470 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.




          Liber M M Know all men by these presents That I Richard Pery of Mary
                  land in parts beyond the Seas merchant have assigned Ordained &
                  made in my stead & place by those presents put & constituted my
                  good f rend John Gould of London merchant my true & law full
                  Substitute & Attorny for me & in my name & to my Owne proper
                  use & behoofe to aske demand levy sue for recover & receive of all &
                  every or any pson or persons whatsoever all such summe or summes
                  of mony goods merchandizes debts dues & demands whatsoever as
                  are or shall be from them or any of them due to me, oweing payable
                  or belonging upon any accompt or by any wayes of meanes what
                  soever & to prosecute mainteine & defend any suite or suits in Law
                  or equity to be brought prosecuted or cothenced for me or against
                  me and to intermeddle with transact and manage all other my affaires
                  and businesses whatsoever giveing and by these presents granting
                  unto my said Substitute & Attorny my full power interest & authority
                  to and in the prmisses therein to doe say sue persue arrest attach
                  implead imprison & condemne & out of prison to deliver & to receive
                  compound and agree & thereupon acquittances or other discharges
                  for me and in my name to make seale & deliver One Attorny or
                  more under him to substitute & appoint & the same at his pleasure to
                  revoke and Generally to doe execute & performe & every Such fur
                  ther and other lawfull & reasonable acts & things which shall be meet
                  & requisite to be done to & in the premisses in as large ample & effec
                  tuall manner and forme to all intents & purposes as I my self e might
                  or could doe were I then & there present & did the same personally
                  Ratifieing and by these prsents confirming all & whatsoever my said
                  Attorny shall law fully doe or cause to be done for recovery and
                  receipt of the premisses by these presents In wittnes whereof I have
                  hereunto sett my hand & seale dated the twelfth day of November
                  1674 Annoq Regni Domr nrir Car Secd Angl &c Rex Vicessim Sext.
                  Sealed & delivered in the presence of Ri: Pery (Sealed.)
                     Robert Gowlan
                     James Haslewall
                                John Webb
                     Wm Somerland.
              p. 462   ffirst of April 1675
                   The above letter of Attorny was proved by Robert Gowlan and
                   Wm Somerland Wittnesses to the same before me the day and yeare
                  abovewritten                     Charles Calvert.

                    Know all men by these prsents That I Richard Wharton of New
                  England Mercht have & due hereby constitute authorize & Ordaine
                  Hilyard Vering of Salem in New England aforesaid merchant now
                  bound to Virginia & Maryland my true and law full Attorny in my
                  name & for my use to demand & to use all law full wayes and meanes