Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694. 361

ties Province of Maryland having received from the Honour-
able your Majestle's Governor and Councill severall demands
made by the Lord Baltemore, of his pretended rights in this
your Maj^tie's Province As first of twelve pence a hogshead
imposition upon Tobacco, secondly of fourteene pence per
Tonn for all Tobaccoes exported out of this Province thirdly
of all fines and amerciaments in your Maj^ties Courts fourthly
of all waifts strays wilde horses and wilde hoggs fifthly of all
bills bonds and other writeings relateing to his Lordship's
land after a full search and cleere understanding of all matters
pertinent to the same doe for a full satisfaction to your Maj-
estie and refuting of all representations we can occurr on any
hand in all humility crave pardon with that freedom as
'becomes our duty and loyalty to your Majestie wee ofer and
briefly declare to your Majestie the Voates passed this As-
sembly in relation to the same as by the Voates hereafter
doth appeare.
I^st As to the 12^d p hoggshead this house say that they are
with their Maj^ties Royal assent ready to confirme the same to
his Ldp provided his Ldp grant the same conditions of Planta-
tion he did before the happy Revolution or the same that
their Maj^tics doe to the Colony of Virginia to the Inhabitants
of this Province and such of" their Maj^ties subjects as for the
future shall transport themselves hither to inhabite which wee

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humbly conceive was the true intention and designe of his
Lordshipp's Pattent granted by King Charles the first as fully
appeares by the preamble thereof which was primarly to
advance the Crown of England by seating a large and ample
Colony which wee humbly conceive the best way to effect is
by granting easy terms and conditions of taking up land to
the Inhabitants at present and future times without which the
Province will dayly decay and the intent of the Pattent be
totally frustrated.
2^ndly As to the 14^d p Tonn this House have fully searched
and examined into the true cause of the making of that Act
and though the Journalls of that Assembly as well as the
original Law is either by negligence lost or designedly made
away by the late Government yet many persons liveing and
some of this Assembly doe remember and saye that the same
was for building of Forts and finding of powder and shott for
the Country's use And further that that duty ever was and
still is by the Inhabitants called Fort Duetys and not Port
Duetyes as it is now termed in the said Act upon which
evidence and peruseall of the Law and fully debateing the
same this house doe unanimously declare that the said 14^d p
Tonn doth of right and according to the intention of the
makers of that Law belong to the Crowne and humbly desire

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