514Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.





              Liber B Edmond Lendsey Plantiue
                   James Mackey Defendant:
              [p. 361] The Plantiue declaers against the Deft in an action of the Case for
                   that the Defendant hath in his posession one Cow appertayning unto
                   the Plantiue who hauing demanded the sayd Cow with her kalf is
                   denied thearof whearby the Plantiue Conceaues himself damnified
                   to the valew of 800 lb of tobacco: and thearfor hath entered his suit
                   humbly Crauing order of Court for his Cow and Calph with his dam
                   mages with Cost and Charge of suit

                   on the back of which declaration the defendant by his Atturney
                   Coronll Gerrard foukes in writting declaers as followeth
                     that the defendant denieth to haue any Cow of Edmond Lendseys
                   or euer had at the time or a month befor the laying of the action
                                                   Gerrard foukes

                     Whearupon the Plantiues Craueth that Mr James Lendsey Capt
                   Robert troope and Clement theoballs might haue thear oath giuen
                   them which was granted

                     Mr James Lendsey sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                   hee had a Cow of Edmond Lendseys at his hows too years and the
                   Cow beeing at this deponants hows James Mackey sent one or too
                   men for her in Edmond lendseys Name a year and a half ago or
                   thearabouts and that thay drawe her and her Calf e away to the best
                   of this deponant knowledg beeing a darke browne Reddish Cow and
                   to the best of his knowledg shee was Cropt on boath Eares but
                   whether shee had any other marke or no this deponant knows not:
                   and further sayeth not:

              [p. 362] Capt: Robert Troope Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth
                   that to the best of this deponants knowledg the Cow that Edmond
                   Lendsey now sews for hath gon by the Name of Edmond Lendseys
                   Cow this eight years or thearabouts and to the best of this deponant
                   knowledge shee is Cropt and holed one boath Eares and underkeeled
                   on the left one of her dugs the hin duge of her left sid is longer then
                   any of the other hee hauing vewed the Cow this morning and further
                   sayeth not:

                     Clement Theobals sworne and examined in open Court sayeth
                   that about eight years ago Mr Ouersee sould unto Edmond Lendsey a
                   brone Cow hee this deponant hauing Mr Ouersees Cattell in his Po
                   session and by Mr Ouersees order hee was to deliuer unto Edmond
                   Lendsey a browne Cow wch Mr Ouersee sould unto Edmond Lendsey
                   and the marke was Cropt and holed one boath Eaers and underkeeled
                   on the left: and further sayeth that three years ago hee fetched the
                   sayd Cow from Mr Lendseys Pen: to this deponants pen and further
                   sayeth not