Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 467

An Act Appointing Peter Pagan Merch^t
to be Agent for this their Majest^s Province
of Maryland.

Whereas it is thought necessary that an Agent be app^td in
London for this Province to defend and Promote all things for
the good of this Province and also Maintein all Matters that
may come in debate or otherwise relate to the good and well-
fare of this Province have unanimously voted and agreed the
said Peter Pagen to be our said Agent therefore Be it
Enacted by their Majesties by and with the Advice and Con-
sent of this present Generall Assembly, and it is hereby
Enacted by Authority of the same, that the said Peter Pagen
shall be our Agent for the end and purpose above sett forth
and declared, and that he the said Peter Pagen shall be paid
and satisfyed such sum and sums of Money as he shall from

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time to time Expend and lay out for this Province in the
premisses, and also that he shall have and receive full and
ample satisfaction for his Care diligence and pains during his
said Agency
June 8^th 1692 June the 8^th 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have assented
John LLewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

An Act for Publication of all
Laws within this Province

Forasmuch as many new Laws have been made by this
present Assembly wherein the welfare of the good People of
this Province is much concerned, and divers Old Laws not
Sufficiently providing against the Offences by them to be
Punished have been made more penall, to the end many
people of this Province evilly disposed may be deterr'd from
evill doing, and that notwithstanding all the Laws intend that
every person in this Province is bound to take notice of what
is passed in the Assembly, because every person is there
present in their Representatives, Yet his Excellency the Gov^r
the Councill and Assembly desiring not the destruction of the
very worst of People of this Province, nor that they should be

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overtaken by any intendment in Law in a peanal Act though
not at all too Severe for the misdeeds it intends to punish, do
think fitt, That it be Enacted And be it Enacted by the King
and Queens most Excellent Majes^ts by and with the advice
and Consent of this Generall Assembly and the Authority of
the same, That from hence forward all the Acts that shall Pass

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