234 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679.

Liber N N

M^r Robert Ridgely
S^r This may advise you that we have indifferently Elected Cap^t
John Waterton & Cap^t John Stansby to be Auditors between us,
to Audite all the Accompts on behalfe of the Comp^a Itt is our desire
to you that you will please to gett the Court to Confirme them as
aforesaid, which is all from S^r yo^rs &c under our hands & Seales this
22^th of May 1679. Miles Gibson (sealed)
Edw^d Gunnell (sealed)
To M^r Robert Ridgely one of the
Attorneys att S^t Maryes

Maryland ss
Whereas I Edward Gunnell of Baltemore County M^rchant am
impleaded in the Provinciall Court of this Province by Edward
Bleeke & Comp^a M^rchants of London of a plea that I render unto
them my reasonable accompt of the tyme I was Receiver of the Goods
M^rchandizes & tobaccoes of them the said Edward & Comp^a & which
to them to make justly I ought And for that I allwayes was & still
am ready to passe my said accompt with the said Edward & Comp^a
doe therefore hereby authorize & impower you Kenelm Cheseldyn

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Esq^r to be my Attorney in the said cause, And to take copy of the
Declaration against me, & to acknowledge the action by giveing
judgm^t to accompt And so in getting Auditors appointed for the
examining & stateing my said accompt And for your proceedings
hereing this shall be yo^r sufficient warrant Wittnes my hand & Seale
the twenty sixth of March 1679.
Sealed & delivered in p^rsence of Edward Gunnell (sealed)
Nic: Painter John Peerce :
To Kenelm Cheseldyn Esq^r Attorney Gen^ll
of Maryland, or in case of his death
(which God forbid) to Charles Boteler
Gentl one of the Attorneys of the
Provintiall Court

Henry Brayne

ag^t
Justinian Gerard

Justinian Gerard late of the County of S^t Maryes
M^rchant was Sumoned to Answer unto Henry
Brayne of a plea that he render unto him the said
Henry his reasonable accompt of the tyme in