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Com^con issued to the Comm^rs of Kent County to sweare into
theire Com^con John Vicaris gent: and to be admitted of the
Quorum dated ut supra—

Liber H. H.

Maryland ss. The declaracon of the leivtenn^t Generall & Coun-
cell concerning the appointing of certeyne places for
the vnladeing & selling of all goods and m^rchandizes
brought into this pvince sett forth by Speciall comand
from the R^t hon^ble the lord Proprietary of this Pro-
vince./-

Whereas I have received express instruccons & direccons
from the R^t hon^ble Csecilius lord Baltemore Absolute lord &
Proprietary of this Province of Maryland To make Erect &
constitute w^thin this Province such & soe many Sea Ports,
Harbours, Creekes & other places for discharge & vnladeing
of goods & m^rchandizes out of shipps, boates and other Vessells
in such and soe many places & with such rights Jurisdiccons
libtys & privildges vnto the said Ports belonging as some
shall seeme most expedient And that all & singuler the shipps
boates and other vessells which shall come for m^rchandize and
trade vnto the said province or out of the same shall depte
shall be vnladen only at such ports & places as shalbe soe erected
& constituted according to the power and authority to him the
s^d Lord Prop^ry by lres pat^ts of his Royall Ma^tie King Charles
the first of England &c granted I haveing with the advice
of his lo^ps Councell taken into serious consideracon the said
Instruccons & direccons soe to me sent as aforesaid & well
weighing and considering which may be fitt and convenient
places w^thin the s^d province for the same Doe Ordaine erect
and constitute theis places here after menconed to be for Sea
Ports Harbours creekes & places for the discharging and
vnlading of goods and merchandizes out of shipps & boates
and other vessells And th^t noe shipps boates or other vessells
shall discharge or vnlade any goods and m^rchandizes in any
other place or places w^thin this pvince whatsoeu^r vnder the
paines and penaltyes hereafter in this Declaracon menconed &
expressed That is to say at East s^t Mary's in S^t Maries
County Att Brickhill point in Mattapany Man^r & at Hollowing
point in Calvert Manno^r in Patux^t riu^r in Calvert County Att
Charles Towne in his lo^ps fforrest nigh Humphry Warrens

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plantacon in Wiccocomoco riu^r & at the land lately purchased
by John England & Benjamin Rozer nigh Edmund lindseys
att Portobacco in Charles County Att Richard Actons land
in Arrundell County Att Pooles Island in Baltemore County
Att Chester point in Chester riu^r and at Cap^t Robert Morrices
land in Tredaven creeke in Talbott County Att Morgans
plantacon in Morgans creeke in Kent County Att Deepe

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