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

Liber F.

him our Said Lieutenant, to appoint fit places for Publick
Ports for Ladeing, Shipping, Unladeing, and dischargeing all
goods and Merchandises, to be Imported or Exported into or
out of our Said Province, And to prohibit the Shipping or
dischargeing of any goods or Merchandises whatsoever in all
other places or Ports within our Said Province, and appoint
Officers and Ministers in the Same places, and ports, And also
to erect and Establish Convenient places, for the holding and
keeping of ffairs and Marketts, and to establish Marketts and
ffairs there to be held upon certain days for that purpose to be
by him appointed, And We doe further by these presents Give
full power and Authority, to our Said Lieutenant if he See
cause to pardon and remitt in part or in whole All pains
fforfeitures and penalties which any person or persons within
our Said Province Shall incurr, for any misdemeanor or offence
against any of our Laws Ordinances or Orders whatsoever
made or to be made for the good Government of our Said
Province, And to Grant Pardons to all and every Such Delin-
quents in our name undfr our Great Seal of our Said Province

Soe that Such pardon or pardons extend not to the pardoning

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of high Treason, And further We Doe by these presents
Comitt the Custody and keeping of our Great Seal of our Said
Province unto him our Said Lieuten^t And Doe hereby Give
and Grant unto him our Said Lieutenant Absolute power and
Lawfull Authority for us and in our name to pass and Grant
under the Same our Great Seal, All writts and processes, All
Comissions for the Execution of Justice and for dividing and
bounding of Lands, All pardons Lycences, and All publick
Acts and Deeds whatsoever w^ch Shall at any time pass within
our Said Province, And We Doe further hereby Give full
power and Authority unto him our Said Lieutenant for us and
in our name to pass any Grant under our Said Great Seal to
Such person or persons Such quantity of Land within our
Said Province for Such Estate and Interest, and with Such
priviledges and Imunities as We have or from time to time
Shall give him our Said Lieutenant warrant for under our
hand and Seal All which Grants Soe to be made passed and
granted after the Same grants and the Said Warrants under our
hand and Seal for the passing thereof, Shall be enrolled
by our Secretary of our Said Province, for the time being
and not before, We Will and Doe hereby declare Shall be
effectual in Law against us, and Shall bind us and our
heirs as firmly as if We our Selves had been present and
had Affixed our, our Great Seal to Such Grant or Grants
in proper person, And for the better assurance of him our
Lieutenant in the Execution of the premisses, and of the
charge by us Comitted to him, We have appointed and