Toibot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.     365

   Debt; The Premisses Considered your Pettioner humbly Crauith Liber BB
   order for present pay with Court Charges and your Pettioner Shall No.2
   Ever Pray

     Whereas Mr Joseph Weeks hath due by Bill from Anthony Grif
   fin the summ of Three hundred ninety Eight pounds of Tobacco &
   Cask/ The Court hath granted order for present pay to bee made the
   said mr Joseph Weeks with Court Charges.

   Joseph Weeks Plant
                   an action of debt:
   Michaell Carman Deft
     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Talbott County the Humble
   Pettion of Joseph Weeks/
     Shewith That Michaell Carman stands Indebted to your Pettioner
   by Bill nine hundred and Three pounds of Tobacco and Cask, And
   hath nott made any satisfaction of the said Debt/ the Premisses
   Considered yor Pettioner Humbly Craueth Order for the said Debt
   with Court Charges And your Pettioner Shall Ever Pray

     Whereas John Morgan being Present att the house of Michaell
   Carman when mr Joseph Weeks was to demand his Debt, hee doth
   tistifie that the said Carman in his hereing, did tender good goods
   or Cat!e for satisfaction of the said Debt.

     The Court hath granted an order f or present Payment to bee made
   to the said Weeks: the Plant to pay Court Charge.

     Mr Joseph Weeks Lettr of Atturney to mr Tho: South
     Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Weeks of the Island
   of Kent doc appoynt and ordainc my Trusty, and well bcloucd Friend
   Mt Thomas South my True and Lawfull Atturney for mee and
   in my name and steed to Arrest sue impbaid imprison, Anthony
   Griffin and Michaell Carman for Debts of Tobacco the said
   Griffin and Carman are Indebted to me by Bill, giueing and granting [p. 15]
   unto my said Atturney full and ample power to all intents and Pur
   posses whatsoever I my self e should doe or Could Lawfully doe for
   the Recouery of the aforesaid Debt or Debts, and doe by these
   Presents allow Ratifie and Confirme whatsoever my said Atturney
   shall doe in the Premisses as if I my selfe were Personally present
   as Wittness my hand this 5th of March 1663/       Joseph Weekes
  Wittnes    John Winchester Junor
         John Wedge
   Anthony Griffin Plant I          A
   Mr Tho: South Deft n an ction of the Case
     To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the
   humble Pettion of Anthony Griffin
     Shewith That whereas mr Thomas South borrowed your Pet
   tioners Cannew for the space of A fortnight for the Indians to huntt