144 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber P. R.
p. 113

By the Lieu ten^t Grall

Proclamaon; gonnes
to Indians. Whereas I am informed by a great
complaint of divers, of the great number of gonnes, now in
the hands & vse of Indians, in & about this colony, w^ch is a
disorder tending to very ill consqnce if it be not in time re-
strained & reduced to some good order. I doe therefore hereby
in the Lo: Propr name straitly phibite all psons within this
colony of S^t Maries to lend or deliver vpon any pretence what-
soever, any gonne powder or shott to any Indian without a
licence first had & obteined from me to that purpose, vpon
paine of such fine & other censure according to the quality of
the pson as the contempt shall deserve. And I doe hereby
require the sheriff of S^t Maries to warne i2-ffreemen of this
County to be at the Court on the first of ffebruary next to en-
quire of & present the names of all such as they shall know or
heare of to offend ags^t this phibition
Given at S^t maries this 2^d January 1643.

p. 114

Procl: export tobacc
By the Lieuten^t Grall.

Whereas by reason of the vnseasonablenes of this last past
yeare, small quantities of tob have been made within this colony,
whereby the ships bound hether out of England for supply of
the colony are like to want of their home-frait ffor pvision for
their benefitt in that point in as far as the tobaccos of this
colonies growth will amount I have thought fitt & doe hereby
phibite all export of tob out of this Prov: after the publicaon
hereof in the severall Counties respectively, by or vpon any
other vessell or vessells whatsoever other then ship or ships
coming from England, vntill the said ship or ships be fully
fraited. And for better caution for due observance hereof I
doe hereby phibite any pson to lay or take aboard any tob
vnder any p^rtence whatsoever on any vessell (other then such
ship or ships as aforesaid, or such as shall belong to some in-
habitant of the country) till he or they have putt in security not
to offend to the contrary hereof. And hereof I require in his
L^ps name all psons to take notice whom it may concerne, vpon
paine of contempt. Given at S^t Maries this 8. January 1643

p. 131

Cur. Provinc; apud S. John 3^o febr 1643.

3 The Secretary read in Court the 17. article of his Lo^ps
Instruccons vnder his hand & seale; bearing date at London
20^th October 1642 in hec verba