188 Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

His Lordship gives them to understand that in an Act for
repeale of Certain Laws there is included an Act Prohibiting
the Sale of his Lordships Ordinance made Anno 1678 which his
Lieutenant not having Power so to do did Assent to, he did
Dissent to that part of the said Law and did therefore order
the said Law should be again Entered in the Booke, also did
Declare his Dissent to the Act for Electing and Summoning
Delegates &c: according to his Proclamation
His Lordship did Adjourn the Assembly till the first Day
of Nov^r next
The Chancellor Signifying to them that the Passing any
Laws did not conclude any Sessions and therefore his Lord-
ship did Adjourn them till the said first Day of November,
Desiring the Speaker of the Lower house to do Accordingly
by the Members of their house—
And the Assembly accordingly Adjourned to
the first Day of November next

Liber W. H.
p. 160

Charles absolute Lord & Prop^ry of the Provinces
of Maryland & Avalon Lord Barron of Baltemore &c.
To the Shreiffe of Ann-Arrundell County greeting by the
advice & Consent of the ffreemen of our said Province of
Maryland & of theire deputys & delegates in a Certaine
Assembly held att S^t Marys on the Sixteenth day of
August last past, Wee haue made & enacted Seuerall
Laws (Vizt)

An act for the ordering and Regulateing
the militia of this Province & for the
better Security & defence thereof

Bee itt enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Prop^ry by
& with the advice & Consent of the vpper & Lower houses of
this p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly & the authority of the same that
from & after the end of the Sessions of this p^rsent Gen^ll
Assembly, the Malitia of this Province shall bee mustred
Trained & excercised according to the Instruccons & direccons
followeing.
That euery Coll Major or Cap^t of ffoote already Comis-
sionated or hereafter to bee Comissionated by his Lopp his
Heires or Successors Lords & Proprietarys of this Province or
his or theire L^tt or Cheife Governo^r of this Province for the
time being shall haue power to enlist such & soe many men
Inhabiting within this Province, (not hereafter excepted) in
theire Seuerall & Respectiue diuisions, betweene Sixteene &
Sixty yeares of Age, as they shall thinke fitt, by as equall pro-
porcon of the said Inhabitants as possibly they Cann to bee of