Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670. 593

     within menconed Thomas Manninge his heires & Assignes for Ever) Liber JJ
     Acknowledged in Open Cort the day & yeare above written.
                         Tho. Cakewood Clek Cur Provinciats

      Know all Men by these prsents, That I Thomas Hopkins of Talbot
     County Planter and Elizabeth my wife Have assigned Ordained &
     made, And in Or Steads & Place by these prsents putt and Constituted
     our Trusty & welbeloved Friende John Rawlins of Calvert County
     Carpenter To be 0r True & Lawfull Attorney for us & in or names
     to Confirme & make Sure unto Jno Cooper or his Order heires or
     Assignes One Hundred Acres of lande wth All Rights Titles & Priv-
     iledges thereunto belonginge Which wee the aforesaid Thomas &
     Elizabeth Hopkins Have sold him the said John Cowper wch will
     appeare by the Assignemt of my Lawfull Attorney John Rawlings on
     both the Pattent & Bill of sale Given me the said Hopkins by John
     Askham Givinge & Grantinge unto my said Attorney our whole power
     and strength & Authority in and about the prmisses as if wee both
     weere prsent personally Rate fyinge & Allowinge and Holdinge firme
     and Stable all & wtsoever or said Attorney shall Lawfully doe or
     Cause to be done in or aboute the prmisses by vertue of These
     prsents In Witnes whereof wee have hereunto sett or hands & Seales
     This prsent Fowerth day of July in the yeare of Or Lord One Thou-
     sand six Hundred sixty Nyne. the mke of
                                           Sealed
     Signed Sealed and Delivered   Thomas H Hopkins
      in the prsence of us     the mke of
                                           Sealed
            the rnke of     Elizabeth E Hopkins
         Michell  Basay
         John Wilisone

      To all whome these prsents shall Come Wee John Askcome of the [p. 136]
     Province of Maryland Planter & Winifrett his wife Sende Greetinge

     Know yee That for & in Consideracon of a Certaine Sume of Tobac-
     coe paid by Thomas Hopkins & Robert Hopkins of the Province of
     Mary-land Planters Wee the said John Askcome & Winifrett Ask-
     come Have given Granted Bargained Sould Assigned & Sett over
     And by these prsents Doe us & either of us our & either of or heires
     freely & Absolutely give Grant Bargaine Sell Assigne & sett over
     unto the said Thomas Hopkins & Robert Hopkins Either of Or Right
     Title Interest Clayme & Demand of in & to One Plantacon in a Necke
     of land Lyinge uppon St Johns Creeke in Petuxent River beinge Sur-
     veyed & Laid out for One Hundred Acres of Lande (more or
     Lesse) with the Dwellinge Howse Tymber Trees & All other Trees
     thereunto belonginge Which said Plantacon is Scituate Lyinge &
     beinge uppon St Johns Creeke To have & To hold the said Planta-
     con And all our & either of Or Right Title & Interest thereunto, unto
     the said Thomas Hopkins and Robert Hopkins their heires & Assignes