Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 371





  that the said Weekes pay all Charges excepting the Charge of Liber BB
  Imprisonment.                                No.2

  Robert Martin plant
  Abraham Bishopp deft In an action of the Case
    To The Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
  petition of Robert Martin:
    Shewith That whereas Abraham Bishopp is indebted unto your [p.22]
  Petitioner the summ of Three hundred Thirty & flue pounds of
  Tobacco as I shall make appeare and accompt and the said Bishopp
  will nott giue your Petitioner Bill for the said Tobacco; the premisses
  Considered your Petitioner humbly Craueth order for the said To
  bacco with Cost of suite and your Petitioner Shall Ever Pray

    The Court hath ordered that Abraham Bishopp shall pay unto
  Robert Martin Two hundred and tenn pounds of Tobacco in Cask and
  for to bring flue Tobacco hogsheads unto the said Robert Martins
  Landing by the tenth of October, & the said Martin for to pay Cost
  of suite;

    Whereas Mr Thomas Hynson Junor according to an Order passed
  the Last Court, hath brought his wife to this Court, where shee sub
  missiuely tendering her self e to there Judgment and Acknowlidgeing
  her faulte with Extreame Sorrow for the same; the Court haue
  thought fitt, that upon this her submission her Punishment be
  Remitted.

    Bee it Known unto all men by these Presents that I Robert Martin
  being thereunto moued doe make Constitue and ordaine and and by
  these presents haue made Constitued and ordained Alexander Max
  well my Loueing Friend my true and Law full Atturney in my steed,
  and for my use, in any place in the Province of Maryland to ask
  demand, to sue Recouer all Debts in any kind or Condition whatso
  ever: And what Debt or Debts they or any of them doe Refuse to
  pay to him hee to sue them according to Law, and Implead imprison
  Release outt of Prison, Acquittances and discharges to give them or
  any of them which shall bee as sufficent as if I were personally pres
  ent and what my Atturney shall doe on my behalf e in any Kinde
  or Condition soever, I the said Robert Martin doe bind mee my heirs
  Excetors Adminestors or Assignes to Ratifle Confirm and approue in
  all and every thing whatsoever, and to beare and keepe harmless from
  any Trouble my said Atturney in Wittnes of the premisses I haue
  hereunto sett my hand & seale ths 25th of May 1664/
  Signed sealed & dd            signum
   in the psents of uss:       Robt   Martin
       Ric: Woollman
       Jno Barke