Power of Attorney, 1584 Oct 4

Power of Attorney by John Talbott of Grafton, Worcestershire, Esquire, to John Saunders and John Chellingworth of Upton Warren, Worcestershire, Yeoman, to receive seisin of three pieces of woodland called the Hill Lane Coppice, the Great Coppice and the Little Coppice lately acquired from Humphrey Parrott of Forfeeld, Worcestershire, Gentlemen.

John Talbott of Grafton in the County of Worcester Esquire to all Christ's faithful people to whom this present writing shall come. Greetings in our Lord Eternal. You are to know that I, the aforesaid John Talbott, have ordained, placed and constituted, and by these presents do ordain, place and constitute for me in my place and in my name my beloved in Christ, John Saunders and John Chellingworth of Upton Warren in the aforesaid County of Worcester Yeomen to be my true and lawful attorneys jointly and severally and by theses presents I give to my same attorneys and to each of them jointly and severally full and entire authority and power for me in my place and in my name to take and receive by the delivery of Humfrey Parrott of Forfeeld in the aforesaid County of Worcester gentlemen or of his certain attorneys in this behalf, full and peaceful possession and seisin of and in all those three closes copses or parcels of Woodland called or known by the names of the Hill Lane Coppice, the great Coppice and the little Coppice lying and being in the Parish of Belbraughton in the aforesaid Humfrey Parrott. And after taking the aforesaid possession and seisin to retain and keep the same to the use of me, the aforesaid John Talbott, my heirs and assigns according to the force, form and effect of a certain charter made and completed to me in that behalf by the aforesaid Humfrey, the date of which is the same as the day of the date of these presents; and that I shall ratify and confirm whatsoever my said attorneys or either of them shall do in the premises in such manner and form as if it had been done by me personally.

In Witness Whereof, I have set my seal to this, my present writing. Given the 4th day of October in the 34th year of the Reign of our Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith etc.

Signed John Talbott.