542        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

         Liber M M   the County of Dorsett and William Body of Sarum in the County
                 of Wills merchants doe hereby nominate appoint constitute and make
                 Our trusty and beloved freind Edward Mann formerly of Poole
                 aforesaid and now in Maryland or Virginia merchant to be Our
                 true and law full Attorny for Us and in Our names and to Our
                 Only use and behoofe to aske levy require recover and receive of
                 and from all and every person and persons whatsoever in Maryland
                 and Virginia aforesaid all and every Such Summe and Summes of
                 mony goods chattells bargaines debts bonds bills writeings and all
                 things whatsoever else as may appeare due unto Us or either of Us
                 at any time or times past or to come by any wayes or meanes howso
                 ever also to call to accompt reckon with and make up accompts for
                 Us and either of Us: and to make any bargaine and bargaines for
                 Us with any person or persons whatsoever, and to pay debts draw
                 bills lands releases and other writeings as he shall See Occasion for
                 Us and them also to signe Seale and confirme Giveing and Grant
                 ing unto Our said Attorny Our full and whole power and law full
                 Authority in the premisses to Act and doe for Us and either of Us
                 in all places in and about Maryland and Virginia with all and Singu
                 lar person and persons as abovesaid and in every respect as much
                 as Wee Our Selves might or could doe if wee were in Our Owne
                 persons precent to all intents and purpooses which conccrnes Us and
                 either of Us in any wise whatsoever And all that ever Our Attorny
                 shall doe or cause to be done in the premisses by virtue of these
                 presents Wee doe hereby promise and Oblige Our Selves to allow
                 fullfill ratifie confirme & establish In wittnesse whereof Wee have
                 hereunto putt Our hands & Scales Dated in Poole this ninth day
                 of January in the Six and twentith yeare of the Reigne of Our Soy
                 eraigne Lord Charles the Second King of England &c Annop Dom
                 1674.                    Will: Orchard (Sealed)
                 Signed Sealed & delivered
                    in presence of   Geo: Lewen  (Sealed)
                    John Dunell
                    James Hallybread  Will Body  (Sealed)
                    Eustace Mores [?]
                    John Skues
                    Christopher Reekes
                             John Millett.
                   Memorandum That this day to wit the 8th day of June in the 43th
                 yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doth 1675 Came
                 before me Wm Calvert Esq One of his Lopps justices of this Prov
                 ince of Maryland John Skues One of the witnesses to the above-
                 written Letter of Attorny and made Oath that the said Wm Orchard
                 George Lewen and Wm Body did in presence Signe Seale & deliver
                 the Said Letter of Attorny to the use therein Specified and there
                 upon he Sett his hand as a witnesse. Wilt Calvert.