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                     Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.

               Liber B B     before Mr Reynolds, Telling her att tht uery time I gaue her Correc
                     tion for those her whorish carriages, to wch shee answered not a
                     word.

                       Ordered tht Judgmt & Determinaon in this Cause bee Respited
                     ‘till tomorrow morning

               [p. 161] Know all men by these prnts tht I Rich: Dod of Charles County
                     in the Prouince of Maryland Plantr doe hereby constitute ordaine &
                     appoynt my Welbeloued ffreind George Thompson of the sd County
                     & Prouince gentn my true & law full Attorney to answere all & all
                     manner of suite or suites tht shall commenced agst mee att the Pro
                     uinciall Court in any manner of accon or accons whatsoeur Gyuing
                     & hereby graunting unto my sd Attorney my full power & lawfull
                     authority in the prmises as fully largely & amply as I my self e might
                     or would haue, if prsonally there prsent, Gyuing and hereby graunt
                     ing unto my sd Attorney full power & lawfull authority to consti
                     tute ordaine or appoynt one on more Attorney or Attorneys under
                     him, & him, them, or any of them att his will & pleasure againe to
                     reuoake, annihilate, & make uoyd, Ratifying & allowing & holding
                     firme & stable all & whatsoeur my sayd Attorney shall lawfully doe,
                     or cause to be done in the promises, as fully largely & amply as I my
                     selfe might or could doe if prsonally there prsent as wittnes this my
                     hand & seale this 7th of January Ano Dni 1663
              Signed Sealed & Deliuered            Richard H Dod
               in the prsence of Vs                    his marke
                  Thomas Hussey                            Seale
                          Thomas T Baker
                             his marke

                     Robt Robins plf The plf sueth as in his Declaraon supra fol 149.
                     Richard Dod deft 5 The deft by his Attorney in answere thereto
            Vid fol. 149.    sayth, Desyring tht the writt may abate ffor tht the plf, att the time
                     the writt was serued Did not send or giue his Declaraon as hee ought
                     & as is prouided for by Act of Assembly to the sheriff together wth
                     the writt, Wch being proued,
                       Ordered tht the plf bee nonsuited (the deft crauing the benefitt of
                     tht Act) & pay Charges & Costs of suite according to Act of Assembly

                       Bee it knowne unto all men by these prnts tht I John Saffin mercht
                     doe hereby constitute depute, & in my steed & place ordaine my louing
                     ffreind Mr Thomas Dent mercht my true & Lawfull Attorney, to
                     aske, demand, recouer & Receaue all such Debts or dues as may
               [p. 162] appeare to bee due unto me the sd Saffin from Mr Willm Battin mercht
                     & Henry Hunt eyther by Bond or Bill, Gyuing my sd Attorney full
                     power to doe & act in the prmises in all respects, & according to all