318 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

            Lib. H. D.     Maryland Port An Invoyce of Tobacco &ca On board the Ship

                  Annapolis Swan of Bristoll Thoms Grant Mr Bound to the

                           Port of Bristoll.

                   Marks Numbers       Contents     Quantity Freighters names To whom

                                                       Consigned.

                   AB    from i to 30  700   30        John Paine  Recd Smart

                   RAP from 7 to 20450  13   Tho: Grant  on his own

                     I          one wth                Accot

                   E 0 S from 1 to 70 another 500      70     John Short     on the Ships

                                                       accot

                                           March 15th 1696/7

                                              Thoms Grant Mar

                    Tenthly. You shall not make or allow of any by Laws

                  usages or Customs in the Province of Maryland wch are

                  repugnant to any of the laws herein before mentioned or any

                  of them so farr as they do relate to the Sd Plantacöns or any

                  of them or any other Law hereafter to be made in this King

                  dom so farr as such law shall relate to and mention the said

                  Plantations, But you shall declare all such laws by laws usages

                  or customs in the Province of Maryland wch are anywise

                  repugnant to the before mentioned Law or any of them to be

                  illegall null and voyd to all intents and purposes wtsoever.

                    Eleventhly. You shall be aiding and assisting to the Col

                  lector & other Officers appointed or tht shall hereafter be

                  appointed by the Comrs of the Customs in England by &

                  under the Authority and directions of the Lord high Treasu

                  rerof England or Comrs of the Treasury in England for the

                  time being in putting in Execution the severall acts of Parlia

                  ment before mentioned. And you shall cause due prosecu

                  tion of all such persons as shall anywaies [hin]der or resist

                  any of the said Officers of the Customs in the performance

                  of their duty.

               p.     158 Twelfthly. You shall take care tht upon any actions Suits

                  or Informations that shall be brought comenced or entred

                  in the sd Plantations upon any law or statute concering the

                  duties or Shps or goods to be forfeited by reason of any

                  unlawfull importacons or Exportacons there be not any Jury

                  but such as are natives of England or Ireland or are born in

                  any of the said plantations.

                    Thirteenthly. If you shall discover that any persons or

                  their assignes clayming any right or property in any Islands

                  or tracts of Land upon the continent of America by Charter

                  or Letters Pattents shall at any time hereafter alien Sell or

                  dispose of any of the sd Islands Tracts of Land or Properties