282 Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671.

Liber
WH & L

To the Right Honorable the Lord and Proprietary
of the Prouince of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron
of Baltemore &^ca

The humble Peticon of Alexander Dhyniossa of Fosters
Island in the County of Talbott and Margretta his wife Alex-

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ander Johannes Peter Maria Iohanna Christina and Barbara
Sonns and daughters of the said Alexander and Margaretta,
Mathew Cartwright of S^t Maryes County Thomas Turner of
Ann Arundell County Mathias Peterson and Peter his sonne
of Talbott County lacob Clause de young of Baltemore County
Hans lacob De Ring of the same County Rutgertson Qarrets
of the same County Iohn Lederer of Calvert County Iohn
Elexon of Kent County Peter mills of S^t Maries County Marke
Cordea of S^t Maries County Nicholas fountaine of Somersett
County Anthony Demouderer of Ann Arundell County and
Andrew Toulson of Baltemore County all Inhabitants in this
Prouince

Humbly Shew

Vnto your Lordship That your Peticoners Alexander Dhyni-
ossa and Margeretta his wife Alexander, lohannes, Peter, Maria,
lohanna, Christina, and Barbara, Sonns and daughters of the
said Alexander and Margaretta were all borne in Holland
vnder the Dominion of the States Generall of the vnited Pro-
uinces Mathew Cartwright was borne att Middlebourgh in the
Prouince of Zealand vnder the Dominion of the said States
Generall Thomas Turner there alsoe Mathias Peterson and Peter
his sonne in holland likewise lacob Clause Deyong in Holland
aforesaid Hans lacob De Ring in holland aforesaid Rutgertson
Garrets att Amerfoord in holland aforesaid Iohn Lederer vnder
the Dominion of the Emperor of Germany Iohn Elexon vnder
the Dominion of the king of Swedeland Peter Mills in Hol-
land aforesaid Marke Cordea in Normandy in france Nicholas
ffountaine in france alsoe Anthony Demouderer in ffrance like-
wise And Andrew Toulson in Swedeland aforesaid And your
peticoners being now Removed into this Prouince haue for
long time therein Inhabitted being invited to come and dwell
within this Prouince by and upon Confidence of your Lord-
ships Declaracon of the Second of Iuly one thousand Six hun-
dred forty & Nine whereby your Lordship did impower your
Lordships Gouernour of this Prouince from time to time to
grant lands to any persons of Dutch Swedish German french
or other forreigne discent in the same in as ample manner and
upon the same tearmes and Provisoes as he was thereby ini-
powred to grant land to any person or persons of Brittish or
Irish discent & dureing their abode within this Prouince your
peticoners haue been alwayes faithfull & obedient vnto your