330 Assembly Proceedings, October 1671.

Liber
W.H.& L.

apprentices to Change their master if they use them Rigorously
or Neglect to teach them their trades That noe more be allowed
to guardians for Collecting debts due to any Estate then Tenn
in the hundred the vsuall allowance of Marchants to their
factors & Attorneys.
12 That Thirty pound of Tobacco per day be allowed to
each appraysor of any Estate (if they will take itt) and noe
more.
13 That noe allowance be made by the Court of Excessive
funerall Expences but a Regulacon Thereof be made according
to the Proporcon of the Estate & the quality of the person.

To the Right Hon^ble the Lord and Proprietary of the
Prouinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of
Baltemore

p. 71

The humble Peticon of Mathias Decosta of S^t Maryes
County in this Province of Maryland

Humbly sheweth
Vnto your Lordship that your Peticoner Mathias De Costa
was borne in fiall under the Dominion of the King of Portu-
gall and your peticoner being now Removed into this Prouince
hath for long time therein Inhabitted being Invited to come &
dwell within this Prouince by and vppon Confidence of your
Lordships Declaracon of the second of July one thousand six
hundred forty Nyne whereby your Lordship did Impower your
Lordships Gouernour of this Prouince from time to time to grant
lands to any persons of Dutch french or other forreigne discent
in the same in as ample manner and vppon the same tearmes and
Provisoes as he was thereby Impowered to grant Lands to any
person or persons of Brittish or Irish discent and dureing his
abode within this Prouince your Peticoner hath been alwayes
faithfull and Obedient to your Lordships Lawes & Customes
of this Prouince as other the good people of this Prouince of
Brittish or Irish discent may to their great Losse prejudice &
Hinderance as alsoe to the deterring of divers others of the
forreigne Nacons aforesaid from comeing into this Prouince
and by Consequence foreslowing the peopleing of this Pro-
uince with usefull Artificers & Handycrafts men may itt there-
fore please your Lordship of your Abundant goodnesse and
wonted Care of and over this Prouince That itt may be En-
acted and Ordeined And Bee itt ordeined & Enacted by the
Right Hon^ble the Lord Proprietary of this Prouince by & with
the aduice & Consent of the upper and lower houses of this
present Generall Assembly And the Authority of the same
That your Lordships humble Peticoner Mathias Decosta shall