516 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676.

Liber
W H & L

p. 96

ing thereof not onely for and dureing the life of the Right
Hon^ble Caecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of this Prouince
& for one Cropp after as aforesaid but alsoe for and dureing
the naturall life of the Right Hon^ble Charles Calvert Esq Sonne
& heir apparent of the said Caecilius Lord Proprietary And noe
longer And that from and after the Decease of the said Caeci-
lius Lord Proprietary the duty & imposicon of two Shillings
per hoggshead in the said Act menconed should be Levyed
raysed Collected and paid to the said Charles Calvert Esq^r for
and dureing the tearme of his Natureall life as aforesaid in such
manner & under such paines penalties & forfeiture as by the
said Recited Act was Limitted & appointed to be paid to the
said Caecilius Lord Proprietary as aforesaid Provided alwaies
Neverthelesse that all & every the Severall provisoes in the
Said Act Contained should dureing the Continuance of the said
Recited Act Stand in full force and Vertue And be inseperably
annexed to the said last recited Act Provided alsoe that from
and after the end of that present Sessions of Generall Assem-
bly in case of shippwrack or takeing of any shipp or vessell
Shipps or vessells soe that the Tobaccoes therein Laded should
be lost before the Delivery of the Shipp or vessell att his or
their port, then the master Marchant or other owner of such
Tobaccoes soe laden and lost as aforesaid should be Repay'd
the said duty or Imposicon of two Shillings per hoggshead or
haue liberty to Shipp att some other time soe many hoggsheads
of Tobacco as they had formerly paid mony for as aforesaid
free & Cleere of any the said Imposicon as by the said Severall
Acts Relacon being thereunto had may more fully & att large
appeare Your Lordships most humble Loyall & obedient Ser-
vants the Cittizens & Delegates of this your Lordshipps Lower
house of Assembly takeing into their Serious Consideracon the
many Signall fauours and benignity by your Lordship Con-
ferred on this house for the Comon Vtility of the good people
of this Prouince and for a gratefull Accknowledgment of your
Lordships Paternall respects to your Lordshipps good people
and in demonstracon of their loyalty & love they beare to your
Lordshipp and alsoe to your Lordshipps hopefull Issue The
Hon^ble Caecilius Calvert Esq^r your Lordshipps Sonne & Heyre
doe humbly pray that itt may be Enacted And Bee itt Enacted
by the Right Hon^ble the Lord Proprietary by and with the ad-
vice and Consent of the vpper and lower houses of Assembly
That the said last recited Act and all and every the Articles
Provisoes matters and things therein Conteyned be and shall
stand & be by this present Act ratifyed and Confirmed to all
intents and purposes according to the true intent and meaning
thereof not onely dureing the life of your Lordshipp our Lord
and Proprietary of this Prouince but alsoe for and dureing the