Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 519





     Elizabeth wharton Sarvant to Jn° Kinemant is Ordred by the Liber BB
   Courtt to haue thirty Lashous well laid on her Bare Backe for haue- No.2
   ing a Bastard Child
     Andrew Twotley is Ordred by the Courtt to pay unto Jn° Kinemant
   flue hundred pounds of Tobacoe for the Charg & loss of Elizabeth
   Whartton time the Said Twotle haueing a bastard Child By the said
   Eliz: Sarvant to Jn° Kinemant:

   A Courtt held for Talbott County By his Lordships Justices of
         the Peace the 19th day of March 1671/2
                        Present
         Mr Wm: Coursey      Mr Seth Foster
         Capt Philemon Lloyd Mr Phil: Steevenson
         Mr Tho: Hynson      Mr Wm: Hemsley
         Mr Rich Gorsuch     Mr Jonath: Sibery

   Maryland ss:
     Knowe All men by theise psents tht I Jonathan Sybery of Wye
   river and Talbott Countie in tlf Prouence of Mary Land Gent haue
   made ordained constituted and appointed and by theise Doe make or
   dame constitute and appointe my trustie and well beloved friends JnO
   walley Jno Freake and Robert Gibbs all and everey of them of
   Boston in newe England merchants ioyntly and severally to be my
   true and lawfull Atturneyes, for mee and in my stead and name
   and to my use to aske Leuie and recouer demand & receiue of Richard
   whorton of Boston of newe England afore sd merchant his Heires
   Executors Administratrs the sum of on hundred sixtie and nine
   pounds the hundred pounds to bee sterling money of England: and
   sixtie pounds and nine to bee of the current money of newe England
   the which hee hath forfeited and from mee uniustlie doth detaine
   and keepe For the non payment of ten negroes to haue beene de- [p. 2021
   liuered at my Plantac in Wye riuer in the Countie and Provence
   aforesayd at a Certaine time past as by certaine articles of agreement
   bearing Date the twentieth Day of may on thousand six hundred
   seauentie and one more at large Doe and may appeare Giuing and
   by theise psents granting unto my sayd Atturneys my full power and
   authoritie in all thinges touching this my psent buisness and in my
   name to commence and prosecute any action or actions Sute or sutes
   for the recouery and getting of the aforesd sum of on hundred sixtie
   and nine pounds as aforesayd and everey or any part or parcell
   thereof and Atturney or Atturneyes in tht behalf e to constitute and
   make and uppon receipt thereof or of any part thereof acquintances
   or any other lawfull discharges in my stead and name to make seale
   and deliuer ratifyng and allowing by theise psents all and whatsoeuer
   my sayd Atturneyes or theire Assignes shall for obtaineing and re
   couerie of the sd sum of on hundred sixtie and nine pounds as aforesd