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      Alexander White presents a man servant named John Booker Liber E
    who is adjudged to be Eighteene yeares of age.

      Matthew Hermon & Robert Castleton being bound to appeare at
    Court by Mr Thomas Matthewes, and noe body appeareing to prose-
    cute them is Cleared by Proclamation, It being ordered by the wor-
    ship full Court that the sd Matthew Hermon & Robt Castleton pay
    the Charges.

      It is ordered by the Worshipfull the Comissioners that William
    Taylor being found Culpable of stealeing a pair stockins from John
    Blackfans store have ten slaches upon the bare backe, but by his
    submission to the Court the worshipfull Comissioners was pleased to
    remitt his punishment.

      John Warder makeing his appearance, and noe person appeareing
    agt him, is Cleared by proclamation.

      John Woodird Assignes this followeing marke formerly Recorded
    for him, to Robt Benson both for hogges & Cattles in the Right ear
    Cropt & two slitts.
      James Munkister enters this following marke of Hoggs & Cattle
    the figure of three under both eares a hole in the Right & under-
    keeled in the left.

      Peter Small his letter of Attourney to Henry Bonner
      Know all men by these presents that I Peter Small of the Citty
    of London Chyrurgion doth hereby Constitute & appoint my Loveing
    Freind Henry Bonner of Charles County in the Province of Mary-
    land Gentlm my true & Law full Atturney for mee & in my steade & to
    my only proper use & behoofe to sue for, implead, imprison, Con-
    demn, & out of prison again to release & discharge all persons what-
    soever endebted to mee the sd Peter Small aforesd within this
    Province of Maryland: In Wittnesse whereof I have hereunto sett
    my hand & seale this fourteenth day of May Anno Domi (1674).
    Testes John Douglas           Pet Small (sigillu:)
         Richd Ambrose
      John Harrison his Letter of Attourney to Henry Bonner
      Know all men by these presents that I John Harrison of hull in
    the County of Yorke in the kingdome of England Merchant &
    Marriner have made Assigned, ordained, Authorized, appointed &
    Deputed & in my place & steade by these presents have putt & Con-
    stituted my Loveing freind Henry Bonner of Charles County in the
    Province of Maryland Gentlm my true & Lawfull Attourney for mee,
    & in my steade & name, to & for my only propr use & behoofe to
    demand, to sue for, Recover and receive of and from all persons [p. 182]
    whatsoever in the Province of Maryland & Virginia all such sume