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     other then to his Majtes naturall born subjects of England Ire- Lib. H. D.

     land or Wales or Berwick wthout the lycence and consent of

     his MajtY his heires & Successrs signified by his or their order

     in Council first had & obtained. You shall give notice

     thereof to His Majty or to the Lord high Treasurer of Eng

     land or Comrs of the Treasury in England for the time being.

       Fourteenthly. You shall take care that all places of trust

     in the Courts of law or what relates to the Treasury of the

     Province of Maryland be in the hands of the native born Sub

     jects of England or Ireland or the Plantations.

       Fifteenthly. And that there may be no interruption or

     delay in matters of prossecution & Execution of Justice in

     the Courts of Judicature within the Province of Maryland by

     the death or removal of any of the Officers imployed therein

     untill his MajtY can be advised thereof and appoint others to

     succeed in their places you shall make choice of persons of

     known loyalty Experience diligence and fidelity to be employed

     for the purposes aforesaid, untill you shall have his Majesties

     approbation of them or the nomination of others from hence.

       Sixteenthly. You shall from time to time correspond with

     the Comissrs of the Customs in England for the time being &

     advise them of all failures neglects & frauds or misdemean

     ours of any of the Officers of the Customs in the said Prov

     ince of Maryland & shall also advise them as occasion shall

     offer of all Occurrences necessary for their Information re

     lating either to the aforesaid Laws of trade & Navigation &

     the Revenue of Customs and other duties under their man

     agement both in England and the Plantations.

       Seaventeenthly. Whereas by the aforesaid Act for prevent

     ing frauds & regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade ‘Tis

     provided for the more Effectuall prevention of ifrauds wch may

     be used to elude the intention of the said Act by Coulouring of

     forreign Ships under English names that from & after the 25th

     March 1698. No Ship or vessell shall be deemed or pass as a

     Ship of the built of England, Ireland Wales, Berwick, Guernsey,

     Jersey, or any of the Plantations in America so as to be quali

     fied to trade to from or in any of his Majesties said Plantations p. 159

     untill the Person or psons clayming property in such Ship or

     Vessell shall Register the same in manner thereby directed.

     You shall take care that no forreign built Ship be permitted

     to pass as a Ship belonging to the Kingdotii uf England Irc

     land, Wales or Town of Berwick upon Tweed until proofe be

     made upon Oath of one or more of the Owners before the

     Collector & Comptroller of the Customs in such Port to wch

     she belongs, or upon like proof before your self wth the princi

     pall Officer of the revenue resideing in the Province of Maryland

     If such Ship shall belong to the said Province of Maryland