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

Liber H. H.

vnder the hand & Seale at arm's of the R^t hono^ble the Lord
Proprietary to be forthwith published by your selfe or Deputy
in your County & hereof you may not faile & this shal be your
Sufficient warr^t for your soe doing Given vnder my hand &
Lesser Seale this sixteenth day of ffebruary one thousand six
hundred sixty sixe
To Cap^t Nicholas Young. Charles Calvert
High sherrifte of
S^t Mary's County

[Denization of John Jourdaen.]

Csecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. To all
persons to whome theis presents shall come Greeting in our
Lord God Everlasting Whereas John Jourdaen late of the
Island of Barbado's belonging to the Crowne of England &
Subject of the Crowne of ffrance having for Some tyme Resided
within this our Province of Maryland hath besought us to grant
him the s^d John Jourdaen leave here to inhabite and as a ffree
dennizen freedome land to him & his heires to purchase Know
yee th^t wee willing to give due incouragm^t to the Subjects of
th^t Crowne Do hereby declare him the s^d John Jourdaen (be
in all things held treated reputed & Esteemed as one of the
faithfull people of us our heires & Successors borne within this
our Province of Maryland And likewise any lands Tenem^ts
Revenues & to be a free dennizen of this our Province of

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Maryland And doe further for us our heires and Successo^rs
straytly enjoyne, Constitute Ordeyne & comand th^t the said
John Jourdaen be in all things held treated reputed & esteemed
as one of the faithfull people of us our heires & Successors
borne within this our Province of Maryland And likewise any
lands tenem^ts Revenues Servies & other hereditam^ts whatsoeu^r
w^thin our s^d province of Maryland may inherite or otherwise
Purchase receive take have hold buy & Possesse & th^m may
occupy & enjoy give Sell Alyen & bequeath as likewise all
libtyes ffranchizes & Priviledges of this our Province of Mary-
land freely quietly & peaceably have & Possesse occupy and
Enjoy as our faithfull people borne or to be borne w^thin our
said Province of Maryland without the lett. Molestacon vexacon
trouble or Greivance of us our heires & Successo^rs any Custome
to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding Given att
S^t Maryes vnder the greate Seale of our said Province of Mary-
land this two & twentyeth day of March in the five & thirtyeth
yeare of our Dominion over our s^d Province of Maryland
annoq Domini one thousand six hundred sixty six Wittnes
our deare Sonn Charles Calvert Esq^r our Leiv^t Gen^rall & cheife
Governo^r of our s^d Province of Maryland.