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otherwayes to bee done by the Towne wth in one month after the Expiration of the former, & they to enjoy it for the time to Come :
That the orders about High wayes Bridges etc. bee put in Execution by the Magestraets within whose prcincts they shall bee in the Tyme of three months after the date hereof, or the Sherrife Shall have Power to gett it. done & Country to pay Double the Charges for their Default ;
That a ferry boat bee maintained & kept att the falls at the west syde of this River a horse and man to pay for passage 2 gilders a man wth out a horse 10 styvers; That there bee a Prohibition against selling strong Drinke or Licquors to Indians by Retayle or a Lesse quantity then two gallons att a time, under the Penalty of Five Pounds for any such offence :
That no Corne or graine bee distilled by any of the Inhab- itants in this place River or Bay under the Lyke Penalty of five pounds every time : That the Gener11 Courtt to be held in this place, for the Towne River & Bay doe begin the Second Tuesday in the month of May next wch shall bee in the yeare 1676, unlesse upon Extraordinary occations Itt shall bee called before.
By Ordr of the Governor & Speciall Court : (Signed) MATTHIAS NICOLLS SECRE.
(Copy)
By the Governor :
Whereas there was an obmission att the Last Genall Court in this place by the not prsenting the want of Corne-Mills, or not keeping of them in Due Repaire in this River, the defect of wich is a great predjudice to the Inhabitants and Traeders, I: do therefore Recommend to the Justices of the severall Courts, that wthout delay they examine the same & cause all such mills alreddy made and the Bankes to bee well fitted & kept in due Repaire and if they see Cause others to bee built in Such Convenient & fitting places, where none are, for the
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most Convenience & service of the Inhabitants, In order to wich, & that they Regulate the Tols or Prizes, for Grinding, and Give Such other fitting Incouragement as they shall Judge proper, for the sd Mills, according to wich all millers are to Regulate and Conforme themselves thereunto, the said Regulations to bee Inforce till the next Generall Court :
Whereas there hath beene heitherto a neglect in duly Re- cording of Lands wch often occasions Litigious Sutes, and the Losse of some mens Reall Estate I: have therefore ordered that all new Lands bee duely surveiged and Pattented and the same to bee Recorded in the Cort bookes of the Severall Jurisdictions or Precincts, and doe alsoe Require that all Lands alreddy or formerly taken upp and settled but not surveiged & the owners have not Pattents for the same that such owners do forthwith & before the next Generall Court Give notice to the Surveigor Gener11 that itt bee done and they take out Pattents for Confirming & assuring unto them their sd Lands so to prvent all future Sutes or doubts for the same, and that itt bee Recorded, in order wich, that you Give Publicq notices att yor next monthly or quarterly Courts or by such other means as you shall Judge Most proper in the Severall p"cincts, that all p"sons Concerned may bee adver- tized & Conforme themselves thereunto accordingly Itt being a Generall Concerne & good of the Inhabitants,
Given under my hand att New Castle this 15th day of May 1675.
(Signed)
E. ANDROSS.
To the three Severall Corts of delowar River or Bay.
Att a Cort held in the Towne of New Castle on Tuesday the 6th & 7th days of february in the 29th yeare of his Majties Raigne Aº 1676.
Prsent
Mr John Moll Mr William Tom Mr Foppe Outhout Mr Jean Paul Jacquet Mr Gerrett Otto 7
Justices
Capt Edmond Cantwell, Sherrife.
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JACOB JOUNG PIt LUCAS EBELL Deft
Itt being proved in Court by two Evidences that the Deft Lucas Ebell was and did remaine Bayle for William Van- diemen in the suite of the Sª Jacob Joung. The Court do order Judgemt against the deft as the Bayle of the sd Van diemen, according to former & the Bill; The deft deducting what he can make appeare that either here or In Maryland is paid uppon the same; and Deft to pay Costs.
JOHN OGLE Plt BARENT EGHBERTS Deft
The Plt declares that yt was in or about the month of No- vember in the yeare 1675, possessed of one heifer about twoo years old as the proper goods & chattles of the sd plt wch said heifer hee the deft tooke out of the possession & of from the plantation of the Plt and unjustly detayned and converted to his owne use : and the said heifer although often demanded of the deft he hath and still Refuses the same: wherefore the Plt prayes that hee may have his said heifer wth his Cost & damages.
Jury The Deft making his Reply and Severall witnesses being Examined and sworne in Court: Upon the Defts Request the Case was Committed to a Jury who brought in their Verdict, and find for the Plt wth Costs of suit The Court ordered Judgemt to bee entered accordingly.
John Palkinton Will: hamelton Peter Jegou Char: Ramsey Will: Sandford Rynier V. Coelen Thom: Philips Thom: Woolleston Roelef Andries Oele Toersen John Law Mact: Baron. 4
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ANTHONY BRYANT Plt JACOB VANDER VEER - Defts Partees agreed.
RYNIER V. COELEN Sen"
JOSEPH CHEU PIt The Pit default and no Attorn:
PHILIP CHEVALIER Deft appearing, a non suit ordered.
CASPARES HERMAN PIt RALPH HUTCHINSON Deft
The Plt according to declaration demands the sume of twelve hundred forthy and six gilders uppon acct; The Deft appearing in Court denies not but that he sent such horses to pit butt affirms that hee has fully sattisfyed the PIt for the Same by Johannes Coderk.
The Plt Lykewyse produces into the Court a Letter under the hand of the deft wch the deft ownes and Lykewyse tenders his acct in perticulars wch he Swareth to.
The Deft not being Reddy att this Court desiers Liberty untill the next Court for his defence, tis Granted.
JAN PIETERSEN PIt In an acon of the Case about ye DIRK WILLIAMS Deft S Lending of a Cras Cutt Sawe.
The Plt not Proveing his declaration, The Court find no cause of Action, and order a non suit to bee entered agst the Pit wth Costs.
JUSTICE JOHN MOLL PIt
WILLIAM CURRER Deft
Action of Debt.
The partees agreed before Judgemt past.
PIETER MAESLAND PIt An Attachment.
JACOBUS FABRITIUS Deft
1677 10 Aprill Execut: Whereas the Plt made itt appeare to the
Issued out- Court that the deft stood Indebted unto him by ballance of accounts one hundred and fourthy Gilders, and more by a note under the defts owne hand the sume of fourthy Gilders ; The Court ordered Judgemt to bee entered
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against the deft for the sd sumes of 143 & 40 gilders and order the attached house & ground Lying on Swanwike belonging unto the deft to bee sould for the paymt wth costs.
EDMOND CANTWELL PIt
JOHN WALKER Deft
12 Aprill 1677 Execu- The Plt declares that this Deft stands
tion Issued out. Indebted unto him the full quantity of twoo thousand & foure hundred Ib of Tobb: & Caske for wch he craves Judgemt wth Costs. The deft confesseth in Court that hee accepted to pay the Plt the debt : Itt being a bill past by the deft to Thimothy Love for a Certaine tract of Land in Sasafrack Creeke: but produced a bond of 8000 Ib tobbacco wch the sª Thimothy had past to the deft for making ouer the said land etc. The Court order Judgemt to bee Entered against the Deft by his owne Confession wth Costs.
JOHN BROWNE Plt CHRISTOPHER BARNES Deft
The Deft being arrested & not appearing The Sherrife promises to end the buissnesse wth the Deft in the PIts behalfe: The Cort do allow of the sª Prosser.
HENRY WARD by JOHN - Pit ADAMS his attorney
GEORGE MORE Deft
The Plt by his attorney demands of the Deft the Sume of twoo hundered and eighty six gilders to bee paid uppon de- mand as by the bill of the deft bearing date 15th of November 1676, doth appear: The Deft confessing the Debt, the Court ordered Judgemt to bee Entered against the Deft according to the sª obligation together wth Costs of Suit.
JOHN NIEWSLAGH Plt attachmt uppon the defts effects. JACOBUS FABRITIUS Deft
1677: 10 April, Ex- The Pit demands of the Deft as pr acct ecution Issued out. the sume of one hundered & fifty nine
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gilders being the ballance of the sd accompt produced in Court and whereas the deft now is and has ben a Long tyme absent out of the River so that the Plt can not sue the Defts boddy hee hath therefore attached of the Deft now in the PIts owne hands, one suit of black silke cloaths and one dowlace Shirt humbly craves an order so that hee might get sattisfaction out of the sd attached effects wth Costs. Henry Johnson appearing in the Defts behalfe makes sume objections in the Defts behalfe and desiers that the plt may sware to his acompt.
The Plt haveing Sworne to one of the articles of his acct vizt for worke done 36 dayes, wch makes the Ballance fifty nine gilders. The Court order Judgemt against the deft and his sd attached effects for the sd sume of 59 gilders and as for the Remaining one hundered Gilders, the Plt must bring better Proofes of the same.
Justice John Moll Tenders in Court paymt for his house bought in vendu formerly belonging to Capt" John Carr deceased, Provyded hee might have a Tyttle for the same from the seller etc: and bee ensured that he might not pay the same In his owne wrong etc.
See this deed Recorded William Currer acknowledged in Court
in the Records of to have made ouer unto M' John Moll,
Conveigan folio: 16. all his Right Tytle and Interest of and to a Certaine tract of Land Lying In St. Georges Creeke; as by the deed produced in Court more att Large doth appeare.
Wednesday ye 7th of february 1676 the Court Continued
Justice Moll absented himselfe from the two following actions :
CAPN MATHIAS NICOLL by - CAPN CANTWELL his attorney Plt
MR WILLIAM TOM vendu Mr Deft
12 Aprill 1677 execut : The Plt demands of the deft as vendu was Issued out. mast" of the Land & houses of Capt John
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Carr the sume or quantity of fifty five Bevers or thirteen hundered and twenty Gilders sewant wch sd sume was allowed of att a Court held in New Castle ye 24th of March 1674; and accordingly Judgemt did passe wth stay of execution untill the arrivall of his honor the Governor here; who being come Left the Cause to the usuall proceedings att Law : wherefore the pit craves that hee may have his sd sume of 1320 gilders paid wth the Costs and such damages as shall bee thought just.
Jury
John Tarkinton
Will : hamilton
Peter Jegou
Charl : Ramsey
The deft in his said quality as vendu Mast" confesses Judgemt and desiers to have the benefitt against the house sould in Vandu.
Whereuppon he produces the Will Sandford conditions of sª vendu. The Court Ryn : vandr Coelen ordered Judgemt to bee entered Thom : Philips against the deft for the sd Sume Thom : Woolleston according to Confession but as to Roelof Andries the damage by the Plt demanded oele Toersen John Lawe Mact. Baron for 14 months; the same was by the Court Referred to a Jury who brought in their verdict and find for the plt 10 pr cento for the Jeare and after that Rate for the adl months : with Costs of suit. The Court ordered Judgement for the same to bee entered according to verdict.
EDMOND CANTWELL H Sherrife Plt MR WILLIAM TOM Vendu Mastr Deft
The Plt demands of the deft as Vendu Master of the Land & houses of Capt John Carr the sume of 1962 gildr ten stivers for so much paid by him the sª Plt to Jussrow armegerant Prints (als) Papegay, wch was In part of the sume of three hundered fifty and fyve pounds wth Costs of Court, wch shee the sd armigerant Recovered in the Court att New Yorke against Andrew Carr and Percilla his wyfe and Capt John Carr as their security & attorney, as by the execution under the hand of Collonell fran : Lovelace and sence Renewed by
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the prsent Governo" Andros may appeare : wherefore he craves Judgement against the deft with Costs :
The deft Confesses Judgemt : Mr John Moll tenders to pay Gilds Sty the Plt the sd sume of 1962 : 10: In part of the houses and Lotts by him bought in Vendu as belonging unto the sd John Car Provyded hee the Plt secures the sd Mr Moll that the said monny shall not bee twyce demanded wch the Plt accepts to do; The Court do allow of the sd M' Moll's Prosser: and Judgemt was ordered according to Confession.
See this deed Recorded Jacob Vander Veer of Cristina Creeke in the Records of Con- veig: Transports etc on fol: 17 := apeared in Court and there aknowledged the assignment & makeing over of a Cer- taine Pattent and the Lott of Land therein Contained unto Hendrik Williams of the Towne of New Castle, Lying and being wthin this Towne of New Castle as by the sd deed uppon Records more att Large doth appeare
MATTHIAS MATTHIASSEN PIt
HANS PIETERSEN Deft J Action of the case.
The Court finding that this was the same action ; (of which the Court have formerly vizt the 3 of August 1675) past Judgement and that the deft had neither Craved a Rehearing or to bee heard in Equity do therefore Refer themselves to their sd former Judgement And order a nonsuit against the Plt wth Costs.
EPHRAIM HERMAN PIt In an action of debt by obliga- JACOBUS FABRITIUS Deft S tion the sume of 117: 10.
Whereas Ephraim Herman made itt appeare to the Court that Jacobus fabritius was and Stood Justly Indebted unto him the sume of one hundered and seventeen Gilders & ten styvers by his obligation beareing date 9th of Septemby 1675 ; to bee paid here In delowar-The Court ordered Judgement to bee entered against the sd deft for the sd Sume of 117 Gildr and 10 styvers, together wth Costs ; And do further order the
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Sherrife to make delivory of the attached overplus of the Defts monny in his hands unto this Plt.
JOHN HERMSEN PIt SAMUEL LAND Deft
M' Will : hamelton
Roelof Andries
Jan Sierix
Markn gerritz
Mact : Baron
Robb : Hutchinson
John Walker
Tho : harrison
Jury The Pit demands of this deft for Carpender Worke done to this defts house according to Contract the Sume of twoo hundered and seventy Gilders : also the forfeiture of the sd bond or Contract for the deft not haveing paid the sª 270 gilders wch sª forfeiture was the sume of 200 Gilders.
oele Toersen The deft sayes that he tendered Rynr V. Coelen this Plt payment according to Con- Geo : More tract, wch hee prooved by twoo evi- James Walliam dences : The Plt and deft desiering a Jury, the case was Referred to them : who brought in their verdict, that the deft shall pay to the Pit the sume of twoo hundered & seventy Gilders according to Contract : the Plt Lykewyse finishing his worke, and the Plt to pay costs : The Court ordered Judgemt according to verdict.
JANNETTIE VIDETTE attorney Plt Debt for 50 Sch:
for THOMAS RUSHMORE
HENDRIK JANSEN Deft of wheat due by bill.
In an action of
The Plt not producing a sufficient Pouwer or Letter of attorney : uppon the defts Request a non suit was ordered agst the plts.
HENDRIK JANSEN Plt . JANNETTIE VIDETTE the widdow & ow & } Des Executrix of JOHN VIDETTE decd
The Plt demands of the deft by acct from the 3rd of October
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1674 untill ye 18th of July 1676 : for worke the sume of sixty & foure gilders.
The deft desiers that the Plt may sware to his sd accompt : the Plt swares to 39 Gilders of his sd acct and sayes that hee can proove the article of twenty fyve gilders about the Cano ; by Mathias de Ring etc.
The Court do order the deft to pay the sa therty nine Gilders, excepting the canoo wth Costs.
EDMOND CANTWELL Plt THOMAS SNELLING Deft
1677 11 Apr1 Execution The Plt demands by bill of this deft
Issued out. the sume of 2483 Ib of tobbacco & Caske for wch hee Craves Judgement against the deft wth Costs of suit : The deft aknowledging the debt & bill : The Court ordered Judgement to bee Entered against the deft according to Confession wth Costs.
ANTHONY BRYANT Plt JACOB VANDER VEER & Defts Parties agreed.
RYNR V: COELEN Sen"
VICESSIMUS NETTELSHIP Plt Withd in Court by the
SYMON GIBSON
Deft plt.
VICESSIMUS NETTELSHIP Plt Withd as above.
SYMON GIBSON
Deft
ROBBERD HUTCHINSON Plt Withd: the partees being
THOMAS MORSE
Deft S agreed.
PHILIP CHEVALIER Plt Partees agreed :
JOHN ANDERSON
Deft
WILLIAM CURRER Plt
JUST : JOHN MOLL
Deft
Withd :
THOMAS HEMMING
Plt Continued by the Court.
JOHN ROUD Deft
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DANIELL LINSEY Pit Partees agreed.
PERCEVELL WESTERNDALL Deft
JOHN TARKINTON Pit Returned, non est In-
JOHN LARISSON
Deft ventus.
JOHN TARKINTON
Plt Returned, non est In-
DANIELL LINSEY
Deft
ventus.
JOHN TARKINSON
Pit Returned, non est In-
DANIELL LINSEY
Deft S ventus.
JOHN WALKER Junior Plt
Partees agreed.
JAMES BASTICK
Deft
EDMOND CANTWELL Pit
Non Est Inventus.
JOHN BERKER Deft
Uppon the Request of Justa Andries desiering this Court to grant him him a Certificate to his honor the Governor whereby hee might obtaine a Pattent for the house & Lott of ground Wherein hee now dwelleth and of wch hee is Possest etc : The Court do find, that the sd house & Lott of old did belong unto Justice Outhout who made sale thereof unto Jacob Vanderveer Jacob Vanderveer made sale thereof unto Thomas Snelling the sd Snelling to John Henry deceased, and Cath- erine the widdow of the sd John Henry made sale thereof that is to say of the house and halfe of the Lott to Justa Anderson the prsent possessor : Justice Outhout declares that at the tyme when hee made over the Lott & house to Jacob V : Veer hee had a Pattent for the same wch then he delivered in Court ; butt that the sd Pattent is sence nott seene.
Uppon the Peticon of Jan Sierix Shewing that hee had disburst for the acct of the Forte att Oppoquenemen 60 Gildrs desiering that he meight be paid againe out of the fines of the absent etc.
The Court order that those who have not workt as the
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others to the sd forte shall pay for their sª neglect six gilders ; as also those who have sence Lived in the Forte, to pay hier for the same : The Court further Impouring Justice Otts to Receive the funds and hiere, out of wch hee is to pay the Peticoner his sª 60 gilders ; and for the future hee is desiered to Lett the sd Forte out to hier out of wch the sd Forte is to bee kept in Repair.
Uppon the Peticon of MY Will : Tom Sheweing that hee obtained Judgemt in this Court for six hundred Ib of yron. against Joseph Cheu and the sd Peticoner not finding suffi- cient effects of the sd Joseph attached part of his estate in the hands of Thom: Philip to the vallue of six hundered Ib of Tobbacco: where uppon hee desiers that his sª attachment may bee held good and that Judgement may passe against the goods of the sd Cheu so attached as above.
Thomas Philips appearing in Court Confesses to stand indebted to the sd Chew 495 Ib of tobacco.
The Court thereuppon ordered the sd Thomas Philips to pay the sd attached 495 Ib of tobbacco unto the sd William Tom.
The Court haveing viewed the acct of Justa Andries or- dinary Ceeper, for publicq expenses att the Last high Court to the sume of ss 551 : 10 : do allow of the same.
Uppon the Peticon of John Sierix and Roelof Andries over- zeers of the orphants of Jurian Sierix & Eremyntic decesed ; shewing that in the Jeare 1670 M" William Tom bought a certaine prcell of Land Lying att the Paerden hoek belonging unto the sª orphants for the sume of 500 gilders :- desiering that the sd M' Tom might be ordered to pay the sd sume for the use of them the sd orphants etc.
Mr William Tom being willing to sattisfy what hee is be- hind uppon the sd Land, wthin the space of 14 dayes or else to suffer Judgement to passe against him. The Court do there- uppon order the sd Mr Tom to pay the Peticoner the same wthin the space abovesd they saveing harmlesse both the Court & the sª Mr Tom.
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The Court Continued the 8th of febru 1679.
The Charges of the makeing upp of the dykes being taken into Concideration ; The Court order the Sherrife (according to his honor the Governors order) to Levy from those who did not worke to the same duble the fine wch is vizt for Mistrs Blocqs dyke twenty Gilders, and for the Towne Dyke fourthy Gilders ; Provyded notwthstanding that incase any prson (who is prict downe by the then overzeers can make appear to have not ben absent from the sd worke such prson or p"sons shall be excused and what hee otherwyse ought to have paid shall be deducted and passe for good paymt against the accts: of such overzeer as shall so wrongfully have prict him downe. . The Court allowing the acct of disbursements of Mr Moll to the sume of 818 gilders wch he hath paid for and towards the sd worke wch is to bee Repaid him out of the abovesd : funds : and the Sherrife to have for collecting according to the Governor's orders.
The Court have thought necessarie (being thereunto Re- quiered by the magestrates upp the River to wryt the follow- ing Letter to the Court of Cecil County :
Gentlemen :
Being Informed that one Peter mouns a sweade Lately dyed att the house of Mr Geo : oldfield in yor County, Leaving a Son behind him Should have by will and Testament Left the sd Child, together wth all his Estate in the hands of the sd Mr Oldfield : and whereas the kindred and especially the bearer hereof Swen Swensen being unkell to the sd orphant and Brother of the deceased hath made application, and liave Informed us to have Intelligence that the abovesd : will was not Legally made, Requesting further or Recommendations to you in his behalfe : Itt is therefore o" earnest desier that you bee pleased to make Inspection into the Legality of the said will and Testament of the deceased and if the said will [is] not Legall that the orphant bee Returned into these parts wth his sd unkle, wch wee shall aknowledge as a neighbourly kind-
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nesse & uppon any the Lyke occasions itt shall bee Retri- buted by
Yor frinds & Servants, etc (was signed)
John Colier. (The supperscription was) To The prsident & the Rest of the
Commission's in Cecill County
In Maryland These
Symon Gibson appearing in Court delivered an order from his honor the Governor uppon his Peticon : Whereby his honor Did Remitt his breach of the peace ; & did desier and order : that hee should bee wholy acquitted & paying Court Charges, his servants & goods Restored to him ; The Court do well approve of what his honor the Governor hath done and do order the High Sherrife to make Redelivery of the goods under execution.
Symon Gibson preferring in Court a peticon shewing, that the High Sherrife Capt Edmond Cantwell did amongst other things attach a man servant of the Peticoner and had Im- ployed the sd servant in his buisnesse but the Peticon" having got an Express order from the Governor att New Yorke for the Redelivery of his goods and Servant hee paying charges :
Wherefore hee desiered to have sattisfaction made him for the tyme that the sd Servant was Imployed by the sd Sherrife.
John Bosley the sd servant being asked what worke hee had done during the sd tyme made answer that hee thought that all the worke hee had done there, he could have done in 6 weeks ; The Court do appoint John Harm" & George More, Carpenders to view the worke of the sd John Bosly and to make a Returne thereof to the Court : The sd prsons Return- ing make Report that all the worke the sd John hath done to the Barne & table etc of Mr d' haes one of them could do in
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nine dayes & what worke hee had done for Capt : Cantwell in fyve dayes in all 14 dayes Besydes one day for Capt : Colier.
The Court find that the Peticon" hath no cause of action.
Uppon the Peticon of James Crayford Complaining over the hardnesse and bad usadge of his Mast Ralph Hutchinson towards him: & desiering to have another master etc the Peticoner not prove what hee alledged ; the Court do deny the Peticon" his Peticon.
Ralph Hutchinson makeing complaint by his Peticon of the Refractorynesse and disobedience of his man servant James Crayford toward him etc.
The Court do order and charge the said servant for the future to obey his Mast's Lawfull Commands, and behave himselfe obedient towards him; and in case of further Com- plaint hereafter brought and prooved agst him ; hee to Receive punnishmt according to Law and merrits.
Uppon the Peticon of Robberd Hutchinson desiering sattis- faction for his Paines in appraizing the goods etc: under Execution of henry Johnson at the sute of Mr Will : Tom etc : The Court do Refer the Peticoner to the Lawbooke.
The Court found itt necessary that the Letters of Attorney of Capt : John Carr & of his wyfe bee put uppon Record : also the vendu List of the houses and Land sold by outcry.
Coppy of the Letters of atturney Know all men by these prsents that I John Carr of Elke River in Cecill County in ye Province of Maryland, hath made ouer all my Right and tytle of my Reall or prsonal Estate now Lying or being In delowar River wch by Pattents or otherwyse may apeare to bee myne, unto my welbeloved wyfe Peteronela Carr, pro- vided that my said wyfe shall pay my debts due to any per- son or persons in New Yorke or the said River of delowar : further I : doe give my wyfe Peternella Power to sell or dis- pose all or any of the sd Estate either by herselfe, or her attorney, and further I: doe give hur or hur attorney full power to aske demand Sue Recover, Imprison or Impeat for
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