Charles County Court Proceedings, 1674.   585

    to the aforesd Francis Chattles (tht is to say) two Cowes bigge with Liber F
    Calfe to the value of two thousand pounds of tobaccoe at the plan-
    tation of Mr Benjamin Rozer called the Indian Feilds, conditionally
    that hee the sd Francis should & would deliver unto him the sd William
    two other Cowes (in exchange for the sd Cowes) at Mattawoman
    when hee should be thereunto required, & tht they should be such
    Cowes as hee the sd William should well like of, or deliver backe
    the sd Cowes with calves of the sd William: But hee the sd Francis
    (though often required) hath not delivered the sd Cowes in exchange,
    nor rendred backe unto the sd William the Cowes which hee soe re-
    ceived of him, but to render & redeliver doth deny & unjustly deteines,
    Whereupon hee sayth hee is damnified & hath damage to the value
    of two thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon hee brings his
    suite
      The Defendant Francis Goodricke by Geo: Thompson his At-
    turney sayes tht the sd Francis Goodricke is in noe way Gilty of the
    aforesd transgression & of this hee putts himselfe upon the Countrey
      Matthew Saunders sworne & examined in open Court as on the
    behalfe of the Defendant, (sayth) sayth tht about sometimes in Feb
    as Francis Goodrick & hee on a sunday came from Church they
    called at William Boydens at Mr Rozers Indian Feilds, Francis [p.9]
    Goodricke told him hee had two Cowes at Mattawoman, & askt
    William Boyden if hee were willing to change with him, & soe
    William Boyden went & shewed him on Cow in the Corn feild & told
    him tht the other was on the hill by Philip Brownes, & on the munday
    Francis Goodricke came & Compleated the bargaine, And William
    Boyden tooke his as dellivered & Francis Goodricke his as delivered,
    & William Boyden desired him to take his away as soon as hee could
    & further sayth not
      Andrew Wheatley aged about 22 yeares sworne & examined in
    open Court sayth there was a Couple of Cowes at Mattawoman went
    under the notion of Francis Goodrickes, & they sd tht Francis Good-
    ricke & William Boyden had chang'd & on of them was swampt after
    Christmas & William Boyden sd if hee pleased hee could turn these
    Cowes into the hands of Francis Goodricke again, but hee would not
    shew himselfe such a knave & at the opening of the yeare William
    Boyden desired the other to be putt into the pasture & further sayth not
      A jury being impañelled & sworne & the Wittnesses examined, the
    plaintiffe William Boyden lett the suite fall, & the Defendant Francis
    Goodricke obteined a nonsuite agt the plaintiffe with cost of suite
      Bill of cost entrd
         To Atturneys Fees              200 lb tob
         To 2 Evidences                 060
         To a nonsuite                  050
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