Court and Testamentary Business, 1655/6.443

         By a Covenant between mr William Barrett of London Liber B.

       Mercht amid Capt William Watts Marriner of the Ship Hope- No. 3.

       well of London which Covenant and Charter part was that the

       abovesaid Watts was to be with his ship in Potomock River

       in Maryland in October or before the last of November in the

       year 1655 and to take in one hundred and fifty Tunns of To-

       bacco & for the non performance of this Covenant and Charter

       part I Thomas lorden in the behalf of mr William Barrett of

       London Merchant, have this day at a Provinciall Court held at

       Putuxent in the Province of Maryland the 21th of March 1655

       openly protest and declare against the Said Cap' William

       Watts for non performance

                                     p Thomas Jorden

         This protest was publickly made before us his Highness

       Comiconrs at a Court held at Putuxent in the Prov: of Mary-

       land 21th of March 1655.

          William ffuller. Thomas Meeres. Woodman Stockley

          Richard Preston. Michael Brooke.

          Iohn Hatch.William Parrett.

         Know all men by these Presents that I John Dandy of the p. 181

       Province of Maryland doe Constitute & appoint and ordaine

       my wife Anne Dandy my true and Lawfull Attorney for me and

       in my Name to Sue Implead receive Recover and Discharge

       any one whom I am either plf or defendant, And I give my

       Said Attorney as full power as if I were personally present,

       Amid what my Said Attorney Shall doe herein, I doe Ratifie

       and allow as Wittness my hand this 17th of may 1655

       Wittness Iohn Mettcalfe            The marke of

         the mark of                   John A Dandy

         John IS Shercliffe

         Know all men by these presents that I Mary Smith Widdow

       Have made Sale unto George Newman my plantation that I

       now live upon with all the Housing thereon Erected and built

       being one hundred acres of Land the whole divident Share of

       unto the foresaid George Newman his heirs Executors or As-

       signes for Ever the Land afore Given formerly unto my late

       Husband Capt John Smith and his heirs for Ever from mr

       Richard Preston, which Land was Recorded, And do by these

       prnts bind niy Self my heirs Executors or Assignes for to

       Warrt and to niake Good the aforesaid Land unto the afore-

       said George Newman his heires Executors or Assignes against

       any person or persons that niay or Shall now or hereafter Lay