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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705
Volume 740, Page 484   View pdf image
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      The Constables of the Severall hundred are who appears as theÿ are Called, and
      being Examined, to See whether theÿ anÿ prsentmts, Theÿ Saÿ the have none
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      Marÿ Harris Servant to Mr John Sallter Comes to this Court, and Informeth
      The Court about her being free from Said masters Service, which being bÿ
      The Court Examined, and found to be true Therefore ye Said Marÿ is Sett ffree
       here bÿ ye Courts Judgment
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      Jane Deñison Servt to Mr John Sallter is brought before this Court for have:
   = ing a bastard Child to wch The Said Jane Submitts, and thereupon Comãnd
      is Given to ye Cherf of Kent Countÿ to take ye Said Jane to ye Whiping
      post and there receive five lashes upon her bare back well Layde on ~
      as allsoe ye Sd ordrd bÿ ye Court to Serve her Said master Six monthes
      for ye abuse of his house, The Sd Jane made oath yt a Certaine Richard
      Parson ma is ye father of her bace born Childe
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        Elizabeth Woodall bound |bÿ this Court )to George Lumleÿ untill She come
        to age according to act of assemblÿ, She being now of ye age of two years ye
        fifth Daÿ of November last
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       Margret Hull being brought before this Court for haveing a bastard Childe, and
        ask ye father thereof, She makes oath yt a Certaine Gilbert Tate is the fa=
        ther of her bace born Child Thereupon Comãnd is Given to ye Sherft
        of Kent Countÿ to take ye Said Margret to ye whipping post and there
        to receive fifteen Lashes upon her bare back well Laid on and ye Said
  Sherf maketh retn of his SaidExecuconEndorsed as falloweth vizt
  ——————                                               Executed pr me Edwd Scott Sherff
        Gillber Tate being bound bÿ recoge bÿ Mr John Sallter to appr att this Cort
      now apprs. and thereupon is fined according to act of assemblÿ for Comitting
      adullterÿ , and ye Sd Gillbert is Comitted into ye Sherffs Custodÿ untill he finds
      Securÿtie for ye paÿment of ye fine afsd
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      The pettion of John Edwards |Servt to Thos Tolleÿ ) read | Concering his being
      free from his Sd master ) and is here rejected
  —————
      Thomas Tolleÿ proves an acct of Daÿs runawaÿ time agt his Servt John Edwds.
      and ye Court ordr. ye Said Edwards to Serve his Said master according to Law
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    Samuel Sheiffield bÿ bound bÿ recoge |bÿ Mr John Sallter ) to appear att this
     he now appears, and upon ye Complaint of his Servt Ellinr Loÿde agt him
     for unlawfull abuses offered bÿ ye Sd master towards his Said Servant he is
      fined two hundred pounds of tobo to be Leavÿed &ca
—————                      and the Sd Sheifield is Discharged from his recoge



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