Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655. 229

Mem^d that I Thomas Hatton by Vertue of my Comission
from the right ho^ble the Lord Baltemore of being his Lopps
Secretary of this Province did vppon the 2^d day of this p^rsent
Moneth being the first day of the Assembly receive into my
custody this Booke of Entries, before the Governor and Counsell
then mett together, this being the nyneth day of Aprill Anno
dni 1649.

This being th^e last day of th^e Cou^rt, & th^e last Cou^rt for this
p^rnt yeare. The Gouerno^r appoynted & nominated M^r Phillip
Land High Sheriffe of S^t Maries County for this next yeare
following. Who was thereuppon Sworne in open Cou^rt.

Liber A.
p. 245

By the Leiveten^ant &c of Maryland 1649

Proci published eod Whereas the right ho^ble the Lord Pro-
prietary of this Province is given to vnderstand that divers
Adventurers or Planters haue for a long time for borne
neglected or refused to take Grants from his Lopp of all
such lands within this Province as haue beene or are
due vnto them from time to time by vertue of severall
Condicons of Plantacon heretofore propounded by his Lopp
(contrary to the true intent and meaning of the said Con-
dicons) though some of the said lands haue beene due to
some of the said Adventurers or Planters by the space of
divers yeares past, w^ch course can pduce noe good effects to
any such Adventurers or Planters or to his Lopp, but must
needes in pces of time make such Adventurers rights &
p^rtences to land there very doubtfull, begetting nothing els but
difficulties and confusions, and his Lopp thereby also receives
great p^riudice in the non paym^ts of such Rents for a long time
w^ch are due and payable vnto him from such Adventurers or
Planters if they had or did take Grants of all such lands due
vnto them in convenient time as they ought to haue done And
whereas there may bee divers that would but could not haue
any Grants passed to them for any lands due vnto them since
ffebruary 1644. about w^ch time his Lopps Great Seale of this
Province was violently taken from hence, and noe other here
since till nowe that his Lopp hath sent a newe Great Seale
hither His Lopp therefore doth declare that it is his will &
pleasure that all such persons nowe resident within this Pro-
vince or within the Collony of Virginia that p^rtend any right

to any lands w^ch haue beene due vnto him her or them within

this Province by vertue of any Condicons of Plantacon or any
other Warrant vnder his Lopps hand & Seale at any time be-
fore the 17^th day of March last past for w^ch noe Grants vnder
his Lopps Create Seale here are passed vnto them shall some

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