Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676. 215

         undertakeings in the prmisses Wittnes my hand & Seale this 15th of Liber N N
         Septembr 1676.
  Sealed & deliuered in prseflce of    Ri: Wharton (sealed)
      Jno. ® Chabb Wm       Jones
        his marke     his marke
          Underneath the aforegoing Letter of Attorney was written Vizt
          Wm Jones one of the Wittnesses to the aboue Letter of Attorney
         made Oath this Eighteenth day of Decembr 1676. that he sawe the
         abovesaid Richard Wharton Seale & deliver the said Letter of At-
         torney as his Act & Deed
                                   Coram me Tho Notley

          These are to Certifie unto all whom itt shall concerne That on this
         prseflt 14th day of Septembr Anno Ris Caroli sidi nunc Angt &c
         Vicesimo octavo Annoq Doni 1676. Joseph Coxe of the Citty of
         Bristoll genti came personally before me Sr Robert Cann Knt & Civitas
         Barront Mayor of the said Citty & did Depose and make Voluntarily Bristoll
         Oath on the Holy Evangelists of God by him taken That he did
         see the Originall Writing or Letter of Attorney (whereof the locus Sigilli
         writing hereunto annexed is a true copy) Signed Sealed & delivered
         by Josias Teate whose name is thereunto sett & Subscribed on or
         neer about the day of the date of the same being the third day of
         ffebruary 1674 And that thereupon he this Depont & also Wm Cox
         (whole name is also there underwritten) did sett & Subscribe their
         names as Wittnesses to the Ensealing & delivery of the said Originall
         letter of Attorney And did further Depose that he the said Joseph
         Cox hath carefully & deligently Examined the said Writing here-
         unto annexed with the said Originall Letter of Attorney And that
         itt is a true Copy thereof All which upon request I doe hereby
         Certifie In testimony whereof I haue hereunto sett my hand & comon
         Seale of my Office of Mayoralty the day & yeare first above written
         Robert Cann Mayor    Joseph Cox     Romsey
          Know all men by these prsents That I Josias Teate of ifayland
         in the parish of Wraxall in the County of Somrsett Marriner haue
         Assigned Ordeyned Constituted Authorized & Appointed & by these
         prseflts doe Assigne Ordeyne Constitute Authorize & Appoint & in
         my stead & place putt & Depute Rachell my loveing wife to be my
         true & law full Attorney for me in my name & to my use to aske
         demand Leavy Sue for recover & receive all debts dutyes Sume &
         Sumes of money Rent yearely payments Mrchandizes Legacyes
         money due by bond bill or otherwise And all other demands what-
         soever which now are or hereafter shall be due & payable or belong-
         ing or to be deliuered unto me by or from any person or persons
         whatsoever or wheresoever Giveing & by these prsents Granting unto
         my said Attorney my full power & lawfull Authority in the prmisses
         to doe say per forme & finish for me & in my name all & every such