24 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

        Liber A.    Caske by or vppon the tenth of January next being a twelue-

              moneth and vpwards since the decedents death or in default

              thereof Execucon then to issue out if the plaintiffe desire it.

                Aprill 26th 1650. Knowe all men by these prsents whom it

              may concerne that I Henry Brookes of Apomattocks planter

              doe hereby constitute appoint and ordeine Georg Manners of

              Maryland planter my true and lawfull Attorney and in my

              name to sue arrest & implead recover & discharg all men who

              is any wayes indebted vnto mee to all intents and purposes

              as if I my self were personally prsent Witnes my hand the

              day & yeare aboue written The marke of

                Signed & delivered in        Henry Brookes

                the prsence of

                       Nichäs Gwiter

          p. 346    Henry Brookes plte The Complte by Georg Manners his Attor-

              Nichas Cawseene deft ney sueth to bee releived for a Gunne taken

              from him in the late troubles by Governor Calverts direccon

              vppon pmise of redelivery as hee alleadgeth. Wch Gunne

              being since come to the defts hands bee refuseth to deliver the

              same to the plte. The defendt denyeth soe farr as bee knowes

              that hee hath any Gunne of the pltes, but saith that Governor

              Calvert in his life time gave him a Gunne wch bee still hath.

              Wherevppon the pite Attorney moved that the said Gunne

              may bee pduced in Court to morrowe to bee veiwed Wch the

              Court doth order accordingly and will then further pceed in

              the Hearing of this Cause.

              John Maiham plte The Complte maketh oath in open Court

              Lt Willm Lewis deft f that about the middle of March last hee being

              then Sheriff of Northumbrland County in Virginia had in his

              custody as Prisoners Wifim Greenestead and Thomas Merriday

              twoe Runaway servants. Wch 2 Runawaies hee is credibly

              informed and verily beleiveth that the deft tooke with him to

              Portoback at such time as they were this deponts Prisoners as

              aforesaid

                Vppon the Peticon and Affidavit of John Malham before

              recited It is ordred that a warrant bee issued out directed to

              the Sheriff of St Maries County to appoint Lt Wilfm Lewis

              either forthwith to deliver the said Prisoners or the said Sheriff

              in case of refusall is to apprehend and bring him forthwith

              before the Governor & Counsell to answere the charge laid

              against him at the said Malhams suite