Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674. 491

     The ensueinge (Memorandum) is endorsed upon the back of the Liber E
     above meconed deede vizt, Memorandum that full possion of the
     sd Land and Plantacon by Livery & Seisin with Turf & twigg was
     deliVd by the sd Corker to the sd Theobalds the day & yeare within
     written in the pnce of us.Thomas Witter
                           Henry X Barnes
                               his marke
      Bee it knowne unt all men by theis pntes That I Thomas Yeabsley
     of Plimouth in the County of Devon merchant Executr of the Last
     will & Testament of Amos Short who lately died at Virginia or
     partes thereabouts, & before such his death Ordeined me the Executr
     of his Last will And one Robert Slye of Maryland his Admr, Have
     made constituted and in my place & steed putt my trusty freind
     Alexander Doniphon of Plymouth aforesaid merchant my true &
     lawfull Attorney for me & in my name & to my use to call to an
     Accompt the said Robert Slye for all such goods & Estate as the
     said Amos Shorte died possest of & came to the hands of the said
     Robert Slye or since he hath recovered & gott into his Custodie, &
     all such debts as he the said Robert Slye hath since the death of the
     sd Amos Short receaved from any pson or psons that were oweinge
     to him the sd Amos Short, & of an from all such goods as the said
     Amos Short reed of me, And to aske leavy & receive of the said
     Robert Slye all such othr goods debts or sumes of money as he is
     lyable to pay unto me & the Law shall charge him as due unto me by
     any way or meanes whatsoever, & to receive of him all papers
     Accompt Bills & other wrytinges as concerne the estate of the said
     Amos Short, And alsoe to aske require leavy & recover of all such
     other pson or psons whatsoever agst whom it shall apperteyne, All
     such Sume & Sumes of money, goods debts or Comodities as were
     oweinge to the said Amos Short & from me are deteyned Giveinge
     and hereby grantinge unto my said Attorney my full & wholl power
     & authoritie in the Law the said Robert Slye for not giveinge an
     accompt, payment & makeinge satisfaction or any other pson or
     psons whom it may concerne for not payment to Implead arrest Sue
     declare Imprison cause to be condemned & out of prison againe to
     deliv & release and upon receipt acquittance or other discharge in
     my name to give & deliver Attorney or Attorneyes under him to
     ordeyne & sett, & at his pleasure againe to revoake And moreover
     to doe & execute for me & in my name & steed all & evy othr Act or
     Acts thinge or things requisite to be done in the prmisses, as truly
     & effectually as I my selfe might doe if I were psonally prsent, And
     all & whatsoever my said Attorney shall doe or cause to be done
     herein I promise to allowe performe ratifie & stablish In witnes
     whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale the nine & twentith
     day of July in the three & twentith yeare of the reigne of our
     Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God Kinge of