248   Kent County Court Proceedings, 1668-1671.

         Liber C Articles of Agreement made this 18 day of June 1668 & fully Con
               ceud betwixt Tho: Bright of the one party & Francis Shambrooke
               one the other party In manner and Forme as Followeth
                 Impres that the Said Francis shambrooke for A Considerable Con
               sideration Already Reced doth bind her Selfe for Three Compleat
               yeares After the date hereof to serue Tho: Bright in Such Seruice
               & Imploymt as the Sd Bright shall Imploy her in & during the said
               Terme the Aforesaid Tho: Bright doth firmly Ingage hemselfe to
               Allow the Said shambrooke meate drinke lodging & Apparrell to
               with Agreement the partyes aboue mentioned haue hereunto Sett
               their hands & seales       Francis 0 shambrooke
               witnes Thomas Thechiley    her signe & seale 0
                    Robert Hawkshaw    Tho: T Bright
                                   his signe & seale 0
               Acknowledged in Court & ordered to be recorded
                             Test:    John Wright Cla:

         [fol. 10] Alexander Thourson Entred A marke for his Sonne Andrew
        18 July 1668 Thourson Cattle being Fiue head the left Eare ouer keeled and a hole
               the Right Eare Cropt and Three Slitts
                 Peeter Scales desired to Record his marke of Cattle and hoggs as
          ditto die Followeth the Right Eare Slitt underkeeld and ouerkeeld the left Eare
               Cropt underkeeld and ouerkeeld
                 Mary Seale her marke slitt and underkeeld of the left Cropt and
               underkeeld of the Right/
                 Robert Humphreys desired to record his marke of Cattle and
          ditto die Hoggs as Foll: Cropt on the left Eare and A Swallow Forke of the
               Right Eare/
         15 August This daye William pledge desired to record his marke of Cattle and
            1668  hoggs as Foll: Cropt of both eares and two slitts in each eare and
               underkeeled of the left

               Att A Court holden the 25 August 1668 for the Lord propriator
                    in the 37 yeare of his Dominion &c for Kent County
               present Capt Robert Vaughan mr Richard Blunt
                    Capt John Vicaris             mr Thomas osborne
                    mr Morgan Williams            mr John Dabb Comissioners
                    mr William Head

                 Upon A Complaint made by Edward Hull by way of pett: Against
               Matthias Smith his Seruant two depositions being taken in part of
               Edward Hull the Court finding his Complaint Just doth order the
               Said Seruant to haue Twenty lashes upon the Bare Back well laid
               on, and upon Composition made the said Hull is to Sett his Seruant
               free in Consideration of his Curing of his legg and to pay him his
               Come and Clothes