Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     445

       Whearupon Mr Richard Stone Produced this ensuing letter of Liber B
     Atturney and bill (Vizt)
       Know all men by thees Presants that I Verlinda Stone doe hearby
     Nominaet ordaine and appoynt my louing sonne Richard Stone my
     trew and law full Atturney for mee and in my Name and stead to sew
     plead and imprison Release acquit and discharge any Person or Per-
     sons whatsoeuer lickwise to answer any suit or suits Commenced
     against mee in as ample mannor as if I wear thear myself Presant
     witnes my hand this 3d of february Ao 1663
     seigned sealed and deliuered       Verlinda Stone
       in the presence of
          John Stone
          Elisabeth flowers       her marke

       This bill bindeth mee Bartholmew Gartherell of Patuxon Cooper [p. 248]
     mee my heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes debts or goods
     to pay or Cause to bee payd unto Mis Verlinda Stone her heirs or
     Assignes the full and iust sum of too thowsand one hundered and
     fifty pounds of tobacco with Caske Marchantable and good in Pa-
     tuxon Riuer at or upon the tenth of October next ensuing the date
     hearof in witnes whearof I haue hearunto set my hand this 9th of
     August 1662                   the marke of
     witnes Thomas Sprigge  Bartholmew   Gartherell
          Mathew Stone
     Endossed on the backe of the sayd bill as followeth
       Receaued in Part of this bill the sum of sixteen hundered and
     forty pounds of tobacco in Caske Verlinda Stone

       Whearupon the defendant upon the Perusall of the sayd bill de-
     sireth that Mr Thomas Stone might haue his oath giuen him which is
     granted alleaging that thear was a heyfor sould to Stone in part
     of the Remainder of this bill which was afterwards sould unto MT
     Thomas Stone all which the sayd Stone can testifle upon oath Who
     beeing Called declareth in the Presence of God that hee neuer did Re-
     ceaue any heyfor in satisfaction of this bill It is thearfor ordered
     that the defendant pay unto the Plantiue flue hundered Pounds of
     tobacco and Caske with Cost and Charge of suit:


      Mary Baetman by her Atturney The Plantiue aresting the de
       James Neale Esp Plantiue    fendant in an action of the
     Mr Thomas Stone defendant          Debt Prefereth his letter of At
                            turney as followeth (Viz)

       Know all men by thees Presants that I mary Baetman doe Consti-
     tute ordayne and appoynt my louing f rind Capt James Neale my trew
     and law full Atturney for mee and in my Name to aske sew for leuie [p. 249]
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