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

Liber A. M.

of the Inhabitants of the said County and reposing Especial
trust and Confidence in the prudence honesty and Integrety of
you William Stevens of Pocomoke in the said County of
Somerset Gent have deputed Constituted and appointed you
the said William Stevens to make entry of all such open
Sloops & Boats as shall Come to trade as aforesaid and under
your hand and Seal to give any such Sloop or Boat a License
to trade in any part of this Province after having made entry
with you of his said Sloop or Boat according to the said Act of
Parliament and after he shall have paid to you his Port duties
and other fees a discharge under your hand and seal to give
but in the said License to trade as also dispatch to mention that
it is by my Order and provided that any Clauses herein be not
any ways Construed to Empower the said William Stevens to
enter or Give a License to trade to any deckt Vessels whatso-
ever great or Small and saving also to my self all such Regards
duties fees Profits and Perquisites as by the same shall lawfully
Arise or Become due and you to be Accountable to me for
the same and Every part thereof Given under my Seal of
Office this first day of March in the 39^th Year of the dominion
of Cecilius &c^a Annoq Domini 1670/

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Charles Calvert Esq^r Lieutenant General and chief Governor
of the Province of Maryland under the right honble Cecilius
Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the said Province Lord
Baron of Baltimore &c^a to all Persons to whom these presents
shall Come Greeting in our Lord God everlasting Know ye
that whereas Iohn Loderer a Hamburgher born but now Resi-
dent in Calvert County in the said Province of Maryland
having formerly discovered several Nations of Indians to the
Southwestward of this Province and requesting of me License
to trade with them for Beavor and Otter Skins and also all
other Sorts of Furs whatsoever that are to be procured
amongst the said Indians these are therefore to License and
Authorize the said Iohn Lederer to transport out of this Prov-
ince such Truck as he shall think most Convenient for the
Trade of the said Indians and also to bring Back into the said
Province all such Skins Furrs or other Commodities that
he shall purchase (of the Naasones Askeneethees Oenokes,
Sharberies, Queyonks, Waterees, Nuntaniekes, Mahokes Sarus,
Rickahokons Wissackies and Usheryes or of any other Nations
of the South West Indians) without Let or molestation by any
person whatsoever and further to desire and require all Persons
whatsoever that if the said Iohn Lederer they shall happen
to meet with either travelling towards the said Several
Nations of Indians to trade with them or returning back to
the said Province of Maryland to permit him to pass quietly