564       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665-66.

              Liber F F   take to the ire owne proper use and behoofe and yet doe wthout pay
                     ing any thing yearely to his lordsp for the same to the disherison of
                     his lordsp in the prmisses
                       Therefore his lops said Attorney Generall prayeth the Considera
                     con of this Court in the premisses and that the said Thomas Hooker
                     & Patience his wife may answer the prmisses and shew by what right
                     or title they hold the same; and for that purpose to award his lops
                     writt of subpoena unto them to be directed, Comanding them and
                     either of them to be & appeare before yor Honnrs in the Prouinall
                     Court att a day Certaine then and there to answere and be ordered
                     in the prmisses as to yor Honnors upon heareing of the Cause shall
                     seem meet

                [p. 183] Ordered upon the foregoing informacon that Summons Issue to
                     warne the said Thomas Hooker and Patience his wife, That they
                     make theire prsonall appearance the Court Prouinall Court to answere
                     what shall be Objected agst them on behalfe of the Lord proprietary
                     in and Concerning the said parcell of land

                     Philip Holleger plt Ordered last Prouinall Court that the deft
                     James Southerd deft should att this Prouinall Court appeare, and
                     giue in an accompt of the Estate of Jeremiah Hasling during the
                     time he hath been in possession thereof to be deliuered (according to
                     Ordr of Court) to the heire of the said Jeremiah Hasling now wife
                     to the plt: yet Neuertheless the said James Southard hath not ap
                     peared neither giuen any accompt of the said Estate
                       Ordered this Cause be againe respited till next Prouinall Court,
                     and in Case the said Southard doe not then appeare, and perfect the
                     said Order of Court, past the 12th of October last, then the pit: to
                     be repossessed of the said Estate on behalfe of his said wife by an
                     Order of this Court wthout further delay


                       Came Capt Thomas Mannyng and acknowledged in Open Court
                     this ensueing letter of Attorney to Henry Hare as his Act and deed—
                     (Vizt)
                       Know all men by these prsents that I Thomas Mannyng of the
                     Clifts in Caluert County haue nominated Constituted and appoynted
                     my Trusty freinde Henry Hare my true and Jawfull Attorney for
                     me and in my name to aske sue for leuy require Recouer and receiue
                     of Mr Wm Britton Onc thowsand ifiuc hundrcd twenty pounds
                     of tobacco and Caske now due unto me, Giuing & Granting unto my
                [p. 184]  said Attorney my full power strength and Authority Irreuocably In
                     and about the prmisses and upon the Receipt of the said debt acquit
                     tances or other discharges for me or in my name to make seale and
                     deliuer, And I doe hereby further Authorize my said Attorney to