204        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

           Liber N N   Upon which said petition they pray that upon the Deposition of
                    Mr John Derry that they were to serve but foure yeares according
                    to Indentures that they may by Order of this Court be sett free.
                      Then was the said John Deery's deposition taken in Court the
                      tenor whereof followeth in these words Vizt.
                    John Deery aged twenty eight yeares or thereabouts deposeth &
                   Saith. That Hugh Brulanghan servant to Charles Hutchins and
                   Rose 0 Daniell Servant to Robert Wilson, were Obliged by Inden-
                   ture under their hands & Seales to serve this deponent or his assignes
                   foure yeares from the day of their Arrivall into this Province and
                   no longer which tenure of foure yeares was expired in the month
                   of March last past and further Saith not.
                    Whereupon it is Ordered by the Court here that the Petitioners
                   be left to the judgment of Comissioners of Somersett County Court,
                   upon Mr Deery's Oath.

                                Maryland ss
                    Know all men by these prsents That I John Barnes Planter of
                   Maryland in the County of St Maryes have Assigned Ordained &
                   made & in my stead & place putt & Constituted my trusty & wel-
                   beloved wife Grace Barnes to be my true & lawfull Attorney for
                   me & in my name & for my use to Also Sue Recover & Receive all
                   & every such Sume of money tobacco Mrchandize due to me the said
                   John Barnes Giveing & therefore Granting unto my said wife my
                   whole power strength & Authority in & about the prmisses And to
                   follow all & every such Act & Acts thing & things device & devices
                   whatsoever in the Lawe for the Recovery of any such debts or Sumes
                   as aforesaid for me & in my name to Sue Execute Receive & per-
                   forme as fully largely & amplely in every respects to all intents con-
                   struccons & purposes as I my selfe might or could doe if I was then
                   my self e in my proper person prsent Ratifying & allowing & holding
                   firme & stable all & whatsoever my said lawfull wife shall lawfully
                   doe or cause to be done in or about the Execution of the prmisses by
                   vertue of this I sett my hand & Seale this Twenty sixth day of
                   July 1676                  John Barnes (sealed)
                   Sealed Signed & delivered in the prsence of us
                       marke of          his
                   Edward 9 Brotherton George   ffidler
                                   marke
                    On the backside of the aforegoing Letter of Attorney was writ-
                   ten Memorandum that on the Eleaventh day of Novembr in the first
                   yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baron of Baltemore &c
                   Annoq Doni 1676 before me Wm Calvert Esqr one of his Lordshipps
                   Justices of the Provinciall Court came George ffidler one of the
                   wittnesses to the within written Letter of Attorney, & made Oath
                   that he sawe Jno Barnes Signe Seale & deliver the same as his Act
                   & Deed to the uses therein menconed Wm Calvert