Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660. 325

report unto his Highness together with their Opinion and
Advice concerning the whole state of the Case a Copy of which
said Report attested by the Clerk of the said Committee is
hereunto annexed, wherein his Highness hath been pleased to
promise his Lordship a dispatch with all convenient Expedition.
In the meantime therefore his Lordship wills and requires
his said Lieutenant and Council that in case the said people at
Ann Arundell and such other places in the said Province of
Maryland as have opposed his Lordship's Government there,
shall quietly and peacefully submit themselves to the same
according to his Lordship's Patent, as he used and exercised
the same there before the troubles began, vizt. in the year 1650
and according to the advice of the said Committee mentioned
in the said Report that then his Lordships said Lieutenant and
Council do see his Lordship's Agreement mentioned in the
said Report duly performed there on his part.
His Lordship wills and requires his said Lieutenant and
Council that the Law in the said Province, intituled, An Act
concerning Religion and passed heretofore there with his
Lordship's Assent whereby all Persons who profess to believe

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in Iesus Christ have Liberty of Conscience and free Exercise

of theyr religion there be duly observed in the said Province
by all the inhabitants thereof & that the penalties menconed in
the said Act be duly putt in Execution vpon any offenders
against the same or any part thereof.
3. That his Lordships said Lieutennant doe cause such pro-
porcons of land to be Survayd and assigned (except Royall
mines to such seuerall persons as followeth vntill his Lo^p shall
send a newe Create Seale thither (which he will shortly do)
whereby the s^d lands may be granted by pattent vnder the
same (vizt)
To Capt: Iosias Fendall his Lordships Present Lieu?
there two thousand acres of Land according to his Lo^ps
direction in his letter to his s^d L^t Cap: losias Fendall
beareing date 23^th day of August 1656.
To M^r Luke Barbar a thousand acres at Portobacco
late in the possession of Coll: Yarly deceased in case itt
appeare the said Coll: Yarly or his wife or his heires
haue no right there vnto as his Lo^p is informed they
haue not according also to his lo^ps former directions in
his letter to his sd L^t beareing date 27^th day of August
1656.
To M^r Thomas Truman one thousand Acres according
also to his Lo^ps former directions in his said letter to his
sd L^t beareing date the aforesaid 23^th day of August
1656.

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