350Kent County Court Proceedings, 1675-1676.





         LiberC William Jackman fined one hundred pounds of Tobb for swearein
              in open Court & being drunke.
                It is ordered by mr Joseph wicks tht will Jackman be released

                Whearas mr Joseph Wicks one of the Comrs of ths Court hath
              Complained to ths Court against John Bowles for seuerall divers
              scandalus words in a very unseemly mannr the said Bowles hath
              spoken agst the sd mr wickes
                Wheareas it is ordered by the Court tht the shirriff of the County
              doe take John Bowles in to his Custody & him to secure untill he
              finde sufficient security such as the Court shall approve on for his
              good behavior for a tweluemonth & the Bowles to appeare at Every
              Court or in defalt of his good bahavior to forfit twenty pounds
              sterling to the Ld propr
                Thomas warren Junir became bound for John Bowles in Tenn
              pounds sterling unto the Lord Propt.

         Christophor Andrews
                             In an Accon of Tresspass on the Case after
                by Michaell Miller
              his Attorny     seuall debats it was ref errd to a Jury by name
                      y vincent Atchison foreman Thomas warren
              Ellis Humphrey 1
                by mr Warde dft juni &c.
              Ex. iss the 12th of iober 1676

                kent ss Ellis Humphrey of kent County was Attached to Ansr unto
              Christop Andrews of the same County in a plea of Tresspass on the
              Case,
                And wheareupon the sd Christopher by Michaell Miller his Attorny
              saith tht the Ellis the first day of May last past Entertained & took
              into his service one william Jackman knowing him to be a servant
              of the sd Christopher & kept him in his service, from the 1st day of
              May as afore said untill the 24th of the same Instant to the great
              damage of the sd Christopher wheareupon the said Christopher saith
              he is damnified & hath damag to the valew of 3000lb of Tobb &
              theareupon he bringeth his sute Miller qur

                The depotion of william Jackman aged 24 yeares or there aboots
              sworne in open Court sath tht in Aprll Court after Court was donn
              Ellis Humphrey came to my Master Christopher Andrews & desired
              tht I yor deponant migt goe to his house & worke for him & he
              would honnestly pay him for his worke, & sett his home againe: & I
              yor deponant wrought with the said Ellis Humphrey aboote a fort
              night & did soe much worke for him as came to a hogshead of Tobb,
              & then the sd Ellis asked me what I would have, & I tould him I would
              have a hogshead of Tobb, & the said Ellis tould me he would giue me
              one hundred pounds of Tobb, & he would sett me in the ready roade
              way for New-york, & I yor deponant saith tht Ellis Humphrey kept