Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.191








         December 20th 1660                   Liber B
      Dauide fillips Complayneth to the Carte that he bought an Indian [fol. 80]
    boye of his father and sence he bought hime his father hath come to
    his house and stole away diuers things f rome the said fillips and alsoe
    hath stolne away the boy from hime

    Tho Sutheren Plant:
    Mr Brodnox Def: making his wife his Lawfull aturny
      Judeth hemsly aged 27 years or theare abouts sworne in Cart
      Saith that Tho: sutheren Came in the shipe with hure aboute
    seuene years sence with on W george Jonsone and the said sutherens
    Indenture wase made at sea f or seuene years and when he Came into
    yeorke Riuere the said Jonsone sould hime to Mr Waddeloe for seuen
    years and after he hade sould hime the said waddelo & tho: sutherene
    made a bargene that the said sutheren should serue another yeare to
    lerne the trade of a Cupper and farther saith not

      Macume Meconny aged 23 years or theare abouts sworne in Cort
      Saith that Mr Waddelo Related after he had bought the saide tho:
    Sutheren that he wase to serue hime aeight years & for Consederation
    the said waddelo wase to teach hime the trade of a Cupper for on of
    the said years and farther saith not

      Nicklus Brodway aged 30 years or theare abouts sworne in Carte
      Saith that when he Carried the said tho: Sutheren doune to John
    salters he tould hime he had three Crops to serue if in Case his Mr
    would teach hime the trade of a Copper and farther saith not
    Teste Tobye Wells Clk          the mark of
                                Nicklus Brodway

      John White aged 22 years or theare abouts sworne in Corte
      Saith that he herd tho: Sutheren say that he had three Crops to
    serue if in Case he had his trade and fm-there saith not
    Teste Tobye Wells Clk           the marke of
                                    John  White

      Will: hemsly aged 26 years or theare abouts sworne in Corte
      Saith that Carreing tho: Sutheren home to his Mrs house his Ms
    asked hime whether or not he ded not say he hade thre Crops to
    serue before his master he answered he deede to please his master
    and W Brodnox answered that throu a young knaue and and ould
    knaue thay ware deceued of thayre write and further saith not
    Teste Tobye Wells Clk             Wm Hemsley

      The Plant: Craues his time of seruitude as being free with Corne
    Clothes and dameges as haueing benne detayned beyonde his Just
    time and procures some Euidence the defend: denyes his fredume and
    aleageth to make some farther profe in the Caus which not yet apear
    ing the Cart beinge about to pase Judgment the def: Craues an