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Liber H. H.

impower him the said John Nuttall to take Ceize or Surprize
the person or persons Boates uessells or trucke of any trading
in any part of this Prouince without Lycence of us or o^r heires
or our or their Leiuetenn^t or Cheife Gouerno^r for the tyme

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being And Wee doe hereby will and require him the said John
Nuttall in his Custody Safely to keepe the persons Boates
Vessells or trucks of any person taken soe trading without
Lycence untill they shall bee brought to a legall tryall before
o^r leiueten^t or Cheife Gouerno^r of this Prouince for the tyme
being Prouided that this Lycence unto the said John Nuttall
for tradeing with the Jndians shall not bee in force but untill
the twenty thirde day of January next ensueing the date hereof.
Giuen under the great Seale of our said Prouince of Maryland
this twenty third day of January in the One & thirtyth yeare
of our Dominion ouer this Prouince Annoq Domini One thow-
sand Six hundred Sixty two Wittnesse our deare Sonn &
heire Charles Caluert Esq^r Our Leiueten^t Generall of o^r said
Prouince of Maryland
Signed
Charles Caluert
The s^d Tohn Nuttall entred on Bond &c:

January 310

Wheras J am informed that certaine Sloopes &
other Vessells come into yo^r County & transport

away Tob. before they enter their Sloopes Contrary to the Act
of Nauiga^con, & the Act Order & Lawes here established,
These are therefore in his L^ps name to authorize yo^w to examine
all & Euery p^rson attending in any Sloope or other Vessell
carrying & attempting to export Tob. & not shewing Certificate
of their Entry here, That then yo^w cause them to putt in good
sufficient security that w^thin Ten dayes att least they come
eyther before the Leiut^t Grall, of this Prouince, or the Secretary,
& there make Entry of such Sloope or other Vessell as afores^d
And if in case yow find any that haue loaded any Tob aboard
their Vessells, & not shewing Certificate of such their Entry
That then yo^w seyze the same, & cause both the Vessell

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together w^th the Tob. soe seized by yo^w, to bee conueyed &
brought unto the Leiut^t Grall, to bee by him & the Councell
determined and iudged of according to the s^d Acts & Orders
here. Gyuen under my hand, & the lesser Scale of the Prouince
this 31^th Januarij 1662.
To m^r Richard Collett Signed
in Caluert County. Charles Caluert

[Immigrants from Virginia.]

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Charles Caluert Esq^r Leiuten^t & Cheife Gouerno^r of
the Proujnce of maryland under the R^t Hon^ble Caecilius