548       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.

        Liber JJ Upon the petition of Augustine Herman concerning the servants
              of Mr Voss of Virginia
               Ordered that the sheriff of Ann Arrundell County make returne
              of the precept sent to him concerning the said servants.

               To Mr John Morecroft Attorny Generall of the province of Mary-
              land or to any other Attorny belonging to the provinciall Court
              holden at the Citty of St Maries
               These are to impower you or any One of you to be my attonny to
              appeare for me in an action depending in the said Court it being
              of debt and the honorable William Calvert Escp plaintiff and there
              to confesse judgment on my behalf e and what you shall doe therein
         [p.92]    I doe and will ratifle and allow as my Owne act and deed Wittnes
              my hand and seale this ninth day of April 1670
              Signed Sealed and delivered   Tho: Ringgold (seale)
               in the presence of
                   Christopher Goodhand
                   Isaac Winchester
              John Rogers agt .
          Tho:    Fisher admr day given to both parties untill the next pro-
                          vinciall Court.
               Rich:    Atkins

               I doe hereby appoint and authorize Robert Carvile Gent one of
              the Attornyes in the Provinciall Court to appeare for me in that Court
              at the suite of William Calvert Esq or marke Cordea and con fesse
              judgment for me by nihi! dicit or non sum informatus against the
              estate of William The!lwell deceased and f or so doeing this shall
              be your warrant Given under my hand and seale the 29th day of
             December 1669   G V Sweringen (seale)
                   the marke of
                   Peter P K Key
                   John Ellwind

               I doe hereby give warrant and authority to Mr Robert Carvile
              One of the Attornyes of the Provinciall Court to appeare for me as
              my Attorny at the suite of Thomas Mathews and confesse judg-
              ment by non sum informatus for 4469 lb of tobacco and for so doe-
              ing this shall be your warrant Given under my hand & seale the
              day of February 1669          John Allen (seale)
             Wittnes    Tho: Carleton
                    Walter Hall

              May 7th 1670 By the Deputy Leifteñnts
               Maryland ss: Whereas there is a necessity for the keeping an Or-
              phants Court for the province aforesaid it is Ordered that the said
              Court is to be held at St Maries upon the last Saturday in june next
                                                Philip Calvert
                                                Wifl Calvert