Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     299

     Know all men by thees Presants that I Richard Banckes of St Liber B
    Maries County in the Prouince of Mariland Gent: doe hearby Con
    stitute ordaine and appoynt my trusty and well beloued frind George
    Thompson of Charleses Countie in the Prouince aforsayd Gent:
    my trew and lawfull Atturney for mee and in my name to sew and
    implead Mr humphery haggate in an action depending betweene mee
    and the sayd haggat in Charleses County Court Ratifling and allow
    ing and holding firme and stable all and whatsoeuer my sayd Attur
    ney shall doe or Cause to bee done in or about the Premisses as fully
    largely and amply as if I my self wear thear personally Presant giu
    ing and hearby granting unto my sayd Atturney my full Power and
    lawfull Authoritie to euery intent and Purpos as any Atturney what
    soeuer hath or of Right ought to haue as fully larghy and Amply
    as I my self might or Coold haue if I wear thear Personally Presant
    Ratifling and allowing and holding firme and stable all and whatso
    euer my sayd Atturney shall doe or Cause to bee done acted or Per- [p. 35]
    petrated by any manner of Act or Acts thing or things deuice or
    deuices in the law whatsoeuer as fully largely and amply as I my self
    might or Coold doe if thear personally presant giuing unto my sayd
    Atturney Power to Constitute ordaine and appoynt one or more
    Atturney or Atturneys under him and him them or any of them to
    reuoake againe at his plesiur as witnes this my hand this 5th of
    Nouember Ao 1662               Richard Banckes
    Witnes John Neuill
          his  marke
          James L Lee
            his marke
     And the defendant by vertue of an order of Court held in Charleses
    County the 2d of July Ao 1661 obtained a non suit hee then obtaining
    an order for this very bill now in agitation with Cost and Charge of
    suit:

   Mis Margery Batten Plantiue    The Plantiue Aresting the de
     by her Atturney Capt Josias fendall fendant in an action of debt
   James Lee Defendant       Prefereth her petition as f oh-
     as Administrator to John Delahay loweth to
     The worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the humble
    Petition of Margery Batten Sheweth
     That John Delahay deceased stands indebted unto your Petitioner
    as Administratrix of Capt William Batten her late deceased housband
    the sume of 913 th of porke Thearfor your petitioner humbly
    Craueth order for the sayd debt against James Lee as administrator
    to the sayd Delahay and shee shall pray
     And for the Confirmation of the sayd Petition Produceth this ensu
    ing bill