266    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              Liber A Thees Presants witneseth that I William Marshall doe Constitute
                    and ordayne my Louing f rind Samuell dobson my trew and Lawfull
                    Atturney to aske demand Receaue leauy and to sue plead Act and
                    Recouer all bills and bonds that I the sayd Marshall haue dew for this
                    Presant year to the Quantitie of fourteene thowsand Eight hundered
                    Eightie too pounds of tob: and Caske and doe by thees Presants giue
                    my sayd Atturney as full power to act in my name as if I wear presant
                    my self and for the trew performance of the same I haue hearunto
                    set my hand this 9th day of October Ao 1662
             Witnes Richard R Moris            William Marshall
                            his marke              his marke
                         William  Codwell
                             his marke

             [p. 256]    Thomas Wharton desired this ensuing bill of salle to bee Recorded
                     Know all men by thees Presants that I Samuell Palmer of Nan
                    gemie in Charleses County in the Prouince of Mariland Planter haue
                    bargained and sould and by thees presants doe bargain and sell unto
                    Thomas wharton of the same place and County aforsayd his heirs
                    and Assignes too Cows aged betwixt aged betwixt the years of flue
                    and seauen the one blackish the one blackish browne with a white tipe
                    of her tayle sum part of her hind feet white Commonly Called by the
                    name of Goate hornes and Cropt slitt and under keeled on boath
                    Eares The other Cow beeing browne of Color caled by the name of
                    hart Cropt slit and underkeeled on boath Eaers with a starre on her
                    forhead white hind legs and a white tayle and a white patch on her
                    rumpe to haue and to hould the sayd too cows with Calph and with
                    thear increas boath mayle and femaill to him the sayd Thomas Whor
                    ton his heirs and Assignes for euer in witnes whearof I the sayd
                    Samuell Palmer haue hearunto set my hand this this eighteenth day of
                    January Ao 1661    Samuell S P Palmer
                    Test Thomas Robinson      his marke
                         signum
                       Ann + Robinson

                     Thees Presants testifie that I samuell Dobson of Charleses County
                    in the Prouince of Mariland Planter doe acknowledge to haue Re
                    ceaued of William Marshall of the same County and prouince af or
                    sayd gent: bills to the valew of fifteene thowsand pounds of tobacco
                    or thearabouts for and in Consideration thearof I the sayd dobson
                    doe bind my self my heirs or Assignes to satisfie all bills bondes or
                    accounts dew from the sayd Marshall whatsoeuer to any person or
                    persons beeing tobacco debts be for the day of the date hearof as wit
                    nes my hand this nineteenth of October Ao 1662
                    Teste Randolph Cremor          Samuell Dobson
                        John  Pipers marke