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bers Freehold Goods or Chattels nor be Repugnant or Contrary
but agreable as near as may be to the Laws established within
the Realm of England and to the Laws and Ordinances estab-
lished or to be established within our said Province of Maryl^d
all which edicts and Proclamations shall stand in force only,
until we or our heirs shall signify the Contrary under our or
their hand and seal to our Lieutenant for the time being and
the People there or that our Lieutenant there for the time
being shall in his discretion think fit to Repeal the same and
further we do hereby Grant full power and Authority unto him
our said Lieutenant to appoint from time fit Places for publick
Ports for Lading Ships Unlading and discharging of all Goods
and merchandizes to be imported or exported into or out of
Our said Province of Maryland and to Appoint Officers and
Ministers in the same places and ports and also to Erect and
Establish convenient places for the holding and keeping of
fairs and markets and to establish fairs and markets to be
there held upon Certain days for that purpose to be by him
appointed and we do further by these presents grant full

Liber C. B.

Power and Authority unto him our said Lieutenant during the
time of his being our Lieutenant there to Pardon and Remit if
he see Cause in part or in the whole all pains Forfeitures or
Penalties which any Person or Persons within Our said Pro-
vince shall incur for any Crime misdemeanor or Offence
against any the Laws Ordinances or Orders whatsoever made
or to be made for the Good Government of our said Province
and to Grant pardons for all and every such delinquents in
our name and under our Great Seal of our said Province so
as such Pardon or Pardons extend not to the Pardoning of
William Claybourn heretofore of the Isle of Kent in our said
Province of Maryland and now or late of Virginia or of his
Complices in their late Rebellion against our rights and
Dominion in and over the said Province nor of Richard Ingle
nor Iohn Durford Mariners nor of any other Person or Persons
whom we shall hereafter at any time think fit to except from
Pardon by any Act ......... under our hand and Seal and
signified to our Lieutenant before he have Granted any Pardon
to such Person or Persons under our Great Seal there and
further we do by these presents Commit the Custody and
keeping of our Great Seal of our said Province of Maryland
unto him our said Lieutenant and we do hereby further Grant
unto him our said Lieutenant Power and Authority for us and
in our name to pass and Grant under the same our Great Seal
all Writts and Protests all Commissions for the execution of
lustice and for dividing and Bounding of Lands all Pardons
Licenses and other publick acts and deeds whatsoever which
shall at any time Pass within our said province and we do

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