150       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.

                Liber B B ffree Denizon of England, & att prflt in the sd Citty (to mee the
                      notary well knowne) Late master of the good ship Called the St
                      George of Baintree in the Kingdome of Ireland, In his owne name
                      & behalfe of Coll George Waters & other Pantownens of the sd ship
                      & particular Lading, wch were about the month of May one Thowsd
                      six hundd ffifty & nine uery uniustly taken from him att Barbados
                      & carryed to Maryland, And are still uery unjustly detayned from
                      them, Wch sd Appearer of his owne ffree & uoluntary will hath made,
                      ordayned, & in his steed & place Constituted & appoynted his trusty
                      & good ffreind Capt James Neale (the Bearer hereof) att prnt stand
                      ing uppon his repayre to Maryland aforesd, to bee his true Lawfull
                      & undoubted Attorney & Procurator, Gyuing & by these prnts gnaunt
                      ing to his sd Attorney for him Constituont, in his name & steed, &
                      to his use & behoofe And likewise to the use & behoofe of the other
                      owners of the sd ship, & prticular Lading, to demaund, reclaime,
                      recouer & receiue of & from the Gouernor of Maryland aforesd, or
                      of any whatsoeur prson or prsons wheresoeur, or of his, or their,
                      & euery of their goods, accons, Creditts, Effects, & things wheresoeur
                      being or to bee fownd, Restituon of the sd ship St George, Appur
                      tences, & dependences thereof, & allsoe of the prticular. Lading; or
                      else full paymt & satisfaction for the same: Together wth all Costs,
                      damages, Charges & interests by the uniust & unlawfull carrying
                      away taking & Detention of the sd ship & Lading aliready suffered
                      & yett to sustayned, untill full restituon of, or paymt or satisfaction
                      for the same shall bee made & of the Receipt of the same, or any part
                      thereof in his Constituants name to signe, Seale, & as his Act & Deede
                      to deliuer one or more acquittances or other Lawfull discharges in
                      due forme allsoe to transact, conclude, compownd & agree & if neede
                      bee by reason of the prmises to appeare before all Lords, Gouernors,
                [p. 203]  Councells, Judges & Justices in any Court or Counts there to an
                      swere, defend & reply in all matters & causes touching th premises,
                      To doe, say pursue, arrest, Seize, sequester, attatch, imprisone, Con
                      dethe, & out of Prison to deliuer, And further generally & especially
                      in & concerning the premises, to use all Lawfull meanes for the Re
                      couery thereof, eyther by suite of Law, or otherwise, as fully &
                      amply to all intents & purposes as hee the Constituant himselfe, might
                      or could doe, if hee were there prsonally present, Wth power to sub
                      stitute one or more Attorneys under him, wth the like or more lim
                      itted power, & the same att his pleasure to reuoake, Hee the sd Con
                      stituant promising to ratify, Confirme & allow of all & whatsoeur
                      his sd Attorney, or his substitute or substitutes shall eyther Law
                      fully doe, or cause & procure to bee done, in & concerning the prmises
                      by these presents. In wittnes whereof hee the sd Constituant hath
                      hereunto sett & putt his hand & Seale in Amsterdam, the day & yeare
                      aboue written.