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884 (858 Of Land are scituate Lying and being in y.e County of Ann Arrund.ll or Baltemore in Province of Maryland afores.d Together w.th all houses buildings conveyances woods ways passage proffitts comodities and appurtenances to y.e same belonging or appertaining Provided nevertheless that if it shall please God that my said dear and loving wife shall happen to depart this life before me y.e said Samuell and that I y.e said Samuell should happen to survive and overlive my said wife Susannah Dryer That then y.e said foure parcells of Land and every part and parcell thereof shall revert and return be and enure to me y.e said Samuell my heires and assignes for ever and that then this deed of Guift and every article clause and thing therein contained shall be null voide and of none effect any thing herein contained to y.e contrary In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale 8.th day of November in y.e year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred ninety and eighth Samuell Dryer (sealed) Sealed and delivered in y.e p.rsence November y.e 16.th 1698 Philip Clarke Acknowledged by Samuell Dryer open Court Thomas Homewood to y.e Use within menconed Chr Gregory Clk Thomas Gronwin Jacob Gibson William y.e Third by y.e grace of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of y.e faith &c.a To William Dent of Charles County gent one of y.e Attorneys of our Provin.ll Court of our Province of Maryland Greeting out of y.e Especiall Trust and Confidence we have and doe repose in your faithfullness diligence circumspection Prudence Knowledge and Understanding in our Laws of England and this Province Wee have nominated and by these presents doe Constitute ordaine and Appoint you y.e said W.m Dent our Attorney Generall or prosecuter of our please suites or actions within our Province of Maryland whether Criminall or Civill reall psonall or mixt or of nature or Kind soever to be prosecuted and attended by your selfe in our Provin.ll Court of our said Province and such County Courts as you practice in and by such Descreet and able psons as you for that purpose shall from time to time appoint and Depute under you in y.e severall County Courts of this Province where you doe not practice of which you are required to take due care as much as in you Lyes And you and they soe deputed and appointed under you are hereby pmitted and granted to demand require and recieve to your and their owen proper uses and behoofes all such sallarys proffitts pquisitts fees and regards as now are or hereafter shall be setled granted or due by Law that is to say to your selfe what is allowed in y.e Provin.ll Court and y.e Courts where you practice and to your Deputies what is allowed in y.e County Courts And because wee would not that you should want any Assisstance Councell or Advice in y.e Management or prosecution of our affaires as aforesaid under your Care and Charge Wee doe therefore comand and enjoyne the severall Att.rys Praction.rs and Councell.rs att Law that now are or hereafter shall be approved and allowed of by us or our Govern.r or Comander in Chiefe in and over our said Province to Demand or require theire or aney of their Councell and Assistance in any matter and thing that you shall think or Judge necess.ry or requisite for our service Provided such att.rys practi.rs or Councellors att Law are not retained against as in such matter as you shall require their advice Councell and assistance in which case [illegible] other they are to be dispenced w.th And that you may be y.e better informed in all matt.rs and things as relate to our service either from evidences or Inferences and thereby be enabled to forme your process and proceedings on certainty and verity wee Judge it necess.ry for our service and therefore doe hereby authorize and Impower you to administer any oath or oaths to any Wittness or wittnesses Informer or Informers that shall be sumoned or p.rtend to give evidence for us in any Cause or Matter when and as offten as you shall find y.e same requisite for our service To have hould use execute and enjoy y.e said Office and y.e pquistis and proffits to y.e same belonging dureing our pleasure Given at our Towne and Port of Annapolis under y.e great seale of our said Province of Maryland this Twenty Seaventh Day of October in y.e Tenth year of our Reigne Wittness our Trusty and well beloved Francis Nicholson Esq.r our Cap.t Gen.ll and Govern.r in Chiefe in and over our Province of Maryland Annoq Domini 1698 Francis Nicholson |
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