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Know all men by these p^rsents that I Wm: Bock of New Kent County in the Collony of Virginia Doe hereby authorize

and appoint my trusty friends Andrew Whittington & James: Beauchanan of Somerset County in the Province of

Maryland to be my lawfull Attorneys for me & in my name to appear for me in any Court or before any Justice of y^e

Peace in matter of Causes relateing for me or against me and if need be to appoint one or more Attorney or

Attorneys in any of the Said Causes and at their pleasures the Same to revoke & make voide in as large & ample

a manner as I my Self might doe if I was p^rsent in my own p^rson Ratifying & allowing of what my sd Atto^rneys

Shall lawfully doe or Cause to be done by vertue of these presents. Irrevokably. In Wittnes whereof I have here

unto Sett my hand & Seal this 21^th. day of November 1692. - Wm: Bock ❂ Sealed

Signed Sealed & delivered in the p^rsence of.

Stephen Luffe

Charles Ballard. }

              The humble request of Stephen Costine. Wm. Warwick. Abraham: Trice. humbly sheweth that wee

              have attended the Court five dayes on an accon depending between Wm: Bock. plentiffe and Jn^o Harris

              defend^t. and therefore desires an Order for our attendance. Stephen: Costine Wm Warwick. Abram Trice

                        12^th. Aug^t. 1693 // Sworne before me Edmund Howard.

              Abraham Emmett. Plt.              Somerset County Ss.

                                 Contra.         } Lawrence Crawford of this County was Sumoned to answer unto Abraham

       Lawrence: Crawford. Dft. Emmett of a plea of Debt. - - - - - - - - _______ - - - - - - - - ________

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ And whereupon the Said Abraham by Peter Dent his Attorney Saith

                                                                           that the Said Lawrence y^e day of Jan^ry in the year of our Lord, 1690/1 with

                                                                   in y^e Jurisdiction of this Court was indebted to the said Abraham in the

In y^e Sum of twelve hundred pounds of Porke, as by his bill under his hand & Seal may appear, Nevertheless the Said

Lawrence the Said Sum of 1200 Pounds of Porke to y^e Said Abraham hath not paid to the damage of the Said Abraham

of 2000 Pounds of Porke & thereof he brings his Sute &ca.

                                                         Dent p^r. Que^r. Pleg. &ca. Jn^o. Doe

                                                                                                                      Rich Roe. //

Maryland //

              This Bill bindeth me m^r Lawrence Crawford Gent. me my Heirs or Assigns to pay or cause to be payed unto

                Abraham:Emmett Planter or his Heirs or Assigns the full & just Sum of twelve hundred pounds of good Sound

                leaf tobacco & Caske to be paid Convenient on Pocomoke by y^e tenth day of November next ensueing the date

                hereof, for the above mentioned Consideration I Abraham Emmett doe Oblige my Self to deliver upon demand

                twelve barrells of Indian Corn, to the p^rformance I Lawrence Crawford, doe hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this

                day of January 1690/1 //

                Signed Sealed & delivered in y^e p^rsence of us

                Wm: Browne                                                          m^r. Robert (Pirrie) p^r order of sd Crawford in Open Court did

                The marke of Edward: Shipham                             Confess judgm^t according to y^e Bill

                                                                                                Order granted for y^e Same w^th. Cost alias Executio. //