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     Caled to a man on board of the sloope and bid him not meddell with Liber B
     the peas in the bage for thay wear none of his and further sayeth not:
     Daniell Hutt the Atturney of  The Plantiue aresting the de
      Mr Mees & Mr Benbow Marchants     fendant in an action of debt
      by his Atturney George Thompson   Prefers his Letter of Attur
      Plantiue               ney Petition and bill as fol
     Samuell Dobson the Atturny to loweth
      James Walker defendant

      Know all men by thees Presants that I daniell Hutt Atturney to
     Mr henry Mees and Mr John benbow Merchant doe hearby Consti
     tute and appoynt George Thompson Gent: my good and Lawfull
     Atturney to Arrest sew and implead Mr James Walker in and Con
     cerning a debt dew the sayd James unto the sayd Mees and
     benbow per specialtie giuing my sayd Attunney power to depute per
     vertue hearby one or More atturneys as hee shall thinck fit in witnes
     whearof I haue hearunto set my hand this 27th of October Ao 1662
     In Presence of Tho Mathews
               Leonard Greene

      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
     humble petition of Daniell hutt the Atturney to Mr henry Mees and
     Mr John Benbow humbly Sheweth:
      That Whearas Mr James Walker stands indebted unto your peti
     tioner as aforsayd eight hundered and sixtie eight pounds of tob:
     by speciality and no satisfaction beeing maed: your petitioner humbly
     Craueth an order of Court for the sayd debt: with forbaerance with
     Cost and Charge of suit and your petitioner as in dutie bound shall
     euer pray:

      And for the Confirmation of the sayd Petition the Plantiue Pro
     duced the sayd Walkers bill which is as followeth:
      This bill bindeth mee James Walker my heirs Executors and Ad- [p. 52]
     ministrators to pay or Cause to bee payd to henry mees his hems or
     Assignes the iust sum of eight hundered sixtie eight pounds of euerie
     way well Conditioned tobacco and Caske at or upon the tenth day of
     nouember next ensuing beeing for a valewable Consideration all
     readie receaued witnes my hand this 6th day of May Ao 1661
     Witnes Justinian Gerrard         James Walker
          Samuell Dobson

      Whearupon the defendant produced his letter of Atturney which
     was as followeth
      Know all men by thees Presants that I James Walker doe Consti
     tute and ordayne my Louing f rind Samuell dobson to my trew and
     Lawfull Atturney to plead for mee and in my name in a differance
     depending betweene mee and Daniell hutt on his Atturney or Attur