86 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.




              Liber A Bee it knowne unto all men by these Presents that I Edward
              [p. 101] Prescot Doe hereby Constitute set and Apoynte Capt John Jenkings
                   my true and Lawfull Attorny for me to my use and in my name to
                  Aske Demand take sue Recouer acquite Discharge pay and sell what
                   soeuer to me belongeth and in gennerall Terms to Act and transact
                   with as full Powre as any other Gennerall Letter of Attorny whatso
                   euer in words at Length affords, Exceptinge the saile or dissposinge
                   of to saill or Lease Lands or Mears or there Increase: In all other
                   thinges I doe hereby Constitute and in him Ratifie my full Powre
                   and Authority as if I myself e were here present, as witnes my hand
                   and seale, Dated this twenty Ninth day of March 1660:
                   Testis Josias Fendall         Edward Prescot
                        Francis Stocket                 Signum

                     Captaine John Jenkings Attorney to Mr Edward Prescot Pette
                   tioned the Courte to Adminisstar on the Estate of Hanniball spicer
                250 Deceassed for A Debt of 555lb Tobaccoe and Caske Dew to the said
                   MT Prescot Bill: and none as yet Adminissteringe on the said Es-
                   state, It is therfore Ordered that the said Capt Jenkings take the said
                   Esstate into his Custody and get it Lawfully Apraysed and Retorne
                   A Just List thereof into the Office

                     Humphry Atwickes Pettetioned the Courte for 75lb tobaccoe dew
                 251 to him from the Estate of John webb Deceassed: It is Ordered that
                   the said Atwickes bee the next that is sattisfied if there be so much
                   Remaininge from the said Esstate

                   William Heard by his Attorny
                     Daniell Johnson Plantife
                   Capt John Jenkings Defendant Heards Letter of Attorny (viz)

                252 Knowe all men by these prsents that I William Heard Doe hereby
                   Constitute and Ordaine Daniell Johnson my true and Lawfull Attorny
                   in my name and stead, Against Capt John Jenkings now dependinge
                   in this Courte, giuing and grantinge in said Attorney as full powre
                   in the Prosecution of the said sute as if I my self e were Psonnally
                   prsent witnes my hand the 4th septembr 1660:
                   Signed in the prseflts of     William H Heards marke
                        Mathew Gage
                        William Robeson

                   hee prefers his Pettecon as Fott
                     To the worp” the Comissionrs for Charles County Thc Humbic
                   Pettecon of William Heard Sheweth
                     That wheras yor Pettetior Agread with Capt John Jenkings for A
                   ?cell of Land he was to let him haue A Lease on, upon which yor
                   Pettetior with Another begunn to Cleare, and Cleared upon it aboute