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land_n	hereditament_n	service_n	tenement_n	1,456	5	10.3923	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

the time being or that shall be constituted under the government and power of him or them either sayling towards Mary-land or returning from thence toward England or any other of Ours or forraine Dominions by imposition of Penalties Imprisonment or any other punishment yea if it shall be needfull and that the quality of the offence require it by taking away member or life either by him the said now Lord Baltemore and his heires or by his or their Deputies Lievtenants Iudges Iustices Magistrates Officers and Ministers to be ordained or appointed according to the Tenor and true intention of these Presents And likewise to appoint and establish any Iudges and Iustices Magistrates and Officers whatsoever at sea and Land for what causes soever and with what power soever and in such forme as to the said now Lord Baltemore or his heires shall seeme most conuenient Also to remit release pardon and abolish whether before Iudgement or after all crimes or offences whatsoever against the said Lawes and to doe all and every other thing or things which unto the compleate establishment of Iustice unto Courts Praetories and Tribunals formes of Iudicature and maners of proceeding do belong although in these Presents expresse mention be not made thereof and by Iudges by them delegated to award Processe hold Pleas and determine in all the said Courts and Tribunalls all actions suits and causes whatsoever as well criminall as civill personall reall mixt and praetoriall which laws so as aforsaid to be published Our pleasure is and so Wee enioyne require and command shall be most absolute and available in Law and that all the Leige people and subjects of Vs Our Heires and Successors do obserue and keepe the same inuiolably in those parts so farre as they concerne them under the paines therein expressed or to be expressed Provided neverthelesse that the said Lawes be consonant to reason and be not repugnant or contrary but as neere as conueniently may be agreeable to the Lawes Statutes Customes and Rights of this our Kingdome of England AND FORASMVCH as in the Government of so great a Province suddaine accidents doe often happen whereunto it will be necessary to apply a remedy before the Free-holders of the said Province their Delegates or Deputies can be assembled to the making of Lawes neither will it be conuenient that instantly upon every such emergent occasion so great a multitude should be called together Therefore for the better government of the said Province Wee will and ordaine and by these Presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors doe grant unto the said now Lord Baltemore and his heires that the said now Lord Baltemore and his heires by themselues or by their Magistrates and Officers in that behalfe duely to be ordained as aforesaid may make and constitute fit and wholesome Ordinances from time to time within the said Province to be kept and obserued as well for the preservation of the Peace as for the better government of the people there inhabiting and publikely to notifie the same to all persons whom the same doth or any way may concerne which Ordinances Our pleasure is shall be obserued inviolably within the said Province under the paines therein to bee expressed So as the said Ordinances be consonant to reason and be not repugnant nor contrary but so farre as conveniently may be agreeable with the Lawes and Statutes of Our Kingdome of England and so as the said Ordinances be not extended in any sort to bind charge or take away the right or interest of any person or persons of or in their Life Member Free-hold Goods or Chattells FVRTHERMORE that this new Colony may the more happily encrease by the multitude of people resorting thither and may likewise be the more strongly defended from the incursions of Saluages or other enemies Pyrates and Robbers Therefore Wee for Vs Our Heires and Successors doe give and grant by these Presents Power licence and liberty unto all the liege people and subjects both present and future of Vs Our Heires and Successors excepting those who shall be specially forbidden to transport themselues and families unto the said Province with conuenient shipping and fitting provisions and there to settle themselues dwell and inhabite and to build and fortifie Castles Forts and other places of strength for the publike and their owne private defence at the appointment of the said now Lord Baltemore and his heires the Statute of fugitives or any other whatsoever to the contrary of the premises in any wise notwithstanding AND WEE will also and of Our more speciall grace for Vs Our Heires and Successors wee doe straightly enioyne constitute ordaine and command that the said Province shall be of Our Allegiance and that all and singular the Subjects and Liege people of Vs Our Heires and Successors transported or to be transported into the said Province and the children of them and of such as shall descend from them there already borne or hereafter to be borne bee and shall be Denizens and Lieges of Vs Our Heires and Successors of Our Kingdome of England and Ireland and be in all things held treated reputed and esteemed as the liege faithfull people of Vs Our Heires and Successors borne within Our Kingdome of England and likewise any Lands Tenements Revenues Seruices and other hereditaments whatsoever within Our Kingdome of England and other Our Dominions may inherite or otherwise purchase receive take have hold buy and possesse and them may occupy and enjoy give sell aliene and bequeath as likewise all Liberties Franchises and Priviledges of this Our Kingdome of England freely quietly and peaceably have and possesse occupy and enjoy as Our liege people borne or to be borne within Our said Kingdome of England without the let molestation vexation trouble or grievance of Vs Our Heires and Successors any Statute Act Ordinance or Provision to the contrary hereof notwithstanding AND FVRTHERMORE That Our Subjects may be the rather encouraged to undertake this expedition with ready and cheerefull minds KNOW YEE that We of Our speciall grace certaine knowledge and meere motion doe give and grant by vertue of these presents aswell unto the said now Lord Baltemore and his Heires as to all other that shall from time to time repaire unto that province with a purpose to inhabite there or to trade with the Natives of the said Province full licence to Lade and Fraight in any Ports whatsoever of Vs Our Heires and Successors and into the said Province of Maryland by them their servants or assignes to transport all and singular their Goods Wares and Merchandize as likewise all sorts of graine whatsoever and any other things whatsoever necessary for food or clothing not prohibited by the Lawes and Statutes of our Kingdomes and Dominions to bee carried out of the said kingdomes without any lett or molestation of Vs Our Heires or Successors or of any of the officers of Vs Our Heires or Successors saving alwayes to Vs Our Heires and

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