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be further know therein : Vppon paine of such seuere punish-
ment as shalbe thougt fitt by the prouinciall Court to be inflicted
vppon all such persons, as shall doe or attempt to doe to the
Contrary hereof; Assuring all such persons that I intend to
take a strickt accomt of all attempts don to the Contrary of
either of these two branches, And shall looke vppon all such
offenders, as vppon people ill affected to the welfare and happy
subsistance of this Prouince; Giuen at S^t Inegos ffortt the 10^th
day of No: 1647
Tho: Greene:

[Pardon to Rebels.]

Liber A.

Loco + Sigilli Whereas sundry the Inhab^ts of this pro: by
Instigaon of one Rich: Ingle, haue unfortunately runne them-
selues into a Rebellion agnt the L^d Prop^r of this pro: & therein
haue committed diuers insolencies & robberies agst the Lawes
of the pro: But are now returned into Obedience againe & sub-
mitted themselues to his L^ps gouerm^t I doe hereby in his L^ps
name by uertue of his Commis" in th^l behalfe publish & graunt
a grall, absolute, & ffree Pardon unto euery & singular the
Inhab^ts residing w^thin this pro: of all crimes of Rebellion, Sedi-
tion & Plunder & of all other offences w^tsoeu^r of what nature
soeu^r committed w^thin this pro: agst the Lawes of the pro:
from the 14^th ffeb: 1644, unto the sixteenth day of Aprill last
past. And of all Losses of life, lands, or goods & of all other
penalties incurred by the s^d Offences, or any of them. And I
doe further declare in his L^ps name, that Euery other person
out of the pro: acknowledging Sorrow for his fact, & requyring
Pardon, before the ffeast of S^t Michael thee Archangell next,
shall haue such Pardon graunted unto him, under my hand, &
the seale of the pro: Excepting Rich: Ingle Marine^r Gyu. att
S^t Maries 4^o Mart: 1647
Tho: Greene.

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By the Gouern^r & Grall of Mary-Land.

Proclamaon
Whereas I am gyuen to understand of the enimies being
actually on foote, intending (if possibly they may) to inuade
us: And considering the daunger of the pnt times, & how trou-
blesome & inconuenient it may proue, to diuers Inhab^ts of this
pro: & preiudiciall to the whole, to hold a Court in the begin-
ning of June next; (especially all Causes being to be tryed by
a Jury: w^ch will much weaken those parts from whence they
come) there being noe busines of th^t consequence, or soe
urgent, att this time, in the pro: to be heard & determined but

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