Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 109

His Lopp alsoe giveth Command to his Secretaryes, that
they Carefully [keep all] the Originall lawes of this province
from all persones whatsoever [that they] may bee in noe
danger of being any wayes Endammaged Torne
bezelled
sayth that whereas severall Disputes have Arrisen
And [different constructions made of those words (more
or less) In his L^opps and his Lopps grants or pattents
for land, mentioned,
His Lopp now declares, That his ffather the Right Hono^ble
Caecillius &c [of noble] memory, never meant any Other
quantity or thing thereby Tenn Acres in the hundred,
And that with Intention to save the [errors] of such persones
as were Commissionated to survey lands in this province, who
though the best that could be found, yet were not soe good
Artists as to survey and sett forth lands between his Lopp &
the good people of this province without the Allowance
aforesd, And his L^dsp now declares that his meaning and
Intention by the same words, is the same as is aforesd, And
that for the surplussage of Tenn p Cent as aforesd noe psone
shall be any wayes Troubled or molested, But may Injoy the
same by the sayd words in their sayd Grants, but not any
Greater quantity whatsoever.
His Lopp ffurther declares That at the next meet of
Assembly he expects all the members thereof shall Take the
Oath of ffidelity
Then his L^opp prorogued the Assembly Till the first Tues-
day In Aprill w^ch shall bee in the yeare of our Lord 1685.
And soe Ended Thiss Sessions of Assembly vpon The
Twenty sixth day of Aprill in the Ninth yeare of The dominion
of The Right Hono^ble Charles Absolute Lord and proprietary
of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Bal-
temore &c Over his sayd province of Maryland Annoq Dni
One Thousand six hundred Eighty and ffour
C Boteler Cl of the Lower
House of Assembly

Original
Journal.

Charles Absolute Lord and proprieta^r of the provinces of
Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. To the
Sherriffe of Ann Arundle County Greeting: By the Advice
and Consent of our vpper and Lower houses of Assembly:
Held att the City of S^t Maries the first day of Aprill: one thou-
sand six hundred eighty foure: Weehaue ordained & Enacted
Certain Lawes: (Viz^t)

Lib. W. H.
p. 258