492 Charles County Court Proceedings, 167 1—1674.

          Liber E England Scotland France & Ireland Defender of The faith &c Annoq
               Dm 1671.                  Thomas Yeabsley    (loc
               Sealed & delivd in the pnce of          sigil)
                              John Rowe
                   Edward Hooper Notus Pubt.
                   Richard Chubb
                   Tho:  Raddon
                 Know all men by theis pntes that I Alexander Doniphon of Ply-
               mouth thcht by virtue of a lre of Attorney to me granted by Thomas
               Yeabsley of Plymouth thchant & Executor of the last will & Testament
               of Amos Short late in Maryland dee, beareinge date the 29th day of
               July in the three & twentith yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne
               Lord Charles the second &c Annoq Dni 1671 have constituted or-
               deyned & appointed and by theise pntes doe constitute ordeine &
               appointe Samuell Cressey of Charles Countie in the Province of
               Maryland my true & lawfull Attorney for me & in my name to require
               recover & receive of any pson or psons whatsoever any such debt or
               debts as shall appeare to be due to the said Amos Short from any
         [fol. 130] pson or psons whatsoever in this province of Mary-Land Giveinge &
               by theise pntes grantinge unto my said Attorney my wholl & full
               power & authoritie To Act or doe or cause to be Acted or done in &
               for the Recovery of the premisses as far forth as the Law will pmitt
               or I might doe if psonally prsent And all & whatsoever my said At-
               torney shall doe or cause to be done in & concerninge the premisses I
               doe promise to Ratifie & allow of as if done by my self e or I were there
               present In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & Seale this
               first day of October Anno Domini 1672.
               Signed Sealed & deliVd      Alexander Doniphann
                 in the pnce of us         in the behalf e of Thomas
                    Hen: Adams             yeabsley  (loc
                    Thomas Nuttinge                  Sigit)

                 To the Worshippfull the Comissioners of Charles County the
               humble Peticon of Thomas Damer humbly Sheweth
                 That Whereas the sd Thomas Damer did on the twenty first day
               of August in the yeare of our Lord 1668 Covenant & agree wth
               Thomas Tolson of London Mercht to Serve him the sd Tolson or
               his assignes for the term of fowre yeares after his first & next arivall
               in Virginia or Maryland as by a Testimoniall from under the Seale
               of the office here in Court pduced it may appeare Yet Nevertheless
               Humphry warren Mercht Factor for the sd Thomas Tolson did at
               his arrivall into this Province contrary to the sd Covenant Sell your
               Peticoner here for the Custome of the Countrey and tooke the sd
               Testimoniall of the Office from your peticoner and blotted out your
               Peticoners name and put in the name of another Servt wch was at
               the same tyme Sold by him Soe that your Peticoner is thereby much