312 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

U. H. J.

to his Lordships Lands and Rents maybe forthwith Delivered
to him the said Henry Darnall or to such as he shall appoint
to receive the same and also prayeth that the said Henry
Darnall may by himself or such as he shall appoint be per-
mitted immediately to Enter take and receive, the full peace-
able and Quiet Possession of his Lordships houses and
Plantations of Mattapany and Notley Hall and all other his
Lordships houses and Plantations whatsoever within this
Province, as also prays your Excellency would please to Name
such and so many Ports and places wherein, and no where
else all Ships Vessels &^c shall be Cleared to the End the said
Henry Darnall may there appoint Officers to attend the
receipt of his Lordships Dues arising from Shipping &^c
And he shall pray &^c

The Opinion of the house of Assembly thereupon Viz^t

Since it hath pleased your Excellency and the rest of the
honourable Board to Command the Opinion of this house in
relation to the Demands of the Lord Baltimore We humbly
crave pardon if with that freedom as become Our Duty and
Loyalty to their Majesties and Obedience to your Commands
we Deliver it as followeth.
I^st As to the 12^d p^r hhd this house say they are ready with
their Majesties Royal Assent ready to Confirm the same to
his Lordship, Provided his Lordship Grant the same Condi-
tions of Plantations he did before the happy Revolution, or
the same that their Majesties do to the Colony of Virginia, to
the Inhabitants of this Province, and such of their Majesties
Subjects as for the future shall Transport themselves hitherto
Inhabit which we humbly conceive was the True Intention and
design of his Lordships Patent Granted by King Charles the
first as fully appears by the Preamble thereof, which was pri-
marily to Advance the Crown of England by Seating a Large
and Ample Colony, which we humbly Conceive the best way
to Effect, is granting by easy Terms and Conditions of taking
up Lands to the Inhabitants at present and future times with-
out which the Province will Dayly Decay and the Intent of the
Patent Totally frustrated.

p. 642

2^dly As to the 14^d p^r Ton this house have fully Searched
and Examined into the True Cause of the making of that Act
and tho the Journals 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 living and Some of
this Assembly do remember and Say that the same was for
Building of Forts and finding of powder and Shot for the
Countrys use, and further that that duty ever was and still is