70        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

         Liber FF Wherefore yor petr humbly prays Order as well for the said sume
              of six pounds twelue shillings due for wages as allsoe for the sume
              of seauen pounds Eighte shillings sterling dathages And he shall
              pray &c:

                Bee it knowne unto all men by these prsents that I Richard Hyde
              in this prouince of Maryland Marryner Doe appoint Constitute and
              Ordayne William Lister of the said Prouince of Maryland Marryner
              to be my true and law full Attorney, That is to say that he the said
              william Lister shall for mee & in my name as if I my selfe were there
              in person Aske demand & receiue from any person or persons in this
              prouince of Maryland all Debts Wages Arrearages of Wages be-
              longing unto mee for my time serued in the Hopewell of Kingsale
              whereof Mr. Gilson was Commandr, and all other debts & demands
              wtsoeuer which is due unto Mee the said Richard Hyde from any
              person or persons in this Prouince of Maryland and furthermore
              I doe allow the said Wm Lister f or me and in my name to arrest and
              sue any person or ptsons that shall refuse to pay or sattisfye him the
              said william Lister of any thing herein menconed or which is or
              doth belong unto Mee & not herein specifyed and furthermore I doe
              impower and allow the said wm Lister to giue Receipts and discharges
              to any person or persons which shall stand as good and ualid in
              law as if I my self e the sd Richd Hyde had giuen them, Tn wittnes
              whereof I haue hereunto sett my hand and seale the 20th day of
              February 1665
       Signed sealed and deliuered        the mark of
                                           d (seald)
          In the ptsence of Us          Rich X Hyde
                  Geo: Smithee Rich: Dauey

        [p. 308] John Ince maketh Oath in Open Court that hee saw the a fore
              named Richard Hyde deliuer the aforemenconed letter of Attorney
              to william Lister                  Philip Caluert

                               The deft by his Attorney acknowledgeth
       Richard Hyde Plaintiffe 1
                               Judgmt for the sume of Six pounds twelue
              John Gillson defendant
                            ‘shillings
                The plt: deliuers in his bill of Charge
                     Attendance                150
                Allowed sherr                  150 360 lb tob
                     Attorney Fee               60
              To be all sattisfyed by the Mastt John Gilson according to Ordt

                William Hollingworth dds summons in Cott for Tho: Mathewes
              and william Boreman to testifye in Causo inter him and wm Price
                sherriffe returnes his writt Executed

              William Hollingworth plt: This Cause depending last Court in
              Wm Price and Hannah Chancery, Wm Price not then appearing,
           Price Defendants     onely Hannah his wife who answered