456    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B   Neuill and Alexander Smith shall reaprays the sayd saruants; who
              beeing sworne in open Court Court to macke a trew apraysment of
              James Williams and Daniell Russell according unto the best of thear
              understandings thay demanded to know how Long James Williams
              and Daniell Russell each of them had to sarue and the Sheriffs auer-
              [p. 266] ring that James Williams had about one yeare and three quarters to
                   sarue and Daniell Russell allmost six years
                                                          tob:
                    thay apraysed James Williams at    lb 1500
                    and Daniell Russell at             lb 2000
                                                           3500

                     Whearupon it was the opinion of the board that thay had maed a
                   very iust apraysment of them

                     Mr Henry Adames Presents one francis Linge to haue his age Ad-
                   iudged of who is iudged to bee 17 years old:

                   James Lee Plantiue  The Plantiue by his Atturney Mr Abra-
                   Alexander Whit Defendant f ham Rows Prefereth his Letter of At-
                   turney and declaration as followeth: (Viz)

                     Know all men by thees Presence that I James Lee doe Constitute
              and appoynt my trusty and well beloued f rind Abraham Rows my
              trew and Lawfull Atturney for mee and in my name to aske demand
              arest sew condem any person or persons whatsoeuer that shall bee
              indebted to mee by bills bonds obligations Conditions and Couenants
              within this prouince of Mariland and I doe also impower my sayd
              Atturney for to imprison Release Compound and agree acquit and
              discharge and Lickwise to macke one or more atturney or Atturneys
              as hee shall see cause and to reuoake them at his pleasiur and I doe
              authoris my sayd Atturney in as full power as if I wear thear per-
              [p. 267] sonally present as witnes my hand and seale this 17th of febb Ao
                   1663/4                  the marke of
                   Seigned sealed and deliueredJames L Lee 0
                     in presence of
                        John Ancrum
                        Robert Downes
                          his marke

                   James Lee Plantiue Alexander White Defendant

                     The Plantiue declaer against the defendant in an action of debt to
                   the valew 350 lb of tobacco dew by bill which Remaineth as yet
                   unsatisfied Thearfor the Plantiue Craueth order of Court for the sayd
                   debt with Cost and Charge of suit &c