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        Liber B.   Rents and other Revenues here, And upon the Mcon of Mocon

              Hatton his Ldps Attorney Generall on the behalf of his Ldp

              (who had made what defence he could on his Ldps behalf

              herein) desireing (in respect the busieness did as he conceived

              relate to the Republick and therefore not proper that the

              Charges thereof Should be laid upon his Ldp) that though

              Satisfaction were made to Brookes according to this Order for

          p. 538   the pTsent yet that it might be given in with the other publick

              Charges the Next Assembly to be allowed and Cost into the

              publick Leavy. Which is Ordered accordingly.

                Know all men by these presents that I Symon Groves of

              New England Tob Rowler doe Nominate and appoint my well

              beloved freind Daniell Clocker of the Province of Maryland

              planter to be my true and Lawfull Attorney for me and in my

              Name to ask demand receive all debts, dues and Demands as

              Shall appeare to be due unto me, And if in Case of non paymt

              to Sue arrest and Imprison or Implead and out of prison to

              Release as if I my Self were there in person, and doe by these

              presents allow of what he the Said Daniell Clocker Shall Law-

              fully doe in the premisses. Wittness my hand this third day

              of Aprill 1652

                                          Sign Symon Groves

              Test Edm: Wormell, Henry Coursey

                  Phillip Land.

              Symon Groves by Daniell The Compit by his Attorney Sueing

              Clocker his Attorney plt for Eight hundred and Nine pounds of

              William Edwyn defendt    Tob: p Bill and Eighty Six by Accompt

              due to him from the defendant, The defendant Saith he paid

              the Tobacco as appeares by Henry Bishops Deposition and by

              one hogshead which he paid to Groves himself And the pltes

              Attorney confessed he heard the pite Say he had received one

              hogshead upon which and upon the Rcadiiig of Heiiry Bishop's

              Oath, It is by Consent of both parties Ordered that the defendt

              Shall have up his Bill and both parties to beare their own

              Charge in this Suit, and Soc the Same to have an End.

         To the Honble Wm Stone Esq Governr & Council of State

               The Humble Petition of Robert Taylor

              Sheweth.

                That John Hambleton Standeth Indebted to yor Peticonr

              1000 l Tob: in Caske and refuseth paymt he therefore humbly

              prayeth Order against the Said Hambleton for present payrnt

              with Costs of Suit, And Shall pray &c.