92 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.

nor Order of Court, whereby the s^d Margarett Brent may be pos-
sessed w^th the s^d Estate, or may claime Ires of Admistraon in & to
the same. It is Ordered by Philip Caluert Esq^r Secretary & Judge in
Causes Testamentary w^thin this prouince. That Will^m Marshall take
the s^d Estate soe appraysed & secure the same in his custody till
further Order from mee, or other Judge in Testamentary Causes
w^thin this prouince.
Philip Caluert Seer.

Will^m Marshall acknowledgeth th^t hee hath the Estate of Thomas
White deceased & appraysed as in the Inuentory to 8064^l Tob. w^ch s^d
Estate hee doth hereby engage himselfe to see forth comming when
hee shall bee, by the Secretary, or other lawfull authority in this
prouince thereunto called Will^m ch marshall
Coram me Will^m Bretton.

Power of
Attorney

Bee it knowne unto all men by these p^ents, th^t I Samuel Tilghman
of Rachcliffe in the County of Middesex Mariner, haue ordeyned,
made & in my place & stead haue putt, & constituted my trusty
freind Henry Parnell of the Citty of London Chyrurgeon my true &
lawfull Attorney, in my name, & for my use & behoofe to aske, leuy,
recouer & receaue of all such person or persons whatsoeuer, th^t now
doeth or hereafter shall stand, or be indebted to mee, w^thin the
Country of Virginia, or prouince of Maryland all such my debts, as
my sayd Attorney can make appeare to bee due. As likewise to
receaue all such writings, whither Bills, Bonds, or Accounts, or any
other writing or writings whatsoeu⁶, And to reuoake all former
Authorities w^ch haue bene gyuen to any person or persons what-
soeuer, W^th full power to conclude & agree in all accounts, & if need
bee to appeare before all Judges & Justices in any Court or Courts,
to answere, defend, & reply in all matters & causes that shall concerne
mee to doe, say, pursue, implead, arrest, Seize, sequester, attatch,
imprisone, & to condemme, & out of pryson to deliuer, ffurther
generally in & concerning the premises to use all lawfull meanes for
the recouery of my right, eyther by suite of Law or other wayes as
fully & amply, as my selfe might or could doe, if then & there I
should bee personally present, and allsoe I doe declare th^t my sayd

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Attorney hath by these presents full power to acquitt & discharge in
my name, whomsoeuer hee shall thinke fitt.
Signed Sealed & Deliuered in the p^ence of Samuel Tilghman
Josias ffendall
John Anderton.

Tilghman's
Lre to Mr
Packer

ffrom Grauesend the 24^th of Nouemb^r 1657
M^r Packer
Yo^r Good health w^th yo^r Wife and Children desyred. This is
to acquaint yo^u, that I not comming my selfe this yeare, haue ap-