SURRY COUNTY, VA - COURT - Appointment Of Capt. John Allen, Attorney for 
			   Ruth Minge, 14 Apr 1712
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KNOW ALL men by these presents that I, Ruth Minge, the wife of James Minge of 
the parish of Martins Brandon in the County of Prince George in Virginia do 
hereby authorize, impower, ordain, constitute, & appoint my loving friend 
Capt. John Allen of the County of Surry my true & lawfull attorney for me & in 
my name place & stead to appear at Surry County courts before the justices of 
the said county in court & then & there for me & to my voc vin  my stead & 
place to acknowledge my sale is my free consent of my relinquishment of dower 
or Thirds which I now have or hereafter might have claime or right to (by 
reason of the marriage with the said James, my said husband) of in & to a 
certain tract or parcell of land containing five hundred & forty acres lying 
in Surry County, formerly held by my said husband in his name sold to
Thomas Holliday & his heirs by deeds of sale, the Deed of Release bearing 
even? date herewith which said deed is by my said husband to be acknowledged 
to the said Holliday & his heirs &c. at the said next court & I do hereby 
impower my said attorney at the same court & time when my said husband or his 
order shall acknowledge the said recited deed: to acknowledge my sale of my 
thirds on the Relinquishment of Dower in the said lands & premises granted to 
the said Holliday & his heirs forever which said acknowledgments by my said 
attorney for me made & done shall be my effectuall deed in law to all intents, 
constructions & purposes as if myself were personally present continually 
ratifying all & whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully act or do in or about the premises.

IN WITNESS whereof I have set my hand & seale this 14th of Aprill Anno. Dom. 
1712: in the eleventh year of the reign & I:

                                Ruth Minge    sealed
	                               with a wafer
	
Signed, sealed & delivered in
the presence of:
John Shirly 
John Duell
                  At a court held at Southmark for the
                  County of Surry Aprill ye 15th 1713

The above power of attorney being proved by the oaths of John Shirly & John 
Duell was ordered to be recorded & is recorded by:
					John Allen Cl. Cur.

NOTE:  Spelling is as appeared on original. 
voc vin (I believe refers to vocative venerable:)
vocative: used in direct address to indicate the person or thing addressed.
venerable: worthy of respect by reason of age, dignity, character or position.

Source:  Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations,
Deeds & Wills,  etc. 6, 1709-1715, Reel 3, pg 139


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