62         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.

             Liber B B  far as the Estate will extend, The wch if this honble Court in their
                    wisdomes thinke meete to allow, yot Petr will according to the ualue
                    of the Estate indeauor to satisfy each prson tht hath intrusted him.
                    Thus humbly intreating the opinion of this honble Court herein, &
                    hee shall as in duty bownd pray &c:

                     The Court Votes in the affirmatiue/

                [p. 98] Robert Slye gentn in the behalfe of Cornelius Stenwick, John
                    Lord, & Augustine Herman Doth acknowledge to haue receiued full
                    satisfaction for ffowre Thowsd pownds of Tob, due from the Estate
                    of Willm Battin.

                     Know all men by these prnts tht I Cornelius Stenwick mercht of
                    New Amsterdam in new Netherlands haue made ordayned deputed
                    & constituted my louing ffreind Mr Robt Slye of Maryld mercht my
                    true & lawfull Attorney for mee & in my name & to my use to aske
                    demand sue for Leuy & receaue from the Adthistrator of th° Estate
                    of Samuel Smith of Maryland Mercht Deceased all such sume or
                    sumes of mony, goods, wares merchantdises thing or things whatsour
                    due, oweing or belonging to mee, Bee itt by Bill booke, obligaon or
                    acct, or by any other meanes or wayes whatsoeur, Gyuing & by these
                    prflts graunting unto my sd Attorney my full power & Lawfull au
                    thority to sue attatch arrest imprisone & condemne, & out of prison
                    to release, And of and uppon the receipt thereof to giue acquittances
                    or any other lawfull discharge for mee & in my name to make saile
                    deliuer, Attorneys one or more under him to substitute, make or att
                    their pleasures to remoue, And futhermore to use, doe exequute &
                    prforme all & euery law full matter Act things necessary whatsoeur
                    to bee done in the premises, as fully wholly & effectually as though
                    I my selfe were prsoflally prnt Ratifying & allowing all & whatsoeut
                    my sd Attorney shall doe in the premises by uertue of these prnts.
                    As wittnes my hand and Seale this 16th July 1663.

                      Signed Sealed & De-   Cornelius Steenwick. Seale
                       liuered in the prsence of
                        John Lawrence Claes Gouereur
                     C mj notar publ Wal: uand deueen/
                     Appeared before mee Mathew The foxe publiq notary Admitted
                    by the Rt hond Director GraIl & Councell dwelling att Amsterdam in
                    the new Netherlands, & afore the hereafter named wittnesses the
                    honest W Samuel Smith mercht of the Barke named the Susan, att
                    prnt ready to sett sayle for Virginia my notarie well knowne, And
                    did acknowledge for himselfe his heyres executors Admistrators &
                    assignes to bee indebted unto the hond Sir Cornelius Steenwick
                    Judge of this Towne the full & just sume of ffowrteene hundd Gilders
                    Two & ffowrty Gilders & ffowre pence I say 1442-4- uppon a true
                    acct & for diuers goods & merchandise att his contentmt receaued by