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Grant a Generall pardon of all offences Committed in this
Province Since the last Generall pardon with Such Expeditions

Liber B.

and in Such Manner as Shall at the Publicacon thereof the
Next Court be Made Apparent, Given at S^t Maries the day
and yeare abovesaid.
William Stone

[General Pardon.]

p. 591

By the Lieutenant &c of Maryland

p. 595

A Proclamacon
Publicat eod

Whereas upon the Sixth day of this present
Month of May Upon the Occasion and in Com-
memoration of the then publishing or proclaim-

ing of his highness the Lord Protector, I did publickly declare
that I thought fitt to grant a generall pardon of all offences
Committed within this Province Since the last generall pardon
with Such Exceptions and in Such Manner as Should be Made
apparent at the Publicacon thereof this Court. In pursuance
whereof, These are in the Lord Proprietors Name to declare and
publish, That I doe in Commemoration of the Solemnity before
Mentioned pardon and remitt all pains forfeitures and penal-
ties which any person or persons Shall or May Incurr or Sus-
tayne for or by reason of any Crime misdemean^r or offence
Committed within this Province against any the Laws, Ordi-
nances or Orders for the Governm^t thereof Since the last
generall pardon here published to this present day Except for
further or Treason, and Except also all forfeitures or penalties
for any Crime or offence at any time heretofore in any Court
within this Province adjudged to be paid to the Lord Proprie-
tary and not yet Satisfied nor remitted, And Except also all
Such persons and offences as the Said Lord Proprietary hath
by any Act under his Ldps hand & Seale at any time hereto-
fore published within this Province Excepted from pardon,
And Except Likewise all Rebellion Conspiracy Combination
or Endeavour Used or practiced at any time heretofore by any

person or persons against his the Said Lord Proprietaries right
and Dominion in and over this Province or any part thereof,
and not heretofore pardoned Given at S^t Maries this 23^th day
of May Anno Domini 1654.
William Stone

[Privateering in St. George's River.]

P. 596

We the Governour and Secretary of the Province of Mary-
land whose Names are hereunto Subscribed doe declare and
Certifie to all persons whom it may Concerne that in January
last Cap^t Tho: Webber master of the Ship called the May

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