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

Liber P. R.

as neare as conveniently may be agreeable & not contrary to
the lawes of Engl: & that every one of the s^d lawes so to be
enacted & assented vnto in o^r name be made to continue in
force till we or our heires shall signify o^r dissassent thervnto
vnder o^r or their hand & seale, & not to continue in force only
for any other limited time, as till the next ensuing grall
Assembly there after the making therof or for any certen
number of yeares, as divers lawes heretofore have beene made
there, w^ch causes a great deale of incertenty, & pduces many
ill effects in the goverm^t there. Provided also that o^r s^d L^t
doe not in o^r name enact or assent vnto any law for the con-
stitution confirmaon alteration or change of any officer or
officers within the s^d prov: or w^ch may any way infringe or
prejudice any of o^r rights prerogatives or royall iurisdiction
over or in the s^d pv: granted vnto vs & o^r heires by the Ires
Patents abovemenond Every w^ch law so to be assented vnto
& enacted by him o^r s^d L^t there in o^r name & consented vnto
& approved of by the s^d freemen or their depp: or the maior
pt of them in such maner as aforesd. we doe hereby declare
shalbe in force within the s^d prov: vntill we or our heires signify
our or their dissassent thervnto vnder o^r or their hand & seale
& no longer : vnles after the transmission therof vnto vs or our
heires, & due consideraon had thervpon, we or our heires shall
think fitt to confirme the same vnder o^r or their hand & seale.
And we doe by these pnts grant full power & authority vnto
o^r said L^t to adiorne progue & dissolve all & every such
assembly & assemblies by him heretofore called or hereafter
to be called at his pleasure.
Piociamat. And for as much as the calling of a grall assembly
of the s^d freemen, & the consulting about & enacting of lawes
will require long time & much consultaon & many times sodaine
& other neary occasions may happen or fall out w^ch require a
speedy remedie; we doe therefore hereby grant vnto him o^r s^d

L^t full power & auth^ty from time to time to make constitute
ordaine & publish in o^r name such reasonable & pfitable ordi-
nances edicts & pclamaons within o^r s^d prov: of M. w^th reason-
able paines & penalties therin to be expressed, to be duely in-
flicted on all offenders ags^t the same as he o^r s^d L^t in his dis-
cretion shall think fitt, & as by the Ires patents above mentiond
is & are warranted, pvided that such penalties doe not ex-
tend to the taking away the right or interest of any pson or
psons of or in their life members freehold goods or chattells,
nor be repugnant or contrary but agreeable as neare as may
be to the lawes established within the Realme of Engl: & to
the lawes & ordinances established or to be established within
o^r s^d prov: of M. all w^ch edicts & pclamaons shall stand in force
only & vntill we or o^r heires shall satisfy the contrary vnder o^r