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

Liber H. H

there for the time beeing & that before they haue theyr Patients
theye take the Oath of fidelity there to his said Lordship with
such alteracon in itt as is menconed in the said Report of the
Comittee for Trade And shall pay or satisfy his said Lordships
Receivor Generall there for his said Lo^ps vse all arreares of
rent due to his said Lop from the time they first entred vpon
the said Lands respectiuely And due Fees to his said Lop^s
Secretary Survey^r and other officers there as other inhabitants
ought to doe & according to his said Lo^ps Condicons of Plan-
tacon for the s^d Province.
3. Item that such of the said People in opposicon as afore-
said who shall desire to remove themselues or estate from
Maryland shall haue free leaue & a yeares time so to doe.
4. Lastly the Lord Baltemore doth promise that he will
neuer giue his assent to the repeale of a lawe established

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heeretofore in Maryland by his Lordships Consent & mentioned
in the said Report of the Com^tee for Trade whereby all persons
professing to beleeue in Jesus Christ haue freedon of Conscience
there and doth Faithfully promise vpon his Honor to obserue
and performe as much as in him Lyes the Particulars aboue
mentioned. And his Lordship doth heereby Authorize &
require his Lordships Govern^r & all other his Lordships officers
there to giue assurance to the people of theyr due performance
heereof. Jn witnesse whereof the said Lord Baltemore hath
heerevnto sett his hand & scale the 30^th day of November

1657
Signed and sealed in the Pre C: Baltemore

sence of
Edward Diggs Samuell Mathews
John Harris
Richard Chandler This is the Paper which was mentioned
A. Stanford in my letter to Cap: W^m Fuller & being
William Barrett of the same date with this.
Ri: Bennett.

Vpon readeing of which the Lieutenant imediatly dispatched
letters to Cap: William Fuller & M^r Richard Preston &c
desireing them to give him M^r Secretary & Captaine Thomas
Cornwaleys a meeteing at S^t Leonards Creeke in Patuxent
River vpon 18^th of March followeing in order to the Perform-
ance of Articles vt supra. w^ch they sent with the aforesaid
letters.

At a Councell held at S^t
Leonards 18^o Martij

Present

The Lieutenant
M^r Secretary