Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.     175

      Know all men by thees Presants tht I Miles Cooke of Reddriffe Liber A
     Mariner do Constitute and Appoynt my wel beloued frind Zacharie
     Wade of Mariland Planter my Absolut trew and lawfull Atturney
     for mee and in my name to Aske demand sew for Recouer and Re
     ceiue all such debts as shall appear to bee dew to mee the sayd Miles
     Cooke and Thomas Griffech either by bill or booke of Accoumpts or
     any other wayes or meanes howeuer within the Prouince of Mariland
     and the same so Receaued to shipe or Cause to bee Shiped as by
     Aduice or as his discretion shall thincke good and Likewise I doe
     Authoris my sayd Atturney of Occasion bee to call to an accompt any
     other Atturney of mine in the sayd Prouince from and after the date
     of thees presants to the which I haue hear unto set my hand and seale
     this ninth day of Aprill in the yeare of owr Lord God 1661
    Seigned Sealed and Deliuered   Miles Cooke 0
      in the Presance of us
         Robert Gowlan
         Curtis Fletcher

      Know all men by thees Presants tht wee Jobe Chandler of Charleses
     County in the Prouince of Mariland, and Symon Ouerseas of St
     Maries County in the Prouince aboue sayd do for owr selues owr
     heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes sell assigne and set ouer
     unto Alexander Simpson of Charleses Countie the Prouince aboue
     sayd or to his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes a parcell
     a parcell of land Lung one the west Sid of St Tho: Creeke formarly
     Called Portobacco next adioyning to the land formarly layd out to
     George Dolty and now in the Posession of the aboue sayd Alexander
     Simpson begining at the sayd Doltys Marked Ash and Runing North
     and bee East up the Creeke for breath of fluety and flue Pearches to
     a marked Pokikery by a fresh a run boundin on the north by a line
     drawne west and by north from the sayd Pokeekeri for lenght three
     hundered and twenty Perches one the west by a line drawne South
     and bee East from the End of the west and by north line untill it fall
     into the sayd Dolties Land one the South with the sayd Land on the
     East with the sayd Creeke Containing and now layd out for one hun
     dered and twentie Acres more or lesse with all right and Priuiledges
     in as ample manner as it is granted to us in owr pattent Excepting the
     Priui!edge of owr Mannor which wee the sayd Jobe Chandler & simon
     Ouersee doe resarue to us owr heirs Executors Administrators or
     Assignes bee the sayd Alexander Simpson or his heirs Executors
     Administrators or Assignes paying unto us at owr Mannor hows
     yearly or to owr heirs or Assignes at the usuall receipt of the Lord
     Proprietaries Rent the full and just some of tow shillings six pence
     starling mony in Consideration hearof wee the aboue sayd Jobe
     Chandler and Symon Ouersee doe bind owr selfues owr heirs Execu
     tors Administrators or Assignes that the sayd Alexander Simpson
     his heirs Executors Administrator or Assignes shal peaceably enioy