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... William Cole1 of New England gent and Elizabeth his
wife executrix of Francis Doughty the Elder of Bristoll mer-
chant Deceased makes a letter of Attorney unto John Cole his
brother ... Dated 18. 8. 2. Cor : 1626.
... Be it knowne unto all men by these presents that we
William Cole late of Sutton in the parish of Chew-magna
in the County of Somerset yeoman & Elizabeth Cole his wife
... doe hereby constitute ordeyne & appoint our welbe-
loved brother John Cole our true and lawfull Attorney for us
and in our names to sue Arrest and impleade Mary Barker ...
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... in case the said Fabian Hill
hath all ready received or recovered the same then we Doe
hereby authorize the said John Cole our brother & now Attur-
ney to receive the said Debt of the said Fabian Hill for us in
our names & to our use But if he hath not received nor recov-
ered the same then we authorize him our said brother John
Cole to receive & take the said bond and all other writings
concerning the same forth of his hands and then to proceede
as aforesaid against the said Mary Barker her executors and
administrators Ratefying gratefully accepting & allowing all
and whatsoever our said brother John Cole our now Attorney
shall lawfully Doe in the prmises. ...
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... John Cole of Farrington in the County- of Somerset, yeo-
man, aged about twenty seaven yeares, maketh oath that he
knoweth that his brother William Cole and Elizabeth his wife
did on or about the 20th day of Aprill Anno 1637, pay unto
Robert Nelson gent, the summe of sixteene pounds for the
Debt of Francis Doughty, merchant, Deceased, father of the
said Elizabeth, and this Deponent was present when the said
Robert Nelson sealed [90] and delivered as his act and Deed
one generall release thereupon unto the said William and
Elizabeth to wch release now shewed to this Deponent he set
his name as a witnesse. And also that this Deponent know-
eth that at the same time the said Willm and Elizabeth payd
for the tythes of the farme called Hamsteed Farme, unto
Marmaduke Chapman, Clarke, the summe of tenne pounds
for wch the said Marmaduke gave his generall release now
shewed to this Dept to the said Willm & Elizabeth in this
Deponents presence & he saw it sealed & Delivered although
his name be not thereto inscribed as a witnesse. And also
this Depont knoweth that Francis Doughty brother of the
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said Elizabeth overheld the said William & Elizabeth out of
possession of the said ffarme called Hamstced farme ever since
their marriage, how rightfully this Depont knoweth not. [l.s.] ...
