204 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655.

Liber C. B.

other use or uses then to the use of us and our heirs Lords
and Proprietaries of our said Province of Maryland or to any
Law or Laws which may any way Concern matters of Religion
Constitution of Parishes within our said Prov^e Payment of
Tithes oaths to be imposed or taken by any of the people

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which are or shall be from time to time in our said province of
Maryland treasons matter of Judicature or any matter or thing
which may any way Infring or Prejudice any of Our rights
Prerogatives or Royal Jurisdictions and Dominion over or in
the said Province of Maryland without further and special
warrant from time to time under our hand and Seal at Arms
first had and Obtain'd and published to a General Assembly of
the Freemen of our said Prov^e or their deputies and to be kept
from time to time among the Records of the said Assembly
there every of which Laws so to be assented unto and enacted
by him our said Lieutenant there in our name not any way
intrenching upon or Infringing any of the Provisoes above
mentioned and Consented unto and Approved by our said
freemen or their deputies or the Major part of them in such
manner as aforesaid and not otherwise we do hereby declare
shall be in force within our said Province but if we or our heirs
shall signify our or their dissassent thereunto under our or
their hand and Seal at Arms and no Longer excepting such
Laws as we have or shall think fit to Confirm by our special and
immediate Assent thereunto declared or to be declared under
our hand and seal at Arms which Laws so already Confirmed
which shall be so Confirmed from time to time ........ by our
special Assent as aforesaid and agreed unto from time to time
by our said freemen or their deputies or the Major part of
them we declare shall be perpetual and we do by these pres^ts
Grant full power and Authority unto our said Lieutenant to
Adjourn Prorogue or dissolve all & every such Assembly or
Assemblys heretofore Called or hereafter by him to be Called
at his Pleasure and forasmuch as the Calling of a General
Assembly of our said freemen and the Consulting about and
enacting of Laws will require long time and much Consultation
and many times sudden and other necessary Occasions may

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happen or or fall out which require a speedy Remedy we do
therefore hereby Grant unto him our said Lieutenant full
Power and Authority from time to time to make Constitute
Ordain & Publish in our name such Reasonable and profitable
Ordinances Edicts and Proclamations within our said Province
of Maryland with reasonable pains and penalties therein to be
expressed to be duly inflicted on all Offenders against the same
as he our said Lieutenant in his discretion shall think fit pro-
vided that such Penalties do not extend to the taking away of the
right or Interest of any Person or Persons of or in their life mem-