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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

himselfe with store of Cattell from thence but the hogges and Poultrey are already increased in Maryland to a great stocke sufficient to serve the Colonie very plentifully They have also set up a Water-mill for the grinding of Corne adjoyning to the Towne Thus within the space of sixe moneths was laid the foundation of the Colonie in Maryland and whosoever intends now to goe thither shall finde the way so troden that hee may proceed with much more ease and confidence then these first adventurers could who were ignorant both of Place People and all things else and could expect to find nothing but what nature produced besides they could not in reason but thinke the Natives would oppose them whereas now the Countrey is discovered and friendship with the Natives is assured houses built and many other accommodations as Cattell Hogges Poultry Fruits and the like brought thither from England Virginea and other places which are vsefull both for profit and Pleasure and without boasting it may be said that this Colony hath arived to more in sixe moneths then Virginia did in as many yeeres If any man say they are beholding to Virginea for so speedy a supply of many of those things which they of Virginia were forced to fetch from England and other remote places they will confesse it and acknowledge themselves glad that Virginea is so neere a neighbour and that it is so well stored of all necessaries for to make those parts happy and the people to live as plentifully as in any other part of the world only they wish that they would be content their neighbours might live in peace by them and then no doubt they should find a great comfort each in other Noua TERRAE-MARIAE tabula This Northerne part of Virginia the limitts whereof extend many degrees farther Southwards is heere inserted for the better description of the entrance into the Bay of Chesapeack CHAP. II. A description of the Countrey THe precedent discourse gives you to understand how the first Colony sate downe in Maryland what progresse they made and in what estate it is at this present Now my purpose is to speake of the Countrey in generall that who so lookes that way may beforehand know something thereof It is seated betweene the degrees of 38 and 40 of North-Latitude Virginia bounds it on the South New-England on the North and the Ocean on the East but the Westerne parts are not yet discovered The temper of the Ayre is very good and agrees well with the English as appeared at their first comming thither when they had no houses to shelter them and their people were enforced not onely to labour in the day but to watch in their turnes at night yet had their healths exceeding well In Summer its hot as in Spaine and in Winter there is frost and snow but it seldome lasts long this last Winter was the coldest that had beene knowne in many yeeres but the yeere before there was scarce any signe of Winter onely that the leaves fell from the trees in all other things it appeared to be Summer and yet the last Winter both their Cattell and Hoggs kept themselves in the woods without any fodder or other helpe and the Hoggs thrived so well that some of them were killed out of the woods for Porke and Bacon which was excellent good and fat The Windes there are variable from the South comes Heat Gusts and Thunder from the North or North-west cold-weather and in winter Frost and Snow from the East and South-east Raine The ordinary entrance by Sea into this Countrey is betweene two Capes which are distant each from other about 7 or 8 leagves the South-Cape is called Cape-Henry the North Cape-Charles When you are come within the Capes you enter into a faire Bay which is navigable for at least 200 miles and is called Chesopeack Bay and runneth Northerly Into this Bay fall many goodly navigable Rivers the chiefe whereof is Patomack where the Colony is now seated It 's navigable for 140 miles it begins to be fresh about 2 leagves above Patomack Towne The next River Northward is Patuxent which at the entrance is distant from the other about 20 miles and is a very pleasant and commodious River It 's fit for habitation and easie to be defended by reason of the Ilands and other places of advantage that may command it from thence untill you come to the head of the Bay there are no more Rivers that are inhabited There dwell the Sasquehanocks upon a River that is not navigable for our Boates by reason of Sholes and Rockes but they passe it in Canoos At the entrance thereof there is an Iland which will command that River Vpon the East side of this Bay lie very many Ilands which are not inhabited where are store of Deere On the Easterne shore of the Country which lieth upon the maine Ocean are sundry small Creekes and one likely to proove a very commodious harbour called Matsopongue neere the mouth whereof lieth an Iland of about 20 miles in length and thence about 6 leagues more Northerly another Iland called Chingoto and about seaven leagues beyond that to the North opens another very large faire Bay called Delaware Bay This Bay is about 8 leagues wide at the entrance and into it there falls a very faire navigable River The Countrey is generally plaine and even and yet hath some pritty small hills and risings It 's full of Rivers and Creekes and hath store of Springs and small Brookes The Woods for the most part are free from underwood so that a man may travell on horsebacke almost any-where or hunt for his recreation CHAP. III. The Commodities which this Countrey affords naturally THis Countrey affords naturally many excellent things for Physicke and Surgery the perfect use of which the English cannot yet learne from the Natives They have a roote which is an excellent preseruative against Poyson called by the English the Snake roote Other herbes and rootes they have wherewith they cure all manner of woundes also Saxafras Gummes and Balsum An Indian seeing one of the English much troubled with the tooth-ake fetched of the roote of a tree and gave the party some of it to hold in his mouth and it eased the paine presently They have other rootes fit for dyes wherewith they make colours to paint themselues The Timber of these parts is very good and in aboundance it is usefull for building of houses and shippes the white Oake is good for Pipe-staves the red Oake for wainescot There is also Walnut Cedar Pine Cipresse Chesnut Elme Ashe and Popler all which are for Building and Husbandry Also there are divers sorts of Fruit-trees as Mulberries Persimons with severall other kind of Plummes and Vines in great aboundance The Mast and the Chesnuts and what rootes they find in the woods doe feede the Swine very fat and will breede great store both for their owne provision or for merchandise and such as is not

thereof inhabited by certaine barbarous people having no knowledge of Almighty God and hath humbly besought our Royall Majestie to give grant and confirme all the said Countrey with certaine Priviledges and Iurisdictions requisite for the good government and state of his Colony and Countrey aforesaid to him and his heires for ever KNOW YEE therefore that Wee favouring the Pious and Noble purpose of the said Barons of Baltemore of our speciall grace certaine knowledge and meere motion have given granted and confirmed and by this our present Charter for Vs Our Heires and Successors doe give grant and confirme unto the said Cecilius now Baron of Baltemore his heires and Assignes all that part of a Penjnsula lying in the parts of America betweene the Ocean on the East and the Bay of Chesopeack on the West and divided from the other part thereof by a right line drawne from the Promontory or Cape of Land called Watkins Point situate in the foresaid Bay neere the river of Wigh●● on the West unto the maine Ocean on the East and betweene that bound on the South unto that part of Delaware Bay on the North which lieth under the fortieth degree of Northerly Latitude from the Equinoctiall where New-England ends And all that tract of land betweene the bounds aforesaid that is to say passing from the foresaid Bay called Delaware Bay in a right line by the degree aforesaid unto the true Meridian of the first fountaine of the River of Pattowmeck and from thence trending toward the South unto the farther banke of the fore-said River and following the West and South side thereof unto a certaine place called Cinquack situate neere the mouth of the said River where it falls into the Bay of Chesopeack and from thence by a straight line unto the foresaid Promontory and place called Watkins Point So that all that tract of land divided by the line aforesaid drawne betweene the maine Ocean and Watkins Point unto the Promontory called Cape Charles and all its apurtenances doe remaine intirely excepted to us our heires and Successors for ever WEE DOE also grant and confirme unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and Assignes all Ilands and Iletts within the limitts aforesaid and all and singular the Ilands and Iletts which are or shall be in the Ocean within 10. Leagues from the Easterne shoare of the said Countrey towards the East with all and singular Ports Harbors Bayes Rivers and Inletts belonging unto the Countrey or Ilands aforesaid And all the Soile lands Fields Woods Mountaines Fennes Lakes Rivers Bayes and Inletts situate or being within the bounds and limits aforesaid with the fishing of all sorts of fish Whales Sturgeons and all other royal fishes in the Sea Bays Inletts or Rivers within the premises and the fish therein taken and moreover all Veines Mines and Quarries aswell discovered as not discovered of Gold Siluer Gemmes and pretious stones and all other whatsoever be it of Stones Mettalls or of any other thing or matter whatsoever found or to bee found within the Countrey Iles and limits aforesaid And Furthermore the Patronages and Aduowsons of all Churches which as Christian Religion shall encrease within the Countrey Iles Iletts and limits aforesaid shall happen hereafter to bee erected together with licence and power to build and found Churches Chappell 's and Oratories in convenient and fit places within the premises and to cause them to be dedicated and consecrated according to the Ecclesiasticall Lawes of our Kingdome of England Together with all and singular the like and as ample rights Iurisdictions Priviledges Prerogatives Royalties Liberties Immunities Royall rights and franchises of what kind soever temporall as well by Sea as by land within the Countrey Iles Iletts and limits aforesaid To have exercise use and enjoy the same as amply as any Bishop of Durham within the Bishoprick or County Palatine of Durham in our Kingdome of England hath at any time heretofore had held used or enjoyed or of right ought or might have had held used or enjoyed AND HIM the said now Lord Baltemore his Heires and Assignes Wee doe by these Presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors make create and constitute the true and absolute Lords and Proprietaries of the Countrey aforesaid and of all other the Premises except before excepted saving alwayes the faith and allegeance and Soveraigne dominion due unto Vs Our Heires and Successors TO HAVE hold possesse and enjoy the sayd Countrey Iles Iletts and other the Premises unto the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes to the sole and proper use and behoofe of him the said now Lord Baltemore his heires and assignes for ever TO BEE holden of Vs Our Heires and Successors Kings of England as of Our Castle of Windsor in Our County of Berkshire in free and common soccage by fealty onely for all seruices and not in Capite or by Knights seruice YEELDING and paying therefore to Vs our Heires and Successors two Indian Arrowes of those parts to be delivered at Our said Castle of Windsor every yeere on the Tuesday in Easter weeke and also the fifth part of all Gold and Siluer Oare within the limits aforesaid which shall from time to time happen to be found NOW THAT the said Countrey thus by Vs granted and described may be eminent above all other parts of the said territory and dignified with larger titles Know yee that wee of our further grace certaine knowledge and meere motion have thought fit to erect the same Countrey and Ilands into a Province as out of the fullnesse of Our royall Power and Prerogative Wee doe for Vs Our Heires and Successors erect and incorporate them into a Province and doe call it Mary land and so from henceforth will have it called AND FORASMVCH as Wee have hereby made and ordained the foresaid now Lord Baltemore the true Lord and Proprietary of all the Province aforesaid Know yee therefore moreover that Wee reposing especiall trust and confidence in the fidelitie wisedome Iustice and Provident circumspection of the said now Lord Baltemore for Vs Our Heires and Successors doe grant free full and absolute power by vertue of these Presents to him and his heires for the good and happy government of the said Province to ordaine make enact and under his and their seales to publish any Lawes whatsoever appertaining either unto the publike State of the said Province or unto the private utility of particular Persons according unto their best discretions of and with the aduise assent and approbation of the Free-men of the said Province or the greater part of them or of their delegates or deputies whom for the enacting of the said Lawes when and as often as neede shall require We will that the said now Lord Baltemore and his heires shall assemble in such sort and forme as to him or them shall seeme best And the same lawes duly to execute upon all people within the said Province and limits thereof for