constable Last Court prsented, Capt Thomas Bradnox
                For beinge Drunke & a disturber of the Publique peace, by the Infor
                macon of Jon Stoill Dilliuerance Louly & mr Joseph wickes Noü the
                first 1659               Henry Gott
                Testes John Cow rsey Cla?  his marke

                 The Deposion of Nicholas Bradway sworne in Court
                 Saith tht when you Depont Came home from the Estrne Shore,
                cominge home they ware in the Toil House & they wisht yor Depont
                to come downe to see if the Toil was not in two high Case, yor Depont
                went downe & they ware quarilinge, & yor Depont heard Capt Thö
                Bradnox Sweare some Oathes, But yor Depont knoweth not how
                many, & he Commanded thm to strike downe the Toll & Further Saith
                not                Nicholas Bradway
                Teste me John Cowrsey Cla?     his marke

                 The Deposition of Toby Wells sworne in Court
                 Saith That yor depont beinge at the Toil House of Capt Bradnox
                y0r Depont heard Capt Thö Bradnox Sware diuers oathes but yor

                Depont stayd there but a little while, & to the best of yor Deponts
                Judgemt yor Depont did thinke Capt Bradnox was in Drinke, & Fur
                ther saith not                    Toby Wells.
                Teste me John Cowrsey Clar

          [lot. 68] Sarah Tailer absenteth her selfe From her Mr Capt Thomas Brad
                nox seruis, & complaineth to the Maiestrate Mr Joseph wickes of
                abuses & stripes giuen her by her mistres wthout Cause. Whereupon
                the Maiestrate commits her to the Constable, & to send her home if
                Conueniently he may, or else to bringe her to the next Court & the
                Constable said he could not gett her to her Maisters house but hath
                now deliuered her to this Court. Mrs Bradnox a Ledgeth, that for th°