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put to other corporall shame or correccon not extending to life
as the Court shall Adiudge.

Enacted vt Sup^a Assented vnto Sup^a

3 An Act phibiting all Complyance with Cap^t W^m
Cleyborne in opposition of his Lo^pps right &
Dominion over this Province.

Whereas Cap^t Willm Cleyborne heretofore of the Isle of
Kent within this Province of Maryland and nowe of the Collony
of Virginia for his frequent Attempts practizes and enterprises
in opposicon of his Lo^pps vndoubted right and Dominion in and
over this Province hath heretofore carryed himself in a very
rebellious manner against his Lo^pp and the Goverm^t here estab-
lished vnder him, and still remaines exempt from pardon in
that respect And whereas also vppon a full hearing on both
sides by Reference from his late Ma^ty before the Lords of the
Counsell in England the fourth of Aprill 1638. the said Cley-
bornes p^rtended clayme to the said Isle of Kent and some other
parts of his Lo^pps Province and trade with the Indians was re-
jected and his Lo^pps vndoubted right and title therevnto accord-
ing to his Patent was confirmed And whereas likewise by

Liber A

proclamacon made & published in Virginia the fourth of
October 1638 by authority of the then Governor there with the
advise and consent of the Counsell of State in relacon to and
in pursuance of the said order of the Lords of the Counsell
All and every the Inhabitants of that Collony were expresly
phibited to vse or exercise any trade or commerce with any
Indians within the Bounds of this his Lo^pps Province without
speciall Licence from his Lo^pp for that purpose vpon the penalty
& forfeiture therein expressed As by the said Order of the
Lords of the Counsell & proclamacon both remayning vppon
Record with the Secretary of this Province more at larg it doth
& may appeare And whereas further the said Cap^t Cleyborne
hath of late by his Lres to the p^rsent Governor of this Province
p^rsumed in an vpbrayding insolent threatninge manner to re-
newe his former p^rtended clayme here in opposicon of his Lo^pps
right and Dominion, and (as is credibly reported) gives out in
speeches that hee purposeth ere long to make some attempt
vppon the Isle of Kent against the peace & safety of this Pro-
vince ffor p^rvencon whereof therefore and the better to restraine
and keepe all & every the Inhabitants of this Province in theire
due obedience to his Lo^pp and the Goverm^t established here
vnder him. Be it Enacted by the Lord Prop^ry with the advise
& consent of the Vpper & lower House of this Assembly
That what person or persons soever now inhabiting or w^ch shall

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