466        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.

         LiberJJ Anno RR Caroli Secnde nunc Angl &c Vicessimo primo Annoqe
              Dm 1669                   Thomas Cooper (sealed)
              Sealed & delivered
                in the psents of    Novembr th 6th 1669
                   Abraham AlleyThe aboue written letter of Attor
                   John Luffeney was by the oathes of Thomas
                   Thomas FisherFisher and Abraham Aley witt
                    nesses thereunto in Common forme
                     prued before mee Jno Blomfeild

                Whereas I Joseph Saunders of Bristol Mercht now resident in
              Severne in the Prouince of Maryland haue cause of accon against
              Francis Pyne of Bristol Mercht for a Protest upon a Bill of Ex-
              change protested wch the sd Francis drew Now know all men tht being
              well assured of the Integrety & Faithfullnes of Robert Ridgley doe
              Hereby depute & Constitute the sd Robert Ridgley to prosecute my sd
              suite to Fee atturney or Atturneys for me & on my behalf e & Euy
              thing & things to doe & pforme as if I myselfe were prsonally prsent:
              In wittnesse whereof I haue hereunto put my hand this 8th day of
              Novembr 1669              Joseph Saunders (Sealed)
              Sealed & deliüed
                in the prsents of:
                   Elizabeth Woolchurch
                   William Jones

         [p. 18] Receiued of Francis Parret the 8th of decembr 1665 Leueis for
              flue pesons att 50 p pole is two hundred ninety & fiue lb of Tobacco
              twenty four pds of Tobacco being one yeares due for 100 acrs called
              parretts Clift alsoe two hundred and Sixteene pounds of Tobacco
              being for lords rents of 300 acres of land att chaptanke in Talbott
              County att the head of the Island Creek Called the Richrang being
              three yeares due being in all the full Sume of fiue hundred thirty flue
              lbs of Tobacco:              P mee Charles Brooke

              Recd the 11th of decembr 1666:
                Off Francis Parrett for five prsons Levies two hundred ninety
              pounds of Tobacco for Lords Rent for 100 acres of land for one
              yeare Sixteene pound of Tobacco alsoe recd forty Eight pounds of
              Tobacco for one yeares rent for three hundred acres of Land Lying
              in Talbot county in Greate Choptanke in Island Creeke Called
              Richrange for Richard Keene forty Six pounds of Tobacco for John
              Jones Leuiy fifty Eight pound of Tobacco in all Receiued four hun
              dred fifty eight:        P mee John Brooke
                                        Deputy Sherriffe
                                             of Caluert County