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Ordered that a Commisⁿ bee drawne impowring Certaine
Commis^rs of this Prouince (hereafter to bee named by the
Leiut^t Grall) to Treate w^th the Commis^rs of Virginia Concerning
the Proposalls then & there to bee made. And Jnstructions
likewise in Order to the same.

Liber H. H.

Ordered likewise That a Boate & hands bee pressed to
Conuey the s^d Commis^rs ouer Patowmeck Riuer, to the
appoynted place, by the 11^th of may.
And the Leiut^t Grall nominated Philip Caluert Esq^r Chancelo^r,
Henry Sewall Esq^r Secretary, M^r Henry Coursey & M^r Edward
Lloyd, Commis^rs to the intent afores^d

Charles Caluert Esq^r Leiut^t & cheife Gouerno^r of the
Prouince of maryland, under the R^t hon^ble Cacelius Absolute
Lord & Proprietary of the same, To all Persons to whom these
p^rnts shall come, Greeting in Our Lord God Euerlasting.
Whereas uppon a Petⁿ to his most sacred Maiesty p^rferred 26^th
may 1662 in the name of the Planters & Traders to Virginia
complayning of the Decay of that Trade, caused by the exces-
siue quantities of Tobacco, planted as well in th^t Colony, as in
this Prouince of Maryland & other places. Jt was by his
Maiesty w^th aduice of his Priuy Councell on the 29^th day of
June 1662 Ordered That a letter should bee written, from his
Maiesty to the Gouerno^r of Virginia, That hee should endeauo^r
by consulting w^th the Planters in Virginia, & w^th the Lord
Baltemores Leiu^t of maryland, or Commis^rs to bee appoynted
by his s^d Lo^rdship, to agree vppon the promoting of planting
hemp, & fflax, & other considerable comodities in these
Colonies, & the lessening the planting Tobacco here. And
that the Restraint for planting Tobacco might bee alike, in
both places. That another Letter should bee written to the
Lord Baltemore att the same time from his Maiesty to his s^d
Lo^p, Recommending the like to him, & that his L^p should giue
direction to his Leiut^t in Maryland, to consult w^th the Planters
there, to appoynt Commis^rs to consult w^th his Maiesties Gou^r of
Virginia, or such Commis^rs as hee should appoynt for th^t pur-
pose. Now Know Yee that according to the tenor of his L^ps

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instructions to mee in th^t behalfe directed, & in Complyance
w^th the desyres of the R^t hon^ble S William Berkeley his Maies-
ties Gouerno^r of Virginia to mee signifyed by his Letter. I
haue hereby Constituted, ordayned & appoynted, & doe by
thes p^rnts Constitute, ordaine & appoynt Philip Caluert
Henry Sewall, Edward Lloyd & Henry Coursey Esq^rs, Com^rs
to treate & aduise w^th such Commis^rs as are appoynted by the
R^t hon^ble S^r william Berkeley, his Maiesties Gouerno^r of Vir-
ginia, about the Lessening of the quantities of Tobacco, &
aduancing more staple Comodities, & to agree uppon such

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