Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.73





    The deposi of Nicollas Broadaway aged 24 yers or theareabouts Liber A
  taken in the prsents of the Court Sworn Examined & saith
    That yor depon affirmes the same which is nominated & Exprest
  in the former taken by mr Wickes Verbatum & further saith not;
                          Sign Nick  Broadaway
    Mr Ward desires a Refference to the next Court which the Court
  is pleassed to graunt

    mr Tho: Broadnox Complaines agst Anthony Calloway in an
  Action of the Case; That sd Calloway Conditioned to serue him the
  last yeare; but faillinge of the pformance of his Condition, The sd
  Broadnox Enters his Action, for a yeares seruice to bee made good
  the next yeare The deffendant brings twoe Oathes for his deffence,
  as followeth
    The deposi of mr Tho: Hinson aged 36 years or theareabouts,
  taken in the prsents of the Court sworn Examined & saith
    That beeinge at the house of mr Broadnox about January last, mr
  Broadnox desired yor depon to write a Condition between Anthony
  Calloway & him at tht tyme but had spocke to yor depon~ diuers
  tymes before, to the same purpose; And at writtinge theareof yor
  depon did Arreast the sd Galloway at the suit of Jn° Deare for
  the pformance of a bargaine of seruice which hee had made wth
  him before & the sd Anthony beeinge Cald to put his hand to the
  Condition, made betwixt mr Broadnox & himselfe formerly men
  tioned; after he was Areasted, the sd Anthony dessired hee might
  speacke wth Jn° Deare first; mr Broadnox repled again tht hee might
  put his hand to it without any Question, for if Deare haue you by
  Order of Court then I Cannot haue you; and farthr saith not
                                    Tho:  Hinson

    The deposi of mr Henery Carlin Aged 47 yeares or theareabouts [fol. 126]
  taken in the prsence of the Court Sworn Examined & saith
    That yor depon beeinge prsent at the same tyme mentioned in
  the former deposi~ affirmes tht when Anthonie was Cald in to sett
  his hand to the Condition of Seruice to mr Broadnox hee made
  great scruple of it, & Refused to doe it till he had seene what end
  hee should macke wth Jn° Deare & mr Brodnox Replied, that shall
  macke no difference for if Jn° Deare haue yu, I Cannot haue yu,
  and whether hee put his hand to the Condition or no, yor depon~
  Cannot tell & further saith not Signum Henery Carlin

    Anthony Galloway dessires a Refferenc; wch the Court is pleassed
  to graunt

    mr Tho: Ringold Complaines agst Jn° Salter, tht hee stands
  indebted to him foure dayes worck, which worcke hath been owinge,