Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 443

By the Leiuetenn^t Generall
A Proclamacon

Prohibiting Trade with the Indians without Ly-
cence and for prohibiting exportacon
of Corne out of the Prouince.

Whereas by Acte of the Generall Assembly held at S^t Johns
the 17^th Day of Aprill last it was Enacted that noe person shall
trade with any Indians of this Province or goe through any
riuers of this Province to trade with any Indians to the North-
ward of this Province without lycence of his Lo^p or of his
Governor of this Province for the tyme being vpon payne of
forfeiture to his Io^p of all Comodityes unlawfully traded for and
all vessells and trucke vnlawfully traded with : Theis are there-
fore to proclayme that I doe hereby revoke and Determine all
former Com^ons and Lycences to trade by any Governo^r of this
Province given and straightly to Charge and Comand all
officers and other persons whatsoeuer to seise the boates Ves-
sells Trucke or other Comodityes of any persons vnlawfully
tradeing contrary to that Acte, and them soe seised to bring to
s^t Marys there to be adjudged And further to giue notice that
if any person shall seise any boates Vessells or Trucke of any

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person vnlawfully tradeing as aforesaid and bring them to S^t
Marys to be Judged as aforesaid or deliuer them vp to the
Sherriffe to be brought to S^t Marys shall haue one third parte
of the boates Vessell Trucke or Comodityes which shall be ad-
judged Prise as aforesaid And for the prevencon of the greate
abuse in Exportacon of Corne and Grayne I doe hereby
straightly charge and Command that noe person whatsoeuer
presume to Exporte any sorte of Corne or Grayne out of this
Province without Express warr^t vnder the privy Seale of this
Province vnder the penalty of twelue moneths imprisonm^t
Giuen at S^t Marys this seauenth Day of December 1661
Signed Charles Calvert

Csecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Barren of Baltemore &c. To all
persons to whome theis p^rsents shall come Greeting in our
Lord God everlasting. Wee Reposeing speciall truste and
Confidence in William Hollinsworth and willing to Complye
with his request and Desire herein, Doe hereby giue and
grant to him the said William Hollinsworth Liberty lycence and
Comission to trade with any the Indians of this Province for any
Beauer Furrs Skins or any other Comodityes whatsoeur And
to that End it shall be hereby lawfull for him the said William
Hollinsworth to pass upon or through any riuer or Creeke or

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