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Heirs just and lawfull Right, Tytle, Interest, privileges, juris-
dictions, prerogative, proprietary and Dominion, over and in
said Province, and Hands there unto belonging, And over the
people who are and shall be therein for the time beeinge: and
also use my best endeavours, to prevent any plott, conspiracy
or combination, which I shall know or have just cause to
suspect, is or shall bee intented, against the person of his said
Lordship or which shall tend any wayes to the disinherison or
deprivation of his Lordship or his Heires, their Right, Tytle
and jurisdiction and Dominion aforesaid or any part thereof.
And I doe swear that I will not, either by myselfe or by any
other person or persons directly or indirectly take, accept,
receive, purchase or possess any lands, tenements or heredita-
ments, within the said Province of Maryland, or the Hands
thereunto belonginge from any Indian or Indians, to any other
use or uses but to the use of his said Lordship and his Heirs
Lords and Proprietarys of this province or knowingly from
any other person or persons not derivinge a legal Tytle there-
unto by from or under some grant from his said Lordship or
his Heirs Lords and proprietarys of this Prowince legally passed
or to be passed under his or their great seal of the said prov-
ince for the tyme beeinge: So help me God,
Another Act for punishment published
the same time.
That all mutinous or seditious speeches, praktises or attempts
without force, tending to divert the obedience of the people
from the Lord proprietary etc: proved by 2 sworn witnesses
shall bee punished with imprisonment duering pleasure, fine,
banishment, boaringe of the tongue, slitting of nose, cutting of
on or both ears, whipping, branding in the hands or forehead,
etc.
And all mutinous or rebellious speeches, praktises or at-
tempts with force, and for the publishing establishing or
advanceinge any other Right or Tytle to the propriety or Do-
minion of this Province then by Right and Tytle of him the
said Lord Baron of Baltemore, and all accessorys, shall be
punished with loss of hand, pains of death and confiscation of
all lands, goods and chatties, banishment, imprisonment duer-
inge life etc.
There is also another Act (published at the same time) called
the Act of recognizon of the lawfull and undoubted right and
Tittle: Wherein the Proprietary got himselfe acknowledged
(by that then Assembly) the only true and absolute Lord and
Proprietary &c. engaginge the people to submit to all his
powers Jurisdiction and Authority etc: viz oblidginge their
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