No 15 Know all Men by these Presents that we the Captain & Officers of his Majestys Ship Rose at present in the Harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia have Constituted ordain'd and made and in our stead and place put and by these Presents do Constitute ordain & make and in our name and place put Alexnr Brymer Mercht & Edward Bragge Gentleman to be true sufficient & lawfull Attorney for us and in our Names and stead and to our use to ask Demand levy require recover & receive of and from all & every person or persons whomsoever the same shall or may concern all and Singular Sum and Sums of Money Debts goods wares Merchandize Effects and things whatsoever and wheresoever they shall and may be found due, owing payable belonging & comeing unto their said Constituents by any ways & means whatsoever, nothing excepted or reserv'd Especially to take care of all such Prizes & seizures as we shall make & to prosecute the same in the Court of Vice Admiralty and when Condemn'd & Sold to Demand & receive for us the neat Proceeds thereof Giveing and hereby Granting unto our said Attorneys our full and whole strength power and authority in and about the premisses & to take and use all due means Cources and process in the Law for the Obtaining and recovering the same and of recoveries & receipts thereof in our Name to make seal and. Execute due acquittance and Discharge and for the premisses to appear and the persons of said Constituents to represent before any Governour Judge, Justice, Officers and Ministers of the Law whatsoever in any Court or Courts of Judicature, and there on our behalf to answer Defend and reply unto all Actions, Causes matters & things whatsoever relating to the Premisses. Also to submitt any matter in Dispute to Arbitration or otherwise with full Power to make and Substitute one or more Attornies under our said Attorneys and the same again at pleasure to remove and generally to say do and transact, determine, accomplish and finish all matters and things whatsoever relating to the premisses as fully amply and Effectually to all intents & purposes as we the said Constituents if present ought or might personally although the matter should require more special authority than is herein Compris'd. We the said Constituents ratifying allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever our said Attorneys or their Substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the Premisses by Virtue of these Presents ー In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Names and Seals the twenty ninth day of April, Anno Domini 1776 and in the 16th year of his Majestys Reign.

[Endorsed] receiv'd & Registered 3d Octr 1776 Liberd 2