Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.185








   inc & in my name to answar the suyte of Capt Thã Bradnox in an Liber B
   Action of the Case and whit my Atturny shall doe conserninge the
   afore sd prmises I doe Confirme to my sd Atturny to aske & doe as [fol. 73]
   if I my selfe ware there in pson as witnesse my hand this 8th day of
   Febreus 1659.                    John Burage
      Wm Hemsley
      Steeuen S Benson
         his marke

   To the worshlt the Comrs For the County of Kent
     The humble peticon of Thö Bradnox
     Sheweth That ypr peticonrs wife haueinge giuen to her by Mistris
   Parker one of her sonnes, by name Francis Maulden & alsoe to your
   Petr as their owne Childe, yet notwithstandinge after your Petr had
   the said Childe aboute six yeares, & had beene at greate Charges in
   keepinge the sd Childe, Mrs Parker came to yor Petrs house aboute
   a Fortnight since and Forcably a pty of men tooke away the saide
   Childe & by the particular aduise of John Burage who doth stand to
   Justife the sd Action in the behalfe of the the said mrs Parker. The
   prmises Considered yor Petr Craues tht he may haue satisfation for
   the time hee hath kept the sd Childe wth all his Charges & Expences
   & yor petr shall euer pray.

     William Granger Aged 43 yeares or there âbouts Examined
   sworne in Court
     Saith That yor Depont wth mr Thomas Hinson was attendinge two
   dayes to come ouer to the Court which was the First day of Feb
   rewary last & there wee ware at the Boate & mended & Fited the Sayle,
   & we lanced the Boate & the voyolence of the weather Forct us tht
   wee weare preuented to be at tht Court & Further yot Depont saith not
                                    Wilt Granger

     The Court is appointed to be kept the First day of Aprill next
   ensuinge              Teste me John Cowrsey Clar

     Receued the Clarkes office By the Apointment of the Commis- (*)
   siners this the 7th of Aprill 1660
     A list of the records Receued of Mr John Course the 7th of Aprill
    1660
      Imprimis one ould record begining in 1647
               one littill Booke Begining 1656
               one Booke more of laws begining 1656
               one Booke more Begining 1658
               fowre Bookes of Acts of Assembly

    * This entry is by the hand of the new clerk Tobias Wells, who thus records
   his own accession.