210 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.


         Liber B    dale or Kent and in Case of non payment to sewe Arest Implead Im
               prison and release out of prison and further to take any such Course
               as the law hath provided for the Recovery of the said Debts and fur
               ther to answer all seute or seuts of law the which is or may be Com
               menced against me giueing my said atturny my whole power as if I
               my self e ware parsonaly present rattefeing and Conferming wtsoever
               my said Atturny shall Doe in those premises Ine wittnes whearof I
               haue sett my hand this 19th day of March 166o John Browne
               Wittnes Daniell Walker
                       the marke of
                     William Ramsse

          [fol. 93] Att A Court Holden upon Kent thes first Day of Aperell 1661
                  PsentCapt Rob: VaughanMr Will: Leeds
                  Capt Tho: Brodnox-~ Mr Will Coursey
                         Mr Seth: Foster    James Ringgould
                        Mr Nickholas pickarde

               Mr Edward Leeke by his Aturny Mr Joseph Weeks Plant:
               Mr John Browne Defendant
                 Know all men by thes presents that I Edward Leeke Marchant of
               Rode Iland in new Ingland Doth Insttute apoynt & ordayne my
               trusty and well beloued frind Joseph Weekes of the Ile of kent in the
               province of Mariland my trew and lawfull atturny in all Causes & to
               all Intents & porposes wtsoeuer in any Caus Matter or Acction
               Whear in I may or shall bc in any kind Conserned, Giucing and grant
               ing to my said atturny full poure to Arest seue Implead or Imprison
               or otherwise art his Discrision to Compound Relece Aquite & Dis
               charge any parson or parsons wtsoeuer in any Case or Acction unto
               which I may be Conserned or princsipally Relateinge and I Doe Lik
               wise further giue and grant unto my said Attorny full pouwre to
               make choyce of Imploy and Impoure any other atturny or Atturnys
               under hime if my said atturny shall se caus so to doe and hath f rely
               and fermhy Accknowledge by thes presents to allow and Rattify and
               Conferme what my said atturny or Atturnys shall lawfully Doe as
               if I my selfe ware parsonally presents wittnes my hand and seale
               thes 22 day of March 1660 Edwarde Leeke
               in the presents of us
                    Tho: Brooke
                    John Morgon

                 William piper sworne in Court saith
                 That he made a lawfull Bargan with Mr Edward Leeke for foure
               hoggheds of tobaco and Likwise made a Deleuerey to Mr Leeake of
               the said tobaco such as he exsepted of for Deliuery being in January
               last somtime before Mr Browne Marked two hoggheds of them and
               further saith not                  Wm Piper