48 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber F.

Since the year of our Lord 1635, or which at any time hereafter
Shall transport any men of the age aforesaid to Inhabit and
plant there, untill Some other or further conditions of Planta-
tion Shall be by us propounded and published to Adventurers,
and an authenticall coppie of Such Conditions, by us Signed
and transmitted into our Said Province, for every five men
which he or She Shall Soe transport thither, and to his or her
heirs forever, a Grant of 1000 acres of English measure for,
the yearly rent of 20^s (to be paid in the Comodities of the
Country) for every Such 1000 acres And to every other
Adventuror which within the time next afore mentioned, hath
or Shall transport any number of persons less then five, a
Grant of 100 acres of Land for him or herself and 100 acres
more for and in respect of his wife (if he brought any) and as
much for and in respect of every man Servant, and fifty acres
more for and in respect of every child under the Age of Sixteen
years, and for and in respect of every maid Servant under the
age of 40 years which he or She hath or Shall So transport
thither, and to his or her heirs forever for the yearly rent of
12^d for every fifty acres.
And We Doe further will and authorise you that every 2000
acres, and every 3000 acres, and every 1000 acres of Land So
to be passed or Granted as afores^d unto any Adventuror or
Adventurors, be erected and created into a Manor to be called
by Such name as the Adventuror or Adventurors Shall desire,
And We Doe hereby further authorise you, that you cause to

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be Granted unto every of the Said Adventurors within every
of their Said Mano^rs respectively and unto his or their heirs, a
Court Baron and Court Leet, to be from time to time held
within every Such Manor respectively And to the end you may
the better be Informed in what manner to pass every Such
Grant Court and Courts as aforesaid, according to our Inten-
tion, We have Sent unto you under our hand and Seal, a
draught of a Grant of a Manor Court Leet, and Court Baron,
and a Grant of a ffreehold, w^ch presidents you are to follow
changing only the Adventurors names, the Rents and Condi-
tions of Plantacon as the Case Shall require, for doeing
whereof this Shall be your Sufficient warrant, So We bid you
heartily ffarewell, Given at Portsmouth the 8^th of August 1636.
Signed: C: Baltemore
To our Dear brother M^r Leonard Calvert
Esq. and o^r Lieuten^t General of the Province
of Maryland, or to any other o^r Lieuten^t Gen^ral
there for the time being.

Dear Brother

locus + Sigilli.

I would have you to pass in ffreehold to every
of the ffirst Adventurers, that Shall claim or