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A07165 A relation of Maryland together, vvith a map of the countrey, the conditions of plantation, his Majesties charter to the Lord Baltemore, translated into English. Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.; Maryland. aut 1635 (1635) STC 17571; ESTC S109930 31,836 90

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Successors the Impositions Customes and other duties and payments for the said Wares and Merchandise any Statute Act Ordinance or other thing whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding AND because in so remote a Country and situate amongst so many barbarous nations the incursions aswell of the salvages themselves as of other enemies pyrates and robbers may probably be feared Therefore We have given and for Vs Our Heires and Successors doe give power by these presents unto the now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes by themselves or their Captaines or other their officers to Leauy Muster and Traine all sorts of men of what condition or wheresoever borne in the said Province of Mary-land for the time being and to make warre and to pursue the Enemies and Robbers aforesaid aswell by sea as by land yea even without the limits of the said Province and by Gods assistance to vanquish and take them and being taken to put them to death by the Law of warre or to save them at their pleasure and to doe all and every other thing which unto the charge and office of a Captaine Generall of an Army belongeth or hath accustomed to belong as fully and freely as any Captaine Generall of an army hath ever had the same ALSO Our Will and Pleasure is and by this Our Charter We doe give unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes full power liberty and authority in case of Rebellion Tumult or Sedition if any should happen which God forbid either upon the land within the Province aforesaid or upon the maine sea in making a voyage thither or returning from thence by themselues or their captains deputies or other officers to be authorized under their seales for that purpose to whom we also for Vs Our Heires and Successors doe give and grant by these presents full power and authority to exercise Martiall Law against mutinous and seditious persons of those parts such as shall refuse to submit themselves to his or their governement or shall refuse to serve in the warres or shall flie to the Enemy or forsake their Ensignes or be loyterers or straglers or otherwise how soever offending against the Law Custome and Discipline military as freely and in as ample manner and forme as any Captaine generall of an army by vertue of his office might or hath accustomed to use the same FVRTHERMORE That the way to honors and dignities may not seeme to be altogether precluded and shut up to men well borne and such as shall prepare themselves unto this present Plantation and shall desire to deserve well of Vs and Our Kingdomes both in peace and war in so farre distant and remote a Countrey Therefore We for Vs Our Heires and Successors doe give free and absolute power unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes to conferre favours rewards and honours upon such inhabitants within the Province aforesaid as shall deserve the same and to invest them with what titles and dignities soever as he shall thinke fit so as they be not such as are now used in England As likewise to erect and incorporate Townes into Boroughes and Boroughs into Cities with convenient priuiledges and immunities according to the merit of the inhabitants and the fitnesse of the places and to doe all and every other thing or things touching the premises which to him or them shall seeme meete and requisite albeit they be such as of their owne nature might otherwise require a more speciall commandement and warrant then in these Presents is expressed WEE will also and by these Presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors We doe give and grant licence by this Our Charter unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes and to all the inhabitants and dwellers in the Province aforesaid both present and to come to import or unlade by themselves or their servants factors or assignes all Merchandizes and goods whatsoever that shall arise of the fruits and commodities of the said Province either by land or sea into any of the ports of Vs Our Heires and Successors in Our kingdomes of England or Ireland or otherwise to dispose of the said goods in the said Ports and if need be within one yeere next after the unlading of the same to lade the said merchandizes and goods againe into the same or other ships and to export the same into any other Countreys either of our Dominion or forreigne being in Amity with Vs Our Heires and Successors Provided alwayes that they pay such Customes Impositions Subsidies and Duties for the same to Vs Our Heires and Successors as the rest of Our Subjects of Our Kingdome of England for the time being shall be bound to pay beyond which We will not that the inhabitants of the foresaid Province of Mary-land shall be any way charged AND furthermore of Our more ample and speciall Grace certaine knowledge and meere motion We doe for Vs Our Heires and Successors grant unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes full and absolute power and authority to make erect and constitute within the Province of Mary-land and the Iles and Iletts aforesaid such and so many Sea-ports Harbours Creekes and other places for discharge and unlading of goods and merchandises out of Ships Boates and other vessells and lading them and in such and so many places and with such Rights Iurisdictions Liberties and Priviledges unto the said ports belonging as to him or them shall seeme most expedient And that all and singular the Ships Boats and other Vessells which shall come for merchandize and trade unto the said Province or out of the same shall depart shall be laden and unladen only at such Ports as shall be so erected and constituted by the said now Lord Baltemore his heires or assignes any Vse Custome or other thing to the contrary notwithstanding saving alwayes unto Vs Our heires and Successors and to all the Subjects of Our Kingdome of England and Ireland of Vs Our Heires and Successors free liberty of fishing for Sea-fish aswell in the Sea Bayes Inletts and navigable Rivers as in the Harbours Bayes and Creekes of the Province aforesaid and the Priviledges of salting and drying their fish on the shore of the said Province and for the same cause to cut and take underwood or twiggs there growing and to build Cottages and Shedds necessary in this behalfe as they heretofore have or might reasonably have used which Liberties and Priviledges neverthelesse the Subjects aforesaid of Vs Our Heires and Successors shall enjoy without any notable dammage or injury to be done to the said now Lord Baltemore his heires or assignes or to the dwellers and inhabitants of the said Province in the Ports Creekes and shores aforesaid and especially in the woods and Copses growing within the said Province And if any shall doe any such dammage or injury he shall incurre the heavy displeasure of Vs Our Heires and Successors the punishment of the Lawes and shall moreover
make satisfaction WEE doe furthermore will appoint and ordaine and by these Presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors We doe grant unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes that he the said Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes may from time to time for ever have and enjoy the Customes and Subsidies in the Ports Harbours and other Creekes and places aforesaid within the Province aforesaid payable or due for merchandizes and wares there to be laded or unladed the said Customes and Subsidies to be reasonably assessed upon any occasion by themselves and the people there as aforesaid to whom we give power by these Presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors upon just cause and in a due proportion to assesse and impose the same AND FVRTHER of Our speciall grace and of Our certaine knowledge and meere motion Wee have given granted and confirmed and by these Presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors doe give grant and confirme unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes full and absolute licence power and authoritie that hee the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes from time to time hereafter for ever at his or their will and pleasure may assigne aliene grant demise or enfeoffe of the Premises so many and such parts and parcells to him or them that shall be willing to purchase the same as they shall thinke fit TO HAVE and to hold to them the sayd person or persons willing to take or purchase the same their heires and assignes in fee simple or fee taile or for terme of life or lives or yeeres to bee held of the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes by such seruices customes and rents as shall seeme fit to the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes and not immediately of Vs Our Heires or Successors and to the same person or persons and to all and every of them Wee doe give and grant by these Presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors licence authoritie and power that such person or persons may take the premises or any parcell thereof of the foresaid now Lord Baltemore his heires or assignes and the same hold to themselues their heires or assignes in what estate of inheritance soever in fee simple or in fee taile or otherwise as to them and the now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes shall seeme expedient of the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes the statute made in the Parliament of Edward Sonne of King Henry late King of England Our Predecessor commonly called the Statute Quia emptores terrarum lately published in Our Kingdome of England or any other Statute Acte Ordinance Vse Law or Custome or any other thing cause or matter thereupon heretofore had done published ordained or provided to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And by these Presents Wee give and grant licence unto the said now Lord Baltemore and his heires to erect any parcells of land within the Province aforesaid into Mannors and in every of the said Mannors to have and to hold a Court Baron with all things whatsoever which to a Court Baron doe belong and to have and hold viewe of Franck-pledge for the conseruation of the peace and the better government of those Parts by themselues or their stewards or by the Lords for the time being of other Mannors to bee deputed when they shall bee erected and in the same to use all things belonging to View of Franck-Pledge AND FVRTHER Our pleasure is and by these Presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors wee doe covenant and grant to and with the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes That Wee Our Heires and Successors shall at no time hereafter set or make or cause to be set any Imposition Custome or other Taxation Rate or Contribution whatsoever in or upon the dwellers and inhabitants of the foresaid Province for their Lands Tenements goods or Chattells within the said Province or in or upon any goods or merchandizes within the said Province or to be laden or unladen within any the Ports or harbours of the said Province And Our pleasure is and for Vs Our Heires and Successors Wee charge and command that this Our Declaration shall be hence forward from time to time received and allowed in all Our Courts and before all the Iudges of Vs Our Heires and Successors for a sufficient and lawfull discharge payment and acquittance Commanding all and singular our Officers and Ministers of Vs our Heires and Successors and enjoyning them upon paine of Our high displeasure that they doe not presume at any time to attempt any thing to the contrary of the premises or that they doe in any sort with stand the same but that they be at all times ayding and assisting as is fitting unto the said now Lord Baltemore and his heires and to the Inhabitants and Merchants of Maryland aforesaid their seruants ministers factors and assignes in the full use and fruition of the benefit of this Our Charter AND FVRTHER Our pleasure is and by these Presents for Vs our Heires and Successors VVee doe grant unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes and to the Tenants and Inhabitants of the said Province of Mary-land both present and to come and to every of them that the said Province Tenants and Inhabitants of the said Colony or Countrey shall not from henceforth bee held or reputed as a member or a part of the land of Virginia or of any other Colony whatsoever now transported or hereafter to be transported nor shall be depending on or subject to their government in any thing from whom Wee doe separate that and them and Our pleasure is by these Presents that they bee separated and that they be subject immediately to Our Crowne of England as depending thereof for ever AND IF PERCHANCE hereafter it should happen that any doubts or questions should arise concerning the true sence and understanding of any word clause or sentēce contained in this Our present Charter Wee will ordaine and command that at all times and in all things such Interpretation bee made thereof and allowed in any of Our Courts whatsoever as shall be judged most aduantagious and favourable unto the the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes PROVIDED alwayes that no Interpretation bee admitted thereof by which Gods Holy and Truely Christian Religion or the allegeance due unto Vs Our Heires and Successors may in any thing suffer any prejudice or diminution ALTHOVGH expresse mention bee not made in these Presents of the true yeerely value or certainty of the premises or of any part thereof or of other gifts and grants made by Vs Our Heires and Predecessors unto the said now Lord Baltemore or any Statute Acte Ordinance Provision Proclamation or restraint heretofore had made published ordained or provided or any other thing cause or matter whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding IN WITNESSE whereof Wee have caused these Our Letters to bee made Pattents Witnesse Our selfe at Westminster the Twentieth day of Iune In the Eighth yeere of Our Reigne Patowmeck is a great River of the Province of Maryland on which they intend●d to seate the first Colony So called from the aboundance of that Fowle there The Dove and one hyred in Virgin●a So they call their Princes So they call the chiefe men of Accompt amongst them * A tearme they use for their Boates. Their Religion The bounds Iurisdiction of a Count Palatine Tenure Rent Power to enact Lawes Licence to goe to Mary land People borne in Maryland made Denizens of England Lincence to transport goods and merchandise Power of warr and peace Martiall Law Power to conferre honor Power to create Tenures