Court  and Testamentary Business, 1650 53.267

        Know all men by these presents that I William Mitchell of Liber B.

      the Province of Maryland Esq Have Constituted, Authorized

      deputed and appointed and by these presents doe constitute,

      Authorize Depute and apponte my loveing ifriends William

      Johnson and Henry ffoxe my true and Lawfull Attorneys to

      all intents and purposes, in all, Busieness relateing either to

      my Self or my children or any Estate belonging to me or

      them, within the Province of Maryland, hereby ratifying and

      confirming whatsoever my Said Attorneys Joyntly or Severally

      Shall doe in the premisses as fully to all intents and purposes

      as if the Same had been done by my Self. In Wittness whereof

      I have hereunto Sett my hand this five and twentieth day of

      Aprill 1653

      Signed and Delivered

        In the presence of          William Mitchell

           Mathew Stone

           Thomas Stone

        Memorandum that it is agreed between Thomas Cornwalleys

      Esq of the one part and Cornelius Canada Brickmaker on the

      other part that the Said Cornelius Canada for and in consider-

      ation of three hundred acres of Land lying on the South Side

      of Putuxant River next adjoyning to the Land that belonged

      to Nicholas Harvey to be conveyed and Settled by the Said

      Thomas Cornwalleys on the Said Cornelius Canada his heirs

      and assignes for Ever, Shall deliver or cause to be delivered

      unto the Said Thomas Cornwalleys or his Assigns Thirty Six p. 449

      Thousand of Good Sound well Burn'd Bricks, Whereof twelve

      thousand to be delivered at Sometime before the feast of the

      Nativity of St John Baptist next Ensueing, to be made where

      the Said Thomas Cornwallis or his assignes Shall appoint in

      Patomoke or Putuxent River he or they assisting the Said

      Cornelius with two Servants for the time he Shall be make-

      ing and burning them, and the other twenty four Thousand

      to be delivered at Some time before the twenty fourth of

      June following which Shall be in the year of our Lord

      1654 at the plantation of the S' Cornelius upon the Said

      Land near the water Side, where they may conveniently be

      fetched away by Boate, and to pay or Cause to be paid

      yearely as a quite Rent unto the Said Thomas Cornwalleys

      or his assignes at the feast of the Nativity of our Saviour

      one Barrell Containing five Bushells of Good Sound Indian

      Corne, or in Lieu thereof twenty Shillings Sterling mony,

      alwayes Provided that if the Said Thomas Cornwallis or his

      Assignes Shall desire the Said twenty four thousand Bricks to

      made and burned upon his or their land within the precincts

      before mencon'd, that Certifying the Said Cornelius of it,