Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75. 105

said Vessel Singly to be bounden for to be Obedient to the
Laws of this Province.
You shall demand an invoice of all such Goods and Mer-
chandize they import into this Province the which with the
Bond of Navigation you shall transmit to the Secretaries
Office at Saint Marys
When you have taken Bond of them as aforesaid you shall
give them a License to trade signed by your self in my Name
When they Clear with you you must Receive of them

Liber A. M.

For their License to trade 100
For their Bond of Navigation 60
For their Bond of Good Behaviour 60
For their Bond of Imposition 60
For their Invoice & Recording 114
For every Passenger 12 or 12
For every hhd of Tobacco 2^s or 24
For every tun their Vessel is 14^l or 14
For their discharge 100

Which when they have paid to you either in moneys or
Tobacco or other Goods you may give them their discharge
and likewise give them up their Bond for the Imposition Money
and their single Bond for their good Behaviour
Charles Calvert

p. 88

An Ordinance of his Excellency Charles Calvert
Esq^r Captain General of this Province and the
honble Council set forth and Published ag^st
the transporting of Sheep or Lambs dead or alive
out of this Province

Whereas the wisdom of former Assemblies have thought fit
to Prohibit the Exportation of Wool out of this Province Con-
sidering the great good that would arise from the spinning of
it and making Cloathing for our selves never suspecting that
any Inhabitant of this Province would so far forget the General
Good of the Country as to attempt the Importation of the
Stock of Sheep then being or at any time then after to be in
this Province for the prevention of the said mischief for the
future be it Ordained by his Excellency the Captain General
and Council that what Person so ever after this instant Eleventh
day of April shall export or ship on Board any Boat or Vessel
with Intent to export out of this Province any Sheep or Lambs
dead or alive or shall Command Council advise Contrive
Assist or Abett the Exportation of any Sheep or Lambs dead
or alive out of this Province shall suffer Imprisonment for one
whole Year without Bail or Mainprize and afterwards find

p. 92