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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

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Notebook, Court of Wards, folio 8
Winthrop, John

The order for a dedimus potestatem 1
The affidavit 12 d.
mr. Windover for drawinge the order 12 d.
mr. Chamberline for the order 2 s.
for the Affidavit 3 s.
mr. Chamberline for entring the order 6 d.
his Clerk for entring the Affid: 6 d.
dedimus potestatem — 6 s. 6 d. and 10 d. a sheet for the Bcut off
mr. Attorney for signing an Informacion out of Court 12 s.
for signing it in Court 10 s.
mr. Attorney for an Affidavit out of Court 12 d.
for putting in Inter. out of Court 3s. vj d.
in Court — nothing.
mr. Att. for oathe to an Answere out of Court ij s.
the vsher for the Oathe in Court 6 d.
mr. Windover for drawing an order

Richard Griggs paid 10 s. for Nicolas Hurte for the discharge of the Contempte for his attachment.

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Dedimus potestatem is a Writ, and it lieth where a man sueth in the Kings Court, or is sued, and may not well trauell, then he shall haue this Writ directed to some Justice, or other discreet person in the Countrey, to giue to him power to admit some man for his Atturny, or to leuie a fine, or to take his confession, or his Answer, or other Examination, as the matter requireth.” Rastell, Les Termes de la Ley, 109 verso, 110. The entries are in Winthrop's hand.