Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1663 1668.     703





    Whereas Mathewe Armstrong & Stephen Bond prfferred a peticon LiberB No. 1
  agst mr George Johnson Alleadging that there is two hundred forty
  foure pounds of tob: due to them upon Accompt:
    Randall Revell attorney for the plts
                          appeares now in Courte
George Johnson def
    After some Debate they Joyntly Craue a respite to the next Courte
  whereupon the Courte ordered a respite in the Cause depending till the
  next Countie Courte


    At A Courte held for Somersett Countie the 28th day of January [p. 107]
         A° D° 1667 Comrs present as FoIl:, vizt;

                  Capta William Thorne
        mr James Jones     mr Henry Boston
        mr John Winder     mr George Johnson

    Whereas the Court is Informed that George Smith hath taken A
  false oath; It is ordered that George Smith be summoned to the next
  Countie Courte and James Prise Robert Hart & Cornelius Ward be
  subpe as evidences in the Cause

       28th Janr 1667
    Thomas Wailey withdraweth his accon of Debt agst Henry Lewis

       28th Janr 1667
    The bonds of Matrimony was published this day betweene Henry
  Miles & Mary Barnebe, widowe, both of this Countie, at A Courte
  held for the Countie of Somersett the Day & yeare aboue written

    Knowe all Men by these presents that I John Anderson of Poco
  moke Sawyer for Divers Causes & Consideracons me thereunto Mov
  ing haue made & by these presents Doe make ordayne Constitute &
  appoynte my Loving frind Edmund Beauchamp of the Countie of
  Sommersett gent: to be my full & Law full attorney for me & in my
  Name to aske gather receiue & Demand all such Debts as I Can make
  appeare due to me from Charles Ballard of the Countie aforesaid
  marchant, the now husband of Sarah Elzey the relict and executrix
  of John Elzey deceased, either by bill bond or accompt to be properly
  belonging to me, I Doe alsoe giue full power to this my aforesaid
  attorney to arrest Sue plead & Implead cast in prison & then againe
  to release the Said Charles Ballard I Doe further by these presents
  impower this my aforesaid Attourney one attourney or more to Make
  under him, & them againe at his pleasure to revoke And what that
  this my aforesaid attorney Shall doe for me & in my behalfe, I Doe
  by these presents binde my self e my heires executrs & admts to Con
  firme ratifie & allowe & to stand in as full force, as if it had bin don