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

Liber H. H.

by declare that his Lieutenant & Keeper of the said Create
seale for the time beeing shall haue power & Authority to passe
Grants or Pattents in his Lo^ps name vnder the same & in such
forme as his Lo^p hath heeretofore appointed to any person or
persons whatsoeuer as he shall thinke fitt of such lands in the
said Province as are or shall be due to them respectively from
his Lop by vertue of any of his Condicons of Plantacon or any
Commission Warrant Instruction or direction heeretofore Given
or made by his Lo^p or heereafter to be obtained from him
vnder his hand & seale at Armes for the same & to euery
servant which hath or shall serve out his time with any adven-
turer or Planter fifty acres vnder the vsuall rent of one shilling
sterling for euery fifty acres to be payd yearely to his Lo^p &
his Heires which Grants or Pattents so to be passed after they
shall be respectively attested by the subscriptions of his Lord-
ships Lieutenant of the said Province and his Lo^ps Secretary
or in case of his the said Secretarys Death or absence out of
the said Province of any two or more of his Lo^ps Councell there
for the time beeing on the Respective Grants or Pattents and
after the Commission Warrant Jnstruction or direction vnder
his Lo^ps hand & seale at Armes for the passing thereof Respec-
tively shall be duly recorded there his Lo^p doth heereby & Not
Otherwise ratify & Confirme as his Acts & deeds w^ch shall bind
his Lo^p & his heires accordingly on that behalfe although such
person or Persons who shall haue any such grant or pattent
passed vnto them as aforesaid of any lands due vnto them by
vertue of any of his Lo^ps Condicons of Plantacon did not make
theyr Claime nor passe theyr Pattents thereof in due time or
haue since forfeited theyr right vnto the same any former
Comission, Warrant, Order, Instructions or any other thing to

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the Contrary heereof in any wise notwithstanding. Provided
allways that all & euery such person or persons respectively
who shall haue any such Grant or Pattent passed vnto them do
take the Oath of fidelity to his Lop & his Heires menconed in
his last Condicons of Plantacon for that Province with such
alteracon in the said Oath as was agreed vnto by his Lordship
& directed in the report of the Com^tte for Trade dated the 16
of September 1656 concerneing that Province a Coppy of which
Report attested by the Clarke of that Com^tte his Lo^sp sent into
that Province togather with his Jnstrucons to his Lieu^t &
Councell there dated 23^th of October 1656 wherein the said
Report is menconed And Provided also that such person or
persons who haue Acted or Abetted any thing against his Lo^ps
lawfull right & Jurisdicon there do make & subscribe in the
presence of his Lops Lieu^t & Principall Secretary of the said
Province for the time being or one of them a submission of the
forme heerevnto Annexed to remaine vpon record there or