562       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.

        Liber jj I doe hereby Desire you And doe give you Full power Lycence &
              [p. 1071 Authority to appeare for me in the next Provinciall Cort In an Ac-
              con uppon the Case uppon Accompt att the suite of John England
              Marriner, And this shall be yor Sufficient Warrantt in tht behalfe In
              Witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hande & seale the Thirteenth
              day of December in the Thirty Eighth yeare of Caecilius &c Annoq
              Doth 1669 George Beckwith Sealed.
              Sealed & Delivered
               in the prsence of us    To Robt Carvile of
                   Christopher Rousby St Maryes Gent.
                   James Drever

                William Talbot Esq secretary of Maryland, To all persons to
              whome these presents shall come sendeth greeting in our Lord God
              Everlasting Know yee that whereas the Right Honoble Caecilius Lord
              and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord
              Baron of Baltamore &c hath Deputed and Constituted me Principall
              secretary of this Province and also by my self or my sufficient Deputy
              to Keepe all the Records and processes of any of the County Courts
              within this Province Now Know yee that being well assured of the
              honnesty fidellity and Circumspection of William Hemsely of the
              County of Ta!bot gent and for diverse other good Causes and Con-
              siderations me hereunto moveing have Deputed Constituted and ap-
              pointed the said William Hemsley Clerke of the said County Court
              of Talbot and to Keepe in his possession all the Records writs Proc-
              esses &c to the same Court belonging and also to have the full intire
              and whole benefit from or by the same arising or in any manner or
              way becoming due according to the Lawes and reasonable Customes
              of this Province To have and to hold the same to him the said Wil-
              liam Hems!ey so !ong as he shall we!! behave and Demeane himself
              in the said Office and not be convicted of any misdemeanor in his
              Execution thereof or so long time as I shall Continue secretary of
              this Province Given under my hand and seale which in this pt I use
              this 13th day of December in the 39th yeare of the Dominion of
              Caecilius &c Annoq Domini 1670 Will: Talbot sealed

                On the backside of a bond from Edward Burton of Kent County
              unto Daniell Holland of Northumberland County in Virginia for a
              man servant dated the 6th of Aprill 1669 was thus written (vizt)
                I Daniell Holland of Northumberland County in Virginia doe
              Constitute and appointe Robert Carvile of St Maryes in Maryland
              my Attorney for me to sue and Emplead Edward Burton of Kent
              County in Maryland planter for and upon the within mentioned write-
              ing witnes my hand this 16th day of August 1670.
              Test: Wm Turvile                The marke of
              This Lre of Attorney proved by Wm Turvile Daniell D H Holland
              before me this 13th day of December 1670.
                                 Philip Calvert