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ment made in England for Navigation have occasioned, the
removeing of which is not to be expected untill it be for the
Interest of England to remove them./
To the: 25: As to what is by this enquired of I doe not
conceive that their Lord^ps Intend there by to make an Enquiry
into or to expect from me a Particular of my Owne Rents and
of what is my particular Property and Revenue And therefore
takeing This to be Intended only of publique Rates I answer
that All things of Publique Rates are Layd by the Generall
Assemblyes when they meete (which is comonly Once in every
yeare) at which tyme they consyder of what is fitt to be raysed
for the Publique And of the wayes how to rayse the same.
And they are all wayes carefull to Measure theis things with
great strictness according to the Occasions which from tyme to
tyme require the same. And theis Occasions beeing allwayes
various and uncertayne It is impossible for me to give any
certayne Acco^t of them or of theire various applicacons./
London the 26^th March 1678.
Ch: Baltemore.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.
B. B.

A Proclamation in Maryland of a Peace
with the Indians Rec^d from My Lord
Baltemore on the 15^th of April 1678.

By the L^tt Gen^ll
a Proclamation

Whereas by the meanes care & Endeavo^r of the Hon^ble Coll:
Henry Coursey by me (in behalf of the R^t Hon^ble Charles Lord
and Prop^ry of this Province) thereunto authorised appointed &
Commissionated und^r the great Seale of this Province there is
a Peace lately had made and concluded on at ffort Albany
within his Roy^ll Highness's Territory of New York between
his Maj^ties Subjects of this Province and the Dominion of the
R^ht Hon^ble Charles &c, aforementioned his Maj^ties Subjects of
Virg^a and the Severall Nations of Indians hereafter nominated
(to say The Sinnondowannes, Cajouges, Onnondages, Onney-
des, Maques, and Mattawass or Delaware Indians. To jhe
End therefore that the same may be Effectual ffirm Solemn
and of long Continuance and that all his Maj^ties loving Subjects
both of this Province and of the Collony of Virg^a may reape
the good and benefitt thereof I do hereby and with the advice
and consent of his Lpps: Councell will and Require as also
strictly charge and command, all and singular his Lopps:
Officers civill and military within this Province and others the
good People of the same to take due cognisance of such Peace
made and concluded on as aforesd. and that from hence for-
wards they offer no violence or injury to or use any Act of

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