528Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.








          Liber BB Accompt of her Increace Imprimis the ould Cow and one heifer of
            No.2 two yeares Old & one heifer yearling that is all the Increas Since

        I haue had her In my Custody:         me Samuell Abott

                  Know all men by these Present that I John Dolby of Talbott
                County haue Constituted Ordained ana Apointed my Loueing friend
                Hugh Sherwood of Talbott County my true and Lawfull Attorney
                for me & my usse & behoofe to demaind Sue Imprison and out of
                Prisson to Release all Such Persson as Are to me Indebted by Bill
                bond obligaon or Accompts and upon Recept thereof Any such
                debts or suths of Tobacoes as are to me Due & owing this yeare to
                giue Recepts & Accquittances and whatsoeuer doth doe or Cause to be
                Donn In the Primises I doe hereby Ratifle & Confirme to be as Leagall
                as If I was Perssonally Present In Confirmation hereof I haue here
                unto sett my hand and seale this Seaventeenth day of october one
                thousand Six hundred Seaventy one Jn° Dolby
                 Signed Sealed & DD
                  In the Pressents of
                         his
                     James  Oliuer
                         marke
                     George Rouse

           [p.—] Receued this thirteenth of Aprill 1672 of Anthony Mayle the full
                and Just Swim of Twelue hundred Pounds of tobb it being in full
                of all Accompts bills bonds Order of Courtt Judgmts Executions
                from the Begining of the world to this day I Say Receued
                test: Geo: Robins           p me Samll \Vinslow:
                    Tho: Skillington

                 Maryland ss:
                  Know all men by these prsents that I William Hamsteed of the
                County Talbott in the said Province Plantr for Divers good Causes &
                Considerac mee thereunto Moueing Butt more Especially by Reas
                son of my Sudden Departure out of Province into England haue by
                these Presents maide and in my Steed and Place putt and Constituted
                my welbeloued friend Samuell Abott of the same County & Prov
                ince to bee my true and Law full Attorney for mee and in my Name
                and to my usse to Aske demaind Sue for leavy Recouer and Receue
                all Such Debtes and Sums of Tobacoe as now are Or may bee here
                aifter to me Due any Mannor of way Or meines wts euë Giueing and
                Granting unto my said Attorney full Power and Authority for me
                and in my Name to Sue Arest Implead Condeme and imprisson att
                his Liberty and Pleasure out of Prison to Deliur and upon Recept
                of any Sum or Sumes of tobacoe as afore Said Or Other Debts in
                wt Kind Soeur they bee to my use Receued Accquitance Or Other