218       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N  implead imprison & Condemn the said Wm Mackdowell & ffrancis
                   Roberts their Execrs or Admrs for me & in my name in any Court
                   Spiritual & temporall before any Judge or Justices And the same
                   Wm Mackdowell & ffrancis Roberts their Execrs or Admrs out of
                   prison againe to deliuer And upon the receipt of the said pcells of
                   tobacco one or more law full Acquittance or Acquittances discharge
                   or discharges for me & in my name to Seale make & deliver And
                   also one or more Attorney or Attorneys under him to Substitute
                   & Appoint & att his pleasure againe to revoke And further to doe
                   Execute per forme & finish for me & in my name all & singular things
                   which shall or may be necessary touching & concerning the prmisses
                   as throughly & wholy as I the said Joseph Byles in my owne person
                   might or coulde doe in or about the same Ratifying Confirming &
                   allowing whatsoever my said Attorney shall so doe or cause to be
                   done in the prmisses by these prsents In Wittnes whereof I haue
                   hereunto sett my hand & Seale this seaventh day of September
                   in the Eight & twentieth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne
                   Lord Charles the second now King of England &c Annoq Doni 1676.
                   Sealed & deld in the pTsence of Joseph Byles (sealed)
                   Wm Sankoe Geo: Silliuan
                   On the backside of the aforegoing Letter of Attorney was
                                     written Vizt
                    24th NovemW 1676
                   George Sillivan one of the wittnesses to within written Letter of
                   Attorney came before me & made Oath that he saw the within named
                   Joseph Byles Seale & as his Act & Deed deliuer the within written
                   Letter of Attorney              Thoma Notley

               p. 140 Know all men by these prsents That I Richard White Marrynr
                   late Comandr of the Shipp Hope of Bristoll haue Assigned Or-
                   dained & made & in my stead & place putt & Constituted my trustly
                   & welbeloved friend Stephen Luffe of the Citty of Bristoll Mrchant
                   to be my true & lawfull Attorney for me in my name & to my use
                   to aske Sue for Levy require recover & receive of William Dare &
                   all & every person & persons whatsoever now or late resident in the
                   Province of Maryland or Virginia all & every such debts & Sumes
                   of money Goods & Mrchandizes whatsoeuer as are due unto me
                   by any meanes whatsoever Giveing & granting unto my said Attorney
                   my full power strength & authority in & about the prmises, and
                   upon the Receipt of any such debts as aforesaid Acquittances or
                   other discharges for me & in my name to make Seale & deliuer & all
                   & every other Act or Acts thing & things device & devices in the
                   Lawe whatsoever needfull & necessary to be done in or about the
                   prmises for the recovery of any such debts as aforesaid for me & in
                   my name to doe Execute & per forme as fully largely & amply in
                   every respect to all intents construccons & purposes as I my selfe