496       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.

       Liber JJ sequester attach arrest imprison and condemne, and out of prison
             againe when need shalbe to deliver, hereby rate fyeing, and confirming
             all and Every thing and things concerning the prmises and to doe say
             transact and accomplish all and whatsoever myself might or could
             doe personally, although the matter required more speciall authority
             then herein is comprized and whatsoever my said Attorney shall doe
             or cause to be done in and about the Execution of the same I promise
             to allow and hold good firme and of vallue forever, In witnes whereof
             I have hereunto set my hand and seale this 22th day of March 1669.
             Sealed signed & Delivered       George  Phenix (sealed)
               in the presence of       his marke
                  Robert Ridgely
                            Rd: Rayner
               I Henry Exon above named doe accept of the abovesaid Trust of
             the abovenamed George Phenix, and doe Engage to act and pforme
             the same to the intents and purposes theirein mentioned according to
             act of Assembly, Witnes my hand this 22th day of March Anno 1669
             Witnes Rd Rayner                   Henry Exon
                  Robert Ridgely

               Know all men by these presents that I George Beckwith of Calvert
             County in the Province of Maryland gent have constituted ordained
             and in my place and stead put my trusty and welbeloved frend George
             Robotham of the County abovesaid my true and lawfull Attorney
             for me and in my name and to my use to aske sue for Leavy require
             recover and receive all and Every such debts bills or accompts which
             are due unto me by any manner of wayes or meanes whatsoever giv-
             ing and graunting to my said Attorney my whole power strength
             and authority in and about the premises, acquittances or other dis-
             charges for me and in my name to make seale and deliver all and every
             such act and acts thing and thinges device and devices whatsoever in
             the Law for me & in my name to doe execute and per forme, as fully
             largely and amply in Every respect to all intents and purposes as I
             myself might or could doe if personally present, rate fying allowing
             and hold firme and stable all whatsoever my said Attorney shall law-
             fully doe or cause to be done in and about the Execution of the prem-
             ises by vertu of these presents, in witnes whereof I have hereunto put
             my hand and seale this 11th of March 1669/70
             Signed sealed and Delivered   George Beckwith (Sealed)
               in the presence of
                  Henry Beckwith

       [p. 46] To all Christian People to whome these presents shall come Greet-
             ing Know yee that wee Seth Foster and Elizabeth Foster wife to the
             said Seth of Choptanke Island in the Province of Maryland Planter
             have Jointly and severally for the valluable consideration of the full
             and Just sume of Three hundred pounds sterling of Currant money