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510. Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675.
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sheep, nor other means for dung to make them. 2. the plants
so produced by force are not halfe so kindly and sound as the
others. 3. why should the people in Maryland who are nere
as many as are in Virginia be put upon that disadvantage of a
work of that trouble and charge, when there is no reason for it
but a benefitt to redound to others. 3. if they in Maryland
may make hott bedds to hasten their plants three weeks sooner
so may they in Virginia too; and so the disadvantage of clime
will be still the same, and the stint day of no effect for the
lessening of the quantity of Tobacco. 4. He can make it
appeare to your Lordships by some Planters of Maryland, now
in England, who have had experience of both Colonies that
there is three weeks difference between some parts of Virginia,
and some parts of Maryland in the seasons for planting of
Tobacco and that the reason thereof is the difference of the
latitude, which witnesses he humbly desires may be heard be-
fore any Order be made in this business, if your Lordships be
not satisfyed with the reasons aforesayd.
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Colonial Sigilli
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At the Court at Whitehall
the 25th of November 1664
Present.
The Kings Most Excellent Majesty.
The Arch. Bish: of Canterb: Earl of Bathe
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Lord Treasurer
Lord Privy Seale
Duke of Buckingham
Duke of Ormond
Lord Great Chamberlain
Earl of Berkshire
Earl of Anglesey
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Earl of Lauderdail
Lord Bish: of London
Lord Wentworth
Lord Berkley
Lord Ashley
Mr Secretary Bennet
Sr Edward Nicholas.
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Whereas a Petition was presented to his Majesty by Colonell
Moryson Agent for the Colony of Virginia in the Name of the
Governor, Councell and Burgesses there giving an Account of
their proceedings upon his Maties Instructions for Commissioners
to be nominated for the Plantacons of Virginia, and Maryland
to meet and hear of the most convenient way of lessening the
Quantity of Tobacco in those Plantacons which being read at
the board it was ordered the 10th day of August last that the Lord
Baltemore, Lord and Proprietary of Maryland, should have a
Copy of the said peticon, and both Partyes be heard at the
Board the first Councell day after Michaelmas, and accordingly
upon the 5th of October the said business was resumed, and
after hearing the debates on both sides their Lops did then
order that the Lord Baltemore, Colonel Moryson, Sr Henry
Chicheley Knight Edward Digg's and Iohn Jeffreys Esqrs and
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