Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.   71





        Ordered tht the Petr recouer according to his Petn. Robert Slye Liber B B
      gent” Adthistrato' of the Estate of Samue! Smith Deceased, Con
      fesseth Judgmt to ffredrick Gisbcrtson for one Thowsd pownds of
      Tob & Cask according to his demand.
        Bee it knowne unto all men by these prnts that I Joannes uan
      Brugcn hauc made assigned & ordayned & deputed, & in my stead &
      place by these putt & constitute my well beloued ffreind Mr Robert
      Slyc mcrcht of the Prouince of Maryland my true & lawfull Attorney
      for mee & in my name & to my use to aske rccouer & receaue the sume
      & iust quantity of seaucn hundd Twenty fower pownds of currant
      Tob. out of the Estate of Sam: Smith Deceased, according to Bill
      as appeareth in date 12th of May 1 66o owcing unto mce from the
      sd Smith, And by these ptnts graunting unto my sd Attorney to use
      arrest implcad all meanes necessary wch shall bee needfull or neces
      sary to bee done in or about the Debt, the same to doe as fully &
      wholly as I my selfc might doe if I were there prsonally ptnt, And
      uppon the Receipt of any sume to my use of the Estate afores' to
      giue acquittance & discharge for the same for mee & in my stead &
      name, Holding firme & stable & whatsoeur my sd Attorney shall doe
      or cause to be done in or about the sd Debt by these prnts. Sealed
      wth my Seale this 6th day of Aprill 1663 in new Amsterdam in
      New Netherlands              Johannes van Brugh
        Wittnes Tho: Wills Isaack Bedloc

        Know all men by these ptnts tht I Samuel Smith of the Prouince
      of Maryland doe acknowledge my self c to bee indebted to Mr
      Johannes Van Brugine Mercht the full & iust quantity of Scauen
      hund' Twenty ffowre pownds of current Tob, to bce payd unto the
      sd Mr Van Brugen att or before the Last of June next ensuing the
      Date hereof att the Manahatans, as wittnes my hand this 12th of
      May 166o                          Sam: Smith.

      To the honble the Goucrnot & Councell
        The Pet” of Johannes uan Brugh Humbly Sheweth.
        That whereas Samuel Smith att the time of his Decease, stood in
      debted to yot Petr seauen hundd Twenty ffowre pownds of Tob &
      Cask by specialty, & noe part thereof payd, Yor Petr humbly Craucs
      order of this honble Court for Two hundd & ffifty pownds of Tob [p. 109]
      & Cask to bee payd to yor Petr out of the Debts still due to the Estate
      of the sd Deceased towards his Satisfaction, & hee shall as in duty
      bownd pray &c:
        Ordered tht the Petr recouer according to his Petn Robert Slye
      gentn Admistrator of the Estate of Samuel Smith Deceased, Con
      fesseth Judgmt to Johanncs uan Brugh for Two hundd & ffifty
      pownds of Tob & Cask according to his Demand.