Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660. 333

Plantacon if not timely prevented And whereas vpon com-
plaint made thereof by the said Lord Baltemore the matter
was by his Highnesse the Lord Protector refferred first to the
Lords Com^rs Whitlocke & Widdrington Who's report thereof
was afterward referred by the Councell to the Com^tee for
Trade who made theyr report also there vpon to his High-
nesse & Councell but they by reason of theyr greate affaires
haueing not as yett leasure to consider of the said report the
same remaines yett vndetermined & in the meane time the
inhabitants of the said Province remaine in a very sad dis-
tracted & vnsetled condicon by reason of the said differences
toucheing the sd Governm^t there Therefore the said Lord Balte-
more vpon a treaty with the sd Richard Bennett & Coll:
Samuell Mathews occasioned by the freindly endeavours of
Edward Diggs Esq^r about the composure of the s^d differences
& in pursueance of the said report of the said Committe For

Liber H. H.

Trade dated 16^th of September 1656 hath for the good of the
inhabitants of the said Province condescended & is willing to
do as followeth. viz Jn case the said People in opposicon to his
Lo^ps Government there as aforesaid shall forthwith vpon
Notice heereof from his Lo^ps Govern^r or Secretary there for the
time beeing cease & forbeare for the future from Executeing
any act or power pertaineing to Government & administracon
of Justice within the said Province And shall deliver vp to his
Ld^ps said Govern^r or Secretary aforesaid all records of the said
Province now in theyr power. And also his Lo^ps former Greate
Seale of the said Province if it be to be found or procured by
them And shall for the future giue all due obedience & sub-
mission to his Lo^ps Government there according to his Patent
of the said Province that then his Lordship doth Promise
1 . Imprimis that no offences or differences which haue arisen
in Maryland vpon & since the said Controversies there shall be
questioned by his Lo^ps Jurisdicon there in the said Province
but shall be left to be determined by such ways & meanes as
His Highnesse & the Councell shall direct.
2. Item that the said People in opposicon as aforesaid shall
haue Patents from his Ld^p for such land in the said Province
as they can claime due vnto them by his said Lo^ps condicons
of plantacon & in the same manner & with all the same rights
as they might haue had if the said Controversies & differences
had not hapned any former Order Jnstrucon Proclamacons or
any other thing proceeding from the said Lord Baltemore or
any deriueing any Authority from him to the contrary heereof
in any vise notwithstanding Provided that they & euery of
them respectively who shall desire the same doe sue out theyr
said Pattents for the said lands within Nine months after notice
heereof given them by his Lops said Govern^r or Secretary

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