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

Liber H. H.

for us Our heires & suckcessors Straightly enjoyne Constitute
Ordaine & Comand that the said petter Mills in all things be
held treated reputed & esteemed as One of the faithfull people
of us Our heires & successors borne w^thin this Our said pvince
of maryland & Likewise any Lands tenem^ts Revenues services
& Other heriditam^ts whatsoever w^thin Our said province of
maryland may Inherite Or Otherwise purchase receive take
haue hold buy & possesse & them may Occupy and enjoy
Give sell Alien & bequeath as Likewise all Liberties ffranchises
& privilidges of this Our province of maryland ffreely quiettly
& peaceably haue & possesse Occupy & enjoy as Our ffaithfull
people borne Or to be borne w^th Our said province of mary-
land w^thout the Lett mollestacon vexacon Or Grevance of us
Our heires & successors any Custome to the Contrary hereof
in any wise notw^thstanding. Given att Our Citty of S^t maries
under Our Great seale of ur said province of maryland this
Nintenth day of April in the xxxvij^th yeare of Our Dominion
Over Our said province Annoq dom MDClxix Wittnes
Charles Calvert Esq^r Our Leiftenn^t Generall and Cheife
Governour of Our said province of maryland—

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Csecilius &c To all persons to whom these presents shall
Come Geeting in Our Lord god everlasting Know Yee that
Wee reposeing much trust & Confidence in the Care dilli-
gence & integrity of John Allen & Willing to Comply w^th him
in his request & desire doe hereby Give & Grant to him the
said John Allen Liberty Lycence & Com^con to trade w^th any the
Inhabitants of this province for any Beavers furrs Skins Or
any Other Comodities whatsoever & to that end it shall be
hereby Lawfull for him the said John Allen to passe upon or
through any River Or Creeke or Other passage thorough any
part of this province to trade for any such Comodities w^th any
Indian Or Indians w^thout this province & to export the same
from time to time as he the said John Allen shall think fitt Or
Convenient Provided that if he the said John Allen shall Buy
Or trade for any Corne from any such Indian Or Indians as
aforesaid he doe not export the same Out of this province
w^thout Lycence first had and Obtained from Our Leiftenn^t Or
Cheife Governour of this province Provided also that the said
John Allen pay to the Lord proprietary Or his heires the tenth
part in weight Or value of all Comodities whatsoever so
traded for either by himselfe Or any person intrusted by him and
fullfill all such Condicons as are expressed in that Act Concern-
ing trade w^th the Indians And doe hereby Authorize & Impow^r
him the said John Allen to take seize Or Surprize the person Or
persons Boates Vessells Or truck of any tradeing in any part of
this province w^thout Lycence of us Or Our heires Or Our