262        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.

              Liber B B Know all men by these prsents that I Will: Price of St Marys
                      County doe Constitute and appointe my wellbeloued freinde William
                      Caluert Esqr my true and lawfull Attorney for me and in my name
                      to aske demand and receiue all such tobaccoes as shall appeare due
                 uide     petn to me from any person or persons wthin this prouince and upon non
                    320 payment to sue impleade and imprison them or any of them and
                      upon receipt to release and giue discharge wth as full power and
                      Authority as if I were there prsonally prsent, and what my said At
                      torney shall doe in premises I doe ratifye, confirme and allow firmely
                      by these prsents as wittnes my hand 28th Septembr 1664—
                        Testes Abraham Wattson        the marke of
                           Rebecca Wattson          William  Price
                        the aboue menconed letter of Attorney was by Wm Price desired
                      that it should be entred on Record     p mee Daniel Jenifer
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              October 4th John Abington demands writt agst John Salesbury in an accãn of
                      Debt to the uallue of tenn thowsand pounds of tobacco
                        Warrt to Sherriffe of St Marys County Ret next Prouinall Court
                      wheresoeuer or whensoeuer it shall bee to Arrest &c

                      To the honbble Gouernor & Councell
               uide Order The humble petn of Richd Smyth the Attorney of Walter Senserfe
                    345 and Henry Sewell Administrators to the Estate of James Scapes,
                        Sheweth that whereas the Estate of Mr John Bateman standeth
                      endebted to the Estate of James Scapes as by 2 seuerall bills may
                 [p. 327] appeare the sothe of 3063lb of tobacco & Caske for which yor petr
                      did in two seuerall accons sue Mrs Mary Bateman Administratrix to
                      the said Estate att Our County Court for the said debt hut Capt
                      Manning the Administratrix Attorney did urge in his plea the proofe
                      of yor petr power, yor petr did then Answere that his power was
                      sufficiently proued upon record by those seuerall accons that yor petr
                      had against seuerall persons in the behalfe of the Administrators,
                      and the same plea about some two yeares Since was pleaded by Capt
                      Fendall the then Attorney to the Administrators of Mrs Battin when
                      yor petr did sue that Estate for 8000lb of tobacco in this Court and
                      had Iudgmt for it, and Executione signed, all which yor petr did plead
                      in Certainc but the defendants plea did soe farre weigh wth the
                      Court that yor petr was forc't to Appeale, therefore yor petr in behalfe
                      of the Administrators Craueth Judgmt against the Estate of the
                      Said Mrs Bateman for the 3063lb of tobacco and Caske, And yor petr
                      as in Duty bound shall pray

                        Know all men by these prsents I Gerrard ffowke of Portabaccoe
                      Gentn doe Assigne all my right title & Interest of One thowsand
                      acres of land formerly bought of Nicholas Young Gentn & Attorney
                      of George Colghlow which is to be made Ouer to me or my Assignes