172 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.

Knowe all men by theis p^esents that I John Lord of Nomains in
:he County of Westmerland in Virginea Merchant doe constitute
Drdeine and appoynte my well beloved freind Thomas Gerrard of S^t
Clements in Maryland Esq^r my true and lawfull Attorney for me and
in my name to Recouer all debts due to me in the Province of Mary-
land and especially from the Estate of Thomas Belcher of Patuxent
late deceased Giveing and Granting full power unto my said Attorney
to all Intents in Lawe as if I my selfe were p^esent as Wittnes my
hand this fourth of September 1660 John Lord
Testes John Ryues Sam: Dobson

This Bill bindeth me Thomas Belcher my heires or Assigns to pay
or cause to be payd vnto Thomas Gerrard Gent, his heires or Assigns
the full and just Sume of Eight hundred and fifty weight of mar-
chantable tob. in leafe and Caske to be payd at or vpon the last of
Novemb^r as Wittnes my hand this third of March 1658
Wittness Tho Hinson Tho. South. Thomas Belcher

p. 485

This bill bindeth me Thomas Belcher of Patuxent my heires
Administrators or Assigns to pay or cause to be payd vnto John Lord
of Hartford in New England Merchant his heires Executors or
Assigns the full and Just Sume of three thousand and Eighty three
pounds of good tobacco and Caske according to Act of Assembly on
all demands after the tenth of October in the yeare 1658 as wittness
my hand this tenth of June 1658 Tho: Belcher
Testes James Veitch William u Dorrington his marke
Reed of this bill Eight hundred forty seauen pounds of tobacco
for the Acc^o of M^r Richard Mattox I say by me received
John Lord
The plt demands as in his peticon The def^t accknowledges a debt
of six hundred and fifty pounds and two thousand two hundred
thirty six pounds due to John Lord Judgem^t for the said Sumes,
And whereas there was a bill for foure hundred Eighty six pounds
of Thomas Thomas deliuered to the said Belcher in case the said
bill be not Redeliuered to M^r Thomas Gerrard as Attorney to John
Lord that the then def^t is to pay the said foure hundred Eighty six
pounds of tobacco.

To the honorable the Gouernor and Councell.

Re

Johnson's
Estate

The humble peticon of Thomas Turner Humbly Sheweth That
whereas M^r William Johnson of S^t Wynifrids in the County of S^t
Marys dyed intestate without makeing any other then a Condiconall
will vpon his departure out of this Province in case of his the said
Johnsons miscarrying at Sea, which will yo^r pet^r humbly conceiueth
to be .... seuerall reasons and Infringem^ts made in .... marryed
the Relict of the .... right of his