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          Liber B. beloved wife Ann Hamond my true and Lawfull Attorney, in

           No. 3. my Name and for my use to act and doe according to power

              Granted to her & Walter Pake In a Letter of Attorney dated

              the 13th of this present month of Aprill under my hand and

          p. 227   Seale And furthermore I hereby Confirme and Ratifie that

              Said Power to herself, onely with this Addition That it Shall

              and may be Lawfull at her pleasure to Revoke, anihilate &

              disanull any Such power by me Given to the Said Walter

              Peake, or any other person whatsoever Notwithstanding any

              Such former power Soe Given and that it Shall and may be

              Lawfull for her to Act; doe, Say Sue, Implead, buy, Sell, order

              & dispose of any part of my Estate, or any thing belonging to

              me whatsoever in as full and ample power as may or Can be

              Expresst, and as if my Self were personall present, Jn Witt-

              ness hereof I have hereto Set my hand and Seale this Sixteenth

              day of Aprill 1655

              Signed Sealed and Delivered     John Hamond

              for the use of my Said Attorney

              In the prsence of

                M ifantleroy

               Christo: Brounridge

                Know all men by these presents That I Ann Hamond wife

              to John Hamond doe revoke all power Given by my aforesaid

              Husband to Walter Pake Jointly with me or to either of us

              Severally to dispose of any thing to him belonging by Vertue

              of a Second Letter of Attorney from my aforesd Husband

              revoking the Same Impowering me to Act by my Self, And

              further the aforesaid Walter Pakes is agreed hereunto as is

              Testified by me and the underwritten Wittnesses Anno Dmni

              1656 the 18th of November

              Wittnesses John Lawson          Ann Hamond

                      Walter Pakes

           p. 230 The mark of Thomas Hopkins and Robert Hopkins for

              Hogs and Cattle viz, the Swallow tayle on the left eare and

              Crop on the right.

                    At a Provinciall Court holden at Putuxent the

                    12th of January 1656

                       mr Richard Preston  mr John Potts

                 Present                    Michael Brooks mr William Parratt

                       mr Woodman Stockley

                William Meares Servant to mr William Parker newly Come

              into the Countrey doth this day acknowledge in Court that he

              is not twentie yeares of age untill may Next.