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

P. R. O.
Colonial
Papers.

satisfye the Arreares of the province thy got a repeal enacted
A^o 61. and that the Charge of leavyinge any warr, should bee
leavied uppon the province, then also came port duties pro-
clayment. with severall other penall lawes with fines to the
Lord proprietary; An^o 1662 was out of gratuity for terms of
years leavyed 25. lb. tob: pr poll to the liftⁿ Gen^ll Charles Cal-
vert then com in Governor from his father Lord Proprietary.
Ann^o 64. was a Magazine leavied in his hands, for armes and
ammunition, in cause of an invasion, and now thy gott the two
shillings pr. hogsh^d tobacco from the Merchants out of the
country too, and wee must bear the burthen of Oppression
and Taxation in all other respects whatsoever besids.
The now Lord Baltemore has gone to England to make fair
weather and left his champions instructed to enforce that
treacherous oath aboves^d with an addition, uppon the King's
Maj^ty'^s freeborn Subjects of England againe, som have taken it
by perswasion, som by compulsion out of fear and treathnings,
others and the most part will not take it, and thy are trethned
with banishment and not protection of law, to bee prosecuted
as mutinours and rebells, which causes a new disturbance and
distraction amongst the people, and hereuppon wee doe appeal
againe to owr gratious Kinge and parliament in England, and
there pray produce that oath unfalsyfied and iff y^e escape there
to be called traytors to ensnare and for subvertinge the free-
born subjects from the King's Majesty (onely due) Oath of
Alleagiance and suppremacy, unto the Lord proprietary, wee
charge you with treachery and breach of covenant made by an
express treaty and composition, made and agreed on, viz: be-
tween Cecilius primus proprietary, by his comission and in-
structions to his then lieftenant and cheef and principal secre-
tary, Philip Calvert (now chancellor) under his Lordship's hand
and greater seale of Armes bearing date the 18^th day of No-
vember A^o 1652 at London the one party: and Captain Josias
Fendall his Lordship's governor with the Assembly for and in
the behalfe off the freemen of Maryland, held at S^t Leonards
the 2 day of April 1658 the other party, upon which the
Country (lost by reason of the said Oath by the seavorn fight
abovesaid) was yeelded to his Lordship againe, namently:
article 6: that the said Oath of fidelity should not bee pressed
uppon the people within this province, but an engagement
taken and subscribed viz.

Capt: Fendall &
others can give
a larger Acco if
send for and
examined.

I. A. B. doe promes and engage to submitt to
the Authority of the Right Hono^ble Caecilius Lord
Baltemore, and his Heires within this province of
Maryland, accordinge to his pattent of the said