Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.195








  John Spurdance plant:                     Liber B
  Mathew Reede def:
    Capt Robert vaughan sworne in Court Saith
    That Mathew Reede being at your deponants house theare wase a
  falling out betwext Mathew Reede and John Spurdance whearase the
  said spurdance Receued a hurte in his wrist as he tould your deponant
  by Mathew Reede Whearupon the next morninge thes deponant tell
  ing of Mathew Reede of it he tould thes dept: he wase very sory for
  it but being donne it Could not then be helpt and diuers other words
  to that Efect & further saith not Ro15 vaughan

    Richard Hutchins sworne in Court saith
    That he see Mathew Reede upon John Spurdance that time that his
  Arme wase hurt and that he tooke the said Reede of hime after his
  Arme wase hurte and after I went with hime behinde the houese out
  of his sight and farther saith not    the mark of
                     Richard R Hutchings

    Whearase A deference Hapened betwext John Spurdance and
  Mathew Reede and the said supdance proueing his seute the Court
  hath thear fore ordered that Mathew Reede shall pay forthwith unto
  John Spurdance the some of foure hundred pounds of tobaco & Caske
  with Cost of seute

  John Dabb plant:
  Mathew Reede Def:
    Wharas the plant: seued thes defendant for satisfaction for Keepe
  ing of his Maid seruant ,and hur Child acording to the order of the
  saide Reede whech he Acknowledgeth thear fore The Court hath
  thear fore ordered that the said Reede shall pay unto the a fore said
  Dobb the full and Just some of seuen hundred and fifty pounds of
  tobaco & Caske upon demand and the said Dabb to pay Cost of seute

    Whearase Mr John Coursey obtayned an order the last Court That
  if William Badger or his Aturny did not apeare thes Courte that then
  he should haue an Execution against the Estate of the said Badger
  Atached in the hands of Nicklus Brodway which said Badger beinge
  Called and none apearing the Courte hath thearfore ordered that he
  shall take oute Execution for his debt and Caste of seute

    Upon the presintment of Henrye Clay by Jo: salter Constable
  Anthony Griffin sworne saith that Henry Clay Came to John Salters
  house on the Sabath day and tould he had benn a striking Tobaco and
  at that time the sonne wase was not downe and further saith not
    John Salter Afermeth the same upon oath verbatume for which the
  Court doth order the said Henry Clay to pay fiften pounds of
  tobaco with Cost of seute the on halfe to the Informer the other halfe
  to the use of the Lord propriatary