136 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1666—1668.

        Liber C Know all men by these Presents That I Henrie Walker of the
              Countie of Stafford in Virginia Planter doe hereby Constitute
              appoint and in my Name, place and stead Ordain and make my
              trustie and Loving freind William Thomas to be my true and Law-
              full Attorney to aske require, Sue for, recover, and receive for me
              and to my use all Debts dues, & demands to me the said Henrie
              Walker belonging or appertaining of and from anie person or persons
              in the province of Maryland Giving and graunting to my said
              Attorney full power and authoritie to Sue implead, imprison, anie
              person or persons in the said Province which are to me anie waies
              indebted and them againe upon Receipt of anie such Debt or Debts
              to release & discharge Ratifleing and allowing all and everie Lawfull
              Act and acts thing and thinges which my said Attorney shall doe
              or cause to be done in and about the premises Hereby further denieing
              Revokeing, & utterly disallowing all former Attorneys or power
              from me deriving heretofore in Confirmacon whereof I have here-
              unto set my hand and Seale this 30th Day of December 1667, Annop
              Dni Regis Caroli secundi XIX Signum
              Signed Sealed and delivered   Henry HW Walker
                in the presence of us
                   Sam. Hayward Cl. Cur. Staff.
                   William Wildman
                   Thomas Warren
                     +  his marke

        [p.274] Hereupon the Defendt Requested tht Thomas Price and John
              Selbee Subpaenad in his behalfe might be Sworne, wch was done
              accordinglie
                Thomas Price aged 23 yeares and Sworne in open Court Saith
              That Robert Sampson came over to William Thomas his house, &
              the said Robert and William being in discourse together the said
              Robert was wishing tht he had some of his own drinke there where-
              upon they presently Concluded tht they would send for some over
              which they did accordinglie and to the value of the tobaccoe specified
              in the declaracon And this Deponent further saith That the said
              William Thomas told the said Robert Sampson tht he would give
              him a Letter of Attorney which he had from one Henrie Walker
              to Sue Owen Jones for a debt of 1200 lb of tobaccoe to      the said
              Robert Replied tht he thought the said Letter of Attorney was
              Authentick enough, but this Deponent Saith tht he cannot depose
              tht he the said Robert accepted of the said Letter of Attorney in
              Satisfacon for the said Debt, & further saith not
                John Selbee aged 26 yeares and Sworne in open   Saith all
              the goods Menconed in the declaracon were delivered by the De-
              ponent to William Thomas by order from Robert Sampson and
              this Deponent Saith That the said William Thomas in the sight of
              him this Deponent did deliver a Letter of Attorney to Robert Samp