Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.     471

     aske sue and Recover by Law, or any other law full way, any debts Liber JJ
     due unto me of all and Every person or persons wtsoever and upon
     receipt of any debts, to give acquittances discharges for me and in
     my name and whatsoever my said Attorney shall doe in the premises
     I doe and shall allow and Ratefy as fully as if I my self might or
     could doe it, if I were personally present and hereunto I put my hand
     in witnes thereof this 15th of september 1669.    Will: Giles
          Hugh Woodberry
          John Blomfeild

       Know all men by these presents that I Josias Gibbert of the
     County of St Maryes Planter for diverse good causes and considera-
     tions me hereunto moving, have deputed constituted Ordained and
     appointed, and doe by these presents constitute ordaine Depute and
     appointe and in my stead and place put, John Blomfeild of the same
     County gentl my true and law full Attorney, for me and in my name
     to aske demand, leavy receive sue for and recover, all debts dues
     accompts whatsoever being due to me the said Josias Gibbet, my
     heires or assignes, and any pson or psons whatsoever for the same
     for me and in my name, to aske demand leavy receive and upon
     refusall to implead imprison and out of prison to release, as to my
     said Attorney shall seeme meete, and discharge or discharges to any
     pson or psons to give as shall be sufficient in the Law, and if occasion
     shalbe, I doe hereby further Empower my said Attorney, to depute
     and appointe Attorney or Attorneys under him to act and doe in the
     premises as fully and so far forth as need shall require hereby rate-
     fyeing and confirming and allowing all that my said Attorney for
     me and to my use and behoofe shall doe and act in the premises, In
     witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this fifteenth
     day of January in the Eight and thirtieth yeare of the Dominion of
     Caecilius &c Annoq Dom: 1669. J Guibert (sealed)
     Signed sealed and Delivered
       in presence of Robt Ridgely

       This Indenture made the Eighteenth Day of December in the Eight
     & Thirtieth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Domini
     One thousand Six hundred Sixty & nine Betweene Henery Mitchell of
     Calvert County in the Province of Maryland Planter of the one pt &

     Richard Ladd of the same County [blank] of the other pty witt-
     nesseth that the sd Henery Mitchell for & in Consideracon of the
     Summe of Six thousand pounds of good & Marchantable Tobacco
     in Caske to him in hand pd by the Said Richard Ladd before the
     ensealeing & deliuery of these prsents the receipt whereof the said
     Henery Mitchell doth hereby Acknowledge & thereof and of every
     pt thereof doth absolutly discharge acquitt & exonerate the sd Rich-
     ard Lade by these prsents & for divers other good Causes & Con-