Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 561

Francis Pope Willeam Marshall Walter Beane and James
Lindsey

[Disassent to Cessation of Tobaccoplanting.]
C: Baltemore

Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Barron of Baltemore &c. To our Leiv-
tenn^t of our sayd Province of Maryland & of the Dominions
therevnto belonging Greeting Having taken notice of acerteyne
Act of Assembly made att & by a gen^rall Assembly of the
Delegates & Deputies of the Freemen of our said Province of
Maryland begunn the Tenth Day of Aprill in this pnte yeare
of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty & Sixe Entituled
an act entituled an act for the encouragem^t of Trade The effect

Liber H. H.

of which is to prohibite the planting of Tobacco for a certeyne
tyme therein Limited and having duely considered the great
Inconveniences w^ch may follow from the same Not only to the
Poorer Sort of the Planters within our sayd province but alsoe
to the Kings most excelent Majesty in relacon to his Ma^ties
Customes Wee do hereby will & require you That vpon the
Receipt of theis pnts you doe Imediately Declare & publish or
cause to be Declared & published within our said province
our pticuler & expresse Disassent. Dissagreement & Dis-
approbacon of & vnto the sayd Act of Assembly herein before
recited And like wise th^t att the next Gen^rall Assembly of the
Deputies & Delegates of the s^d Freemen of our sayd Province
of Maryland to be assembled you doe likewise Declare and
publish our pticuler and expressed Dissent Disagreement &
Disapprobacon of & vnto the sayd act of Assembly herein
before recyted w^ch sayd act of Assembly wee doe pticulerly
& expressly disapprove of & Dissassent vnto And wee
doe by theis presents vnder our hand & Seale publish &
Declare our pticuler Di'sassent & Disagreement vnto & Dis-
approbacon & disapprobacon of the sayd Act of Assembly
herein before recyted & of & vnto all & every the Articles
Clauses Matters & things therein menconed expressed & con-
teyned Given vnder our hand & Seale att armes this foure &
twentyeth day of November in the five & thirtyeth yeare of
our Dominion over our sayd Province Annoq Dni One thou-
sand six hundred sixty sixe
This is a True Copy Locus
examined by me Sigilli
Seale Charles Calvert.

You are hereby Ordered vpon sight hereof to cause the
above said Jnstrument being a true Copy of the Originall from

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