Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     205

        Wm Aubone & Robt Swaine It is the judgment of the Court here to Liber N N
                agt         witt at st Maries the tenth day of April
         Johanna ffarrer executrix of      1676 That the Letter of Attorny from
          Robert ffarrerthe said William Aubone and Robert
           Swaine to Mr Thomas Notley be re
        corded. The tenor whereof followeth in these words Vizt.
          To all Christian people to whom this present writeing shall Come
        William Aubone of the Towne and County of Newcastle upon Tine
        merchant and Robert Swaine of the Same Towne and County Saile- p. 131
        maker doe Send Greeting in Our Lord God everlasting Know Yee
        that Wee the said William Aubone and Robert Swaine upon Speciall
        trust and confidence which Wee have in Our trusty and welbeloved
        freind Thomas Noatley merchant in Wiccocomoco in Potomacke
        River in Maryland have made Constituted and authorized and doe
        by these presents make constitute depute and authorize and in Our
        Steads and places putt him the Said Thomas Noatley Our true and
        lawfull Attorny for Us and in Our names and to Our uses to aske
        demand require and receive all such Goods and merchandizes what-
        soever & all the product and proceed thereof as were by the Said
        Robert Swaine lately Shipped and Sent for Maryland in the Shipp
        called the Endeavour of Hull whereof John Newton is now Mr in
        the name of Robert fferrer who was ffactor or Agent for the Said
        Robert Swaine, the Same loading of Goods being Shipped by the
        said Robert Swaine or his Order and upon his Own Sole and proper
        accompt, and Since the One moyety or half e part thereof being Sold
        and assigned by the said Robert Swaine unto the Said William
        Aubone and now properly and joyntly belonging to Us the Said
        William Aubone and Robert Swaine Giveing and by these presents
        granting unto Our Said Attorny full power and lawfull authority
        upon receipt of the Said Goods and merchandizes and the product
        and proceed thereof acquittance or acquittances or any other lawfull
        discharge for Us and in Our names to give and deliver And upon
        the said Robert iferrer his refusall to deliver the Same Goods and
        the product thereof and to give and render a just accompt for and
        touching the same aswell the person of the said Robert iferrer as
        the said Goods and all the product and proceed thereof to arrest, at-
        tach Seize upon Sue trouble and implead, and actions plaints pleas and
        processe of all sorts either against him or the said Goods to comence,
        and the Same to full and finall end to prosecute, with power and
        Authority One or more Attorny or Attornyes under him in and
        touching the premisses to make substitute and appoint and the same
        at his pleasure againe to revoke And generally for Us and in Our
        names to Act doe execute and prosecute whatsoever else Shall or
        may be need full or requisite to be done or executed for in or about
        the receiving and recovering of the Said goods and product thereof
        As fully and effectually in and to every respect and purpose as Wee