368Court and Testamentary Business, 1654.

        Liber B.   in force till October Court then Next, the pite having not Since

              appeared to make Good his Claime by that Order. It is there-

              fore Now Ordered that the Attachmt be Void and the Petitionr

              left at Liberty to prosecute the other defendt Henry Catchmey

              according to his desire in his Peticon, if he See Cause

                April 6. 1654. Be it knowne unto all men by these presents

              that I William Boreman of the Province of Maryland Gent doe

              Constitute and appoint my well beloved freind Richard Hotch-

              keyes of the Said Province gent to be my true and Lawfull Attor-

              ney in all Suits depending, and doe allow ratifie and Confirme

              in as full power as Attorneys ought to have or be, As Wittness

              my hand the day and year above written.

              Test Robert Guest            William Boreman

                Loving ffriend Henry ffox Let me desire you to be my At-

              torney agt William Boreman for I am arrested at his Suit which

              I never had any dealing with him for the Value of 1 l of ‘fob:

              but what I have made him Satisfaction, therefore if you please

              to do me this favour These are to Authorize you as My Law-

              full Attorney to Answer for me or any other you Shall appoint

              in my Name, as Wittness my hand this 30th of March 1654.

       Wittness John Metcalfe         the marke of Tho: Baker

              Willm Boreman p Nich: Hotchkyes Attorn  The pite by his Attorney

              Tho: Baker p Henry ffox Attorn defendt Sueing for 100 l of Tobacco

              for a pair of brass Shott Moulds, The defendants Attorney

              denying the debt, The pltes Attorney desired that the testi-

              mony of mr Nicholas Gwyther Might be taken, who being

              Sworne in open Court deposed as followeth viz: mr Nicholas

          P.  Gwyther Maketh oath that about two years Since he being

              then Sheriffe the plantiffe desired him to demand of the

              defendant 100 l of Tobacco as due to him for the Said Shott

              Mouldis, And that upon his this Deponents demand thereof,

              the defendt acknowledged the Same to be due to the plte but

              did not then nor hath Since paid the Same Soe far as this De-

              pont knowes. And the defendants Attorney thereupon requiring

              to have the pltes Oath, whether he had received the Same or

              Not. It is thereupon Ordered that the hearing be respited till

              the Next Court, and then upon the pltes Oath taken therein

              the Court will then proceed to give him reliefe as there Shall

              be Cause.

                John Wakefield appointeth Robert Richins his Attorney in

              the Cause wherein he is arrested at the Suit of Hubart Paty to

              Answer at this Court.