Catalogue description Sessions at Maidstone, 13th April, 1602

11 George Hawkes of Ightham, yeoman, with the then borsholder, churchwardens and overseers of Ightham, by the advice of Henry Seliard, clerk, parson of Ightham, violently took Katherine Fulwood, born in Ightham, and carried her "into a bye lande not farre from the Beacon in the sayd parishe, and she beinge verye great with child and havynge not passinge a fortnighte to Reccon or thereaboutes of the tyme of her deliverye, did verye Cruellye and unjustly against lawe nature and humanitye Whipe and beate the sayd Kateryne". Sir Thomas Waller, knight, Sampson Lennard, George Chowne, Ralfe Bosstvyle and Stephen Theobald, esqs., to call the offenders before them, and bind them to appear at next sessions at Maidstone to answer, and in the meantime to be of good behaviour.

12 Jeremye Neale of Sutton Valence, clothier, to contribute 4d. weekly towards maintenance of his daughter, Margaret Neale, left by him at [High] Halden in very poor case, being then himself of mean estate but now better enabled.

13 Richard Potman, esq., and another justice to investigate and make order concerning keeping of bastard born of Julian [blank] of Chart Sutton.

14 William Joherden of Rochester, butcher, to be attached to answer.

15 Christopher Stephenson alias Stympson to be similarly attached.

16 Tymothye Tylman of Ulcombe to be similarly attached.

17 Henry Stubbersfeild of Chipstead in Chevening, son of Richard Stubbersfeild the elder of Chipstead, yeoman, being accused of fornication and begetting a child on Clemence Shoreman of Chipstead, by the advice of his father left the county although warned by a warrant to come before a Justice to be dealt with; and the said Richard afterward undertook to keep the child when it was born, so that when a daughter was born about five weeks before Christmas last, it was immediately taken away from the mother by the procurement of Richard's wife, and kept by him until Easter, when, since Henry, his son is now dead, he sent the child to the parish to be kept, thus overriding the parish of seeking the making of any order. Richard Stubbersfeild, by his consent, to contribute 6d. weekly to the maintenance of the child until she can get her own living.

Treasurers Elected.

1 For collection of money for maimed soldiers and mariners in the lathes of Sutton at Hone and Aylesford, and the seven hundreds with Marden, parcel of lathe of Scray (except Tenterden), Ralfe Bossevylle, esq.

2 For collection of money for county stock, Ralf Bossevylle, esq., and Mr. Masters of Willesborough.

3 For collection of money for maimed soldiers and mariners in the lathes of Shepway and St. Augustine and the other four hundreds, residue of lathe of Scray, John Gybbon of Kinghamford, gent.