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         Liber B.  Court is clearly of opinion and doth Order that Thomas Brad-

              nox the Prisoner Shall pay Such ffees and charges belonging

              to the Sherriff to be moderated and allowed of by the Com-

              mander and Comissioners at Kent as were duly incurred By

          p.  reason of his Said Imprisonment, And he to be at liberty to

              Seek his relief against the prosecutor being quitted upon the

              Tryall.

           I Henry Morgan doe Constitute and Ordain Francis Brookes

           my Lawfull Attorney to all effects & purposes whatsoever as

           if I were personally present in a Suit depending between Mr

           Giles Brent and Thomas Bradnox to recover charge against

           the Attorney of Mr Giles Brent or any other person whome

           the Court shall conceive the charge to be due from, and what

           my Attorney Shall doe I doe by these presents ratify and con-

                                    firme Wittness my hand

                                    The mark of Henry Morgan

           Wittness Walter Smith

                              The plt preferred his Peticon this day

              Capt Wm Mitchell by unto this Court thereby Setting forth,

              Mr Cuthbt ffenwick That by the Serious invitacon and per-

         Attorney Defdt         .

                            swasion of the Defdt and upon his faith-

              full promise and agreement to make fitt and Compleat provi-

              sion for the Complaynts voyage hither Stay, and return at

              pleasure without any charge to the as by a Letter under the

              Defdts own hands appeared he the Complaynt was drawn from

              his dwelling house in BedfordShire in the Kingdom of Eng-

              land to London, and from thence to adventure himself for these

              parts, And that upon the like perswasions and promise of Sat-

              isfaction, he the Complaynt disbursed and laid out in Netts and

              Otherwise for the Defdts use 23 l Sterling besides his great

              charge and trouble in travell and otherwise to the Value of

              about 5 l Sterling. And that upon the Defdts further perswa-

              sion, and faithfull promise upon his honour and reputation ex-

              pressed in his Said Letter, The plt was further also drawn to

              adventure for these parts divers goods and houshold Stuff to

              the value of 50 l Sterling, as by a particular account thereof ap-

              peared, which goods the Complaynt (not any ways distrusting

          p. 176   the Defdts fair and honest dealing) Suffered to be Shipped on

              his the Defdts account, And that now the Defdt contrary to his

              Sd promises and agreements, did not only deny to allow the

              Complt competent Maintainance here or to pay for his passage

              for England but likewise detaineth from him the Said goods

              and houshold stuff and refuseth to give him Satisfaction for

              the Said Netts & other disbursments to the plts damage of

              10000 l Tobacco and Cask in value, he being an aged man, and