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aforesaid as they will answer the Contrary at their perill
Given at St. Maries aforesaid The sixth day of October In the
13^th yeare of the Dominion of the Rt hono^ble Charles &c.
Annoq. Dni. 1688

C: Baltemore.
Charles absolute Lord and proprietor of the provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. Whereas
by an Act made at an Assembly held for our said province at
the city of St Maries the foure and twentieth day of Aprill
in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty and
foure Entituled an addiconall and supplementary Act to the
Act for advancement of Trade It was enacted that all Tobaccos
wares and merchandizes of the growth production and manu-
facture of our said province intended to be sold there or trans-
ported out of our said province should for that end and intent
be brought to the ports and places in the said Acts mentioned
under paines and penalties provided in and by the said Act
Now we having found by experience that the said provision in
and by the said Act for the bringing the said Tobaccos wares
and merchandize of the growth production and manufacture of
our said province intended to be sold and transported to such
ports and places instead of being an advantage to our said
Province and the Inhabitants therein hath checkt the sale and
transportation of the said tobaccos wares and merchandize
Wee doe therefore hereby dispense with the paines and pen-
alties in and by the said Act provided and layd upon any per-
son or persons for or by reason of his or their bringing or
causeing to be brought any of the said Tobaccos wares and
merchandizes to any such port or place for the sale or trans-
portation thereof And we doe further hereby strictly charge

Liber B.
P. R. O.

and comand all our Magistrates ministers and officers of what
nature soever to take notice of this proclamacon and from
henceforth to forbeare to molest disturbe or punish in any
kind or way any person or persons that shall bring or cause to
be brought to any such port or place any tobaccos wares or
other merchandize of the growth producon or manufacture of
our said province to be sold or transported. Given at London
This three and twentieth day of Iuly in the Thirteenth yeare
of our Dominion Annoq. Dni 1688.

At a Council held at Mattapany
the 19^th day of Ianuary 1688.

p. 197

present:

The Hon^ble

W^m Joseph Esq^rc
Coll. Henry Darnall
Majr Nicholas Sewall