308Court and Testamentary Business, 1653.

        Liber B.   and receive by all Lawfull ways and meanes whatsoever of &

              from all manner of person or persons in Virga Providence

              Maryland or the places adjacent or belonging thereto all Such

              Sume or Sumes of Moneys, goods, Wares, Merchandizes or

              demands whatsoever, as are due oweing or belonging unto me

              the Said Edward Gibons, by or from the Said parties, by any

              bond bill Specialty booke writeing Accompt or otherwise how-

              soever Giveing and -p these presents Granting unto my Said

              Attorney his Substitute or Assignes all my full power and

              Lawfull Authority in and about the prmisses, and the Said

              partyes if need Shall require, for non payment to Sue, arrest,

              attach, Implead Seaze Sequester Imprison and Condemn &

              out of prison to deliver and to appeare before all & all manner

              of Judges, Justices and Ministers of the Law to Compound,

              Corn promitt, Conclude agree, recover, and receive, and of the

              recoverys and receipts or upon End Composition or other

              agreemt acquittance or acquittances or any other Lawfull dis-

              charge in my Name to make and Seale and as my deed to

              deliver. And for the better Effecting of the premisses one At-

              torneys or more under him to make Substitute and Appoint

              and at his pleasure againe to revoke the Same, And whatso-

              ever my Said Attorney or his Substitute Shall Lawfully act or

              doe or Cause to be acted or done in or about the premisses I

              bind my Self, & Covenant and promise to allowe ratifie and

              Confirm without any retraxit disallowance or revocation what-

              soevr In Wittness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and

              Seale this 11th day of October one thousand Six hundred fifty

              and three                      Edward Gibons

              Signed Sealed and Delivered

              in the presence of

               Peter Brackitt

                John Richards

                       John Cage his Marke for Cattle and hogs viz. Cropt

          p. 504   ult Januarij on the Right Eare and two pieces Cutt out right

              before on the left Eare on the uper Side.

                Thomas Baker his mark for Cattle and hogs viz, the right

              Eare Slitt down and the upper Side Cutt off, and two Slitts in

              the Crop on that Eare, and the left Eare Slitt and the under

              Side Cutt off and two Slitts in that Crop.

                William Empson his marke for Cattell and hogs viz. Cropt

              on the Left Eare and two Slitts in the Crop, and the Right

              Eare underkeeled.