Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

            Liber B     Requir Recouer and Receaue all such tobacco as is dew to mee from
                  Thomas Burdit by bill from Thomas Stone by bill and from Wm
                  Bretton by bill as by the sayd bills will appear and upon Receipt of
                  all or any of the sayd debts to giue acquittances for the same hearby
                  Ratifling and Confirming all and whatsoeuer my sayd Atturney shall
                  doe in the Premisses as if I wear personally Presant witnes my hand
                  this fifth day of January 1663/4 Mary Baetman
                  Witnes     Philip Caluert
                        John Gittings
                    Whearupon the defendant humbly Craued a referanc and the
                  Plantiue withdrew his Papers It is thearfor ordered that this buis-
                  nes bee Referd to the next Court held in Charleses Countie
                  Robert Clarke Esq by his  The Plantiue aresting the
                   Atturney George Thompson Plantiue defendant in an action of
                  Mr Richard Stone Defendant j   debt Prefereth his declara
                                             tion and letter of Atturney
                                             as followeth (Vizt)
                  Robert Clarke Escp Plantiue W Richard Stone defendant
                    The Plantiue declares against the defendant in an action of debt
                  for suruay of flue hundered Acres of land which as yet Remaineth
                  unsatisfied and thearfor hee humbly Craueth an order of Court for
                  the sayd debt with Cost and Charge of suit &c
                    Know all men by thees Presants that I Robert Clarke Escp doe
              [p.250] hearby Constitute ordaine and Appoynt my trusty and well beloued
                  frind George Thompson to bee my trew and law full Atturney to
                  answer and defend any suit or suits by mee or against mee Com-
                  menced against any Person or Persons in Charleses County giuing and
                  hearby granting my full Power and law full Authoritie in or about the
                  Premisses as fully largely and Amply as I myself might or Coold
                  doe if personally thear Presant Ratifling and allowing whatsoeuer
                  my sayd Atturney shall doe or Cause to bee done in the Premisses
                  as firmly as if done or caused to bee done by my selfe as witnes this
                  my hand and seale: this 26th of January Ao 1663
                   Seigned Sealed and deliuered  Robert Clarke
                    in the Presence of us
                        Ignatious Causin

                    Whearupon the Defendant Confeseth a Judgment It is thearfor
                  ordered that the defendant Pay unto the Plantiue too hundered and
                  fifty pounds of tobacco and Caske with Cost and Charge of suit:

                   Robert Clarke Esp By his The Plantiue aresting the
                    Atturney George Thompson Plantiue defendant in an action of
                    Verlinda Stone by her   debt Prefered his declara-
                    Atturney Mr Richard Stone defendant tion as followeth (Vizt)