Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1 660. 343

other comoditya whataoeuer , & to that end it shall be heereby
lawfull for him the said Nathaniell Vtie to passe vpon or through
any River or Creeke or other passage through any part of this
Province to trade for such Comoditys with any Indian or Indians
without this Province & to export the same from time to time
as he the said Nathaniell Vtie shall thinke fitt & convenient.
Provided that in case he the said Nathaniell Vtie shall buye or
trade for any Corne from any such Indian or Indians as afore-
said he do not export the same out of this Province without
Lycence first had & obtayned from our Lieutenant or other
cheife Governor of this Province Provided also the said Nathaniell
Vtie pay to the Lord Proprietary or his heyres the tenth in
weight or value of all such Beaver so traded for either by him-
selfe or any other person intrusted by him and fullfill all such
condicons as are expressed in that Act concerneing trade with
the Indians And wee do heereby Authorize & impower the said
Nathaniell Vtie to take seise or surprize the person or persons
Boats vessells or Trucke of any tradeing on the Easterne shoare
aboue the River of Seaverne before they haue given Notice to
him the said Nathaniell Vtye of leaue first had and obtained of
Vs or Our heires or of our or theyr Lieutenant or cheife
Governnor for the time being And we do heereby will and
require the aforesaid Nathaniell Vtie in his Custody safely to
keepe the persons Boates Vessells or trucke of any person so
taken tradeing without haueing first made knowne theyr Com-
mission to him vntill they shall be brought to a legall tryall
before our Lieutenant or cheife Governor of this our Province
for the time being Giuen vnder the Create seale of our said
Province of Maryland this 7^th of May in the 26^th yeare of our
Dominion ouer the said Province Annoq Domini 1658 Wittnes
our Right trusty & wellbeloued Josias Fendall Esq^r Our
Lieutenant of the said Province
Josias Fendall

Liber H. H.

Bateman Lycence.

The same for M^r John Bateman mutatis mutandis
vsq^e ad Given vnder the Create seale of our Pro-

vince this 8^th day of May in the 26 yeare of our Dominion ouer

the said Province Annoq Domini 1658. Wittnee our Right

Trusty and wellbeloued Iosias Fendall Esq Our Lieutenant of
the said Province.
Josias Fendall.

At a Councell held at
Wicocomaco June 3^d

Present

[The Lieutenant
The Secretary
The Survayor Generall

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