Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 239

At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the ffifth Day of

Aprill in the nineth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble
Charles &c^a Annoq Dmi. 1684:

The R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry
Coll Henry Coursey
Coll Henry Darnall

The hon^ble, Coll W^m Digges
The hon^ble Coll W^m Stevens

Maj^r Nicholas Sewall
M^r John Darnall
Present

His L^spp haveing determined to alter his Conditions of plan-
tation within this Province and caused Proclamation to be
accordingly drawne, was pleased to Communicate the same to
his Councill for their approbation, which being read & heard
was approoved of and consented to by the whole board p^rsent
and is as foll. viz.

Lib. R. R. R.

Proclam^a concerning conditions of plantation

By the Lord Prop^ry

A Proclamation
Maryl^d ss.
Wee haveing (for diverse good causes and considerations
us thereunto mooveing) fully resolved and determined to
alter our Condicon of plantation of this our Province, and

communicated to our Councill such our resolutions Wee have
thought fitt (by and with their advice and consent) by this our
Proclamation to publish and make knowne the same in manner
following (viz:) That all persons Adventurers or others of
Brittish or Irish Descent, Inhabiting resideing or tradeing into
this Province desirous to take up any Quantity or Quantityes
of Land w^th in this our Province shall pay or secure to be paid
unto us or our heires or such Officer or Officers as shall be
appointed by us and our heyres from time to time to Collect
and receive the same the just Quantity of One hundred and
Twenty pounds of Tobacco in Cask for the first purchase,
together with Two shillings sterling yearely Rent for every
fifty acres of Land he or they shall make choice of and take
up as aforesaid in any part of this our Province, except on the
Seaboard side and Delaware Bay and River to the ffourtieth
degree of Northern Latitude, which, (for encouragem^t of such
person or persons as shall desire and undertake to seate the
same, Wee will shall and may be taken up by any person or

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