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Right trusty and welbeloved Charles Lord Baltemore hath by
his humble Petition represented unto Us, that he has not
received any Benefit of Our Royal Letter of the first of Feb-
ruary 1689 nor of an Order of Council of the 26th of february
1690 both which gave him Liberty by his Agents in Maryland
to collect his Revenues and Duties there, that he is informed
from his Agents there, that by Reason of their long Confine-
ments and other hardships in that Province, they were ren-
dered altogether incapable of acting for him, whereby he has
received no Returns from thence this last shiping; We have
thought fit upon Consideration thereof, and at the humble
Request of the said Charles Lord Baltemore hereby to signify
Our Will and Pleasure to You, that You do take Care and
give strict Orders as there shall be Occasion, that Henry
Darnall Gent who for several Years has been the Petitioners
Agent and Receiver in Maryland, as also such Person or Per-
sons as the said Henry Darnall shall appoint may be permitted
to live peaceably, and quietly, and to act as formerly in
receiving the said Charles Lord Baltimores Dues & Revenues
in that Province, and Our further Pleasure is that No Ships or
Vessels be cleared in Maryland before the said Lord Balte-
more's Agent and Receiver General shall have received his
Dues from the Shiping there, they behaving themselves peace-
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ably, and with due Submission to Our Government, And for
so doing this shall be your Warrant And so We bid You
farewell Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 12th Day of
November 1691 in the third Year of Our Reign
By his Majestys Command
To Our trusty and welbeloved Nottingham
Lionel Copley Esqr Captn Genl and
Govr in Chief in & over Our Prov-
ince of Maryland in America, and
to Our chief Govr or Govrs there for
the time being—
At a Council held at St Marys the 11th of April 1692
Present
His Excellency the Governor
The honble
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