158    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             LiberA Whearupon it is ordered that the Sheriff attache flue hundered
                   sixtie and four pounds of tob: of the wages dew to the sayd Taylor
                   from the Countie:

                    Mr Henry Addames braught this day a mayd saruant of his unto
                406 the Court one Margere Ide who Confessed her Age to bee aboute
                   eighteen who according unto act of Assembly hath flue years to sarue:
                   from her first ariuall into this Prouince

                   William Knages Plantiue The Plantiue are sting the defendant in an
                   William Bouls Defendant action of the Case prefereth her petition
                                as followeth

                    To the Worshipfull Henry Addames and the rest of the Commis
                   sioners of Charleses Countie The humble Petitioner of William
                   Knagges Humbly Sheweth
                 That Whearas your Petitioner on the 8th day of March last past
                   made a Contract to serue William Bouls in any imployment which the
                   sayd boules was to set him on in Consideration whearof the sayd
                   Bouls was to giue him too hundered and fiftie pounds of tob: per
                   month as by the sayd agreement will appeare Now so it is may it
                   please your worships that your petitioner beeing prest out in the
                   Countrie saruice to goe to the Susquesahannoks fort and beeing with
                   him the sayd boules about too monthes before to make payment or
                   satisfaction to your petitioner for his too months saruice as aforsayd
                   whearfor your petitioner humblie desiers an order of Court for the
                   payment of his wages which hee hath iustly Earned and your Peti
                   tioner shal pray &c

             [p. 168] Whearupon Mr Francis Batcheler Produced his letter of Atturney
                   as followeth
                    Know all men by thees Presants that I William Bouls doe hearby
                   Constitut ordaine and Appoynt Mr Francis Batcheler to bee my At
                   turney to answer unto the suit of William Knags giuing and hearby
                   granting unto my sayd Atturney my full Power and lawfull Authori
                   tie, Ratifling and allowing and holding firme and stable all and what
                   soeuer my sayd Atturney shal doe or Cause to bee done in the prem
                   isses as witnes this my hand this 19th of Nouember Ao 1661
                   Witnes George ThompsonWilliam WB Bouls
                                              his marke

                    Whearupon Mr Francis Batcheler Defendant by Atturneyshipe
                   desiereth that the plantiue might proue any bargaine by Condition
                   according unto his petition alleging that if ther wear formarlie a con
                   dition the sayd Knages had annihillated the same seuerall ways but
                   especiallie in desiering the Custoditor of the same to let him see it
                   and as soone as it was produced although in the Custoditors hand the