44    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A     the Premisses it is thear for ordered that the sheriff deliuer unto the
                   sayd W William Batten the too thowsand nine hundered pounds of
                   tob: and Caske by order unto him attached

             [p. 541 William Smoote the Atturney The Plantiue Aresting the de-
                     unto Thomas Smoote Plantiue fendant in an actione of Debt
                   John Neuil Per Attunnatum suum Produceth the bill as falloweth
                     Richard Row Defendant
               109  This bill bindeth mee John Neuell Planter of the Prouince of Mari
                  land my heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes unto Thomas
                  Smoot of the Sayd Prouince Planter his heirs Executors Administra
                  tors on Assignes the Some of three hundered and three pounds of
                  good sound Marchantable tob: without Seconds or ground leaues
                  with Caske to bee payd at the Plantatione of the Sayd John Neuill
                  at or upon the tenth of Nouember next ensuing the date hearof which
                  will bee in the yeare of own Lord God one thowsand Six hundered
                  fiftie eight in witnes whearof I the sayd John Neuill set my hand
                   this 4th of June 1658      The marke of
                   Witneseth                  John 0 Neuill
                      George Goodrick
                        The marke of
                      Richard RC Smoote

                     Endossed one the bake sid of the aboue mentioned bill as hear
                   under wrighten followeth
                     Bee it knowne unto all men by thees Presants tht I Thomas Smoote
                   doe Assigne all my right & title and interest of this bill to my father
                   William Smoote in acknowledgement whearof I set my hand the
                   15th of Apnill 1658 Thomas S T Smoote
                   Witnes                    his marke
                      William Barton Junior
                      Edward James

                     Know all men by thees Presants that I John Neuill of Charles
               Countie Planter haue Constituted and ordayned my Louing f rind
               Richard Row of the same Countie Planter my trew and Lawful
               Atturney for mee and in my name to Answer the suit of Thomas
               Smoot at the Count held in Chanleses Countie the twelfe of May and
               whot my Atturney shal doe in the Premisses I doe Ratifie and Allow
               as if I myself wear thear Personallie Presant giuing and by thees
               Presants granting unto my sayd Attunney as full power in the Prem-
               [p. 55] isses as any Atturney may or aught to haue Ratifling and Allowing
                   the same by thees Presants I haue hear unto set my hand this 1th
                   of May Ao 1659             the marke of
                   Witnes                     John 0 Neuill
                      Thomas Hussey
                      Thomas T Baker
                         his marke