586    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.
            Liber B                      Mr Henry Mee by his Atturney   The Plantiue aresting the de
                  Mr Samuell Cressey is Plantiue    fendant in an action of debt
                 Mr John Duglas as Administrator to Prefereth his Declaration let-
                  william Heard is Defendant   ter of Atturny and accoumpt
                                         as followeth (Viz)
            [p. 473]                     Mr Henry Mees by Atturney Mr    The Plt declaers against the
                   Samuell Cressey is Plantiue  deft in an action of debt
                 Liuetnt John Dugias as Administrator upon accoumpt to the valew
                   to the Estate of William Heard Dft of three hundered and ten
                 pounds of tobacco as the Plantiue Can iustly make appeare which
                 the defendant hauing demanded it is denied payment and thearfor
                 humbly Craueth order of Court for his sayd debt &c

                 Entered with mee George Thompson

                   Know all men by thees Presents that I henry Mees Gent haue
                 Nominated maed ordayned and by thees presents doe put and Consti-
                 tute Samuell Cressey my trew and Lawfull Atturney for mee and
                 in my name and to my use and behoofe to aske demand leuy sew for
                 Recouer and Receaue all and singular debts dews Quantitie and
                 Quantities of tobacco Clainies and demands whatsoeuer owing and
                 dew to me from any persons or persons Inhabiting the Prouince of
                 Mariland giuing and by thees Presents granting unto my sayd Attur-
                 ney my full Power strenght and Authoritie in and Concerning the
                 praemisses to sew arest attache implead imprison and Condem and
                 out of Prison to deliuer and also to Compound agree Releas acquit
                 and discharge and generall to doe say Execute Prosecute accomplish
                 and fully finish all and euery other Act and Acts that shall bee need-
                 full in the Praemisses as Amply as the Law will Permite or I might
                 doe in person and whatsoeuer my sayd Atturney shall Lawfully doe
                 in the Praemisses I doe hearby Promis to Ratifie and allow of in
                 witnes whearof I haue hearunto set my hand and seale the seauent
                 day of January Ao Domini 1664 Annoq3 Ri Rs Ca SC xvio &c
                  Sealed and Deliuered    Henry Mees Q
                   in the Presents of
                      George Englis
                      John Plesants

           [r. 474] Whearupon the Plt humbly requesteth that Mr George English
                 might haue his oath giuen him to testifie the verity of his Atturney-
                 shipe which was grant

                   George English sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                 hee see Mr Mees seigne and deliuer that letter of Atturney to Samuell
                 Cressey as his act and deed and further Sayeth not:

                   Whearupon the defendant Craued an Abaetment of the Rite for
                 that hee is not Administrator to william heard but to brigit heard: