90 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

Liber
W H&L

dize and likewise was there imployed by his Majesty of great
Brittaine and his Royall highnesse the Duke of Yorke in
Severall Emergent Affaires as by the Comissions herewith pre-
sented may appeare, dureing which tyme of his abode in those
partes he had four Children borne by his Lawfull wife Anna
Neale viz' Henieretta Maria Janees Dorothy & Anthony Neale
which four he hath now liveing in this Province of Maryland
wherefore your peticoner most humbly prayeth your Lordship
that itt may be ordeined Enacted and Established by your
Honnor your Honourable Councell of State and the Comons
of this present Assembly and by the Authority of the same
your peticoners Children and every of them shall from hence-
forth be adjudged reputed and taken to be your Honn^rs Natu-
reall people and as persons Natureally & Lawfully borne with-
in this your Province of Maryland And alsoe that they and
every of them shall and may from henceforth by the same Au-
thority be enabled and adjudged able to all intents and Con-
struccons to demand Challenge aske have hold and enjoy lands
tenements & hereditaments and Rents as heir or heirs to any
of their Ancestors by reason of any discent Remayne or come
to them or any of them by any other Lawfull Conveyance or
meanes whatsoever or which hereafter shall come &^ca As if
they and every of them had been your Lordships natureall
people borne and to hold and enjoy to them and every of them
loyntly and severally lands tenements & hereditaments or
Rents by way of purchase gift grant or otherwise of any per-
son or persons to all Construccons and purposes as though they
and every of them had been your Lordships Natureall borne
people And alsoe that they and every of them from henceforth
may and shall be Enabled to prosecute maintaine and avow
Iustifie and defend all manner of Accons suites Plaintes and
other demands whatsoever as liberally frankly fully Lawfully
Surely and freely as if they and any of them had been Natu-
really borne within this Province of Maryland and as any other
person Natureally borne within the same may in any wise Law-
fully doe any act law statute provisoe Custome ordinance or
other thing whatsoever had made ordeined or done to the
Contrary in any wise notwithstanding
And your peticoner shall ever pray as in
duty &^ca

L. H.

Journal 1666
p. 49

Vnder w^ch is thus written.

Lett this bee sent to the Lower howse for their Consent.
John Gittings Clr.

The Lower howse w^thout any further Consideraon doe will-
ingly comply & consent th^t the Pet^rs Prayer may bee graunted.
Will^m Bretton Clk