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persons to whome theis p^rsents shall come Greeting in our
Lord God Everlasting. Whereas Peter Meyor late of New
Amstell and Subject of the Crowne of Sweeden haueing trans-
ported himselfe his wife and Children into this our Province
here to inhabite hath besought us to grante him the said Peter
Meyor leaue here to Inhabite and as a free Dennizen freedome
land to him and his heires to purchase Knowe yee that wee
willing to give due Encouragem^t to the Subjects of that Crowne

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Doe hereby Declare them the said Peter Meyor his wife and
Children as well those already borne as those hereafter to be
borne to be free Dennizens of this our Province of Maryland
And doe further for vs our heires and Successors straightly
enjoyne Constitute ordeine and Command that the said Peter
Meyer be in all thinges held treated reputed and esteemed as
one of the faythfull people of us our heires and Successors
borne within this our Province of Maryland And likewise any
lands tenements Revenues Services and other hereditam^ts
whatsoeu^r within our said Province of Maryland may inherrite
or otherwise purchase receive take hauehould buy and possesse
and them may occupye and enjoye Give Sell alyen and be-
queathe as likewise all libertyes franchises and priviledges of
this our Province of Maryland freely quietly and peaceably
haue and possesse occupye and enjoye as our faythfull people
borne or to be borne within our said Province of Maryland
without the lett molestacon vexacon trouble or Greivance of
us our heires and Successo^rs any Custome to the contrary here-
of in any wise notwithstanding Giuen at Saint Marys vnder
the Create Seale of our said Province of Maryland this two
and twentyth day of July in the thirtyth yeare of our dominion
over the said Province of Maryland Annoq domini One thousand
Six hundred Sixty one Wittness our Deare Brother Philip
Calvert Esq^r our Leivetennant of our said Province of Mary-
land.

Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Barren of Baltemore &c To all
persons to whome theis p^rsents shall come Greeting in our
Lord God Everlasting Whereas Axell Stille late of New
Amstell and Subject of the Crowne of Sweeden haueing trans-
ported himselfe into this our Province here to inhabite hath
besought vs to grante him the said Axell Stille leaue here to
inhabite And as a free Dennizen freedome land to him and his
heires to purchase Knowe yee that wee willing to give due
encouragement to the Subjects of that Crowne Doe hereby

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declare him the said Axell Stille to be a free Dennizen of this
our Province of Maryland And Doe further for us our heires
and Successors straightly enjoyne constitute ordeine and Com-

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