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willing to giue due encouragnV to the Subjects of that nacon,
doe hereby declare them the said Barnard Vbben his wife &
Children as well those allready borne as those hereafter to be
borne to bee free Dennizens of this o^r prouince of Maryland
And doe further for Vs o^r heires & Successo^rs Streightly
enioyne Constitute ordeine & Comand that the s^d Barnard
Vbben bee in all things held treated reputed & esteemed as
one of the faythfull people of Vs o^r heires, & Successo^rs borne
w^thin this o^r prouince of Maryland and likewise any lands
tenements Reuenues Seruices & other hereditam^ts whatsoeuer
within o^r said prouince of Maryland may inherite or otherwise
purchase receiue take haue hold buy & possess & them may
Occupie & enioy Giue Sell alyen & bequeath as likewise all
libertyes franchices & priuiledges of this o^r prouince of Mary-
land freely quietly & peaceably haue & possess Occupie &
enioy as o^r faythfull people borne or to bee borne within o^r said
prouince of Maryland without the lett molestacon uexacon
trouble or Greiuance of us o^r heires & Successors any Custome
to the Contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding Giuen
att S^t Marys und^r the Create Seale of the said prouince of
Maryland this 17^th day of ffeb. in the 31^th yeare of our
Dominion ouer the said prouince Annoq Domini 1662 Wittnes
o^r Deare sonn & heire Charles Caluert Esq^r Our Leiuetenn^t of
o^r said Prouince of Maryland

Liber H. H.

Commission issued to Captaine Hugh Neale of Charles
County to bee Captaine of the Company late und^r the Comand
of Captaine Christopher Russell &c. Giuen under my hand
and seale this 20^th day of ffeb^r 1662
Signed Charles Caluert

p. 167

ffeb. 20th

Att a Councell held att S^t Johns 20^th ffeb. 1662.
Leiut^t Grall, Philip Caluert Esq^r Chancello^r Henry