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    to see his letter of Atturney whearupon the plantiue produced Gilses Liber B
    letter of Atturney to his wife and hers to him but the defendant
    alleaging that shee had not thearby any Power to Constitute or ap
    poynt an Atturney under her by vertue of that letter of Atturney and
    that shee coold not bee admitted an atturney it beeing expresly against
    one of the Prouinciall orders Viz that no woman whatsoeuer shoold
    bee admitted for thear housbands Atturney and thearfor humbly
    Craueth a nonsuit: which was granted and ordered that the Plantiue
    shoold bee nonsuited whearupon the Plantiue withdrew his papers


    John Gould P!antiue The Plantiue by his Atturney John Lum
    Gils Glouer Defendant: fbruso Prefereth his letter of Atturney and
                  petition as followeth

      Know all men by thees Presants that wee John and Margery Gould
    of Charleses County in the Prouince of Mariland doe by thees pres
    ants impower Constitute and appoynt owr trusty and well beloued
    frind John Lumbrozo of the same County and Prouince to bee owr
    Lawfull Atturney or any one that hee shall appoynt to plad in any
    differanses that shal depend or depending in any Court in owr sayd
    Prouince and what owr sayd Atturney or Atturney shall doe wee
    doe Ratifle and allow as if wee wear thear parsonally Presant as
    witnes owr hand this 9th of feb: Ao 1662     John + Gold
    Test John Browne         his marke
        James Vietch             Margery  Gould
                                     her marke

      Whearupon the sayd Lumbroso Prefered this ensuing Petition [p. 63]
      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
    humble Petition of John Goold humbly sheweth
      That whearas Gils Glouer hath much defamed your Petitioners
    wife in Calling of her whore and in saying that hee woold proue her
    a whore which is the greatest infamy that a malitious toung Can Cast
    on a woman seeing that
            Shee liues for euer in eternall shame
            that liues to see the death of her good name
    Thearfor your petitioner humbly Craueth a iury of Able men to Con
    sider the Premisses and to bring in thear verdict for the Reparation
    of your poore petitioners wifes woonded fame as thay shall thincke
    fit:

      Whearupon the Sheriff Craueth a Referance till the next Court


    John Gould by his Atturney The Plantiue Prefereth his petition
      aforsayd Lumbrozo Plantiue Fas followeth
    Elisabeth Glouer Defendant