Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662. 211

      This bill bindeth me henry Lilly of Charleses Countie in the Prpu- Liber A
     ince of Mariland Cooper me my heirs Executors Administrators or
     Assignes to pay or Cause to bee payd unto Walter Beane of the same
     place to him his heirs Executor Administrators or Assignes the trew
     and iust sum of eight hundered twentie four pounds of good sound
     Marchantable tobacco in leafe and in Caske without ground leaues to
     bee payd at or upon the last of Nouember next ensuing the date
     hearof at sum Conuenient place within Charleses Countie and for the
     trew and iust performance of the same I haue hearunto set my hand
     this 8th day of Aprill Ao 1659Henry h l Lillie
     Testis Arthur Turner        his marke

      Underwrit the sayd bill as followeth viz
      be it knowne unto all men by thees Presant that I Walter Beane
     dose acknowledge to haue asined ouer to James Lee all my right and
     title of this bill as witnes my hand this present 29 of October 1659
     Witnesed by me                Walter  Beane
        Robert Robins                 his marke

      Endossed on the bake sid of the sayd bill as followeth (viz)
      1 James Lee doe reassigne this within written bill unto Mr Walter
     Beane as witnes my hand this 29th of January Ao 1661
     testes Henry Adames              James L Lee
        Humphery Hagget:               his marke

      Whearupon the defendant Con fesseth a Judgment whear for it is
     ordered that the sayd neuill Pay the sayd debt as aforsayd with Cost
     and Charge of suit:


      George Short by his Atturney Mr Thomas Lomax as appeareth by
     his letter of Atturney more at large hearunder specified prefereth
     his petion as followeth

      Know all men by thees Presants that I Georg Short of the Prouince
     of Mariland Planter doe hearby Constitute and appoynt Thomas 496
     Lomax of the sayd Prouince my trew and lawfull Atturney in my
     name and stead to demand receaue sew for or by any legall Course
     Recouer all such sum or sumes of tob As is dew to me from W
     Francis Doughtie minister giuing and by thees presants granting my
     sayd Atturney as full power in the prosecution thearof as if i my self
     wear personallie presant witnes my hand the 13th day of March Ao
     1661                             George Shorte
    Test  John hatton
        John Mowld

      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charles Countie
      The humble Petition of George Shorte Sheweth