Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 519

The depⁿ of German Gillett aged 30 yeares or thereabouts Sayth
That waiter Peake did say that he did owe to J^no Lumbrosa a bill of
thirteene hundred and odd pounds of tobacco, and proffered him to
giue him a bill for next yeare, he denyed the offer and since he
denyed itt the said Peake would not proffer the said Lumbrosa the
like againe for he had a Generall discharge for all and further Sayth

not German A Gillett

Sworne in open Coⁿ John Gittings Clre. his marke
This Cause is referred to the next Provinciall Co^rt

Liber
P. C. R.
Lumbrozo v.
Pake

neither plt nor def^t appeareing the cause is dismist.

.... to M^r Thomas Griffith of London Merch^t in the Sume of
34^tt ster. as p his bond appeareth
Now whereas Francis Carpender hath ad^tred on the Estate of the
said Richard Hicks yo^r pet^r humbly desires yo^r honors order, and
that a course may be taken for the said Griffiths sattisfaccon out of
the Estate And yo^r pet^r shall pray
Knowe all men by theis p^rsents that I Thomas Griffith of London
Merch^t haue and by theis p^rsents doe name make authorize and
appoynte my very loving freind Symon Carpender of Patuxent in the
Province of Maryland merch^t my true and lawfull Attorney for me
and in my name and to my proper use & behoofe to aske leauy require
recouer and receiue of the Ex^rs or Administrators of Richard Hicks
late of Patuxent aforesaid Carpenter the Sume of thirty foure
pounds of lawfull moneys of England which is due unto me as by a
certaine bond more at large appeareth Giueing and by theis p^rsents
granting unto my said Attorney my full power and lawfull authority
as concerning the p^rmisses to doe sue for execute psecute acquitt and
finish all and euery lawfull Acte and Acts whatsoeuer in and about
the p^rmisses needfull in as full and ample manner to all intents effects
and purposes as I myselfe might or could doe personally p^rsent and
looke whatsoeuer my said Attorney shall lawfully doe or cause to be
done in and aboute the p^rmisses I promise to rattifye Confirme and
allowe for good by theis p^rsents In Wittness whereof I haue here-
unto putt my hand and Seale the 10^th of October in the yeare of our
Lord God 1660 Tho. Griffith

Signed Sealed and deuliuered in the p^rsence of ....

Richard
Kadmore v.
Tho:
Steeres
p. 1006
Symon
Carpenter
Atty. to
Thos.
Griffith v.
Francis
Carpenter
Adminr in
trust as
atty. unto
Leonard
Chamber-
laine

The plt desires p[ro]ut in peticon, The def^t alleadges the bond is
voyd; and there being noe wittnesses p^esent to que the said bond, it
is ordered th^t a Non Suite be granted to the def^t

p. 1007

The plt not haueing his writtn^s ready a non suite is granted to
the def^t

John Ham-
mond v.
Anne
Tilney