Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660. 381

At a Councell held in the Resurrection
Mannor December 12^th 1659.

Liber H. H.
p. 64

The Governor
Present
Secretary.

Luke Barber &
Baker Brookes

Esq^rs

Resolued

That Writts shall issue out for summoning an Assembly to
meete on the Last Tuesday in ffebruary next, & that the writts
issue vnder the Seale of the Province

To the honno^ble the Governor & Councell &c

The humble petition of John Abington on the
behalfe of Cap^t Thomas Cornwaleys.
Sheweth
That the said Thomas Cornwaleys departing this Province,
did vpon the second of June 1659. Constitute Richard Hotch-
keys his whole and sole Attorney of the Estate of the said
Cornwaleys soe to dispose as by the said Letters of Attorney
is limitted and appointed now ready to be produced. That the
said Hodgkeys is since dead, and hath constituted and
authorized your Petitioner with the same power that hee him-
selfe had as by writting vnder his hand dated the 15^th of
October last appeareth. That the said Cornwaleys by his
letter dated the 27^th of Iuly to the said Hotchkeys directed
hath appointed your petitioner to receiue Tobaccoes for the vse
of him the said Cornwaleys
Now soe it is that the severall Debtors to the Estate
of the said Cap^t Thomas Cornwaleys doe refuse to pay
any Tobacco to your Petitioner vpon the accompt of
the said Cornwaleys as not conceiueing him thereto
sufficiently impowered Wherefore your Petitioner desires
the Opinion of the honno^ble Board, and such order vpon
Consideration of the whole matter as the same shall
require, and be for the Preservation of the said Estate.
And your Pet^r shall pray &c.

Vpon reading of this petition of John Abington for and on
the behalfe of Capⁿ Thomas Cornwaleys, And vpon Consider-
ation that this Board is intrusted with secureing the Rights
(lying within this province) of all men, and of the letter of the
said Capⁿ Cornwaleys dated 27 of July in the petition men-
tioned. The Board doe allow the said John Abington as

sufficiently impowered by the said Capⁿ Thomas Cornwaleys
for the receiueing and recovering any Tobacco or other
Debts due and owing to the Estate of the said Cornwaleys

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