224Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.





        Liber B itt on Cow & on yearline heifer bound ouer to Mr James Ringgould
              for a Debt of six hundred fifty six pounds of tobaco & Caske Which
              the Court Doth order that the said Cow and yearline heifer shall be
              W Ringgoulds for sattisfacktion he payinge on hundred pounds of
              tobaco & Caske unto Janne Salter and all the rest of his estate to be
              for his wiues maintainance in Consederation she hath nither Corne
              nor beedinge nor other things fittinge for hur present Relefe only
              she payinge unto Janne Salter the remainder of the Debt which hur
              husband owed to hur which is two hundred and fifty pounds of
               tobaco & Caske          Teste me Toby Wells Clk

        [lot. 102] Att A Court holden upon Kent the first Day of August 1661
                 Psent Capt Rob Vaughan Capt Thomas Brodnox
                          Mr James Ringgould       Commirs

                By reason no moore Commisioners Could not be at Court and so
              lettell bussines thay haue only apoynted the next Court to be holden
               the first day of september next   Teste Tobye Wells Clks

         At A Court held upon Kent the seuenth Day of August 1661
                at the house of Mr Thomas Ringgould
               Psent   Capt Robert Vaughan Capt William Leeads
                       Mr James Ringgould Mr Nickholas pickard
                            Commisioners

                The Complaint of Sarah Tayler Seruant to Capt Thomas Brodnox
              taken the 5th of August 1661
                Saith that on Satterday Morning being the 3d of august she beinge
              about hur Mrs Bussines in hur Masters kitchin: hur Master & hur
              Mistres came and suddenly fell uppon hur: and she helped to hold hur
              untell he bagune to beate hure with a great ropes end: then she went
              and kept the doore untell hur husband hade beate her so unreasonably
              that theare is twenty on Impresions of blowes small and great upon
              her bathe and Armes that hath binne taken notis of and when hur
              Master had soe beaten hur; hur Master said now spoyle me a batch
              of bread againe

                Thes Complaint being read to Capt Brodnox he did acknoledg the
              beating of hur and that he would answer itt
                                     Corü nos Rob vaughan
                                            James Ringold
                                            Nickholas pickard

                Joseph Newman Sworne in Court Saith
                That on on Sunday morneing when he hued at Capt Thomas Brod
              nox house Capt Brodnox tooke upe a thre futted stole and stroke
              Sarah Tayler on the head with it for takeing a booke in hure hand